GB2462317A - System for generating electricity within a vehicle - Google Patents

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GB2462317A
GB2462317A GB0817546A GB0817546A GB2462317A GB 2462317 A GB2462317 A GB 2462317A GB 0817546 A GB0817546 A GB 0817546A GB 0817546 A GB0817546 A GB 0817546A GB 2462317 A GB2462317 A GB 2462317A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K16/00—Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • 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
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/04—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor  having stationary wind-guiding means, e.g. with shrouds or channels
    • 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
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D9/00—Adaptations of wind motors for special use; Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven thereby; Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/20—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus
    • F03D9/25—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus the apparatus being an electrical generator
    • 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
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D9/00—Adaptations of wind motors for special use; Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven thereby; Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/30—Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/32—Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations on moving objects, e.g. vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K16/00—Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • B60K2016/006—Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind wind power driven
    • 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
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/94—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a movable wheeled structure
    • F05B2240/941—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a movable wheeled structure which is a land vehicle
    • 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
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
    • 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
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/728—Onshore wind 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
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/80—Technologies aiming to reduce greenhouse gasses emissions common to all road transportation technologies
    • Y02T10/90—Energy harvesting concepts as power supply for auxiliaries' energy consumption, e.g. photovoltaic sun-roof

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Abstract

A vehicle mounted system for generating electricity includes a wind turbine 9 and a vortex unit 2. The system may be incorporated into a train with a hybrid diesel and electric engine. Surplus electricity may be fed into the national grid via overhead power cables.

Description

Wind Farms 2 Generation
Background:-
Wind Farms as part of Renewable Energy Policy require to be built either on land or offshore.
The drawback to land based farms is the unfavourable impact on the landscape, also danger to aircraft if sited near airports and flight paths.
The drawback to offshore farms is the difficulty of construction and interference with inshore shipping and local fishermen.
In order to provide a reasonable amount of energy there needs to be a very large number of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms which are often badly received and blight the landscape.
The Wind Turbines have a limited range of wind velocity tolerance, ie. light or no wind produces no output, excessive or strong winds require the Turbines to be feathered or shut down, again no output.
Specification;-Explained by reference to the diagram No I This idealinvention proposes that by using Wind Turbine Units, incorporated into the railway rolling stock of Hybrid Diesel/Electric trains the problems of site and detrimental impact are removed.
In this idea/invention the enormous power of the displacedf moving air, at present going to waste, is used as the Power source. The air is captured by scoops (I), arranged around the periphery of the Turbine Unit and passed into ducting. The captured air may, if so required, be diverted into the Vortex Unit (2), where the volume/velocity of the air is amplified. The Vortex Unit works on the principle of restrict-ing the incoming air by means of a funnel system. The air then passes through a reduced aperture (3) into an expanding funnel (4). This creates a vortex affect which sucks in extra air through the aperture thus amplifying its volume/velocity.
The volume/velocity of the incoming air is sampled by probes (5) and an electric current, so generated, operates relays (6) which control a series of valves (7) .These valves are used to divert the in-coming air either into the Vortex Unit, to be amplified, or directly towards the blades of the turbines. The air volume/velocity is further sampled by probes (8), prior to arriving at the blades of the turbines (9) and the current so generated, operates relays (10), to vent excess air volume via vents (17). This ensures an optimum volume of air is delivered to the blades of the turbines (16). The configuration of the turbines and or their blades may be varied, being mounted dependant on design, so as to maximise the power of the captured air. The air then passes over the blades of the turbines or series of turbines in tandem or other configurations. The spent air is then expelled via the vents (11) More than one Turbine Unit may be included in the make up of the Diesel/Electric Hybrid train, thus producing more available power.
Power generated by the turbines (16) can be used in three different ways:-a) To provide power to the Electric motor (15) which assists the Diesel engine of the Diesel/Electric Hybrid train.
b) To feed a high level of charge to the back up Battery Pack (12).
c) To feed to electrical Pickup Rails (13) on the roof of the Turbine Unit where collecting power cables, supported on rail-side overhead gantries (14) make contact with the Pickup rails. This allows generated electrical power to be fed into the National Grid system.
Advantages:- 1) This idea/invention generates electricity simply and cheaply.
2) Electricity would be generated even on calm days or days with very high winds. Unlike current Wind Farms.
3) This idea/invention produces considerable generated power for the National Grid, when several Turbine Units are included in a train.
4) Train networks using this idea/invention could provide Mobile Wind Turbines numbering in their thousands, all feeding into the National Grid.
5) This idea/invention would reduce the cost of energy required to power the railway rolling stock 6) Hybrid Diesel/Electric trains using this idea/invention would run more efficiently and cheaply. Allowing the Diesel engine to throttle back once up to cruising speed.
7) By means of the Vortex unit the volume/velocity of the air can be optimised for varying speeds of the train.
8) The implementation of this idea/invention avoids the need for large Wind Farms which blight the landscape.

Claims (4)

  1. Wind Farms 2 Generation Claims I) A mobile Wind Turbine Unit incorporating a Vortex Amplifier Unit, an optimum air Volume Control Loop and one or more wind turbines providing electrical power to assist the diesel engine of the Diesel/Electric Hybrid train and to feed into the National Grid via rooftop pick up rails.
  2. 2) A mobile Wind Turbine unit according to claim (1) where the power generated is fed to the rooftop pick up rails which engage with the overhead power cables linked to the National Grid.
  3. 3) A mobile Wind Turbine Unit as in claim (1) in which the Air Volume Control Loop, in conjunction with the Vortex Amplifier, optimises the air volume to the wind turbines by means of relays, valves and venting.
  4. 4) A mobile Wind Turbine Unit as in claim (1) (2) & (3) in which the optimised volume of air drives the wind turbines, generating electrical power for the trains electric motor which assists the Diesel engine, feeds the back up Battery Pack and the National Grid.
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GB2513538A (en) * 2013-01-09 2014-11-05 Ivor Edward Holme Mobile wind farms
WO2019038713A1 (en) * 2017-08-24 2019-02-28 Vashisht Rajat System and method to supply and distribute electric power
GB2598395A (en) * 2020-09-01 2022-03-02 Raphael Gilkes Hugo Railtract windturbine system / REGS.W.T

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US3444946A (en) * 1966-10-03 1969-05-20 Nelson J Waterbury Self-electric-powered vehicle
US3621930A (en) * 1969-10-22 1971-11-23 David D Dutchak System of electricity generation for motor-driven vehicles
US4424452A (en) * 1982-01-19 1984-01-03 Francis Paul T Fluid-driven power generator
GB2182616A (en) * 1985-11-05 1987-05-20 Kofi Abaka Jackson Energy conservation means
WO1999001919A1 (en) * 1997-06-05 1999-01-14 Mario Pena System for drag reduction of vehicles and for battery charging
US6138781A (en) * 1997-08-13 2000-10-31 Hakala; James R. System for generating electricity in a vehicle

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US3444946A (en) * 1966-10-03 1969-05-20 Nelson J Waterbury Self-electric-powered vehicle
US3621930A (en) * 1969-10-22 1971-11-23 David D Dutchak System of electricity generation for motor-driven vehicles
US4424452A (en) * 1982-01-19 1984-01-03 Francis Paul T Fluid-driven power generator
GB2182616A (en) * 1985-11-05 1987-05-20 Kofi Abaka Jackson Energy conservation means
WO1999001919A1 (en) * 1997-06-05 1999-01-14 Mario Pena System for drag reduction of vehicles and for battery charging
US6138781A (en) * 1997-08-13 2000-10-31 Hakala; James R. System for generating electricity in a vehicle

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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GB2513538A (en) * 2013-01-09 2014-11-05 Ivor Edward Holme Mobile wind farms
WO2019038713A1 (en) * 2017-08-24 2019-02-28 Vashisht Rajat System and method to supply and distribute electric power
GB2598395A (en) * 2020-09-01 2022-03-02 Raphael Gilkes Hugo Railtract windturbine system / REGS.W.T

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