ES2333999B1 - NEW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OF GENERATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY BY GRAVITY. - Google Patents

Abstract

New hydraulic system for generating gravity electric energy formed by the association synchronized of a set of basic systems that converge in a hydraulic turbine (11), each consisting of a main tank (1), a load bucket (3) attached to a hydraulic piston of lifting (6) and a support support (14) with pistons hydraulic pressure (4), sliding guide (2), provided with interlocks (12), two pressure cuvettes (5), a reservoir for pressure fluid (10), a drain tank for the loading tray (8) with a hydraulic piston (7) and a mechanism of self-lift (13), sliding guides (15) provided with interlocks (19) and a final drainage tank (9), some pipes (16), (17) and (18) joining the different parts of the system, and valves to control the passage of said fluids. Interleaving several systems at regular intervals of time is It manages to generate energy continuously.

Description

New hydraulic system for generating gravity electric energy.

The invention relates to a new system hydraulic power generation by gravity; that is, a system that generates by itself taking advantage of the strength of the gravity, a rotational movement on a hydraulic turbine to produce electricity, coupling the necessary generator electric.

This is achieved by using a series of basic systems that converge to power a turbine Hydraulics with sufficient flow to produce electrical energy continuously and of adequate power to be used commercially

Once you fill the cargo tray with water or other liquid provided by the main tank and, in turn also fill the pressure cuvettes with the fluid or liquid from the reservoir of the pressure liquid, the deactivation of the upper clamping interlocks, let down by sliding and gravity guides, through the hydraulic pressure pistons that just like the loading bucket are coupled to a support support, it is achieved that the pressure cell fluid reaches the hydraulic turbine and thus generate rotary motion that transmitted to the generator Electric coupled to the turbine is transformed into electrical energy. This fluid or liquid once turbinated falls by gravity to the reservoir of the pressure liquid that drains it to the cuvettes of Pressure. Likewise all the water or other liquid in the loading bucket, when it reaches its lower position, it is poured into the tank of drainage of the cargo tray. Said deposit is provided with some interlocks, which once activated and by gravity will transmit all its weight on the hydraulic piston, which in turn transmits its force to the hydraulic lift piston to make the entire system consisting of the loading bucket, pistons Hydraulic pressure and lift support, return to your starting position; at the same time said drainage tank of the loading bucket in its gravity descent movement goes accumulating energy in its self-lift mechanism whose mission is return said tank once emptied into position higher; then emptying the tank of drainage from the cargo tray to the final drain tank, preparing the system for another cycle.

By having several equal systems you can schedule to act at defined time intervals thus achieving that the hydraulic turbine is fed with the same pressure of the fluid or liquid under pressure, generating energy Electric continuously.

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State of the art

There is a wide variety of patented systems They use the force of gravity to get energy. In in some cases the system is self-sufficient, in others it is achieved Get energy continuously. However, the procedure and the devices used do not resemble that of the present invention.

Indeed, conducting an indicative search in the OEPMPAT database of the Spanish Patent Office and Trademarks, which includes, among others, all patents and models of utility with effects in Spain published in recent twenty-five years, documents relating to different patented mechanisms or systems that take advantage of the force of gravity for power generation.

This is the case of Patent P200102883 "Electric generator consisting of balls that fall through a tube hitting horizontal cranks, "which is a device that works at from the action of the movement that some balls transmit when going falling down a vertical tube, to connecting rods that move discs of copper or magnet rotors. Another case is that of patent P19860425 "Electric power generator system by mechanical means" where you can move a set of pieces with very little energy mechanics that, taking advantage of the force of gravity, returns to transform into electrical energy that supplies the machine Producer Another case is that of the ESO486380A1 patent `` Procedure to transform electrical energy into level variations of large bodies of water, such as waves from the sea, taking advantage of the potential energy accumulated by a weight at be raised by the increase in water level in which it is submerged.

However, all these systems do not offer the possibility of obtaining energy continuously, which is possible with which it is the subject of the present invention, that to Then it goes on to describe.

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Compendium of the invention

The new hydraulic system for generating gravity electric energy is characterized by being constituted from a basic system, consisting of a main deposit which supplies water or other liquid to the loading bucket attached to a support of support, which also supports some pistons pressure hydraulics and all this slides through a guide provided of upper and lower interlocks, which drive the entire system in its movements of rise and fall; in turn and located below The loading bucket is the hydraulic lift piston, whose mission in raising the entire system once the cycle of lowered and that is driven through the hydraulic piston of the drainage tank of the cargo tray, also taking advantage of the force of gravity; also the drainage tank of the bucket of load, through a self-lifting mechanism located in its lower part, raise said empty tank back to its position initial, and once the descent cycle is finished, pour its contents to the final drain tank.

The hydraulic pressure pistons held by the support stand are inserted into the cuvettes of pressure, which are filled with a fluid or liquid on the that are going to press these pistons in their movement of decline.

All the pressed liquid is conducted by a pipe to the hydraulic turbine, which will use it to produce energy and that will drain to the liquid reservoir of pressure and once the movement of decrease, that liquid from the pressure liquid reservoir is reuse to refill the pressure cuvettes in a closed circuit, when the loading bucket, pressure pistons Hydraulics and lift support are in position lower, will be driven by the hydraulic lifting piston and the system will be prepared and locked in its upper position To start a new cycle.

If we use several systems and the we synchronize at regular intervals of time, we get the Hydro turbine is always fed with pressurized liquid, thus generating energy continuously.

The great advantage of this invention is, therefore, to have a system based on the strength of the gravity that allows to obtain energy in a clean and continuous way, no stops, and no raw material expense, since it can be used water of a defined flow, such as that of a river, without affect the environment since the water used is returned at river flow through the drainage tank.

The entire system is equipped with valves for the filling and drainage of deposits; likewise, the liquid goes driven through pipes, and hydraulic systems carry incorporated all the necessary valves for its operation. In addition, the entire system is governed by a type control programmable or PLC and equipped with the necessary instrumentation for correct operation with proximity detectors, end of stroke, interlocking positioners, level sensors, valve positioners, pressure sensors, etc.

In addition, the new system offers multiple and very various combinations, since you can vary the height, the number of basic systems, the number of cargo pails, the number of pressure cuvettes, the capacity of the load cuvettes and of pressure, etc., which makes it a very versatile system, with great capacity to adapt to the energy demand that require and to each land where it should be implanted.

You could say that the system of the present invention resembles a hydraulic power plant, but instead of Water pipes and high altitude, water is pressed through the hydraulic pressure pistons, with the advantage added that there is no need to build swamps or large reservoirs, since a stable water flow can be used.

Description of the drawings

To complete the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate a better understanding of invented system, the following drawings are attached illustrative:

The drawing in Figure 1 shows an outline of the basic system in initial or superior position with all its Components: the main tank (1) with its drain valve, the sliding guides (2), the loading tray (3) with its drain valve, hydraulic pressure pistons (4), the pressure cuvettes (5) with their outlet valves, the piston hydraulic lift (6), the hydraulic piston (7) with its valve, the drain tank of the cargo tray (8) with its drain valve, the final drain tank (9) with its valve drain, fluid or pressure fluid reservoir (10) with its drain valves, the hydraulic turbine (11), the interlocks (12) upper and lower, the auto mechanism lifting (13), support support (14), guides sliding (15), the turbine pressure pipes (16) of a system and the turbine pressure pipes (20) of the other system, the pressure pipes (17), the conduit pipes (18), and the  interlocks (19) upper and lower.

Figure 2 shows the charging system and drain with the main tank (1) with its drain valve, the loading bucket with its drain valve (3) in position bottom, the support bracket (14), the guides sliding (2) with its upper and lower interlocks (12), the drain tank of the load tray (8) with its valve drain, the final drain tank (9) with its drain valve and the conduit pipes (18).

Figure 3 shows the pressure system with the hydraulic pressure pistons (4) in their lower position, with the support bracket (14), the slide guides (2) with their interlocks (12) upper and lower, the cuvettes of pressure (5) with its outlet valves, the hydraulic turbine (11), the reservoir of the fluid or pressure liquid (10) with its valves drainage, conduit pipes (18), pipes turbine pressure (16) of a system and pressure pipes turbine (20) of the second system.

Figure 4 shows the drain tank of the loading tray (8) in its upper position with its valve drainage, with the sliding guides (15) and their interlocks (19) upper and lower, the self-lifting mechanism (13), the hydraulic piston (7) with its valve and pressure pipe (17).

Figure 5 shows the lifting system in initial or upper position, with support support (14) with its sliding guides (2) and its interlocks (12) upper and lower, the loading tray (3) with its valve drain, hydraulic pressure pistons (4), reservoir drainage of the cargo tray (8), the hydraulic piston (7) with its valve, hydraulic lift piston (6) and pipes pressure (17).

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

As explained above, the installation consists of at least two basic systems to feed of fluid or pressure liquid to the hydraulic turbine at different timeslots. In the explanation that follows, You have chosen the first installation mode as an embodiment preferred, the one represented in Figure 1 for an installation formed by two basic systems, in which a double is added fluid or liquid inlet to the hydraulic turbine.

In Figure 1 you can see all the elements of a basic system: the main warehouse (1) with its valve for filling the cargo tray (3), the guides vertical sliding (2) with its upper interlocks and bottom (12), the loading bucket (3) with its drain valve at drainage tank of the cargo tray (8)), the support lift (14), hydraulic pressure pistons (4), pressure cuvettes (5) with their fluid outlet valves or pressurized liquid, hydraulic lift piston (6), piston hydraulic (7) with its piston actuation valve hydraulic lift (6), the final drain tank (9) with its drain valve, the pressure liquid reservoir (10) with its filling valves of the pressure cuvettes (5), the turbine hydraulic (11), the self-lift system (13) of the tank drainage of the cargo tray (8), with its interlocks (19) upper and lower and their sliding guides (15), the pipes of turbine pressure (16) of a system and (20) of the second system that  conduct the turbine pressure fluid or liquid from the cuvettes pressure (5), up to the hydraulic turbine (11), the pipes of pressure (17) that join the hydraulic piston outlet (7) with the hydraulic lift piston (6) and conduction pipes (18) that conduct low pressure fluids or liquids and that bind The different parts of the system.

Figure 2 also shows the components of the loading and drainage system: the main tank (1) with its filling valve of the loading tray (3) with its drain valve to the drain tank of the cargo tank (8) with its drain valve to the final drain tank (9) with its drain valve. Also the sliding guides are observed (2) with its upper and lower interlocks (12) on which the support support (14) and the piping are slid conduit (18) that connect the load tray (3) with the tank drainage of the cargo tray and this tank with the tank final drain (9).

In Figure 3 you can see the components of the pressure system: the hydraulic pistons of pressure (4), introduced into the pressure cuvettes (5) with their outlet valves, support bracket (14), with guides of vertical sliding (2) with its interlocks (12) superior e  bottom, the turbine pressure pipes (16) of a system and (20) of the second system, which connect the pressure cuvettes (5) with the hydraulic turbine (11), the pressure liquid reservoir (10) with its valves for filling the pressure cuvettes (5), All this as you can see forms a closed circuit.

Figure 4 shows the components of the drainage tank of the cargo tray (8) with its valve drainage, vertical sliding guides (15) with their interlocks (19) upper and lower, the pressure pipe (17), the hydraulic piston (7) and the self-lifting mechanism (13) of the drainage tank of the cargo tray (8).

Figure 5 shows the components of the Lifting system: the drainage tank of the cargo tray (8), the hydraulic piston (7) with its valve, the pressure line (17) that joins it with hydraulic lifting piston (6), the bucket load (3), hydraulic pressure pistons (4), support  lift (14) with vertical slide guides (2) and their  interlocks (12) upper and lower.

For the correct synchronization of all the process a control of the logical automaton type is necessary programmable or PLC, and all instrumentation and mechanisms necessary for its operation.

To start the process sequence all System elements must be in position Initial or higher: the support bracket (14) in position upper and locked by the upper interlock (12) to the guides sliding (2), the hydraulic piston valve (7) closed, the loading bucket (3) fills and its valve closed, the buckets of pressure (5) full and its valves closed, the hydraulic piston of lift (6) in the upper position and the drain tank of the loading bucket (8) in its upper position locked by the upper interlocking (19) to the sliding guides (15).

The interlock is unlocked upper (12) of the sliding guides (2) and to open the hydraulic piston valve (7), then the pressure cuvette valves (5) starting the movement descending from the support support (14) with the load tray (3), the hydraulic pressure pistons (4) and the piston of elevation (6) displacing the fluid or liquid from the cuvettes of pressure (5) through the turbine pressure pipe (16) towards the hydraulic turbine (11) that begins to turn and move the generator electrical coupled to its axis, producing electrical energy, said fluid or liquid once turbinated falls by gravity to the tank of the pressure liquid (10). This downward movement ends when all the fluid or liquid passes through the hydraulic turbine (11), the duration of the downward movement will depend on the flow rate of hydraulic turbine feed (11). Before finishing the descent sequence, another identical system is launched to continue feeding the hydraulic turbine (11) through the turbine pressure pipe of the second system (20), getting thus generate energy continuously.

When the support support (14) I reached the lower interlocking (12) of the sliding guides (2) is activates the blocking of said lower interlocking (12), it stop the downward movement, the valves of the pressure cuvettes (5) and hydraulic piston valve (7). Be will open the drain valve of the load tank (3) by draining its content through the conduit pipe (18) to the tank of draining the cargo tray (8) until its contents are emptied, to then proceed to unlock the upper interlocking of the drainage tank of the loading tray (19) of the guides sliding (15), the hydraulic piston valve (7) opens and the lower interlock (12) of the slide guides (2), initiating the drainage tank of the loading bucket (8) a downward movement, driving the hydraulic piston (7) and recharging the self-lift mechanism of said tank (13). The force generated by the downward movement of the deposit of drainage of the cargo tray (8) is used by the piston hydraulic (7) and transmitted through its valve and pipeline pressure (17) to the hydraulic lift piston (6) starting the upward movement of the support support (14), the bucket of load (3) and hydraulic pressure pistons. (4). When he lift support (14), with the load tray (3) and the hydraulic pressure pistons (4) reach their upper position and the drainage tank of the loading bucket (8) reaches its lower position, the corresponding interlocks will be activated of both keeping them in that position, closing the valve of the hydraulic piston (7), and proceeding to the drainage of said tank (8) through its valve and the conduit pipe (18) to final drain tank (9).

Then the unlocking of the lower interlocking of the drain tank of the bucket loading (19) of the sliding guides (15) and driving its auto lifting system (13), the movement of elevation of the drain tank of the load bucket (8) empty a its superior position and that once completed it activates its upper interlock (19) to the slide guides (15) preparing it for a new cycle. At the same time, we proceed to filling of the cargo tray (3) with its valve closed through the main tank valve (1) and the filling of the cuvettes pressure (5) with its valves closed, through the valves of the reservoir of the fluid or pressure liquid (10) and once completed the filling of both cuvettes, the system is ready to start a new descent cycle, operating at the moment timely another identical system in order to continue fed with pressurized liquid to the hydraulic turbine (11) through the turbine pressure pipe (20).

Once the invention has been described, with its components referenced to the drawings with sufficient clarity to carry out its production and operation, it is declared as new and of his own invention, making the exception that his details, shape, size, materials, manufacturing procedures and applications, may be modified with respect to what is described and represented herein, always within the unaltered essentiality that is summarized in the following claims:

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List of references

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Main deposit

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Sliding guides

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Cargo depot

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Hydraulic pressure pistons

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Pressure cuvettes

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Hydraulic lifting piston

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Hydraulic piston

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Cargo tank drain tank

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Final drain tank

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Fluid reservoir or pressure liquid

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Hydraulic turbine

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Interlocks

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Auto lift mechanism

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Lift support

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Sliding guides tank drainage turbine load.

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Turbine pressure pipes

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Pressure pipes

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Conduit pipes

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Interlocks of the sliding guides of the drainage tank of the cargo tray.

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Second turbine pressure pipes system.

Claims (5)

1. New hydraulic system for the generation of energy by gravity, characterized by being constituted from a basic system, consisting of a tank (1), a support support (14), provided with a sliding guide (2) equipped of upper and lower interlocks (12) for its upward and downward movement and coupled in its lower part a loading bucket (3) located above the hydraulic lifting piston (6) and hydraulic pressure pistons (4) located in the inside the pressure cuvettes (5), responsible for exerting pressure on the fluid or liquid they contain and direct it towards the hydraulic turbine (11) that is located at the top and that once turbinated, will drain by gravity to the drain tank of the fluid or pressurized liquid (10), once the descent cycle is completed and the lift support (14) is raised with the loading bucket (3) and the hydraulic pressure pistons (4), said liquid will be dr attached to the pressure cuvettes (5). 2. New hydraulic system for the generation of energy by gravity characterized by the assembly of the drain tank of the cargo tank (8), hydraulic piston (7), self-lifting mechanism (13), sliding guides (15) with their upper and lower interlocks (19), take advantage of gravity in its downward cycle: first to load the self-lift mechanism (13) and to be able to raise said empty tank (8) to its initial or upper position and second, to raise the entire lift support assembly (14) with the load tray (3) and the hydraulic pressure pistons (4) to their initial or upper position through the hydraulic piston (7) that supplies the necessary force to the lifting piston (6) ) to perform said ascent movement. 3. Process in the basic system of the new hydraulic power generation system by gravity, according to claims 1 and 2, comprising the following steps: - Release of the upper interlocks (12) of the slide guides (2) of the support bracket (14) with the loading bucket (3) filled with water or other liquid by gravity from the main tank (1) and the pistons hydraulic pressure (4). - Lowering of the support support (14) by gravity, causing the hydraulic pressure pistons (4) located inside the pressure cuvettes (5), filled with a fluid or liquid and with its valves open, through the pipes of turbine pressure (16) transmit said pressure to the turbine hydraulic (11), producing the rotational movement of said turbine. - Once the fluid or liquid is turbinated, it falls by gravity to the reservoir of the fluid or pressure liquid (10), and once filled, said fluid or liquid will be used again to fill by gravity the pressure cuvettes (5), through the conduit pipes (18), thus forming a closed circuit; that is to say that said fluid or turbined liquid is reused in Each cycle of the system. - Also the hydraulic lifting piston (6) located under the load tray (3) descends to its position bottom pushed by the loading bucket. Once the system descent and locked by its lower interlocks (12) in the sliding guides (2), the drainage of the loading tray (3) by gravity to the drain tank of the loading bucket (8), which is in its initial position or upper subject to the sliding guides (15) by their upper interlocks (19). - When the drain of the bucket is completed load (3) by gravity in the drainage tank of the bucket load (8), the upper interlocks are unlocked (19) of the sliding guides (15) beginning the movement of lowering of said deposit (8). This deposit has incorporated in its lower part two devices that take advantage of the force of gravity generated by the deposit in its downward movement to two different actions: the first mechanism is a hydraulic piston (7) that is responsible for transmitting the force generated in 61 towards the hydraulic lifting piston (6) which is responsible for raising through the sliding guides (2) once your lower interlock (12) to the assembly consisting of the support lift (14), load bucket (3) and pistons hydraulic pressure (4) to its initial or superior position. He second device is a self-lifting mechanism (13), which is loaded with the gravity descent movement of the drainage tank of the cargo tray (8) and whose mission is the to return said deposit to its initial position or superior once said deposit has drained all its contents to the final drain tank (9). - While draining the tank of drainage of the cargo tray (8) by gravity to the tank final drain (9), the filling of the loading bucket (3) begins by gravity with the liquid contained in the main tank (1) and at the same time, the filling of the pressure cuvettes begins (5) by gravity with the fluid or liquid in the liquid reservoir of pressure (10). Once the filling of both cuvettes is finished, the System is ready to start a new cycle. - Before the descent movement ends of the support support (14) together with the load tray (3) and the hydraulic pressure pistons (4), another one is started identical system, whose turbine pressure pipe (20) can be observe in Figure 1, getting the hydraulic turbine (11)  continue to be fed with the same pressure, generating energy from way continues.

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4. Installation to carry out on an industrial scale the new hydraulic system for the generation of energy by gravity, according to claims 1 and 2, characterized by being constituted by several basic systems, at least two that feed the same hydraulic turbine operated at different intervals of time, each consisting of: four tanks with their drain valves, one upper or feed, another drain tank of the loading bucket with a self-lifting mechanism and a hydraulic piston, another lower tank or final drain, The upper reservoir can be fed by a stable flow such as that of a river, which returns to the same river through the drainage of the lower reservoir or final drainage. A support support with a loading bucket and two hydraulic pressure pistons that exert pressure on the liquid contained in two pressure cuvettes and driven towards the entrance of a hydraulic turbine, and which once turbinated falls by gravity to the fourth fluid reservoir or pressure liquid that is under the hydraulic turbine and which in turn drains over the pressure cuvettes forming a closed circuit. 5. Industrial process based on the new hydraulic system for generating energy by gravity, according to previous claims, characterized by the activation of at least two basic systems by unlocking the upper interlocking (12) of the sliding guides (2) to certain regular intervals of time, depending on the rise and fall times of the support (14), depending on the height between its initial and final position, then reaching an equilibrium regime in which energy is generated from Continuous form.