25results about "Endless-chain machines" patented technology

To provide an energy conversion device capable of efficiently converting primary energy into secondary energy.SOLUTION: An energy conversion device 1 comprises: a liquid tank 11 in which liquid 10 is stored; a plurality of gas receiving parts 12 provided in the liquid tank 11 in a vertical direction, and capable of rotating or moving up and down; a nozzle 13 that ejects compressed gas from below the gas receiving part 12 located at the lower part in the liquid tank 11; a gas cylinder 14 that stores compressed gas as a primary energy source and sends the compressed gas to the nozzle 13; output means 3 that outputs the kinetic energy of rotation or upward movement generated in the gas receiving part 12 by buoyancy generated by the gas receiving part 12 receiving the compressed gas ejected from the nozzle 13, to the outside of the liquid tank 11 as secondary energy; and a recovery device 4 that returns gas from the liquid tank 11 to the gas cylinder 14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention relates to a novel water conveying device and a hydroelectric generation device. The water conveying device comprises a first fixed pulley, a second fixed pulley, a third fixed pulley, a fourth fixed pulley and a steel cable. The first fixed pulley is arranged at the high point. The third fixed pulley is located below the first fixed pulley. The fourth fixed pulley and the second fixed pulley are located on the two sides of the first fixed pulley respectively, the fourth fixed pulley is arranged at a water source, the second fixed pulley is arranged at a target water delivery point, and the fourth fixed pulley is higher than the second fixed pulley; the steel cable sleeves the first fixed pulley, the second fixed pulley, the third fixed pulley and the fourth fixed pulley to form a closed loop; a plurality of buckets are hung on the steel cable, a first blocking device is arranged at the second fixed pulley, and a second blocking device is arranged at the fourth fixed pulley; the steel cable performs self-circulation motion and drives the water bucket to move, and the second blocking device turns over the water bucket to contain water from a water source; and the first blocking device enables the bucket to pour water at the target water delivery point. Static water conveying can be achieved by crossing any height with zero energy consumption, and meanwhile high-power-generation-rate power generation is achieved.

The present invention discloses a gravity and buoyancy-based renewable energy generation system (100), comprising vertically oriented J-shaped water columns (102) arranged in parallel rows with shared walls. Each column houses multiple steel buckets (104). A mechanical filling and transfer system (106), which includes a horizontal circular disk and straight transfer channel (112), facilitates continuous loading of buckets with the high-density material. Loaded buckets are stacked within an inclined gate stack (108) at a lower end of each column to initiate gravitational descent. Upon completing the energy cycle, emptied buckets form a vertical stack in an air pipe positioned above rim pulleys for redirection into the next descent cycle. Additionally, vertical lifting column (110) elevates discharged high-density materials using hydrostatic pressure derived from the surrounding water column. The system (100) converts vertical mass movement into mechanical power, enabling efficient and repeatable energy generation through synergistic use of gravity and buoyancy forces.

A water conveyor having containers A which are shaped to allow spilled water to be collected in another container A below. Containers A may have a slanted shape. The water may be fed from multiple sources (WS01, WS02, WS03, Drawing 02 / 04), located at various heights; the conveyor is preferably coupled to wheels P, Q, R, S, a belt driven pulley, and there may be a generator to generate electricity. The generator output may be electronically sensed so an electronic control unit (E.C.U, Drawing 04 / 04) can control of the volume of water delivered.

The pumped storage power plant continuously generates an excess of energy (current) during operation, the level of the excess being dependent on the size of the plant. The mode of operation is simple and efficient. During operation, the pumped storage power plant consumes only a very small proportion of the energy / current that it produces, that is to say consumes less energy. Photovoltaic elements, which allow the start-up of the plant, fails or lead none of the energy yield, are described in the request.

The present invention relates to the technical field of fishways, and particularly relates to a rotary escalator fishway, which includes a fishway wing wall device installed on a dam surface. A rotary escalator device is arranged between the two side wing walls of the fishway wing wall device. The rotary escalator device is fixed between the dam surface and the two side wing walls through a lift device. A baffle and a power generation assembly are installed on the escalator A surface of the rotary escalator device. A water stop device is used for water blocking between the rotary escalator device and the dam surface. A power control system is arranged on the dam body, and the power control system provides power support for the rotary escalator device and the lift device. Among them, the lift device adjusts the height of the rotary escalator device to adapt to different water level heights.

The present disclosure provides a bicycle-like pressure-differential engine apparatus that takes advantage of the pressure gradient that occurs with changes in height due to gravitational pull in a fluid environment to generate energy. A closed chain of compressible elements wrapped around and coupled to a pair of toothed vertical wheels having aligned axes of rotation is positioned in the same vertical plane. A rigid frame structure holds the wheels at a set distance from one another and a coupling assembly links the rotational motion of the two vertical wheels, the coupling assembly comprising a set of ratioed gears. The compressible elements at the top experience a different pressure to those at the bottom, causing expansion and contraction of the chain at different points along its length, except for those elements trapped between the teeth of the wheels, which in turn generates thrust and rotates the wheels.

The invention is an energy generator characterized in that its internal mechanism operates fully immersed in a liquid medium (3). This mechanism consists of modules (5 / 22) mounted on chains (15) rotating around two axes (13 / 17) on bearings. The invention is a mechanism that provides energy while fully immersed in a liquid medium (3). The invention relates to a mechanism capable of releasing energy accumulated in a series of modules (5) moving upwards by means of an injected gas (9) supplied by a compressor (12). The mechanism according to the invention is particularly intended for providing clean energy. DRAWING

To provide a power generation system with high power generation capacity and high power generation efficiency. [Solution] The invention relates to a power generation system having a rotary drive device with a first rotating shaft and one or more generating units. The first rotating shaft has a first rotating gear mounted coaxially thereon, and when the first rotating shaft rotates, a first chain meshed with the first rotating gear rotates. The generating unit has one or more generators, a second rotating gear with a second rotating shaft, and a second chain. The generator has a third rotating shaft, and electricity is generated when the third rotating shaft rotates. The third rotating gear mounted on the second rotating shaft meshes with the second chain, and when the second chain rotates, the second rotating shaft and the second rotating gear rotate. A fourth rotating gear mounted coaxially with the third rotating shaft meshes with the second rotating gear, and when the second rotating gear rotates, the third rotating shaft rotates. The first chain and the second chain are integrated.

The invention mainly solves the problems in the field of energy, the equipment can fully utilize water energy resources of low-fall water areas, for example, the fall of 3 meters, the vertical shaft is set according to the length of 7 meters and the width of 3 meters, the horizontal area of the vertical shaft, namely the area of a partition plate is 21 square meters, the weight of water passing through the vertical shaft is about 21 * 3 = 63 tons, and the reduction efficiency of various factors is calculated according to 30%, 63 * 70% = 44.1 tons. If the upper water level is sufficient in water quantity, 44.1 tons of rotating force can be generated to drive the wheel 3 in the figure 1 to continuously rotate and output the rotating force through the serially-connected partition plates, that is to say, the device can generate large energy in a water area with small fall and large water quantity, and the specification of the device can be adjusted according to different water quantity and height difference to generate corresponding energy.

A portable hydro-generator for generating electrical energy may include a housing including a storage portion configured to store fluid; a first fluid tank attached to the housing and configured to store fluid; a fluid conduit arranged on the storage portion; a rotating element arranged within the housing; a pedal chain arranged through the storage portion and partially around the rotating element within the housing; and a power generator attached to the rotating element. In use, the fluid conduit may be engaged with a fluid pump to extract fluid from the storage portion to create a vacuum space within the storage portion. Upon creation of the vacuum space within the storage portion, the fluid within the first fluid tank may urge the pedal chain to rotate the rotating element to produce rotational energy. The power generator may convert the rotational energy to electrical energy.

The invention discloses a tidal power generation device, and belongs to the technical field of new energy power generation. The device mainly comprises belt pulleys (1), a belt (2), kites (3), a generator (5) and a generator belt (6), and is characterized in that at least two double-groove belt pulleys (1) and the belt (2) form belt transmission, a plurality of kites (3) are tied on the belt (2) to form a kite string, the belt (2) circularly rotates along lower grooves of the two double-groove belt pulleys (1), and upper grooves of the belt pulleys are connected with a belt pulley of the generator (5) through the belt (6); the kite is impacted by water flow to generate lift force, dragging force is generated on the belt (2) connected with the kite, the belt (2) is dragged by the lift force of the kite to drive a lower groove of the belt wheel (1) to rotate, and therefore the upper groove belt wheel is in linkage, the upper groove belt wheel and a belt wheel of the generator (5) are connected through the belt (6) to form belt transmission, and the generator (5) is driven to rotate to generate electricity. Manufacturing is easy, cost is low, benefits are high, and power generation is stable.

An energy conversion device according to the present invention comprises: a liquid tank; a gas receiving part which can rotate or move in a vertical direction, a plurality of which are provided along the lengthwise direction inside the liquid tank; an input part which receives input of a substance serving as a primary energy source in the lower portion inside the liquid tank; an output means which outputs, to the exterior of the liquid tank as secondary energy, kinetic energy for rotation or upward movement that occurs in the gas receiving parts as a result of buoyant force occurring in the gas receiving parts upon receiving a gas corresponding to the substance; and a recovery device that recovers the substance from the liquid tank and returns the substance to the input part. The liquid tank includes a first liquid tank and a second liquid tank. The energy conversion device comprises: a pipe which guides gas that accumulates in the upper portion of the first liquid tank to the second liquid tank; a buffer tank which is connected to the pipe; an on-off valve which is disposed at the inlet and outlet of the buffer tank; and a pressure adjusting mechanism which detects the internal pressure of the upper portion of the first liquid tank and the internal pressure of the buffer tank, and adjusts the pressure of the gas input to the lower portion of the second liquid tank by opening and closing the on-off valve in accordance with the detected internal pressures.

The invention relates to a device for using energy, which comprises a water wheel with multiple buckets distributed along the perimeter of the water wheel; a tank for filling the buckets of the water wheel; a system for emptying the buckets at the bottom of the water wheel, which comprises an emptying reservoir; a movement transmission system connected to the shaft of the wheel, which transmits the movement of the water wheel to a rocker arm; and two pumping systems that each feed a column from the bottom emptying reservoir, wherein at least one column feeds the bucket-filling tank, wherein both pumping systems are driven by opposite arms of the rocker arm, and wherein the rocker arm comprises a pivot located at the longitudinal centre point thereof.

A hydroelectric power plant comprising an inlet funnel (1) with a widened inlet and a narrowed outlet opening for the water flow; a turbine section (2) with side walls whose opposite sections are arranged substantially parallel to one another; a turbine arranged in the turbine section (2), which is designed in the form of gears (3, 4) connected to one another by roller chains (5) and rotatably arranged between the walls of the turbine section, wherein a plurality of frames (8) are arranged on the roller chains (5) perpendicular to them, each frame (8) being provided with a plurality of vanes (9) pivotable at the same angle, wherein the gears (3, 4) are arranged at different heights to the horizontal to create an ascending section of the water flow as it passes through the turbine, and a barrier (6) is arranged between the gears (3, 4) in the longitudinal direction of the turbine section (2) to provide an inclined surface for the water flow, wherein the vanes (9) of each frame (8) are designed to be simultaneously rotatable through 90 degrees alternately in a first and a second direction,when they pass the upper and lower edges of the closed barrier (6).

Described herein is a hydroelectric power harvesting device (100) for generating renewable electricity by harnessing the movement of moving water (104). The device includes a support (102), a first rotating member (110) coupled to a first region (102a) of the support (102), a second rotating member (112) coupled to a second region (102b) of the support (102), a conveyor (114) disposed around the first and second rotating members (110, 112), and one or more paddles (116) coupled to the conveyor (114) and configured to be propelled by the moving water (104). The paddle (116) is configured to drive the conveyor (114) around the first and second rotating members (110, 112) when propelled by the moving water (104). The support (102) is extendable to adjust the position of the first and second rotating members (110) and (112).

The subject of the invention is a water-air turbine, which is characterised in that its frame supporting structure (1) consists of angle profiles (2) connected to rectangular frames (3, 7), which are detachably connected to a rotary assembly (11) equipped with two rotating shafts (10) mounted in holes (5, 5') of rectangular frames (3, 7), while two elliptical guides (9) are detachably connected to the angle profiles (2) of the frame supporting structure (1), under rolling rollers (57) of trolley assemblies (13, 13') inseparably connected with at least two blade assemblies (14) symmetrically arranged on the circumferences of elliptical guides (9), each of which consists of a lower frame supporting structure (19) equipped with a support plate (20) and an upper frame supporting structure (21) equipped with the support plate (22) connected to each other hingedly by means of a pin (23) and by means of upper rods (35) and lower rods (35') placed in profile connectors (34, 34') and hingedly connected to them, positioned parallel to each other, ended with ring elements (36, 36'), wherein the upper rods (35) pass through the ring elements (36') of the lower rods (35'), while the lower rods (35') pass through the ring elements (36) of the upper rods (35), and moreover, on the lower rods (35') between each lower connector (34') and the ring element (36) of the upper rod (35), an expansive cylindrical spring (37) is mounted, while the lower frame supporting structure (19) of the blade assembly (14) is inseparably connected to two link assemblies (12) equipped with grippers (43), in the lower recesses (48) of which roller drive chains (18) mounted on toothed chain wheels (17) of the rotary assembly (11) are placed.

To provide a hydraulic power generation device which is not submerged by a rise of a water surface in a river, service water or the like, does not require installation work, and increases generated power by increasing the number of water turbine wheel blades.SOLUTION: The self-floating hydroelectric power generation apparatus 14 includes a water wheel 3 provided with a water wheel buoyant body 1 and a sprocket 2, at least two water wheels 3 being arranged, a water wheel blade row 9 in which water wheel blades 7 provided with sprocket holes 5 engaging with the sprocket 2 and having plates 6 receiving a water flow are connected by water wheel connection hinges 8 to connect an outer periphery of the water wheel 3 in an elliptical shape, a water wheel sprocket 10 transmitting rotation of the water wheel 3, an acceleration mechanism 11 accelerating the rotation, a power generator 12, and an auxiliary buoyant body 13 appropriately maintaining a draft position. The water wheel 3 floats according to a water surface position, the water wheel blade 7 receives a water flow, the water wheel blade row 9 drives the water wheel 3, and power can be generated by a generator via a speed increasing mechanism. Installation work is not required, and generated power can be made larger than other systems of the same size.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Energy Caterpillar Hydroelectric Power Plant characterized by the fact that it is driven by flowing water to generate energy. The Energy Caterpillar Hydroelectric Power Plant consists of one (1) floating body that floats on the water surface and simultaneously forms the frame for the attachments required for its operation.

Described herein is a hydroelectric power harvesting apparatus (100) for the generation of renewable electricity by utilising the movement of a moving body of water (104). The apparatus includes a support (102); a first rotating member (110) coupled to a first region (102a) of the support (102); a second rotating member (112) coupled to a second region (102b) of the support (102); a conveyor (114) seated about the first and second rotating members (110, 112); and at least one paddle (116) coupled to the conveyor (114) and configured to be propelled by a moving body of water (104). The paddle (116) is configured to drive the conveyor (114) about the first and the second rotating members (110, 112) when propelled by the moving body of water (104). The support (102) is extendable to adjust a position of the first rotating member (110) and second rotating member (112).

The present invention relates to a motor / generator based on interaction with conservative fields, characterised in that it comprises a rotor with loads, a container defining an isolated conservative field that is energetically preloaded with a primary energy source, said conservative field being able to interact with the loads of the rotor, and a conservative field shielding element that shields part of the trajectory of the rotor and completely or partially inhibits the interaction of the field with the loads disposed in the rotor. The rotor can define a circular motion due to the imbalance of the actions of the conservative field, causing a rotary movement of the rotor that produces a net torque until the primary energy source is depleted.

The utility model relates to the technical field of tunnel drainage, and discloses a tunnel drainage device which comprises a device body. According to the device body, a filter plate is arranged at the top of a drainage pipeline and penetrates through the top of the drainage pipeline; an anti-blocking assembly is arranged in the drainage pipeline, and the anti-blocking assembly comprises supporting rods which are symmetrical to the interior of the drainage pipeline; the rotating shaft is arranged on the outer side of the supporting rod; the conveyor belt is arranged outside the rotating shaft; the push plates are symmetrical to the outer side of the conveyor belt; the flow speed of water flow is increased through the anti-blocking assembly, the situation that due to the fact that the flow speed of silt carried in the water flow is reduced, the silt is deposited and accumulated in the drainage pipeline is avoided, and meanwhile the push plate drives the scraper to scrape away the silt deposited and accumulated in the drainage pipeline when rotating in a circle. The anti-blocking performance of the tunnel drainage device is improved, and the drainage effect of the tunnel drainage device is improved.

To provide a power generation device that can increase the number of buckets on the descending side as much as possible and efficiently supply water to each bucket. [Solution] A power generation device including a rotary transmission system and a generator that generates electricity by the rotation of the rotary transmission system, wherein the upper rotating shaft 11 and the lower rotating shaft are arranged substantially horizontally in the vertical direction, at least one rotating wheel 13, 14 is provided concentrically on each of these two rotating shafts, a transmission means 15 is endlessly connected between the opposing rotating wheels, and a plurality of buckets 1 are arranged and fixed at equal intervals on the transmission means and capable of receiving falling water, wherein, when viewed from the side, the upper edge of the front wall of the plurality of buckets is higher in the vertical direction than the upper edge of the rear wall, and the upper edge of the side wall has a predetermined angle with a virtual horizontal line passing through the upper edge of the rear wall. [Representative diagram] Figure 3

The present invention relates to a hydrostatic machine comprising a rotary part (1) in a vertical position, which includes two pulleys (2), a belt (3) between the pulleys (2), and flexible and inflatable balloons (4) with respective valves (7), said balloons being connected to the belt (3). There is an emptying station (5) for emptying the balloons (4) at one end of the machine and a filling station (6) at the opposite end, the rotary part (1) being connected to a power output shaft.

The present invention relates to a moving plate mechanism (1) which enables plates (4) to move in a body (2) by utilizing the gravitational force of water and energy to be obtained by transferring the movement of the plates (4) to a generator with the help of a wheel (6).