Pipeline Turbine Generator
First Claim
1. A pipeline turbine generator for generating electricity from fluid flowing in a fluid line, the line associated with, and downstream of, a wellhead and generally proximate a chemical injection pump, the pipeline turbine generator comprising:
- a turbine and associated generator, structured and sized and scaled appropriate to charge a 12-volt battery;
the turbine having retractable and extendable blades structured, in contracted configuration, to insert into and remove from a valve, the valve located on the fluid line running from the wellhead toward a downstream facility and proximate the chemical injection pump.
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Abstract
A pipeline turbine generator for generating electric power from fluid flowing in a pipeline, the pipeline associated with, and downstream of, a wellhead, and either the pipeline including a valve proximate a chemical injection pump for the pipeline or including secondary piping inserted into the fluid line between the wellhead and a downstream facility, the secondary piping in fluid communication with the turbine and creating a secondary fluid flow path for the turbine.
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11 Claims
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1. A pipeline turbine generator for generating electricity from fluid flowing in a fluid line, the line associated with, and downstream of, a wellhead and generally proximate a chemical injection pump, the pipeline turbine generator comprising:
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a turbine and associated generator, structured and sized and scaled appropriate to charge a 12-volt battery; the turbine having retractable and extendable blades structured, in contracted configuration, to insert into and remove from a valve, the valve located on the fluid line running from the wellhead toward a downstream facility and proximate the chemical injection pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A pipeline turbine generator for generating electricity from fluid flowing in a fluid line, the line associated with, and downstream of, a wellhead, and running toward a downstream facility, the pipeline turbine generator comprising:
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a turbine and associated generator, structured of a size and scale appropriate to charge a 12-volt battery; the turbine and generator connected to secondary piping structured to insert into the fluid line to create a secondary path for the fluid through the secondary piping, the secondary path in fluid communication with the turbine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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