Modular energy system
First Claim
1. A modular energy system comprising:
- a power plant adapted to supply shaft driving power;
power plant controls operatively connected to said power plant;
a power plant module container protectively enclosing said power plant and said power plant controls;
shaft drivable equipment;
equipment controls operatively connected to said shaft drivable equipment;
a driven module container protectively enclosing said shaft drivable equipment and said equipment controls;
a drive shaft operatively connectable to said power plant and to said shaft drivable equipment for transmitting the shaft driving power from said power plant to said shaft drivable equipment; and
a transfer means for allowing both said power plant module container and said driven module container together with their enclosed contents to be separately wheeled away and replaced by corresponding replacement module containers enclosing corresponding replacement power plants and controls or corresponding replacement shaft drivable equipment and controls.
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Abstract
A modular energy system including separable driving and driven units and a transfer system for rapidly and easily replacing these units as needed. The driving unit includes a power plant and associated controls protectively housed in a sturdy module container. The driven unit includes shaft drivable equipment and associated controls protectively housed in another sturdy module container. A disconnectable drive shaft extendable between the containers drivingly connects the output of the power plant with the equipment. Swivelable wheel assemblies are easily positionable underneath the module containers so that they can be moved longitudinally and laterally by a winch of the transfer system on and between a flatbed truck and a nearby transfer dock.
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20 Claims
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1. A modular energy system comprising:
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a power plant adapted to supply shaft driving power; power plant controls operatively connected to said power plant; a power plant module container protectively enclosing said power plant and said power plant controls; shaft drivable equipment; equipment controls operatively connected to said shaft drivable equipment; a driven module container protectively enclosing said shaft drivable equipment and said equipment controls; a drive shaft operatively connectable to said power plant and to said shaft drivable equipment for transmitting the shaft driving power from said power plant to said shaft drivable equipment; and a transfer means for allowing both said power plant module container and said driven module container together with their enclosed contents to be separately wheeled away and replaced by corresponding replacement module containers enclosing corresponding replacement power plants and controls or corresponding replacement shaft drivable equipment and controls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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