Strategic management system to stop the development of hurricanes and abate the intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes

• US 20100082253A1
• Filed: 09/26/2008
• Published: 04/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William E. Buchanan
• Original Assignee: William E. Buchanan
• Inventors: Buchanan, William E.
• Application Number:
  US12/284,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20100082253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/3
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 15/00 Devices or methods for influencing weather conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

The disclosure consists of a system made up of three state-of-the-art subsystems that (1) process historical and real-time data to establish the most likely path that a tropical storm will take, and track and predict the future path that it is taking or will take. These data and temperature readings of the tropic surface water are used to determine locations, timing, and quantity of cool water (many millions of gallons) to be dispersed from a second subsystem (2) which consists of cool-water producing, state-of-the-art equipment on platforms located at selected land sites, moored at sea or carried aboard slowly grazing barges or ships. Instructions for dispersion are managed by a system analyzer in the third (3) Communications subsystem, which sends them in a coordinated way to platforms where regular surface water temperature readings are made and reported regularly as additional data used in the decision-making process to determine where, when and how much cool water should be dispersed at each platform.

Claims

1. ) A system comprised of three subsystems to assess the likelihood, location and progress of a tropical storm'"'"'s, hurricane'"'"'s or typhoon'"'"'s formation in tropical waters and to stop or abate its development and progress by lowering the temperature of such waters so that the tropical storm or hurricane either does not form, or if formed, will become less intense.

previous and recent historical tracks and daily real-time data on the projected path of the storm or hurricane, both provided by the National Hurricane Service, or in other parts of the world, similar data when available from other government authorities

2. ) The system of claim (1) by which a Data subsystem of the system determines the likely course that a disturbance or hurricane will take as soon as it is identified based on analysis of many

3. ) The system of claims (1) and (2) by which a Communications subsystem of the system communicates the need to cool one or more areas of tropical water to the degree at which tropical storms and hurricanes do not develop, or if they have already developed to the level that they are unlikely to increase in wind speed. This subsystem combines inputs on present and predicted storm locations and the geographical locations of the platform(s) with daily temperature readings taken at each site from which dispersals of cold water can be made. Commands for quantities of dispersal to be made and for how long are sent regularly to the dispersal platforms by email text messages, radio-telephone or, other available communications means.

4. ) The system of claims (1) (2) and (3) by which the Dispersal subsystem executes the commands received from the Communications subsystem. The Dispersal subsystem consists of one or more platforms from which cold or cool water is disbursed according to commands from the communications subsystem. The receiving equipment consists of tested state-of-the-art pumps for bringing cold water up from depths of 1,000 feet or more to stable platforms on land or sea where cold water is dispersed directly by gravity to cool the surface of tropical waters.

5. ) The system of claims (1) and (4) in which cold water is used to cool warm tropical surface water by employing Thermal Energy Conversion n (OTEC) principles and state-of-the-art practices and equipment to acquire cool water and dispense it directly by gravity on topical surface water without using any external power

6. ) The system of claims (1), (4), and (5) in which cold water brought up from depths of 1,000 feet or more is used in the OTEC process for producing energy and cool water and dispensing it by gravity from a slowly moving platform with excess power developed in the process is used to power a small engine which enables the platform to move and maneuver.

7. ) The system of claims (1), (4) and 5 in which cold water is brought from depths of 1,000 to 3,000 feet to a barge or barges moving slowly in the Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico for use according to the OTEC principle in generating electricity, water for dispersal on the sea surface and provide continuous power to operate a small engine to move and maneuver the vessel.