Ultra-efficient energy-saving elevator with air resistance close to zero and method

Abstract

The invention discloses an ultra-efficient energy-saving elevator with air resistance close to zero and a method. According to the principle that a ball and air pushed by the ball form high-speed operation in a sealed ring in the same system in the same direction and almost without friction, a same shaft 2 parallel to a shaft 4 of an elevator is built on the side of the shaft 4 of the elevator, the shaft 2 and the shaft 4 are connected end to end to form a long-strip-shaped ring channel, but the shaft 2 and the shaft 4 are not provided with a shaft wall and are communicated with each other, and the shaft 2 and the shaft 4 are connected with each other. The elevator car and air pushed by the elevator car are placed in the same system, and similar circulation movement is carried out, specifically, high-pressure air formed when the elevator car ascends is pushed, and the high pressure of the high-pressure air automatically runs to the position below the elevator car through a well 2; otherwise, when the lift car descends, vice versa, so that the resistance of air to the elevator is close to zero. As can be known from the above, for similar circulation, the head and the tail of the long-strip-shaped loop can not be connected, and the long-strip-shaped loop can be opened. The counterweight of the elevator car is arranged in a car which is the same as the elevator car, and when the car runs in the hoistway 2, the hoistway 4 can be used for carrying out similar circulation motion.

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Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to elevator and lift technology, and particularly to an ultra-efficient energy-saving elevator, lift, reciprocating motion object, and method with near-zero air resistance. Background Technology

[0002] The primary function of elevators and lifts is to vertically transport passengers and goods. The faster an elevator travels, the greater the air resistance it encounters. In a certain company, a standard elevator with a load capacity of 1000 kg experiences 94% of its air resistance due to pressure difference when operating at a high speed of 6 m / s. Elevators are generally classified into ultra-high-speed elevators (above 6 m / s), high-speed elevators (above 4 m / s), medium-speed elevators (2 to 4 m / s), and low-speed elevators (1 to 2 m / s). Due to current urbanization, ordinary medium- and low-speed elevators are far from meeting the needs for transportation in high-rise buildings; high-speed and ultra-high-speed elevators are now the primary demand.

[0003] The technologies disclosed in CN116281522A ("A Method for Reducing Elevator Drag and Noise"), CN221821615U ("An Elevator Air Shield"), and CN115727457B ("Elevator Shaft Drag Reduction, Pressure Regulation, Energy Saving Self-Adjusting Device") mainly use air shields, drag reduction and noise reduction pipes, and methods such as reducing air pressure difference to solve the air resistance during elevator operation. However, they cannot solve the piston effect of elevators and hoist cars running in elevator shafts. They cannot solve the problem of the continuous upward movement of air when the elevator car is moving upward, resulting in energy loss as air gains energy and leaves the shaft, and the increase in air pressure above the car, creating a negative pressure zone below the car. The former directly hinders the car's forward movement, while the latter "pulls" it back. Conversely, when the car is moving downward, the continuous downward movement of air increases the air pressure below the car, creating a negative pressure zone above the car, thus wasting energy.

[0004] Other reciprocating motion objects also have similar air resistance problems. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention aims to overcome the above-mentioned defects, or people's long-standing biases or prejudices, and provide a brand-new, ultra-efficient, energy-saving elevator lift and method with near-zero air resistance.

[0006] I. Principle of the Invention: To address the problem of wasted energy caused by the continuous upward and downward movement of air in elevator cars, resulting in energy being gained and leaving the shaft, and to minimize, or even approach zero, air resistance in elevators, elevator cars, or other reciprocating moving objects, there are two methods: The first method: When an elevator or other similar moving object (or reciprocating moving object) moves forward, it automatically draws air from the space occupied by another identical elevator or other similar moving object in front of it back to the elevator or other moving object. At the same time, the elevator or other moving object immediately moves forward to the space where the air was drawn out. This cycle repeats continuously, allowing the elevator or other moving object to move forward without air resistance.

[0007] The second method: The air is placed in the same system as the elevator car (or reciprocating moving object, etc.). The air propelled by the elevator car moves forward together with the elevator car, without being subject to air resistance or experiencing significantly reduced air resistance. To better understand this method, the elevator car (or reciprocating moving object, etc.) can be considered as a powered, movable ball [hereinafter referred to as the ball]. In this method, (3) and (5), especially (5), achieve or are very similar to the first method. (1) If a ball enters a 40 cm straight pipe, it will run the slowest in the pipe due to the piston effect, etc. This is the current running state of elevator cars in the shaft.

[0008] (2) If the ball enters an open straight track 40 cm parallel to the ground, it will continuously push the air in the area it goes to to the outside, just like a car or train, which will increase the pressure of the surrounding air, especially the air far ahead, and form a negative pressure zone at its tail. The former directly hinders its progress, and the latter "pulls" it to prevent it from moving forward, so its speed is very slow.

[0009] (3) If a 40 cm pipe is bent into a ring parallel to the ground and the ring is sealed, the ball will move very fast inside the ring because the ball and the air are moving in the same direction and are part of the same system. If friction is not considered, according to the law of conservation of energy, even if the ball has no power, the ball and the air can continue to move indefinitely in the ring without slowing down.

[0010] (4) From the outer diameter of the ring in (3), squeeze the ring inward to change it into a straight double-ring tube with two tubes connected together and the two ends connected. Since the gas makes a 180-degree turn at the connection of the two tubes, some energy is consumed, so the speed of the ball in it will be slightly lower than the speed in the ring in (3).

[0011] (5) If the connecting points of the annular straight double pipes in section 4 are connected, then when the ball runs through them, the high-pressure air in front of the ball will be pushed into the pipe on the opposite side, and then compressed and sucked into the negative pressure zone behind the ball from the opposite pipe. This continues as the ball runs. Even if the connecting points of the two straight pipes are not connected and remain open, the air will not flow out of the pipe openings when the ball runs through them. This achieves or is very similar to the first method. Since the air travels a much shorter distance in the pipe, the frictional force is reduced, and the frictional force of air itself is extremely small, this method is extremely energy-efficient! Even if the two straight pipes are open at both ends in this method, the air will not flow out of the pipe opening (especially long double straight pipes, such as 1 kilometer or even 10 kilometers long, due to the inertia of the air and its compressibility, the air is even less likely to flow out of the pipe opening). It will only flow from the front of the ball to the pipe on the opposite side, and then to the back of the ball, which is equivalent to the ball and the air exchanging positions - the inventor calls it a kind of circular motion, which is essentially the same as the ball in (3) moving in the same direction as the air in the closed ring, and is the same system.

[0012] Since this type of pipe also automatically draws the air in front of the ball to the back of the ball, it saves the most energy, and the speed of the ball will be faster than the speed of the balls in (2), (3), and (4).

[0013] (6) A spinning top, especially one that looks like a needle stuck in the ground, can spin for a very long time when it stands still without any wobbling, which is equivalent to rolling a very long distance when it falls to the ground. However, once a spinning top falls to the ground, it can only roll a very short distance before coming to a stop. The reason for this is mainly because when a spinning top falls to the ground, it moves along the ground. At this time, like a car or boat, it continuously pushes the air in the area it reaches outwards, increasing the pressure of the surrounding air, especially the air far in front of it, and forming a negative pressure zone at its tail. The former directly hinders its forward movement, while the latter "pulls" it, preventing it from moving forward. Since the air rotating on the surface of the spinning top is in the same direction as the spinning top, it is equivalent to the air and the spinning top forming the same rotating system. Furthermore, since the friction between air is extremely small, the friction between the air layer rotating with the surface of the spinning top and other air is extremely small, so the spinning top consumes almost no energy when it stands on the ground and spins.

[0014] It should be noted that the rotating system formed by the spinning top and the air layer on its surface is an imperfect system with two drawbacks: a) Because the air layer on the top's surface is in direct contact with the outside air, it causes a relatively large area of ​​air to rotate, thus consuming energy; b) The outer edge of the top with a larger diameter has a higher linear velocity of rotation, causing the air it drives to rotate faster and resulting in more air being thrown out (lower air pressure at this point), while less air is thrown out at a smaller diameter (higher air pressure at this point). This creates a continuous flow of air towards the smaller diameter area of ​​the top, then along the surface to the larger diameter area, and finally being thrown out by the top, creating a continuous cycle that consumes some energy. However, despite these two drawbacks, this imperfect system still consumes very little energy and is extremely energy-efficient.

[0015] In summary, the principle of this invention is: Elevator cars (or reciprocating moving objects) and the air propelled by them move in the same system in a cyclical manner, so that the air resistance they experience is close to zero or greatly reduced.

[0016] This is the same as or similar to the principle of the gyroscope and the air on its surface rotating in the same direction, which is equivalent to the air and the gyroscope forming the same rotating system, and it does not have the two defects of the gyroscope rotating system.

[0017] II. Ultra-efficient energy-saving methods to reduce air resistance in elevators, lifts, and other reciprocating moving objects to near zero. The elevator car and the air it propels are placed in the same system, allowing the air and the elevator car to circulate in a quasi-circulatory manner. That is, the high-pressure air generated above and below the elevator car in the shaft is "automatically" transported through the shaft of the same or similar size next to the elevator car to the area below the elevator car, so that the air resistance experienced by the elevator car is close to zero or greatly reduced.

[0018] Similarly, by placing the reciprocating object and the air it propels in the same system for a cyclical motion, that is, when the reciprocating object in a pipe is reciprocating in the pipe, the high-pressure air generated on the front and back sides is automatically passed through another pipe to the front and back sides respectively, so that the air resistance experienced by the reciprocating object is close to zero or greatly reduced.

[0019] III. Ultra-efficient energy-saving elevators, lifts, and reciprocating moving objects that reduce air resistance to near zero. A shaft 2 is built next to the shaft 4 of the elevator, hoist, etc., and connected to the shaft wall of shaft 4. Shaft 2 and shaft 4 are parallel, the same size and similar in shape. There is no shaft wall between shaft 2 and shaft 4, but they are connected. This allows the elevator car and the air pushed by the elevator car to be placed in the same system and carry out a kind of circulation. That is, the high pressure air generated when the elevator car moves upward is used to "automatically" run through the newly built shaft 2 to the bottom of the car (as shown in 3). This makes the air pressure above the car not increase or increase very little, and makes the negative pressure zone below the car not form or the negative pressure zone formed is very small. Conversely, when the elevator car descends, the air that is constantly pushing downwards is stopped from moving downwards and instead "automatically" moves to the top of the car through the newly built shaft 2 (as shown in 1). This prevents the air pressure below the car from increasing or increases only slightly, and prevents the formation of a negative pressure zone above the car or minimizes the negative pressure in any such zone. In other words, the air resistance experienced by the car is close to zero, achieving a shortest-distance circulation of air between shafts 2 and 4. This ensures that even though shafts 2 and 4 are not connected at their ends and remain open, air will not flow outwards, allowing both ends of shafts 2 and 4 to be open.

[0020] The energy storage weight or counterweight (also known as counterweight or balance weight) of the elevator or other elevator, as disclosed in CN1093677A and entitled "Self-powered lifting method and ultra-high energy-saving elevator", is placed in a new car that is the same as or similar to the elevator car. The new car runs in the newly built shaft 2, so that it can use the original shaft 4 of the elevator or elevator for a kind of cyclic operation.

[0021] The new car can be constructed to be retractable like a fishing rod, with its retractable end facing the original shaft 4. Springs are installed inside the new car. When the new car encounters the elevator or hoist car, the new car can retract under the pressure of the circulating air generated by the new car and the elevator or hoist car, allowing the circulating air to pass through. Afterwards, it can return to its original shape under the action of the springs.

[0022] The shafts of shafts 2 and 4 can be "cut off" (the bottom of the balcony outside the same room on each floor of the same unit in a high-rise building can be knocked down to form a "broken loop channel" without collapsing, so it is feasible to build a "cut-off" shaft), making it into multiple shafts, so as to increase the number of "head and tail" openings of the shaft, so as to "automatically" discharge the waste gas in the shaft.

[0023] Two pipes with their walls connected are manufactured outside the reciprocating motion object. The connection between the pipe walls is empty, allowing the two pipes to communicate from the wall. When the reciprocating motion object moves back and forth in one pipe, the high-pressure air generated on its front and rear sides is automatically passed through the other pipe to reach its front and rear sides respectively, so that the air resistance experienced by the reciprocating motion object is close to zero or greatly reduced.

[0024] Because people and goods using elevators and escalators go up and down, and vehicles on roads come and go, generally speaking, the overall ratio of going up and going down, and coming and going, is roughly equal, etc., therefore— This invention, along with the aforementioned "Self-Powered Lifting Method and Ultra-High Energy-Saving Elevator" applied for in 1993, and the application number 2025116479851 titled "Ultra-Efficient Energy-Saving Road and Method for Reducing Air Resistance of Vehicles, Trains, Ships, etc. to Near Zero" which has passed preliminary examination but has not yet been published, belong to the same type of invention (i.e., the energy loss of objects operating in the same system is zero or minimal). If the first two technologies are implemented simultaneously, and the small amount of loss caused by friction of parts is not considered, then all energy consumption of elevators, etc. can be made close to zero. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 In the diagram, 4 represents the original elevator shaft, 2 represents the new shaft, and 1 and 3 are schematic diagrams showing the flow of high-pressure air from the upper and lower parts of the elevator car to the low-pressure area.

[0026] Figure 1 The image shows an elevator with two shafts and the flow of high-pressure air from the upper and lower parts of the elevator car to the low-pressure area.

Claims

1. A lifting method for elevators, lifts, etc., characterized in that: The elevator car and the air it propels are placed in the same system for a cyclical motion. That is, the high-pressure air generated above and below the elevator car in the shaft is automatically passed through the shaft of the same or similar size next to the elevator car to reach the area below the elevator car, so that the air resistance experienced by the elevator is close to zero or greatly reduced.

2. The elevator, hoist, and shaft constructed according to claim 1, characterized in that: A shaft 2 is constructed next to the shaft 4 of the elevator / lift and connected to the shaft wall of shaft 4. There is no shaft wall between shaft 2 and shaft 4, but they are connected, so that the elevator / lift car and the air pushed by the elevator / lift car are placed in the same system and undergo a cyclical motion, so that the air resistance experienced by the elevator / lift car is close to zero or greatly reduced.

3. The elevator, hoist, and shaft as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The shaft 4 is parallel to the shaft 2.

4. The elevator, lift, or shaft as described in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The shaft 4 and shaft 2 are the same size and similar in shape.

5. The elevator, hoist, or shaft as described in claim 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that: The energy storage weight or counterweight of the elevator or lift is placed in a new car that is the same as or similar to the elevator or lift car. The new car runs in the shaft 2, so that it can perform a cyclical motion using the shaft 4, so that the air resistance of the energy storage weight or counterweight is close to zero or greatly reduced.

6. The elevator, lift, and shaft as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The new car is constructed to be retractable like a fishing rod, with its retractable end facing the shaft 4.

7. The elevator, lift, or shaft as described in claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: Springs were installed inside the new car.

8. The elevator, lift, or shaft as described in claim 2, 3, or 4, characterized in that: The shafts of shafts 2 and 4 are "cut off" to "automatically" remove waste gas.

9. A reciprocating motion method, characterized by: By placing a reciprocating object and the air it propels within the same system to perform a cyclical motion, the air resistance experienced by the reciprocating object is reduced to near zero or significantly reduced.

10. The reciprocating motion object as described in claim 9, characterized in that: in The reciprocating motion object has two pipes connected by their walls. The connection between the pipe walls is empty, allowing the two pipes to communicate with each other. When the reciprocating motion object moves back and forth in one pipe, the high-pressure air generated on its front and rear sides is automatically transferred through the other pipe to its front and rear sides, thereby reducing the air resistance experienced by the reciprocating motion object to near zero or greatly reducing it.

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