Rain, wind, wave, and solar energy 4-in-1 electric generating installation

• US 6,559,552 B1
• Filed: 07/02/2001
• Issued: 05/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Siu Kwong Ha
• Original Assignee: Siu Kwong Ha
• Inventors: Ha, Siu Kwong
• Primary Examiner(s): Ponomarenko, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US09/786,707
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 290/1.R, 290/1.A, 290/54, 290/55, 415/2
• US Class Current: 290/54
• CPC Class Codes: F03B 13/00 Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus if the apparatus aspects are predominant, see the relevant subclasses for such apparatus, e.g. H02K7/18; Power stations or aggregates incorporating only machines or engines of positive-displacement type F03C; hydraulic engineering aspects E02B; combinations with wind energy converters F03D9/008
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 13/25 specially adapted for offshore installation
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/25 the apparatus being an electrical generator F03D9/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/727 Offshore wind turbines

Abstract

The rain, wind, wave, and solar energy 4-in-1 electric generating installation comprises mainly a wind wheel (2), a water wheel (3) two solar plates (1 and 1A), a wind and current plate (4), a turntable (6), and four floats (14). All these components work in combination to convert 4 natural resources, namely rain, wind, waves, and sunlight into useful electricity with automatic adjustment to the level of tide, and direction of wind and current. The installation can be used either in water or, with some minor modifications, on land. By means of this installation, even without 1, 2, or 3 of the 4 natural resources, generation of electricity will not be suspended. The invention, therefore, has great advantages over the conventional electric generators.

Claims

1. A 4-in-1 electric generating installation, which uses 4 natural resources, namely rain, wind, wave, and solar energy for the generation of electricity and is suitable for use in water comprises:

a wind wheel (2);

a water wheel (3);

a shaft with two single-direction bearings (11);

two solar plates (1) and (1A);

a wind and current plate (4);

four floats (14);

a turntable (5);

a base plate (6) and

three legs (7).

2. A 4-in-1 electric generating installation as stated in claim 1, with components (9), (14), (15), (16) removed, and component (17) re-fixed with its lower and secured to the top of guide rod (8) so as to convert the set-up into a 3-in-1 electric generating installation suitable for use on land using only 3 natural resources, namely rain, wind, and solar energy.

3. A 4-in-1 electric generating installation as stated in claim 1, with modified installation comprising

two wind and water wheels (19);

two solar plates (18);

an attachment box (24);

a guide rod (22);

a base plate (21);

a wind and current plate (20);

a float (28) and

two wave guide plates (30).