Three-in-one
Machine System for
Renewable Energy Harnessing This invention relates to a single
machine system shared for wind energy harnessing,
water potential energy harnessing and gravity storage. Two common turbines, each of which has multiple circular
layers of blades or buckets and is installed on a common shaft and at either side of the
machine, are developed for harnessing wind and
water energy simultaneously. On each side of the
machine, wind and water are fed from separate channels into a common direction-change tube. The common shaft is coupled with that of the machine through pairs of gearboxes to increase angular speed for running the machine more effectively. The water falls from high
terrain to low
terrain to
gain speed while the wind is accelerated by using funnel shaped accelerator in wind
tower to reach tens of metres per second for
effective energy conversion. A lifting mechanism is installed in the
system to fulfill the
potential energy storage of concrete or other heavy blocks when there is neither wind nor water. The
system could be modified for 1) harnessing wind energy only but can operate as a motor to drive mechanical loads when there is no wind; 2) harnessing water and wind energy at river or lakes’ side without gravity storage. Three-in-one
Machine System for
Renewable Energy Harnessing This invention relates to a single machine system shared for wind energy harnessing,
water potential energy harnessing and gravity storage. Two common turbines, each of which has multiple circular
layers of blades or buckets and is installed on a common shaft and at either side of the machine, are developed for harnessing wind and
water energy simultaneously. On each side of the machine, wind and water are fed from separate channels into a common direction-change tube. The common shaft is coupled with that of the machine through pairs of gearboxes to increase angular speed for running the machine more effectively. The water falls from high
terrain to low terrain to
gain speed while the wind is accelerated by using funnel shaped accelerator in wind
tower to reach tens of metres per second for
effective energy conversion. A lifting mechanism is installed in the system to fulfill the
potential energy storage of concrete or other heavy blocks when there is neither wind nor water. The system could be modified for 1) harnessing wind energy only but can operate as a motor to drive mechanical loads when there is no wind; 2) harnessing water and wind energy at river or lakes' side without gravity storage. 20 25 20 08 72 07 F eb 2 02 5 0 7 F e b 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 0 8 7 2 2 Upper
lake Water conduit Low platform with slope on each side Water conduit U p p er la ke Lower lake
Machine with turbines,
shape change tubes, direction change tubes and wheels Lo w er la ke H2 H1 L1 L2 Wind
tower Wind tower Lo w er la ke Vertical wells for gravity storage Machine with turbines,
shape change tubes, direction change tubes and wheels High platform Siphonage tube H igh p latfo rm Figure 2a 2 Upper lake Siphonage tube Machine with turbines,
shape change tubes, Water conduit direction change tubes and wheels H1 High platform L1 L2 H2 Lower lake Vertical wells for gravity storage Low platform with slope on each side Wind tower :: Water conduit Wind tower Machine with turbines, shape change tubes, direction change tubes and wheels Figure 2a 20 25 20 08 72 07 F eb 2 02 5 2 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 0 8 7 2 0 7 F e b L 2 H 2 : : : : : : W a t e r c o n d u i t : : H i g h p l a t f o r m : : U p p e r l a k e : : L o w e r l a k e : : : : : : : : L o w e r l a k e