System and method for creating a networked infrastructure distribution platform of fixed and mobile solar and wind gathering devices

• US 7,893,552 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2009
• Issued: 02/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Genedics Clean Energy, LLC (Genedics, LLC)
• Inventors: Merritt, Edward, Fein, Gene S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ponomarenko; Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US12/319,896
• Publication Number:
  US 20090212633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 770 Days
• Field of Search: 290/43, 290/44, 290/54, 290/55, 415/4.3, 415/4.2, 180/165
• US Class Current: 290/44
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2016/003 solar power driven
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/003 Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/006 Converting flow of air into electric energy, e.g. by using wind turbines
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/11 storing electrical energy
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/25 the apparatus being an electrical generator F03D9/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/257 the wind motor being part of a wind farm
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/32 on moving objects, e.g. vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/46 Tunnels or streets
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2220/61 for hydrogen and/or oxygen production
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/212 of the Darrieus type
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/9113 which is a roadway, rail track, or the like for recovering energy from moving vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/941 which is a land vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2250/25 helical
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2250/82 Micromachines
• CPC Class Codes: F24T 10/10 with circulation of working fluids through underground channels, the working fluids not coming into direct contact with the ground
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 10/12 Hybrid wind-PV energy systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/30 Wind power
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/70 Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/10 Geothermal energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 : Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 : Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/728 : Onshore wind turbines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/36 : Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 : Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 : Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/90 : Energy harvesting concepts as power supply for auxiliaries' energy consumption, e.g. photovoltaic sun-roof

Abstract

A roadway system for energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of ground-based wind energy generating devices, one or more roads, and a roadway system electricity grid. The roadway system may additionally include, for example, a plurality of ground-based solar energy generating devices, one or more vehicle-based solar energy generating devices and one or more vehicle-based wind energy generating devices. The energy generating devices are connected to the roadway system electricity grid and substantially all of the ground-based wind energy generating devices are positioned on part of one of the roads or near to one or more of the roads to thereby allow energy generation from wind created from passing vehicles in addition to energy generation from atmospheric wind.

Claims

1. A method for generating and distributing energy, comprising:

generating energy from wind created from passing vehicles using a plurality of ground-based wind energy generation devices,

wherein the ground-based wind energy generating devices are electrically connected to a roadway system electricity grid which is electrically connected to a utility grid and configured to distribute electricity to direct power loads and the utility grid, and the ground-based wind energy generating devices are positioned effectively near roads.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising

generating energy using a plurality of ground-based solar energy generating devices,

wherein the ground-based solar energy generating devices are electrically connected to the roadway system electricity grid and positioned along the roads.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

generating energy using vehicle-based wind energy generating devices affixed to vehicles;

storing the energy generated by the vehicle-based wind energy generating devices in a vehicle-based energy storage system.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

generating energy using vehicle-based solar energy generating devices;

storing the energy generated by the vehicle-based solar energy generating devices in the vehicle-based energy storage system.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising replacing the vehicle-based energy storage system at a service station with another vehicle-based energy storage system.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising distributing energy contained in vehicle-based energy storage systems and/or energy contained in ground-based energy storage systems to a plurality of utility grids, a plurality of vehicle-based energy storage systems, a plurality of ground-based energy storage systems, a plurality of direct power loads, or a hydrogen facility.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising

using electrical energy distributed to the hydrogen facility to generate hydrogen;

storing the hydrogen;

releasing energy from stored hydrogen; and

distributing the released energy to a plurality of utility grids, a plurality of vehicle-based energy storage systems, a plurality of ground-based energy storage systems, a plurality of direct power loads, or a hydrogen facility.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing energy in batteries at a service station.

9. The method of claim 4 further including exchanging the vehicle-based energy storage system with a second vehicle-based storage system at a service station.

10. The roadway system of claim 1, wherein the service station is electrically connected to the roadway system electricity grid.

11. The roadway system of claim 1, wherein the service station comprises a charging device for charging the portable vehicle-based energy storage system.