Hydraulic Pressure Battery With Rotating Pressure-Gradient Torque
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for energy extraction from water resources, such as hydraulic pressure, are inefficient as they primarily utilize gravitational potential energy and fail to harness interior pressure energy, leading to energy wastage, especially in mobile applications where energy conversion is needed for renewable sources.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a fluid pressure gradient field that utilizes both gravitational and buoyancy forces to generate a unidirectional torque in rotating structures, allowing for the conversion of fluid pressure energy into mechanical energy without consuming additional energy or altering the shape, volume, or density of objects, using dynamic sealing technologies like ferrofluid seals to maintain a pressure gradient.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If traditional hydraulic energy extraction methods are used, then gravitational potential energy is utilized, but interior pressure energy is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the energy extraction process into two distinct components: gravitational potential energy extraction (through water flow from high to low elevation) and interior pressure energy extraction (through the pressure gradient field acting on the rotating structure). This segmentation allows both energy forms to be captured separately and combined, resolving the contradiction of wasting pressure energy while extracting gravitational energy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an asymmetric rotating structure with unequal surface areas or pressure sensitivity on different sides, creating a pressure gradient field that exploits the interior pressure energy of water. The asymmetric design ensures that pressure differences across the structure generate net rotational torque, converting previously wasted pressure energy into useful mechanical work.
2Power
If volume-changing mechanisms are used to create buoyancy difference, then energy can be obtained from static liquid, but additional energy is consumed and shape/volume must be altered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where the rotating structure itself generates the buoyancy difference through its rotation in the pressure gradient field, without requiring external energy input for volume changes. The structure's asymmetric geometry and rotation automatically create the necessary pressure differential and buoyancy variation, eliminating the need for separate energy-consuming volume-changing mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from static volume-changing mechanisms to a dynamic rotating structure that continuously varies its orientation and effective volume in the pressure gradient field. This dynamic approach allows the structure to exploit temporal pressure differences during rotation, generating power from static liquid without requiring active volume control or additional energy input.
3Productivity
If dynamic sealing is implemented to maintain pressure gradient, then fluid energy extraction is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes fluid pressure itself to maintain the sealing function. The pressure gradient field and fluid dynamics are harnessed to create self-sealing effects at the rotating interface, where pressure differences naturally prevent fluid leakage without requiring complex mechanical sealing components. This approach maintains extraction efficiency while minimizing added complexity.
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
This approach enables the efficient extraction and storage of fluid energy as long-lasting static potential energy, suitable for powering devices, vehicles, and electronics, providing a high-capacity and renewable energy source without energy deviation or consumption.
Implementation Method 1
The seal can be a ferrofluid seal, mechanical seal, or a combination of mechanical seals and the ferrofluid seal. The so-called ferrofluid seal is to use ferrofluid to shield the fluid for building environment of air
Implementation Method 2
by using fluid gravity and buoyancy as exterior forces, a unidirectional and asymmetrical force is applied to the rotating body to generate an exterior torque
Implementation Method 3
by using fluid gravity and buoyancy as exterior forces, a unidirectional and asymmetrical force is applied to the rotating body to generate an exterior torque
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AI summary
A method for driving a transmission mechanism output power in response to an anticipated fluid-pressure gradient field is provided. The method includes sensing the change of direction of pressure gradient field at a desired location from the different area of the transmission mechanism within fluid. The method further includes constructing fluid-pressure gradient field based upon isolation-fluid apparatus or low-density fluid space installed on a transmission mechanism within fluid.


