Electrical energy generation plant powered by sea waves or other movements using interconnected vessels and gravitational force

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating electrical energy, comprising a mechanism placed on a raft that utilizes the oscillating movement of sea waves and / or the wind in order to operate. It comprises one or more interconnected vessels, each of which has a flotation assembly, a rod, and an electrical energy generator. Said flotation assembly moves up and down according to the movements of the raft. A tower is installed on said raft, having baffles for capturing the wind in order to promote or amplify the oscillating movements thereof. Said energy generation mechanism can also be installed on ships or land vehicles.

Description

DESCRIPTIVE REPORT ELECTRICITY GENERATING PLANT DRIVEN BY SEA WAVES OR OTHER MOVEMENTS USING COMMUNICATING VESSELS AND GRAVITATIONAL THRUST

[0001] This equipment, a mechanical product, is intended for the generation of small or large-scale electrical energy, at different power levels (Watts) and with different construction layouts.

[0002] The current technical state is composed of different types of power plant equipment with the same purpose that use different types of energy sources such as: fossil fuels or biomass, wind (wind), sun (solar), hydraulic potential energy difference (hydroelectric), nuclear energy and articulated arm pivoted on floats to extract energy from sea waves.

[0003] Environmental pollution from the release of CO2 and carbon monoxide, among other polluting gases and waste resulting from the burning of various fuels, the extremely high installation costs, noise pollution, visual pollution, dependence on wind, dependence on regions with sunny days, flooding of large areas affecting fauna and flora, and the generation of nuclear waste that takes many decades to become inert in nature are some of the technical problems currently encountered with the world's energy generation matrix. The innovative invention for generating electricity, now under analysis, has the following main technical advantages over other existing systems: Renewable, cheap and abundant energy source used; Best cost / benefit ratio; Does not generate waste of any kind; Does not cause pollution; Lower environmental impact; There is no need to flood land or build dams; No need to burn fossil fuels or biomass; It does not necessarily depend on wind, when installed at sea; It does not depend on being installed in sunny regions; Highly sustainable and Produces clean energy.

[0004] Figure 1 - TOP VIEW OF THE PLANT; Figure 2 - SIDE VIEW OF THE PLANT (fig. 2.1 to 2.3); Figure 3 - 3D VIEW OF THE PLANT; Figure 4 - LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE FERRY; Figure 5 - HELICAL GENERATOR DETAILS (fig. 5.1 to 5.3); Figure 6 - TOOTHED ROD GENERATOR (fig. 6.1 to 6.3); Figure 7 - EXAMPLE OF OTHER APPLICATIONS OF THE SHIPPING POWER PLANT; Figure 8 - EXAMPLE OF OTHER APPLICATIONS OF THE LAND POWER PLANT.

[0005] The "ELECTRICITY GENERATING PLANT DRIVEN BY SEA WAVES OR ANY OTHER MOVEMENTS USING COMMUNICATING VESSELS AND GRAVITATIONAL THRUST" consists of a variable number of vertical communicating vessels filled with demineralized and deoxygenated water, where each vessel will contain an independent float linked to a rod with helical grooves or toothed rail (figure 5: fig. 5.1 to 5.3 and figure 6: fig. 6.1 to 6.3), both in the vertical position, which will activate the corresponding generator protected against the weather (vertical or horizontal, depending on the type of rod) to which it is linked. Each communicating vessel has an electrical energy generating set, a float and a rod, which links the last two (figure 5: fig. 5.1 to 5.3 and figure 6: fig. 6.1 to 6.3). The generating plant must be installed floating on the water surface (figure 2).The rocking caused by the assembly where the system was installed will cause a change in the water level in the vessels and a flow current in the pipes that connect the vessels. The upward movement of the rod will be the result of the buoyancy force subtracted from the weight force of the assembly. The downward movement of the rod will be provided by the gravitational force of the weight. The entire assembly may be installed on a rectangular or circular raft, which will be anchored and floating in the open sea, as well as any other. moving land or water vehicles. In the case of rafts positioned by anchoring in the open sea, taking advantage of the sway caused by the waves, they may have centralized masts to support the mobile chicane tower positioned (figure 2: fig 2.2 and 2.3) and fixed independently of each other, whose function is to take advantage of the force of the wind to sway the raft as if it were a "Johnny Bobo doll" and promote the displacement or flow of demineralized and deoxygenated water from the communicating vessels inside the base of the aforementioned vessel. The more the stationary raft sways, the more electrical energy will be generated by the assembly. In this way, the equipment may be installed in lakes, lagoons and dams where the force of the wind may cause the expected movement on the assembly.The energy generated will be transferred to the land grid by properly insulated electrical cables, the bundle of which will be housed in a High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) hose. In addition to the generators in the communicating vessels, the plant has two or more intermediate generators installed in two pipes that interconnect the vessels. Each of these will be interconnected to turbines inside the pipe, whose rotational movement will be caused by the flow of demineralized and deoxygenated water from the system. The function of these generators is to produce the field electric current to power the large batteries that power the inductor coils of the electric power generators (fig. 4). If the set is installed on passenger vessels or merchant ships (fig. 7), there will basically be four generators and four communicating vessels, without the use of the mobile chicane tower, with two generators positioned at the front and two positioned at the rear.

Claims

MODIFIED CLAIMS Received by the International Secretariat on 22 April 2024 (22.04.2024) 1 - THE "ELECTRICITY GENERATING PLANT DRIVEN BY SEA WAVES OR ANY OTHER MOVEMENTS USING COMMUNICATING VESSELS AND GRAVITATIONAL THRUST" characterized by having a floating raft that houses a set of at least four communicating vessels interconnected at the lowest central point, with equal or symmetrical angular distance, and may have more than four vessels, each of which houses inside a set of floats linked through a pivot to a vertical helical or toothed rod with ascending and descending movements, which is mechanically linked to several electricity generators. MODIFIED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)

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