MXPA00002892A - Machine for producing kinetic energy. - Google Patents

Abstract

A machine for producing kinetic energy from sea waves comprising a floater (1), an elongated cable (2), a suctioning and impelling hydraulic pump (3), with a cylinder orifice; a deadweight (4). The floater (1) is fastened to an end of the cable (2) that passes through the orifice of the hydraulic pump (3) anchored to the deadwweight (4); an elevator tank (6) for sea water storage located over a natural elevation of the terrain; an elongated pipeline (5) connected on the first end to the pump (3) and the second end to ends inside the tank (6); a second elongate pipeline (7) connected on the first end to the lower part of the tank (6) and on the second end to a hydraulic turbine (8); an electric generator (9) coupled to the hydraulic turbine to generate electricity. The machine further includes a two pulley or tackle system (17), a spindle (18), anchored on firm land, in order to oppose the average level change of the sea surface by the effect of the tide.

Description

MACHINE TO PRODUCE KINETIC ENERGY.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention is * a machine that produces kinetic energy by taking advantage of the upward and downward movement of the waves of the sea, said kinetic energy can be transformed into electrical energy. Said machine is basically made of a float medium that is fastened to one end of a cable means which is fastened at its other end to the piston or plunger of a hydraulic pump medium of the suction and implement type, which is anchored to a weight dead located at the bottom of the sea; said float means when moved vertically by the upward and downward movement of the waves of the sea, transmits the cable means attached to the piston or piston of the hydraulic pump, a force equivalent to its displacement value. The upward movement of the plunger or piston of the hydraulic pump, simultaneously allows to suck and impel large quantities of seawater that, by means of pipes or hoses connected to the hydraulic pump, will be conducted to an elevated storage tank that is placed on a structure built to support it, or on a natural elevation of the land adjacent to the seashore. The water in turn, will move using the force of its fall from the height of the storage tank, turbines coupled to electricity generators.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to devices that produce kinetic energy and that can convert it into any other type of energy and, more particularly, it is related to a machine that produces kinetic energy by taking advantage of the upward and downward movement of sea waves, which It can transform this kinetic energy into electrical energy. This kinetic energy can also be stored for a predetermined time, and then converted into electrical energy.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Currently there are many systems to transform wave energy, such as: those that take advantage of the different heights between crests of different consecutive waves, which produce differential movements between two floats that are joined together for a joint, hinge or. the similar; those that exploit for themselves the kinetic energy of the hard blows of the waves, etc., which are complex, expensive, and difficult to install and manipulate, this being even more complicated when most or all the components of the systems are at the bottom of the sea. There are also devices or photocells that transform solar energy into electrical energy, which in many cases does not work at maximum capacity because the sun is very scarce or none at all. There are also systems that take advantage of the forces of the tides, which logically work only in the periods in which these tides occur and, therefore, these systems produce intermittent useable energy.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The present invention has as a first objective to provide a simple, economical, durable and easy to handle machine, which provides kinetic energy and can then convert it into electrical energy.

A second objective of the invention is to provide a machine that is easy to install and repair and that is comprised of components that are readily available in the market.

A third objective is to provide a machine that takes advantage of the continuous and inexhaustible movement of sea waves to generate energy and that is capable of storing this energy. - -| '- A fourth objective is to provide a machine that works in places where sea currents can vary and be weak, medium, strong, or extremely strong.

The inventor of the present application taking into consideration all these and other disadvantages of the prior art not cited as well as the objectives of the invention, made countless works, tests and experiments that led him to develop a machine that produces kinetic energy which after become electrical energy, or it can be stored and then converted into electrical energy, said machine overcomes all the disadvantages of the prior art and provides a number of advantages, which obviously is of great importance in the part of engineering where This invention is understood.

The machine of the present invention allows to take advantage of the gigantic and inexhaustible and continuously renewable source of energy produced by the ebb and flow of the sea, transforming it into kinetic energy of multiple applications, being among others the generation of electrical energy. Its magnitude will depend exclusively on the number and size of the buoys or floats that are used. Example: a small buoy with displacement equivalent to 470 gallons (5 'diam.) Located in a sea with normal typical swell, you can raise 20,000 gallons of water per hour at a height of 330 feet, producing an approximate force of 20 KW / h .

Said machine stores the energy produced by the continuous and inexhaustible upward and downward movement of the sea waves, and allows that energy to be released at the desired moment and in required quantities; so, in the case in which this energy is used to generate electrical energy, said electrical energy generated will be of high quality with uniform cycling and voltage and virtually unchanged for practical uses, thus avoiding the use of expensive regulatory devices. -.

This machine uses simple, inexpensive and existing components in the common market, which are installed almost entirely on land, which makes the machine is practical, economical, as well as easy to handle and maintain.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.

Figure 1 fully represents the machine of the present invention, which produces kinetic energy from the upward and downward movement of sea waves, and stores this kinetic energy and transforms it into electrical energy, or transforms said kinetic energy almost simultaneously in electrical energy; Figure 2 is a schematic view in detail of the internal operation of the common purpose hydraulic impeller pump, in its initial phase; Y Figure 3 shows in schematic form in detail the internal operation of the common purpose hydraulic impeller pump, in its final phase, where the piston or piston of said hydraulic pump is shown in its upper end position, at the end of its travel , as well as the different valves of this in their respective positions.

PREFERRED MODALITY OF THE INVENTION The machine of the present invention to produce kinetic energy from the upward and downward movement of sea waves, store said kinetic energy and transform it into electrical energy, or transform said kinetic energy almost simultaneously into electrical energy, in the Preferred embodiment, Figure 1, is constituted by; a buoy or float 1; an elongated cable 2; a hydraulic pump 3 of the suction and impeller type, .and .. having a cylinder bore; a dead weight 4; the buoy or float 1 being attached to one end of the cable means 2 which passes through the cylinder bore of the hydraulic pump 3 which is anchored to the dead weight 4 which is deposited at the bottom of the sea; an elongated pipe 5 connected by one of its ends to said hydraulic pump 3; an elevated water storage tank 6 placed on a structure built expressly to support it, or on a natural elevation of the land; the elongated pipe 5 terminates at its other end inside the elevated storage tank 6, and serves to raise the seawater to deposit it in the tank of the elevated storage tank 6; an elongated pipe 7 connected, at one end, to the lower part of the raised tank 6; a hydraulic turbine 8 to which the elongated pipe 7 is connected at its other end, said pipe 7 serving to drive. the water from the elevated tank 6 to the hydraulic turbine 8; an electric generator 9 coupled to said hydraulic turbine 8 which, taking advantage of the drop of the water, operates the electric generator 9, which produces as a result the electric power with uniform and constant power to be used in the industry, the field, the home, etc. .

The elevated tank 6 has the double of storing the water and, consequently, the energy, as well as of regulating the volume of water that is fed to the hydraulic turbine, and the number of revolutions that the latter prints to the electric generator 9 coupled to the same, allowing in turn that the alternating electric power generated be of uniform and constant cycles.

During the internal operation of the common purpose suction and impeller hydraulic pump 3, in its initial phase, Figure 2, the buoy or float 1 is connected by means of the cable 2 to a rod 10 of a piston 11 of said pump hydraulic 3, at the beginning of its travel, whose plunger or piston 11 in turn has holes in which automatic opening and closing valves 12 are housed, when raising or lowering the plunger or piston 11 inside a cylinder 13 that constitutes the main body of the hydraulic pump 3, and a tube 14 coupled to the cylinder 13 and containing an automatic closing valve 15 that prevents the discharge of water from the elongated pipe 5 and, coupled to the pipe 14, allows the conduction of the sucked water to the elevated tank 6, figure 1.

During the internal operation of the common purpose suction and impeller pump 3, in its terminal phase, figure 3, the plunger or piston 11 reaches its upper end position, at the end of its travel, and the different valves 12 remain in their respective positions, and the sea water is sucked by a gate 16 of the hydraulic pump, which opens at this time.

OPERATION OF THE PREFERRED MODALITY OF THE INVENTION The buoy or float 1 when impelled by the upward movement of the waves, produces a tension force on the cable 2, of magnitude equal to the displacement of said buoy or float 1 in the sea water; the cable 2 in turn transmits said force to the piston or piston 11 of the hydraulic pump 3, which when ascending causes the hydraulic pump 3 to suck the seawater and simultaneously deposit it by means of the elongated pipe 5 in the elevated tank 6 storage, where this seawater is stored for a predetermined period of time and then it can be emptied in a controlled manner by the elongated pipe 7; or said seawater upon reaching the elevated tank 6 can be automatically emptied in a controlled manner by means of the pipe 7 which feeds said seawater to the hydraulic turbine 8, producing said hydraulic turbine 8 rotary movement which causes the electric generator 9 Generate electric power with uniform and constant power to be used in industry, the field, the home, etc.

The buoy or float 1 when impelled by the downward movement of the waves ceases to exert a tension force on the cable 2 to which it is attached, allowing the piston or piston 11, which in turn serves as a counterweight, to descend into the cylinder 13 of the hydraulic pump 3, allowing seawater to enter through the orifices of the valves 12 located on the piston 11, thus filling the hydraulic cylinder 3 of the hydraulic pump 3 with seawater, while waiting for that it is impelled towards the raised tank 6 by the ascending action of the piston 11, so that in this way a new cycle of operation of the system is started in an alternating manner.

In order to counteract the effects of the tides, in this case, by modifying the average level of the sea surface increases or decreases the tension exerted by the rising force of the buoy or float 1 on the piston or piston 11 of the hydraulic pump 3, the cable 2 that joins them could be lengthened or shortened proportionally by means of a system of two pulleys or hoists 17 placed, one fixed to the float 1 and, the other, to the piston or piston 11 of said hydraulic pump 3, said system of two pulleys or hoists 17 is controlled by means of a winch 18 located on the beach, which in turn can be operated by a manual or mechanical-electrical system that works automatically. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that a multiplicity of changes and modifications of the invention can be made, without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, as described in the following claims.

Claims (10)

1. R E I V I N D I C A C I O N S 1.- Machine to produce kinetic energy from the upward and downward movement of sea waves, store said kinetic energy and transform it into electrical energy, or convert said kinetic energy almost simultaneously into electrical energy; said machine comprising: a buoy or float means; an elongated cable means; a hydraulic pump means having a cylinder bore; a dead weight that is deposited in the bottom of the sea; the buoy or float means being attached to one end of the cable means which passes through the cylinder bore of the hydraulic pump means which is anchored to the dead weight; a first elongated pipe means connected, at one of its ends, to the hydraulic pump means; an elevated water storage tank for storing and distributing seawater, which is placed on a tank support structure or on a natural elevation of land, the first pipeline being connected or submerged at the other end in the elevated tank and serving to raise the seawater to deposit it in the tank of the elevated tank; a second pipe means connected, at one end, to the lower part of the raised tank; a hydraulic turbine means to which is connected at its other end the second pipe means used to drive the seawater from the raised tank to the hydraulic turbine means; an electrical generating means for generating electric power that is connected to the hydraulic turbine means, which takes advantage of the seawater drop provided by the second pipe means, to cause the electric generating means to operate and thereby produce electrical energy with continuous and constant power for multiple uses.
2. 2. - Machine for producing kinetic energy, according to claim 1, wherein the hydraulic pump is of the suction and impeller type having a cylinder inside which is a piston or piston with a rod, the piston or piston having holes in it. which house automatic opening and closing valves.
3. 3. - Machine for producing kinetic energy, according to claim 2, wherein the cylinder of the hydraulic pump has coupled thereto a tube, which contains an automatic shut-off valve to prevent the discharge of water from the first pipe and which , coupled to the tube, allows the water to be sucked into the elevated tank.
4. 4. - Machine to produce kinetic energy, according to claim 1, wherein the elevated tank serves to store seawater and, consequently, its energy, as well as to regulate the volume of seawater that is fed to the hydraulic turbine, and the number of revolutions of said hydraulic turbine prints to the electric generator.
5. 5. - Machine for producing kinetic energy, according to claim 2, wherein, during the internal operation of the hydraulic pump, in its inertial phase, the buoy or float is connected, by means of the cable, to the piston rod of said piston or hydraulic pump, at the beginning of its travel, and is prevented by means of the shut-off valve the discharge of water by the first pipe and when said valve is coupled to the pipe, it allows the conduction of the sucked water to the elevated tank, by means of said first pipe.
6. 6. - Machine to produce kinetic energy, according to claim 2, wherein, during the internal operation of the hydraulic pump, in its final phase, the piston reaches its upper end position, at the end of its travel, and the different valves of the piston or piston remain in their respective positions, and the sea water is sucked through a gate of the hydraulic pump, which opens at that moment.
7. 7. - Machine to produce kinetic energy, according to claim 1, wherein the buoy or float to be impelled by the upward movement of the waves, produces a tension force on the cable, of a magnitude equal to the displacement of the buoy or float in the seawater, the cable in turn transmits said force to the piston or piston of the hydraulic pump, which when ascending causes that the hydraulic pump sucks the seawater and simultaneously deposits it by means of the first elongated pipe in the elevated storage tank, where it can be stored for a predetermined period of time and then emptied in a controlled manner by the second pipe, which feeds said seawater to the hydraulic turbine, producing rotating movement that causes the electric generator to work and produce electric power with uniform and constant power.
8. 8. Machine for producing kinetic energy, in accordance with claim 1, wherein the buoy or float to be impelled by the downward movement of the waves, stops exerting a stress of tension on the cable, allowing the piston or piston, which in turn serves as a counterweight inside the cylinder of the hydraulic pump, so that the sea water enters through the orifices of the valves of the piston or piston, thus filling the cylinder with seawater. the hydraulic pump, waiting for it to be impelled towards the elevated tank, by the rising action of the piston or piston.
9. 9. Machine for producing kinetic energy, according to claim 1, wherein said machine also includes a system preferably of two pulleys or hoists to shorten or lengthen the cable, controlled by a winch located on the beach to counteract the effects of the tides that cause the tension exerted by the ascending force of the buoy or float on the piston or piston of the hydraulic pump to increase or decrease.
10. 10. Machine for producing kinetic energy, according to claim 9, wherein preferably one of the pulleys between which the cable passes, is fixed to the buoy or float and the other to the piston or piston of the hydraulic pump, and where the system of two pulleys or hoists, is operated by means of a manual or mechanical-electrical system that works automatically.