High-Altitude Wind Compression Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack an effective method to store and utilize high-altitude atmospheric energy, which includes low-temperature air and electrical energy generated by wind and friction at high altitudes.
Innovation Solution
A high altitude atmospheric energy storing apparatus comprising an air tank, a vertical air supply pipe, a compression means in the sky that uses wind to compress air, a buoyancy body to float the compression means, a conductive layer to collect and store electricity, and an air supply pump to manage air flow, enabling the storage of compressed air and electrical energy without a separate power source.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If a compression device is installed at high altitude to compress air using wind, then compressed air can be stored without requiring a separate power source, but the device complexity increases due to the need for floating structures and high-altitude components
Solution Approach 1:
The compression device utilizes wind energy naturally present at high altitude to compress air, making the system self-powered without requiring external power sources. The wind-driven compression means converts kinetic energy from passing winds into compressed air storage automatically
Solution Approach 2:
A buoyancy body is attached to the compression device to provide floating capability in the high-altitude atmosphere. The buoyancy force counteracts the gravitational force on the compression device, enabling it to remain suspended at high altitude without requiring complex support structures extending from the ground
2Ease of manufacture
If the compression device is made to float in the sky using buoyancy, then installation complexity is reduced, but the device weight increases due to the added buoyancy body
Solution Approach 1:
The buoyancy body provides an upward buoyant force that counteracts the downward gravitational force on the compression device. This allows the device to float at high altitude without requiring complex mechanical support structures, ground-based towers, or elaborate installation systems
3Quantity of substance
If electrical energy is collected from the conductive layer, then additional energy storage capability is added, but the device complexity increases due to multiple energy collection systems
Solution Approach 1:
The compression device serves multiple functions: it compresses air using wind energy, stores compressed air in the air tank, collects electrical energy through the conductive layer, and stores electrical energy in the electricity storage means. This multi-functional design maximizes energy utilization from the high-altitude environment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines air compression functionality and electrical energy collection functionality into a single integrated high-altitude device. Both the compression means and conductive layer operate simultaneously on the same floating structure, consolidating multiple energy harvesting operations into one location
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus generates environment-friendly energy by compressing air using wind and storing electrical energy, providing a sustainable solution for powering devices and offering cooling benefits with low-temperature air, while preventing backflow and ensuring effective energy absorption.
Implementation Method 1
a buoyancy body (40) connected to the compression means (30), and configured to provide buoyancy so that the compression means (30) floats in the sky
Implementation Method 2
a conductive layer (60) formed on the circumferential surface of the compression means (30), and an electricity storage means (70) connected to the conductive layer (60) and configured to store electricity applied to the conductive layer (60)
Implementation Method 3
a compression means (30) provided in the sky, connected to the upper end of the air supply pipe (20), and configured to compress air by using the wind and supply the compressed air to the air tank (10) through the air supply pipe (20)
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AI summary
A high altitude atmospheric energy storing apparatus having a new structure, which is conceived to store the energy of low-temperature air located at high altitude in the sky and utilize it as needed, is provided. The high altitude atmospheric energy storing apparatus includes an air tank adapted to store air, an air supply pipe provided such that it extends in a vertical direction and its lower end is connected to the air tank, and a compression device provided in the sky, connected to the upper end of the air supply pipe, and configured to compress air using the wind and supply the compressed air to the air tank through the air supply pipe, thereby enabling air to be compressed by the wind blowing at high altitude and to be then stored in the air tank.