Pump/generator over-unity apparatus and method

• US 9,166,458 B1
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Alan Parfitt, Gordon Charles Iii Burns, Jason Charles Foley
• Original Assignee: Gordon Charles Iii Burns
• Inventors: Burns, Gordon Charles III, Parfitt, David Alan, Foley, Jason Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Tulsidas C
• Assistant Examiner(s): REID JR, CHARLES H
• Application Number:
  US14/641,815
• Time in Patent Office: 225 Days
• Field of Search: 290/1.A, 290/4.D, 290/52, 290 54- 55, 290 43- 44, 415/916, 415/218.1, 738/617.8, 310/90.5, 310/102.R, 310/103, 310/114, 310/87, 416/DIG.4, 416/177, 416/189, 417/365, 417/420, 417/423.5, 384/15, 602/21, 440/48
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 15/10 Adaptations for driving, or combinations with, electric generators
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 13/10 Submerged units incorporating electric generators or motors
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 17/005 Installations wherein the liquid circulates in a closed loop F03B13/06 takes precedence; Alleged perpetua mobilia of this or similar kind perpetua mobilia using hydrostatic thrust or buoyancy F03B17/04
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 3/103 the same wheel acting as turbine wheel and as pump wheel
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2210/16 Air or water being indistinctly used as working fluid, i.e. the machine can work equally with air or water without any modification
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2220/20 within closed fluid conduits, e.g. pipes
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2220/60 making use of surplus or waste energy
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/51 magnetic
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 32/0427 for axial load mainly
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/1823 structurally associated with turbines or similar engines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/50 Hydropower in dwellings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/20 Hydro energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 415/916 Perpetual motion devices

Abstract

The pump/generator apparatus and method provides a series of pump/generator devices, having magnets in place of conventional bearings, to generate electrical energy, creating a pump/generator for flowing liquids or gases. Stator coils on the outside of the housing gather electric current. The apparatus requires initial input power from an external power source to start the pumping and provides an initial external reservoir of liquid or gas flowing into the apparatus. A hollow turbine housing receiving flowing gas or liquid, encloses a freely spinning hollow drive cylinder. A helicoidal impeller gives the drive cylinder thrust to spin. Ring magnets vertically support the helicoidal impeller allowing the drive cylinder to float freely in the pipeline. Stator coils wind around and ring the exterior side of the housing to generate electric current.

Claims

1. A pump/generator over-unity apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

(a) a plurality of pump/generator devices said plurality of pump/generator devices in matter flow augmenting relation, each of the plurality of pump/generator devices further comprising;

(i) a hollow turbine housing receiving a flowing matter from a matter source, the hollow turbine housing having an interior side and an exterior side, the hollow turbine housing comprising;

a matter inlet and an opposing matter outlet;

a flared member proximal to the matter inlet, and a tapered member proximal to the opposing matter outlet;

(ii) the hollow turbine housing enclosing a freely spinning hollow drive cylinder located within the hollow turbine housing and between and proximal to the flared member and the tapered member;

(iii) the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder comprising;

an outer surface, a surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane, an inner surface, a top end and an opposite base end, a tapered internal wall, tapering from the top end toward the inner surface;

(iv) a helicoidal impeller cooperatively engaged within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, the helicoidal impeller and the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane being equivalently pitched;

(v) a south cylinder ring magnet affixed to and ringing the inner surface at the base end of the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, the south cylinder magnet vertically repulsively supporting the immediately adjacent freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(vi) a south housing ring magnet affixed to and ringing the interior side of the hollow turbine housing proximal to the opposing matter outlet and above the tapered member, the south housing ring magnet in repelling and bearing relation to the south cylinder ring magnet;

(vii) a north cylinder ring magnet affixed to and ringing the inner surface at the top end of the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, the north cylinder ring magnet vertically repulsively containing the immediately adjacent freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(viii) a north housing ring magnet affixed to and ringing the interior side of the hollow turbine housing proximal to the matter inlet and below the flared member, the north housing ring magnet in repelling and bearing relation to the north cylinder ring magnet;

(ix) a pair of magnet retaining rings located between north and south housing ring magnets and the flared member and tapered member, respectively;

(x) an iron-free serpentined coil group winding along the exterior side of the hollow turbine housing and secured to the hollow turbine housing by a fastening means;

(xi) a plurality of linear magnets circumferentially arrayed lengthwise from the tapered internal wall proximally to the south cylinder ring magnet within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, in laterally, and alternating repelling and supporting relation with the iron-free serpentined coil group opposite of the helicoidal impeller in the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(xii) the iron-free serpentine coil group being in alternating electrical current generating and rotational relation with the plurality of linear magnets;

(xiii) a plurality of o-rings sealingly located between the hollow turbine housing and a plurality of means;

(xiv) the housing ring magnets repelling the cylinder ring magnets and securing in place the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder within the hollow turbine housing;

(xv) the flowing matter flowing into the matter inlet through and rotating the helicoidal impeller, causing the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder containing the plurality of linear magnets to spin; and

(xvi) whereby the plurality of linear magnets within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder generate an electrical current in the iron-free serpentined coil group;

(b) the plurality of pump/generator devices being in a serial arrangement and connected by a pressurized recirculating pipeline, said pipeline comprising a first pump connection, an opposite second pump connection and a plurality of connecting means connecting the plurality of pump/generator devices to the pipeline; and

(c) at least one pumping means being connected to the serial arrangement between the first pump connection and opposite second pump connection.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said flowing matter comprises:

a flowing liquid.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder further comprises:

the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane pitched along the outer surface, the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane being equivalently pitched as the helicoidal impeller and in contact inhibiting relation between the hollow turbine housing and the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hollow turbine housing further comprises:

a pair of gauss cone filters fixedly attached to the interior side of the hollow turbine housing adjacent to the flared member and to the tapered member, respectively.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hollow turbine housing further comprises:

a plurality of matter straightening vanes set within the interior side of the flared member and the tapered member of the hollow turbine housing.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder further comprises:

a plurality of thrust vanes angularly set within the tapered internal wall of the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the matter inlet and the opposing matter outlet are interchangeable.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the iron-free serpentined coil group is made of copper wire.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pipeline further comprising a venturi eductor comprising:

an eductor tube having an eductor inlet and an eductor outlet, a nozzle located within the eductor tube proximal to the eductor outlet and at least one venturi nozzle proximal to the eductor inlet.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said flowing matter comprises:

a flowing gas; and

said apparatus further comprises;

a gas exhaust.

11. A pump/generator device, said device comprising:

(a) a hollow turbine housing receiving a flowing matter from a matter source, the hollow turbine housing having an interior side and an exterior side, the hollow turbine housing comprising;

a matter inlet and an opposing matter outlet;

a flared member proximal to the matter inlet, and a tapered member proximal to the opposing matter outlet;

(b) the hollow turbine housing enclosing a freely spinning hollow drive cylinder located within the hollow turbine housing and between and proximal the flared member and the tapered member;

(c) the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder comprising;

an outer surface, a surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane, an inner surface, a top end and an opposite base end, a tapered internal wall, tapering from the top end toward the inner surface;

(d) a helicoidal impeller cooperatively engaged within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, the helicoidal impeller and the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane being equivalently pitched;

(e) a south cylinder ring magnet affixed to and ringing the inner surface at the base end of the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, the south cylinder magnet vertically repulsively supporting the immediately adjacent freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(f) a south housing ring magnet affixed to and ringing the interior side of the hollow turbine housing proximal to opposing the matter outlet and above the tapered member, the south housing ring magnet in repelling and bearing relation to the south cylinder ring magnet;

(g) a north cylinder ring magnet affixed to and ringing the inner surface at the top end of the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, the north cylinder ring magnet vertically repulsively containing the immediately adjacent freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(h) a north housing ring magnet affixed to and ringing the interior side of the hollow turbine housing, proximal to the matter inlet and below the flared member, the north housing ring magnet in repelling and bearing relation to the north cylinder ring magnet;

(i) a pair of magnet retaining rings, located between north and south housing ring magnets and the flared member and tapered member, respectively;

(j) an iron-free serpentined coil group winding along the exterior side of the hollow turbine housing and secured to the hollow turbine housing by a fastening means;

(k) a plurality of linear magnets circumferentially arrayed lengthwise from the tapered internal wall proximally to the south cylinder ring magnet within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, in laterally, and alternating repelling and supporting relation with the iron-free serpentined coil group opposite the helicoidal impeller in the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(l) the iron-free serpentined coil group being in alternating electrical current generating and rotational relation with the plurality of linear magnets;

(m) a plurality of connecting means connecting the pump/generator device to the pipeline;

(n) a plurality of o-rings sealingly located between the hollow turbine housing and the plurality of connecting means;

(o) the housing ring magnets repelling the cylinder ring magnets and securing in place the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder within the hollow turbine housing;

(p) the flowing matter flowing into the matter inlet through and rotating the helicoidal impeller, causing the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder containing the plurality of linear magnets to spin;

(q) whereby the plurality of linear magnets within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder generate an electrical current in the iron-free serpentined coil group; and

(r) the pump/generator device being connected by a pressurized recirculating pipeline in flow augmenting relation with the pipeline.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said flowing matter comprises:

a flowing liquid.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein said flowing matter comprises:

a flowing gas; and

said apparatus further comprises;

a gas exhaust.

14. The device according to claim 11, wherein the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder further comprises:

the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane pitched along the outer surface, the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane being equivalently pitched as the helicoidal impeller and in contact inhibiting relation between the hollow turbine housing and the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder.

15. The device according to claim 11, wherein the hollow turbine housing further comprises:

a pair of gauss cone filters fixedly attached to the interior side of the hollow turbine housing adjacent to the flared member and to the tapered member, respectively.

16. The device according to claim 11, wherein the hollow turbine housing further comprises:

a plurality of matter straightening vanes set within the interior side of the flared member and the tapered member of the hollow turbine housing.

17. The device according to claim 11, wherein the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder further comprises:

a plurality of thrust vanes angularly set within the tapered internal wall of the freely sinning hollow drive cylinder.

18. The device according to claim 11, wherein the matter inlet and the opposing matter outlet are interchangeable.

19. The device according to claim 11, wherein the iron-free serpentined coil group is made of copper wire.

20. A method of augmenting flowing matter flow and generating electricity using a pump/generator over-unity apparatus, said method comprising:

(a) arraying a plurality of pump/generator devices in flow augmenting relation, the method for each of the plurality pump/generator devices further comprising;

(i) receiving a flowing matter from a matter source in a hollow turbine housing, the hollow turbine housing having an interior side and an exterior side, the hollow turbine housing comprising;

a matter inlet and an opposing matter outlet;

a flared member proximal to the matter inlet, and a tapered member proximal to the opposing matter outlet;

(ii) enclosing a freely spinning hollow drive cylinder within the hollow turbine housing and between and proximal to the flared member and the tapered member, the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder comprising;

an outer surface, a surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane, an inner surface, a top end and an opposite base end, a tapered internal wall, tapering from the top end toward the inner surface;

(iii) cooperatively engaging a helicoidal impeller within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, the helicoidal impeller and the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane being equivalently pitched;

(iv) affixing and ringing a south cylinder ring magnet to the inner surface at the base end of the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, repulsively supporting the immediately adjacent freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(v) affixing and ringing a south housing ring magnet to the interior side of the hollow turbine housing proximal to the opposing matter outlet and above the tapered member, the south housing ring magnet in repelling and bearing relation to the south cylinder ring magnet;

(vi) affixing and ringing a north cylinder ring magnet to the inner surface at the top end of the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, the north cylinder ring magnet vertically repulsively containing the immediately adjacent freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(vii) affixing and ringing a north housing ring magnet to the interior side of the hollow turbine housing;

proximal to the matter inlet and below the flared member, the north housing ring magnet in repelling and bearing relation to the north cylinder ring magnet;

(viii) locating a pair of magnet retaining rings between the north and south housing ring magnets and the flared member and tapered member, respectively, securing the housing ring magnets in the hollow turbine housing;

(ix) winding an iron-free serpentined coil group along the exterior side of the hollow turbine housing and securing the iron-free serpentined coil group to the hollow turbine housing by a fastening means;

(x) circumferentially arraying a plurality of linear magnets lengthwise from the tapered internal wall proximally to the south cylinder ring magnet within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder, in laterally, and alternating repelling and supporting relation with the iron-free serpentined coil group opposite the helicoidal impeller in the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder,

(xi) locating the iron-free serpentined coil group in alternating electrical current generating and rotational relation with the plurality of linear magnets;

(xii) locating a plurality of o-rings sealingly between the hollow turbine housing and a plurality of connecting means;

(xiii) repelling the cylinder ring magnets with the housing ring magnets and securing in place by the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder within the hollow turbine housing;

(xiv) flowing the flowing matter into the matter inlet through and rotating the helicoidal impeller, causing the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder containing the plurality of linear magnets to spin; and

(xv) thereby generating an electrical current from the iron-free serpentined coil group by the plurality of linear magnets within the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder;

(b) serially arranging the plurality of pump/generator devices and connecting said pump/generator devices by a pressurized recirculating pipeline, said pipeline comprising a first pump connection, an opposite second pump connection and the plurality of connecting means connecting the pump/generator devices to the pipeline; and

(c) having at least one pumping means being connected to a serial arrangement between the first pump connection and opposite second pump connection.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein said flowing matter comprises:

a flowing liquid.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder further comprises:

the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane pitched along the outer surface, the surficially raised helicoidal spinning vane being equivalently pitched as the helicoidal impeller, and in contact inhibiting relation between the hollow turbine housing and the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder.

23. The method according to claim 20, wherein the hollow turbine housing further comprises:

a pair of gauss cone filters fixedly attached to the interior side of the hollow turbine housing adjacent to the flared member and to the tapered member, respectively.

24. The method according to claim 20, wherein the hollow turbine housing further comprises:

a plurality of matter straightening vanes set within the interior side of the flared member and the tapered member of the hollow turbine housing.

25. The method according to claim 20, wherein the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder further comprises:

a plurality of thrust vanes angularly set within the tapered internal wall of the freely spinning hollow drive cylinder.

26. The method according to claim 20, wherein the matter inlet and the opposing matter outlet are interchangeable.

27. The method according to claim 20, wherein the iron-free serpentined coil group is made of copper wire.

28. The method according to claim 20, wherein the pipeline further comprises:

a venturi eductor comprising;

an eductor tube having an eductor inlet and an opposing eductor outlet, a nozzle located within the eductor tube proximal to the eductor outlet and at least one venturi nozzle proximal to the eductor inlet.

29. The apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said flowing matter comprises:

a flowing gas; and

said apparatus further comprises;

a gas exhaust.