Patent Application
20090160192
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to hydroelectricity generating and energy storing apparatuses. More particularly, the present invention relates to a circulating hydroelectricity generating and energy storing apparatus that features circulating water used in power generation and storing energy of the generated power.
2. Description of Related Art
The known small-scale power generating apparatuses typically consume fuel such as gasoline or diesel oil as power sources. By burning the fuel, the power generation apparatuses are enabled to operate and generate electricity.
Although fuel, when used as the power sources of power generating apparatuses, facilitates production of considerable quantity of electricity in relatively short time, it tends to generate waste gas that pollutes the atmosphere. Besides, as the costs for purchasing fuel keep increasing in recent years in response to decreasing oil productivity, fuel expenses for the traditional power generating apparatuses are bound to rise.
In some alternative approaches, small-scale wind power generators or solar power generators are implemented to produce electricity. However, efficiency of such power generators is subject to the weather, so that low power productivity ensues under improper weather conditions. Another problem is that the prior art devices are usually incapable of storing energy of off-peak power in an environment-friendly manner.
Hence, researches have been conducted by relevant manufacturers and the inventor of the present invention with the attempt to improve the conventional power generating devices.
In view of the foregoing defects of the prior art devices, the inventor of the present invention, with years of experience in the art, has conducted extensive researches as well as numerous trials, and herein proposes a circulating hydroelectricity generating and energy storing apparatus that features circulating water used in power generation and storing energy of the generated power.
A primary objective of the present is to overcome the problem with the prior art devices that their power sources are hard to obtain and non-recyclable. To accomplish this end, the present invention provides a circulating hydroelectricity generating and energy storing apparatus wherein water used in generating power is recycled. The apparatus comprises a water-supply tank and a water-storage tank positioned at a top and a bottom of a carrier, respectively. A serpentine draining channel is provided in the carrier and is connected between an outlet of the water-supply tank and an inlet of the water-storage tank. The water-storage tank is pivotally equipped with a first waterwheel that drives a water pump, wherein the water pump is further connected with an inlet of the water-supply tank.
A secondary objective of the present is to accelerate recycle of water used in power generation. To achieve this end, the aforesaid circulating hydroelectricity generating and energy storing apparatus is further provided with an external generator that is connected with the carrier so that when electricity generated by the external generator is supplied to the water pump, the water pump can operate with more electricity to prompt water recycling.
The technical means and the structure adopted by the present invention to achieve the above objectives and effects can be best understood by referring to the accompanying drawings wherein features and functions of preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown, in which:
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The carrier 2 is hollow and has a carrying board 20 settled at a bottom thereof. The carrying board 20 carries a draining channel 21. The carrier 2 may be any one of an apartment, a mansion, a building, a concrete construction and a reinforced concrete construction.
The water-supply tank 3 accommodates therein a fluid, such as water, and has an outlet 30 and an inlet 31 for draining and filling water, respectively.
The water-storage tank 4 also accommodates therein a fluid, such as water, and has an inlet 40 for filling water. Furthermore, the water-storage tank 4 is provided pivotally with a first waterwheel 41 that drives a water pump 42 for drawing the water out of the water-storage tank 4. The first waterwheel 41 and the water pump 42 may be dynamically linked by any one of a chain assembly, a gear assembly, a rotational axle assembly and a pulley assembly.
The hydroelectric device 5 is composed of a plurality of generators 50, each provided pivotally with a second waterwheel 51 that rotates to enable the corresponding generator 50 to generate electricity.
To assemble the above-recited components, the water-supply tank 3 is settled at a top of the carrier 2 while the water-storage tank 4 is settled at a bottom of the carrier 2. The draining channel 21 in the carrier 2 has one end thereof connected with the outlet 30 of the water-supply tank 3 and an opposite end connected with the inlet 40 of the water-storage tank 4.
Meanwhile, the water pump 42 of the water-storage tank 4 is in connection with the inlet 31 of the water-supply tank 3 so that the water in the water-storage tank 4 can be drawn back to the water-supply tank 3 through the inlet 31.
Moreover, the second waterwheels 51 of the hydroelectric device 5 have bottoms thereof received in the draining channel 21. Thereby, when the water in the water-supply tank 3 flows into the draining channel 21 through the outlet 30, the water flowing in the draining channel 21 drives the second waterwheels 51 to rotate, so that the rotating second waterwheels 51 enable the generators 5 to generate electricity. Afterward, the water keeps flowing forward in the draining channel 21 and eventually enters the water-storage tank 4 through the inlet 40. When pouring out from the inlet 40 of the water-storage tank 4, the water impacts and rotates the first waterwheel 41. The rotating first waterwheel 41 drives the water pump 42 to draw the water in the water-storage tank 4 back to the water-supply tank 3 through the inlet 31, thereby recycling the water used in power generation.
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In addition, the hydroelectric device 5 is composed of a plurality of generators 50 that are arranged beside and along the serpentine draining channel 21. Each said generator 50 is provided pivotally with a second waterwheel 51 that has a bottom thereof received in the draining channel 21. When the above-recited components are assembled and in operation, water in the water-supply tank 3 flows into the draining channel 21 through the outlet 30, and the water flowing in the draining channel 21 drives the second waterwheels 51 to rotate so that the rotating second waterwheels 51 enable the generators 50 to generate electricity. Afterward, the water keeps flowing forward along the draining channel 21 and eventually enters the water-storage tank 4 through the inlet 40. When pouring out from the inlet 40 of the water-storage tank 4, the water impacts and rotates the first waterwheel 41. The rotating first waterwheel 41 drives the water pump 42 to draw the water in the water-storage tank 4 back to the water-supply tank 3 through the inlet 31, thereby recycling the water used in power generation.
The carrier 2 may be any one of an apartment, a mansion, a building, a concrete construction and a reinforced concrete construction while the first waterwheel 41 and the water pump 42 may be dynamically linked by any one of a chain assembly, a gear assembly, a rotational axle assembly and a pulley assembly.
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The carrier 2 is hollow and has one or more carrying boards 20 settled above a bottom thereof. Draining channels 21 are arranged on bottoms of the carrying boards 20 and the bottom of the carrier 2. The draining channels 21 on the different carrying boards 20 are connected by a plurality of connecting pipes 22. The carrier 2 may be any one of an apartment, a mansion, a building, a concrete construction and a reinforced concrete construction.
The water-supply tank 3 accommodates therein a fluid, such as water, and has an outlet 30 and an inlet 31 for draining and filling water, respectively.
The water-storage tank 4 also accommodates therein a fluid, such as water, and has an inlet 40 for filling water. Furthermore, the water-storage tank 4 is provided pivotally with a first waterwheel 41 that drives a water pump 42 for drawing the water in the water-storage tank 4 outward. The first waterwheel 41 and the water pump 42 may be dynamically linked by any one of a chain assembly, a gear assembly, a rotational axle assembly and a pulley assembly.
The hydroelectric device 5 is composed of a plurality of generators 50, each provided pivotally with a second waterwheel 51 that rotates to enable the corresponding generator 50 to generate electricity.
To assemble the above-recited components, the water-supply tank 3 is settled at a top of the carrier 2 while the water-storage tank 4 is settled at the bottom of the carrier 2. The draining channels 21 on the carrying boards 20 are connected by the connecting pipes 22. The uppermost draining channel 21 is connected with the outlet 30 of the water-supply tank 3 while the lowermost draining channel 21 is connected with the inlet 40 of the water-storage tank 4. Meanwhile, the water pump 42 of the water-storage tank 4 is in connection with the inlet 31 of the water-supply tank 3.
In addition, the generators 50 of the hydroelectric device 5 are arranged beside and along the draining channels 21. Each said generator 50 has a second waterwheel 51 with a bottom thereof received in the corresponding draining channel 21. When the above-recited components are assembled and in operation, the water in the water-supply tank 3 flows into the uppermost draining channel 21 through the outlet 30, and the water flowing in the uppermost draining channel 21 drives the corresponding second waterwheels 51 to rotate, so that the rotating second waterwheels 51 enable the corresponding generators 50 to generate electricity. Afterward, the water keeps flowing toward the draining channels 21 on lower said carrying boards 20 through the connecting pipes 22 and successively rotates the corresponding second waterwheels 51, so as to enable the corresponding generators 50 to generate electricity. Eventually, when water in the lowermost draining channel 21 enters the water-storage tank 4 through the inlet 40, the water impacts and rotates the first waterwheel 41. The rotating first waterwheel 41 drives the water pump 42 to draw water in the water-storage tank 4 back to the water-supply tank 3 through the inlet 31, thereby recycling the water used in power generation.
In addition, the hydroelectric device 5 is composed of a plurality of generators 50 that are arranged beside and along the serpentine draining channels 21. Each said generator 50 is provided pivotally with a second waterwheel 51 that has a bottom thereof received in the corresponding draining channel 21.
The carrier 2 may be any one of an apartment, a mansion, a building, a concrete construction and a reinforced concrete construction while the first waterwheel 41 and the water pump 42 may be dynamically linked by any one of a chain assembly, a gear assembly, a rotational axle assembly and a pulley assembly.
When the above-recited components are assembled and in operation, water in the water-supply tank 3 flows into the uppermost draining channel 21 through the outlet 30, and the water flowing in the uppermost draining channel 21 drives the corresponding second waterwheels 51 to rotate, so that the rotating second waterwheels 51 enable the corresponding generators 50 to generate electricity. Afterward, the water keeps flowing forward to the draining channels 21 on lower said carrying boards 20 through the connecting pipes 22 and successively drives the corresponding second waterwheels 51, so as to enable the corresponding generators 50 to generate electricity. Eventually, when water passing through the lowermost draining channel 21 enters the water-storage tank 4 through the inlet 40, the water impacts and rotates the first waterwheel 41. The rotating first waterwheel 41 drives the water pump 42 to draw water in the water-storage tank 4 back to the water-supply tank 3 through the inlet 31, thereby recycling the water used in power generation.
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The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, which are provided for illustrative purposes only and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes based on the contents disclosed herein and the accompanying drawings should be encompassed by the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 096221609 | Dec 2007 | TW | national |
