ITBG20110049A1 - POWERED WHEEL DRIVING WHEEL WITH DOOR CLOSED - Google Patents

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Invention having as TITLE:

"Force generating wheel with closed blades",

My invention refers to the field of technique with which hydroelectric energy is created by exploiting the power of water.

Currently, hydroelectric power plants are used for the production of hydroelectric energy, which are divided into two types:

- run-of-the-river power plants, which exploit the kinetic energy of river waters (hydroelectric energy), conveyed in particular hydraulic turbines set in rotation by the flow of water. Connected to the rotating shaft of the turbines are the alternators that transform the mechanical energy of rotation into electrical energy. - gravity power plants, which exploit the potential energy of considerable masses of water placed at a height greater than the intake (in this case we speak of 'reservoir', or natural or artificial created by dams). The potential energy of the water is transformed into kinetic energy by making the water flow into penstocks in which the water reaches considerable speeds. The water is then made to flow into turbines connected to alternators as in the previous case, thus producing energy.

There are paddle wheels that use the power of water to create energy, and that are used for mills, crushers, etc., and also as generators, but they do not have the technical specifications that characterize my invention.

My job was to invent a driving wheel that allows you to exploit the force generated by the thrust given by the speed and weight of the water, transmitting it to an alternator to create hydroelectric energy. This method requires the use of a much lower amount of water than is needed in today's hydroelectric power plants, and moreover, my technique requires the use of systems designed to create energy with a lower environmental impact than those currently used.

The invention is characterized by the particular shape of the driving wheel itself and by the shape of its blades, which, when filled with water, act as containers, and by exploiting the weight, speed and thrust force of the water, they turn the driving wheel creating a force (which can be established by calculating the volume of water available), which is transmitted to an alternator thus creating hydroelectric energy.

The blades, being volumes, at the end of the turn (called the zero point), remain partly submerged and partly semi-submerged, but all receive an upward thrust, always turning in the predetermined direction, a thrust that does not disperse the force. , and which is used to create energy. The size of the drive wheel depends on the availability of water and the required energy requirement.

The driving wheel which generates force, can have different dimensions, in height and in width; changing its size obviously also changes the size and number of blades, spokes, panels and everything needed to assemble it. The greater the quantity of water (the volumetric and flow capacity in kg) that the blades can contain, the greater the amount of energy generated by the drive wheel. The greater the diameter of the driving wheel, the lower the revolutions transmitted directly to the alternator. It is possible to increase the revolutions of the alternator by mounting a large pulley outside the driving wheel itself (making the most of the diameter), and a small pulley to the alternator, both connected with a transmission belt or chain.

I believe that this invention can be used in any place where there is a natural or artificial watercourse, obviously after having performed geological research.

To create the power generator you need the following basic elements:

- water course (natural or artificial)

- driving wheel generating force

- alternator

- building works

For a better understanding, I make comparisons with wind energy.

Comparison # 1

Air weight at m.3 = 1.3 kg x wind speed = strength of wind energy

Water weight at m.3 = kg 1.000 x the speed of water = strength of water energy Weight of water at m.3 = kg 1.000 x the weight and the force of fall of the water, the speed acquired by the water, which can change based on distance and! volume of water = strength of water energy.

From this comparison it can be deduced that by using the same type of alternator with which wind energy is usually created, it is possible to create a greater amount of hydroelectric energy.

Comparison # 2

Wind power generator: tower height 100 meters.

Blade diameter 40 mt.

Wind 15 km / h

Output 3.4 MW.

Force of inertia used _ Kg.

Hydroelectric power generator with drive wheel:

Diameter 10 mt.

Wheel width 5 mt.

N. 8 blades

Useful load volume of blades 1/25 of diameter x width

Wheel radius 50 dm.

((50x50x3, 14) / 25) x50 dm3. _ = kg. _

It must be taken into account that the force of one / two blades can be exploited on the speed and thrust of the water and the force of two / three blades can be exploited on the speed of fall and the weight of the water.

I have identified three ways in which it is possible to use the drive wheel to exploit the power of water and create energy.

In this regard, see the following drawings:

Drawing n.1, Table A: Direct transmission between wheel and alternator, taking advantage of the weight of the fall and the speed of the water.

Drawing n.2} Table A: Direct transmission between wheel and alternator, exploiting the speed and thrust of the water.

Drawing 3, Table A: Transmission by belt or chain positioned between the drive wheel and the alternator.

To build the drive wheel it is advisable to use light but strong materials. The structure can be built in several separate parts, assembled later. On the outside, the various components of the structure must be hermetically closed, while on the inside all the components must be open and communicating with each other, so that a polyurethane foam can subsequently be injected, which hardening, will reinforce the entire structure of the wheel. driving force making it become a single body. This polyurethane foam will be injected into the structure through holes with screw caps present in various parts on the outside.

The following components are required to build the drive wheel:

- Drive shaft with connecting flanges

- Central pipe with connecting plates

- Shaped connecting spokes

- Double external connection fittings

- Internal spacers

- Internal connecting panels

- Shaped blades

- Shaped side closing panels

- External reinforcement bands

- Possible pulley

- Double locking plate

- Screw caps

- Telescope tube for the passage of tie rods

- Series of bolts and tie rods of different sizes

- Polyurethane foam

The following components are required to build the shaped blades:

- steel T profile

- L-shaped steel profile

- flat steel profile

- square steel profile

- steel sheet for load tooth with internal and external reinforcements

- through tube

- reinforcement tie rod

- external side sheet, front and back

Below I have illustrated the detailed description of the drive wheel components, indicating the Tables containing the specifications of the related Drawings (from Dis, 4 to Dis. 20) and their brief descriptions.

Table B.

Dis. 4) transmission shaft with connecting flanges

Dis. 5) central tube with connecting plates

Dis. 6) the connection spokes start from the central pipe with connection plates and arrive at the double external connection fittings

Table C.

Dis.7) double external connection fittings for fixing internal spacers.

Fig. 8) the internal spacers connect the central tube with the connection plates and the double external connection fittings.

Dis, 9) the internal connection panels connect the central pipe with the connection plates, the connection spokes and the double external connection fittings with the internal spacers.

Table D.

Dis. 10) shaped blades, with tube passing through the ends of the tooth to be fixed on the double external connection fittings and internal spacer, and to the shaped panels for external lateral closure.

Description of Table D, Drawing n.10,

a) sheets seen from the front and back;

b) sheets seen from the side;

c) steel sheet tooth with internal and external reinforcements and through tube, connected with a steel panel to the base frame;

d) base frame to be fixed on the double external connection fittings and on the internal spacer of the structure, connected with a steel framework to the sheet metal tooth.

Table E.

Fig. 11) shaped panels for external lateral closure to be fixed to the connection plate of the central tube, to the double external connection fittings and to the shaped connection spokes.

Dis. 12) external reinforcement bands to the shaped panels fixed in part to the same and in part with a tie rod passing inside the blade tooth.

Fig. 13) any pulley fixed to the side of the external wheel for belt or chain transmission

Table F.

Dis.14) double closing plate to be placed outside the central tube with connection plate to block the external shaped panels.

Dis. 15) example of assembly of the pieces.

Table G,

Diagram 16) screw caps formed by: a plate with holes, a nut welded to the plate, a bolt

Dis. 17) telescope tube for the passage of tie rods, nuts and washers for tie rods, threaded tie rod with nuts and washers. The tie rods are used to reinforce the lateral closing panels.

Dis. 18) series of bolts, nuts and washers of various sizes.

Table H.

Dis. 19) example of assembly of the pieces.

Table I.

Dis. 20) example of assembled drive wheel.

Claims (3)

CLAIMS My claim concerns the specific components of the drive wheel, which must be built in a certain way to create energy, 1) Drive wheel generating force with closed blades: as a whole, as a single body, it allows to exploit the force generated by the thrust given by the speed and weight of the water, transmitting it to an alternator to create hydroelectric energy. 2) Shaped blades of the drive wheel generating force with closed blades: the particular shape that the structure acquires when the blades are assembled to the other components of the drive wheel, allows them to fill with water and act as containers; exploiting the weight, speed and thrust force of the water, they make the drive wheel spin, creating a force that can be established and then transmitted to an alternator, thus creating hydroelectric energy. Furthermore, these blades, being volumes, at the end of the turn (called the zero point), remain partly submerged and partly semi-submerged, but all receive an upward thrust, always turning in the predetermined direction, a thrust that does not disperse. force, indeed, it is used to create energy. 3) How the force of water can be exploited to create energy: a) Direct transmission between wheel and alternator, using the weight of the fall and the speed of the water. See Drawing n, 1, Plate A. b) Direct transmission between wheel and alternator, taking advantage of the speed and thrust of the water. See Drawing no. 2, Table A. c) Transmission via belt or chain positioned between the drive wheel and the alternator. See Drawing no. 3, Table A.