TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEM

• US 3,424,916 A
• Filed: 07/15/1966
• Issued: 01/28/1969
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1966
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Thomas D. Fenley
• Original Assignee: Thomas D. Fenley
• Inventors: Fenley, Thomas D.
• Application Number:
  US04/565,491
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• US Class Current: 290/40.00R
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 27/02 using waste heat, e.g. from internal-combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/06 Controlling transfer of power between connected networks; Controlling sharing of load between connected networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 30/274 using waste energy, e.g. from internal combustion engine

Claims

1. A TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEM FOR OPERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE HEATING, WATER STORAGE, AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS TO BE INSTALLED, AND FOR SUPPLYING THE ELECTRICAL POWER REQUIREMENTS OF THE ELECTRICAL LOAD PRESENTED TO THE SYSTEM BY SAID ESTABLISHMENT, SAID TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEM INCLUDING A PRIME MOVER;

AN ALTERNATING CURRENT GENERATOR;

A STATIC INVERTER FOR CONVERTING AC TO DC AND FOR CONVERTING DC TO AC;

A PLURALITY OF STORAGE BATTERIES CONNECTED TO SAID INVERTER TO RECEIVE DIRECT CURRENT THEREFROM AS BATTERY CHARGING CURRENT AND FOR SUPPLYING DIRECT CURRENT TO SAID INVERTER FOR CONVERSION TO ALTERNATING CURRENT;

MEANS CONNECTING SAID GENERATOR IN PARALLEL CIRCUIT WITH SAID INVERTER AND SAID LOAD FOR APPLYING THE ALTERNATING CURRENT OUTPUT OF SAID GENERATOR TO SAID INVERTER, TO CHARGE SAID BATTERIES, AND TO SAID LOAD AND FOR APPLYING THE ALTERNATING CURRENT OUTPUT OF SAID INVERTER, RESULTING FROM THE DISCHARGE OF SAID BATTERIES, TO SAID LOAD;

FIRST SENSING MEANS FOR DETECTING THE LEVEL OF CHARGE ON SID BATTERIES AND FOR GENERATING VOLTAGES INDICATIVE THEREOF;

SECOND SENSING MEANS FOR DETECTING THE POWER DEMAND OF SAID LOAD AND FOR GENERATING VOLTAGES INDICATIVE THEREOF;

THIRD SENSING MEANS FOR DETECTING THE TEMPERATURE OF WATER STORED IN SAID WATER STORAGE UNIT AND FOR GENERATING VOLTAGES INDICATIVE THEREOF;

MEANS FOR STARTING SAID PRIME MOVER AND FOR CONTOLLING THE SUPPLY OF FUEL THERETO;

MEANS COUPLING SAID GENERATOR TO SAID PRIME MOVER FOR DRIVING SAID GENERATOR DURING TIME INTERVALS IN WHICH SAID PRIME MOVER IS OPERATING;

A PUMP COUP'"'"''"'"'ED TO SAID PRIME MOVER FOR OPERATION THEREWITH;

PIPE MEANS COUPLING SAID PUMP TO THE COLD AND HOT WATER RETURN LINES OF SAID WATER STORAGE UNIT;

MEANS COUPLED TO SAID PRIME MOVER AND TO SAID PIPE MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT RESULTING FROM THE OPERATION OF SAID PRIME MOVER TO THE WATER FLOWING THROUGH SAID PIPE MEANS;

AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO VOLTAGES GENERATED BY ONE OR MORE OF SAID SENSING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID PRIME MOVER, WHEREBY TO CONTROL THE APPLICATIN OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO SAID LOAD TO CONTROL THE LEVELS OF ENERGY STORED IN SAID BATTERY AND WATER STORAGE UNITS.