GB2446148A - Fluid flow driven turbine - Google Patents

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GB2446148A
GB2446148A GB0702036A GB0702036A GB2446148A GB 2446148 A GB2446148 A GB 2446148A GB 0702036 A GB0702036 A GB 0702036A GB 0702036 A GB0702036 A GB 0702036A GB 2446148 A GB2446148 A GB 2446148A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D5/00—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system
    • E03D5/10—Special constructions of flushing devices, e.g. closed flushing system operated electrically, e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/04—Special arrangement or operation of ventilating devices
    • E03D9/05—Special arrangement or operation of ventilating devices ventilating the bowl
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B17/00—Other machines or engines
    • F03B17/06—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head"
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B17/00—Other machines or engines
    • F03B17/06—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head"
    • F03B17/062—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head" with rotation axis substantially at right angle to flow direction
    • F03B17/063—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head" with rotation axis substantially at right angle to flow direction the flow engaging parts having no movement relative to the rotor during its rotation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2220/00—Application
    • F05B2220/60—Application making use of surplus or waste energy
    • F05B2220/602—Application making use of surplus or waste energy with energy recovery turbines
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/50—Hydropower in dwellings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/20—Hydro energy

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Abstract

A fluid flow system comprises one or more conduits through which fluid flows, a dynamo having a turbine 3 at least partially enclosed in the conduit, and actuated by fluid flowing through the conduit, and an electrical generator 4. An electrically powered component 2 is supplied with electricity generated by the generator 4. The component 2 may be a device which causes the fluid to flow such as a flushing mechanism of a lavatory, the turbine 3 and generator 4 preferably being in a lavatory cistern. The component may alternatively be a extractor fan.

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ENERGY RECYCLING METHOD AND SYSTEM
The present invention relates to the regeneration of energy from a powered system. The invention has particular application in fluid flow systems and permits the recycling of energy within the system.
The use of fluid flow to actuate a mechanical component of a dynamo is known. The present invention finds a new application for this technology to recycle kinetic energy in flowing fluid as electrical energy which can be reinvested to power the system or an associated system.
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a fluid flow system comprising one or more conduits through which fluid flows; a dynamo having a mechanical energy input component at least partially enclosed in the conduit and actuatable by fluid flowing through the conduit and an electrical energy output component; an electrically powered component and a conductor for conducting the electrical energy from the output component of the dynamo to the electrically powered component.
The electrically powered component may optionally be a device which causes the flow of the fluid. By way of example, but without limitation, the fluid flow system may be a waste disposal system (for example a lavator'), where waste introduced to the system is flushed by electrically powered means. In use, on flushing, fluid in the system is caused to flow and thereby actuates the mechanical component. The mechanical component generates, through an electro magnet a direct current electrical supply which can be reinvested partially to power a subsequent
: flush. The generated current need not be used directly to power a flushing S.....DTD: S.,. device but may be diverted to charge a rechargeable battery which acts as a power source for the flush.
In another alternative, the electrically powered component may be an extractor fan. For example, a lavatory system in accordance with the
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invention may be provided with a manual flush which causes fluid flow which in turn actuates the mechanical component of the dynamo, generating a direct electrical current which is directed to an associated extractor fan thereby providing an automated extraction in response to a flush of the lavatory.
The principle behind the system may be scaled up, for example by providing larger scale dynamos in underground fluid conduits. Current generated could be diverted to above ground electrically powered components, for example lighting or heating devices, or may be stored in a battery to be occasionally tapped to power, for example, equipment used in the maintenance and repair of the pipes.
The system may also have application on a larger industrial scale, the dynamo being positioned, for example, in an incoming fluid supply of an industrial plant where the fluid has a primary use within the plant operation and as a secondary application actuates the mechanical component of the dynamo. Alternatively, the dynamo may be positioned in a fluid waste outlet of an industrial plant. Various possibilities for the electrically powered component in such an embodiment can be envisaged, for example; the component may contribute to a lighting or heating supply, or to the powering of plant machinery. * *
The dynamo may be wholly enclosed in the conduit. In such embodiments, all electrical parts of the dynamo and the conductor will be * sealed against the ingress of fluid. Optionally only the mechanical component is enclosed in the conduit. In such embodiments any *::: : component necessarily passing through a wall of the conduit to connect electrical and mechanical components of the dynamo will be encircled by a seal to prevent leakage of fluid from the conduit.
The following figures illustrate example embodiments of the invention, other embodiments will no doubt occur to the skilled addressee without
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departing from the scope of the invention as claimed in the appended claims.
Figure 1 illustrates schematically a system in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 illustrates a specific embodiment of the invention in a waste disposal system Figure 1 illustrates generally the component parts of the system. Optional links and components are represented by dashed boxes and lines. The arrowed lines illustrate how energy can be recycled between kinetic, electrical and mechanical forms, optionally within a closed loop. It is recognised that there would be an erosion in the amount of energy in a closed system, the proposed system is intended to support an externally powered system by recycling a proportion of the energy within the system for re-investment.
Figure 2 illustrates a specific embodiment of a system in accordance with the invention. The system comprises a lavatory 1 plumbed into a conventional domestic plumbing system. The lavatory is flushed by a flush :. 2 which is powered by a rechargeable battery 2a which powers a sensor * 2b which in response to a detected change in its ambient environment II..
activates a flush mechanism (not shown) causing water and waste to flow through the system. The sensor may, for example, be pressure sensitive or light sensitive. When flushing is activated, water flows through the cistern la of lavatory. The water flows over a mechanical component 3 of : a dynamo which is actuated and generates electrical energy in an associated electrical output component 4. Electrical energy generated in the component 4 is routed through a conductor 5 to the rechargeable battery 2a thereby recharging the battery using a proportion of the energy provided by the battery to the sensor. r

Claims (9)

1. A fluid flow system comprising one or more conduits through which fluid flows; a dynamo having a mechanical energy input component at least partially enclosed in the conduit and actuatable by fluid flowing through the conduit and an electrical energy output component; an electrically powered component and a conductor for conducting the electrical energy from the output component of the dynamo to the electrically powered component.
2. A fluid flow system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electrically powered component is a device which causes the flow of the fluid.
3. A fluid flow system as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the dynamo is wholly enclosed in the conduit.
4. A fluid flow system as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 wherein only the mechanical component of the dynamo is enclosed in the conduit.
5. A fluid flow system as claimed in any preceding claim wherein all electrical parts of the dynamo and the conductor necessarily exposed to the fluid sealed against the ingress of fluid. * *S..
6. A fluid flow system as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the :.. system comprises a lavatory and the electrically powered component activates flushing of the lavatory. *S. * S S ** S
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7. A fluid flow system as claimed in claim 6 wherein the dynamo is positioned in the cistern of the lavatory.
8. A fluid flow system substantially as described herein and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
9. A method for recycling energy in a fluid flow system the system having an electrically powered component which causes flow of the fluid in the system comprising providing a dynamo in the path of the flowing fluid and conducting the electrical output of the dynamo to the electrically powered component. * * * S.. *... S * *SS. 0* S.
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WO2018138215A3 (en) * 2017-01-30 2018-09-27 Ahmet Ersal Mehmet Control system for controlling flushing of a flushing valve of a cistern, and a control unit for use with the same

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GB2257476A (en) * 1991-06-26 1993-01-13 Airdri Ltd Water powered turbine and control system for a valve
GB2312711A (en) * 1996-04-26 1997-11-05 Jacob Dyson A hydroelectric power system
JPH10311073A (en) * 1997-05-14 1998-11-24 Inax Corp Tank device for stool
US20030041370A1 (en) * 2001-09-05 2003-03-06 Yu-Lin Chung Wireless auto flusher
JP2004169397A (en) * 2002-11-20 2004-06-17 Toto Ltd Toilet bowl automatic washing device
EP1674624A2 (en) * 2004-12-21 2006-06-28 T.E.M.! Technische Entwicklungen und Management GmbH Flushing system for the automatic flushing of urinals and similar sanitary appliances
EP1700959A1 (en) * 2003-11-18 2006-09-13 Kimura Corporation Flow control device

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US4790036A (en) * 1985-10-14 1988-12-13 Erika Schnyder Method and device for the automatic cleaning of a toilet seat
GB2257476A (en) * 1991-06-26 1993-01-13 Airdri Ltd Water powered turbine and control system for a valve
GB2312711A (en) * 1996-04-26 1997-11-05 Jacob Dyson A hydroelectric power system
JPH10311073A (en) * 1997-05-14 1998-11-24 Inax Corp Tank device for stool
US20030041370A1 (en) * 2001-09-05 2003-03-06 Yu-Lin Chung Wireless auto flusher
JP2004169397A (en) * 2002-11-20 2004-06-17 Toto Ltd Toilet bowl automatic washing device
EP1700959A1 (en) * 2003-11-18 2006-09-13 Kimura Corporation Flow control device
EP1674624A2 (en) * 2004-12-21 2006-06-28 T.E.M.! Technische Entwicklungen und Management GmbH Flushing system for the automatic flushing of urinals and similar sanitary appliances

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2018138215A3 (en) * 2017-01-30 2018-09-27 Ahmet Ersal Mehmet Control system for controlling flushing of a flushing valve of a cistern, and a control unit for use with the same

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