Water displacement apparatus

• US 20100148521A1
• Filed: 02/17/2010
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gary Lawrence Johnston
• Original Assignee: Gary Lawrence Johnston
• Inventors: Johnston, Gary Lawrence
• Granted Patent: US 8,713,927 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 290/1.R
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 1/02 having a plurality of rotors
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/008 the wind motor being combined with water energy converters, e.g. a water turbine
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/14 using liquids
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/25 the apparatus being an electrical generator F03D9/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/28 the apparatus being a pump or a compressor
• CPC Class Codes: F03G 6/065 having a Rankine cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 17/02 driven by wind motors
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 20/20 Solar heat collectors for receiving concentrated solar energy, e.g. receivers for solar power plants
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 23/30 with lenses
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/46 Conversion of thermal power into mechanical power, e.g. Rankine, Stirling or solar thermal engines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/16 Mechanical energy storage, e.g. flywheels or pressurised fluids
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/10 Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/20 using renewable energy

Abstract

A water displacement apparatus is provided which uses water as a means for transferring energy from the wind and sun into electricity. Wind and the sun may be used to displace water from a water container means. The water container means has a water container member which may be partially submerged in a water supply or reservoir, or it may be connected remotely. The water container means also has a water transport member connected to it, through which water from the water reservoir may move into the water container member. The water from the supply or reservoir will move into the water container member as the water displacement process begins. A conventional windmill system may be used to mechanically displace the water, or an evaporation system utilizing one or more lenses may be used to evaporate the water. An electric generator means may be operatively connected to the water container means in such a manner that the movement of the water through said water transport member may be used to generate electricity. In an alternate configuration, a water condenser means may be connected to the water container means in such a manner that the evaporated water may be transformed back into liquid form and returned to the reservoir or collected for possible residential, commercial, or industrial uses. The various components of the water displacement means and electricity generation means, along with the water condenser means, may also be used in various combinations to displace larger amounts of water.

Claims

1. A water displacement apparatus comprising:

a water container means comprising a water container member for containing water within, said water container member having an inlet means for allowing water from a water supply to enter said water container member, said inlet means being located below the level of water in said water container member; and

an outlet means for allowing water from said water container member to exit said water container member, said outlet means being located above the level of said water within said water container member; and

a water rotation means having a water engaging member, an inlet, and an outlet;

a water displacement means positioned generally above said water container member;

said water displacement means being used to displace water from within said water container member of said water container means, through said outlet of said water container member;

an electric generator means operatively connected to said water rotatable means of said water container means and said water displacement means;

whereby the displacement of water within said water container member through said outlet of said water container member by said water displacement means produces a water flow for creating a rotation in said water engaging member of said water rotation means, such that electricity is generated by said electric generator means, thus water being used as a means to transfer energy from the water displacement means to the electric generator means.

2. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 1, said water displacement means further comprising a frame structure means having a base for supporting said water container means, a displacement support member for support said water displacement means, and a generator support for supporting said electric generator.

3. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 1, said water displacement means of said water displacement apparatus being a conventional windmill system for mechanically displacing water from within said container member, such that the displacement of water from said water container member and through said outlet produces a flow of water into said water container member thorough said inlet and from said water supply, such that the flow of water into said water container member produces a rotation in said water engaging member of said water rotation means of said water container means.

4. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 1 further, said electric generation means operatively connected to said engaging member of said water rotation by a closed loop connection means, such said rotation of said water engaging member cause electricity to be produced by said electricity generation means.

5. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 4, said water rotation means further comprising a rotatable member mounted to said water engagement member, said electricity generation means further comprising a rotatable member mounted to an electric generator, said rotatable members connected together by a closed loop connection member such that said rotatable members rotate simultaneously.

6. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 1, said water displacement means being an evaporation system comprising at least one concentrating lens for concentrating beams from the sun into the water located within said water container member, causing water within said water container member to be displace by evaporation.

7. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 6, said evaporation system further comprising an additional channeling lens for channeling beams from the sun onto said concentrating lens.

8. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 6 further comprising a water condenser means, said water condenser means including a tube member connected to said water container member of said water collection means;

and a clear cover mounted on said open end of said water container member;

whereby heat beams are channeled through said clear cover and concentrated on said water in said water container member, such that evaporated water from said water container member moves through said tube member, with said evaporated water being sufficiently cooled as it travels through said tube so that it returns to a liquid form.

9. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 1, whereby various components of said water apparatus being may be operatively connected together and may utilizing the same inlet means, such that larger amounts of water may be displaced simultaneously in order that the water flow rate through said inlet means may be increased.

10. A water displacement apparatus comprising:

a water container means comprising a water container member for containing water within, said water container member having an inlet means for allowing water from a water supply to enter said water container member, said inlet means being located below the level of water in said water container member; and

an outlet means for allowing water from said water container member to exit said water container member, said outlet means being located above the level of said water within said water container member; and

a water rotation means having a water engaging member, an inlet, and an outlet;

a water displacement means positioned generally above said water container member;

said water displacement means being a conventional windmill system, said windmill system used to displace water from within said water container member of said water container means, through said outlet of said water container member;

an electric generator means operatively connected to said water rotatable means of said water container means and said water displacement means;

whereby the displacement of water within said water container member through said outlet of said water container member by said conventional windmill system produces a water flow for creating a rotation in said water engaging member of said water rotation means, such that electricity is generated by said electric generator means, thus water being used as a means to transfer energy from the water displacement means to the electric generator means.

11. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 10, said water displacement means further comprising a frame structure means having a base for supporting said water container means, a displacement support member for support said water displacement means, and a generator support for supporting said electric generator.

12. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 10, said electric generation means operatively connected to said engaging member of said water rotation by a closed loop connection means, such said rotation of said water engaging member cause electricity to be produced by said electricity generation means.

13. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 12, said water rotation means further comprising a rotatable member mounted to said water engagement member, said electricity generation means further comprising a rotatable member mounted to an electric generator, said rotatable members connected together by a closed loop connection member such that said rotatable members rotate simultaneously.

14. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 10, said water displacement means being an evaporation system comprising at least one concentrating lens for concentrating beams from the sun into the water located within said water container member, causing water within said water container member to be displace by evaporation.

15. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 14, said evaporation system further comprising an additional channeling lens for channeling beams from the sun onto said concentrating lens.

16. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 12 further comprising a water condenser means, said water condenser means including a tube member connected to said water container member of said water collection means;

and a clear cover mounted on said open end of said water container member;

whereby heat beams are channeled through said clear cover and concentrated on said water in said water container member, such that evaporated water from said water container member moves through said tube member, with said evaporated water being sufficiently cooled as it travels through said tube so that it returns to a liquid form.

17. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 10, whereby various components of said water displacement apparatus may be operatively connected together and may utilize a common inlet means, such that larger amounts of water may be displaced simultaneously in order that the water flow rate through said inlet means may be increased.

18. A water displacement apparatus comprising:

a water container means comprising a water container member for containing water within, said water container member having an entrance area through which beams from the sun may pass into said water container member, an inlet means for allowing water from a water supply to enter said water container member; and

an outlet means for allowing water from said water container member to exit said water container member;

a water displacement means positioned generally above said water container member;

said water displacement means being an evaporation system for evaporating water from within said water container member of said water container means, through said outlet of said water container member;

a water condenser means connected to said outlet of said water container member of said water container means;

whereby beams from the sun may pass into said water container member through said entrance area and evaporate the water from within, such that said evaporated water may move through said outlet of said water container member and through said water condenser means, with said evaporated water being sufficiently cooled as it travels through said condenser means so that it returns to a liquid form.

19. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 18, said water displacement means further comprising a frame structure means having a base for supporting said water container means, a displacement support member for support said water displacement means, and a condenser support for supporting said water condenser means.

20. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 18, said water condenser means of said water displacement apparatus further comprising a hollow coiled tube connected to said outlet of said water container member for cooling evaporated water so that the evaporated water is returned to liquid form as it travels inside;

and container collection means placed at the end of said hollow coiled tube for collecting the resulting condensed liquid.

21. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 18, said evaporation system comprising at least one concentrating lens for concentrating beams from the sun into the water located within said water container member, causing water within said water container member to be displaced by evaporation.

22. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 21, said evaporation system further comprising an additional channeling lens for channeling beams from the sun onto said concentrating lens.

23. The water displacement apparatus as claimed in claim 18 whereby various components of said water displacement apparatus may be operatively connected together such that large amounts of water may be evaporated simultaneously and may be changed to liquid form and collected.