Water Powered Electricity Generating Assembly with Endless Track
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electricity generating assemblies lack a configuration that utilizes trays hingedly engaged to an endless track operationally connected to a generator, where water from an uphill source is used to rotate the track and generate electricity efficiently.
Innovation Solution
An electricity generating assembly comprising an endless track rotationally engaged to a stand, with trays hingedly attached, a generator connected to the track, and a supply pipe diverting water from an uphill source to fill the trays, causing the track to rotate and generate electrical current.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If water is used to fill trays on an endless track to rotate and generate electricity, then continuous electricity generation is achieved, but the device complexity increases due to the hinge mechanism and track system
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the water handling into discrete trays that can be independently filled and emptied. Each tray acts as an independent unit that transfers water from the upper reservoir to the lower reservoir, enabling modular operation and continuous cycling through the track system.
Solution Approach 2:
The trays are hinged to the endless track, allowing them to dynamically pivot between upright and inverted positions. This dynamic mechanism enables automatic water discharge and tray reuse without manual intervention, maintaining continuous operation while managing the complexity through automated motion.
2Power
If water is diverted from an uphill source through a supply pipe to fill trays, then energy generation efficiency is improved, but the loss of substance increases due to water consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system recovers water by channeling it back through the supply pipe to the upper reservoir after it has filled the trays and performed its function. This closed-loop approach minimizes water loss and maximizes the reuse of the water resource, allowing continuous operation without depleting the water supply.
3Power
If the endless track is rotationally engaged to the generator, then electricity generation is achieved, but the weight of moving objects increases due to the track and tray system
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the weight of the water itself as a counterbalancing force. As water fills the trays on the ascending side of the track, its weight provides the necessary gravitational force to rotate the track and drive the generator. The water's weight essentially counteracts the mechanical weight of the track system, enabling rotation without additional heavy drive mechanisms.
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 configuration enables continuous electricity generation by leveraging the mass of water to rotate the endless track and power a generator, enhancing energy production from water sources.
Implementation Method 1
Water diverted from an uphill water source is conveyed by a supply pipe to an upper end of a tower... The mass of the water is configured to rotate the endless track so that the generator rotates and generates the electrical current
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AI summary
A water powered electricity generating assembly for continuous generation of electricity includes an endless track, which is rotationally engaged to a stand. The trays hingedly engaged to the endless track are uprightly and invertedly positioned on a first side and second sides of the endless track, respectively. A generator is operationally engaged to the endless track. A supply pipe is engaged to and extends from the stand so that a first end of the supply pipe opens above the first side of the endless track. The supply pipe extends to a water source at an elevation higher than the upper end of the stand and diverts water from the water source to the stand. The water fills the trays on the first side of the endless track, causing the endless track and the generator to rotate, thereby generating an electrical current.