Airflow power installations
First Claim
1. A power installation for conversion of energy of resistance airflow appearing during a movement of a transportation means, said transportation means including power train means, said power installation comprising:
- a number of box-sections secured on the transportation means in at least one of the following parts thereof;
a roof, a bottom, a left wall, and a right wall of said transportation means;
at least one of said box-sections containing a turbine unit, said turbine unit including;
at least one casing secured to the box-section, said at least one casing has a surface,a number of intake channels arranged in the box-section, each said intake channel having an inlet opening for receiving said resistance airflow and an outlet opening located on the surface of said casing,a number of discharge channels arranged in the box-section for exhaust of the airflow passed through the turbine unit,a pair of support structural members having an X-shape with a central cross point thereof, said support members are substantially secured to the box-section or to the body of said transportation means,a turbine mounted in said casing, said turbine including a turbine shaft rotatably supported by said pair of support structural members in the central cross point thereof, a plurality of blades having a predetermined aerodynamic shape, anda gear means for conveying rotation of said turbine, said gear means associated with said pair of support structural members;
an air compressor means arranged on the transportation means, said air compressor means are driven by said gear means;
compressed air storage means arranged on the transportation means, said air storage means pneumatically associated substantially with said air compressor means; and
a pneumatic motor arranged on the transportation means, said pneumatic motor is coupled with said power train means, and said pneumatic motor is pneumatically controllably associated substantially with said air storage means.
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Abstract
A power installation is proposed for conversion of airflow energy into compressed air energy used by a pneumo-motor or/and by an electro-generator associated with a control system. An embodiment of the installation comprises a number of turbine units arranged in box-sections serving as the walls and roof of a truck. The turbine unit includes X-shaped members supporting a shaft with a turbine driven by a resistance airflow appearing during movements of the truck. The rotation of the turbines is conveyed to a pump, charging a tank with compressed air, used for driving the truck. In embodiments the turbines'"'"' blades may comprise a load and may revolve in mutually opposite directions. The installation may include an additional compressor, or may include a first muff connecting the pneumatic motor to a power train, an additional fueled engine, and a second muff connecting the fueled engine to the power train.
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5 Claims
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1. A power installation for conversion of energy of resistance airflow appearing during a movement of a transportation means, said transportation means including power train means, said power installation comprising:
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a number of box-sections secured on the transportation means in at least one of the following parts thereof;
a roof, a bottom, a left wall, and a right wall of said transportation means;
at least one of said box-sections containing a turbine unit, said turbine unit including;at least one casing secured to the box-section, said at least one casing has a surface, a number of intake channels arranged in the box-section, each said intake channel having an inlet opening for receiving said resistance airflow and an outlet opening located on the surface of said casing, a number of discharge channels arranged in the box-section for exhaust of the airflow passed through the turbine unit, a pair of support structural members having an X-shape with a central cross point thereof, said support members are substantially secured to the box-section or to the body of said transportation means, a turbine mounted in said casing, said turbine including a turbine shaft rotatably supported by said pair of support structural members in the central cross point thereof, a plurality of blades having a predetermined aerodynamic shape, and a gear means for conveying rotation of said turbine, said gear means associated with said pair of support structural members; an air compressor means arranged on the transportation means, said air compressor means are driven by said gear means; compressed air storage means arranged on the transportation means, said air storage means pneumatically associated substantially with said air compressor means; and a pneumatic motor arranged on the transportation means, said pneumatic motor is coupled with said power train means, and said pneumatic motor is pneumatically controllably associated substantially with said air storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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