MC200149A1 - Universal Hybrid Bionic Generator - Google Patents

Description

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PATENT FOR INVENTION

Title of the invention: UNIVERSAL HYBRID BIONIC GENERATOR

Applicant's name: Florent SAEZ

Names of the inventors: Florent SAEZ and Juan SAEZ

INDICATION OF THE TECHNICAL FIELDS OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the creation of hybrid and universal bionic generators that produce electrical energy. The present invention particularly relates to a generator driven by a closed-cycle motor of a compressed fluid contained in a metal drum, sent through a vent in the lower part of a turbine flywheel.

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Bionics: a contraction of biology and technology, inspired by the operating principles of our environment.

The bionic designation for a generator producing energy, is understood

5 in the Bio-inspiro sense, drawing inspiration in particular from the functioning cycles of our atmosphere and/or from plant photosynthesis. At night, photosynthesis is suspended, but the plant respires continuously day and night. Similarly, the bionic generator can operate uninterrupted, at all times.

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Hybrid: Genetically, a hybrid is the result of crossing two species or subspecies. Do not confuse a hybrid with a mixed-use animal. A mixed-use boat can sail and/or be powered by a motor, just as a mixed-use vehicle, often incorrectly called a hybrid, is powered by a combustion engine and/or an electric motor.

In this particular case, the hybridity does not result from the combination of several engines powered by different energies, but from simple basic physical principles with added characteristics, but also from a new and complex principle with different and powerful characteristics. Only the principle of cohesion allows the addition of principles such as the energy storage capacity of a naturally sustained flywheel, synergistically accelerated by a peripheral mechanical inertial force produced by the incorporated turbine, driven by the

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fluid compressed by a compressor self-powered by cogeneration.

Universal: adaptable to various uses, depending on the type, regardless of the location and/or time of use, and unaffected by temperature variations, even negative ones, or by thermoperiodism. The compressed engine fluid is pre-moistened to prevent any risk of unwanted vaporization, freezing, or oxidation, and no liquid lubricant will be used to avoid any diesel-like effect.

PROBLEM TO SOLVE

In the case of the bionic generator, the problem to be solved consists of combining simple physics principles to create an engine with the fewest possible material components and consuming no energy. Only the principle of coherence makes it possible to combine simple physics principles, including, in this specific case, the enormous energy storage capacity of a flywheel and the integrated turbine whose rotation is constantly accelerated by the directional exhaust of a high-pressure fluid. The expansion of this fluid releases far more energy than was required to compress it to low pressure; this combination gives the whole system a mechanical efficiency close to 100%.

To respect basic bionic principles and allow the flywheel to maintain lift equivalent to results obtained in a vacuum and/or with magnetic levitation, the bionic generator uses

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only the natural lift produced by the lift described below.

In the specific case of the naturally levitated bionic generator, the mechanical bearings act as guides for smooth rotation of the flywheel, preventing any risk of derailment. Therefore, they do not bear enormous stresses that would cause wear. The flywheel's natural levitation results from the upward vertical thrust of the high-pressure fluid on the underside of the turbine.

10 In this particular case, the flywheel being coupled to an alternator, the latter acts as a speed regulator. If the optimal rotational speed of the flywheel is exceeded despite the alternator's speed-reducing effect, a circuit breaker will reduce the compressor's power supply until the flywheel returns to the permitted speed: (maximum 8,000/10,000 rpm depending on the size).

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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE MOTOR CYCLE ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION

The invention aims to solve these problems. To this end, the invention proposes that the generator vent be sealed by a ball valve. The weight of the ball valve must be sufficient to prevent the compressed working fluid from escaping when the pressure in the cylinder decreases, thus maintaining a constant pressure in the cylinder. The compressed fluid then expands in the expansion chamber.

The motive fluid contained in the drum is introduced at a certain defined constant pressure, the fluid being confined by the closure upstream of the communication with the compressor, by a non-return valve and, downstream, by the ball valve closing the vent up to a certain pressure.

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Any addition of an extra volume of compressed fluid from the compressor increases the pressure of the fluid in the drum and allows the vent to be opened to release a volume of compressed fluid, substantially equal to the volume admitted, into the expansion chamber.

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During decompression, this volume of compressed fluid is directed through peripheral orifices of the flywheel by tangential jets bearing against the vertical walls of the stator tank, producing mechanical work to impart rotation to the entire turbine flywheel. The expansion of a compressed fluid produces more energy than that required to pressurize it, and the Coefficient of Performance (COP) is approximately 3 or 4. This is equivalent to 3 or 4 kWh produced for every 1 kWh consumed by the compressor.

The kinetic energy of a flywheel with an outer diameter of 0.60 m, spinning at 3,000 rpm, can produce 1000 ohms per kg, or 1000 kWh for a flywheel with an inertial mass of 100 kg. The initial energy increase produced by the expansion of the compressed fluid, then judiciously used to accelerate the rotation of a naturally supported, massive flywheel, produces an exponential synergistic increase to drive

The alternator produces the electrical energy. The energy initially used for the compressor, then produced by cogeneration, is ultimately multiplied tenfold at the alternator.

5. There are no other types of generators that produce energy without consuming primary energy and without exchanging matter with the environment. However, hot air engines, including the so-called Stirling engines, which are the subject of much research and experimentation, are already positive and relevant answers to the recurring problems of energy conservation and 10. ecology, because they use any external heat source, and are the only processes that have any analogy with the bionic generator due to the absence of internal combustion.

According to an additional feature of the generator, the flywheel-15 turbine includes, on its perimeter at the height of the expansion chamber, orifices to perform tangential jets of the compressed fluid on the vertical partitions of the external stator-tank, in order to impart the necessary rotation of the flywheel coupled to an alternator producing electricity.

20. According to another additional feature of the generator, the flywheel rests on a ball bearing located at the top of the drum. For greater efficiency, the flywheel is naturally supported by the pressure of the fluid in the drum on its underside. It is understood that in the case of on-board generators, the stability of the flywheel can be reinforced by thrust bearings.

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with additional ball bearings in the upper and lower parts of the flywheel.

The entire structure can be mounted on shock absorbers or silent blocks to dampen shocks and vibrations.

5 According to another additional feature of the generator, the vertical partitions of the external tank stator serve to direct the compressed fluid continuing its expansion which has driven the flywheel, towards the compressor to be compressed again and sent into the drum by lifting the non-return valve, for a new cycle.

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According to another additional feature of the generator, the hot, compressed motive fluid in the drum, then decompressed by circulating in the generator, is drawn towards the compressor which has the effect of lowering its pressure and cooling it.

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According to another additional feature of the generator, the basic constituent assembly of the generator is integrated into a larger diameter tube to create a natural convection of ambient air entering at the bottom through an opening recovering the calories from the 20 convection tube, and escaping at the top of the generator through the blades of a wind turbine which it drives.

According to another additional characteristic of the generator, the working fluid is a gaseous or liquid fluid, and the compressor will be of the appropriate type.

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to the chosen fluid.

According to another additional feature of the generator, the assisted management module with thermostats and/or other necessary 5 indication sensors controls, regulates and manages the amount of energy required.

According to another additional feature of the generator, all variants adapted to different needs, from auxiliary generators to kiosk-type and on-board models, result in different dimensions, layouts, and materials, but their basic operation remains unchanged. In the case of on-board generators acting as battery chargers, power modulation can be handled by the battery system in addition to the compressor's variable speed control.

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According to another additional feature of the generator, several smaller generators are grouped together to form a power plant or machine room.

20 It is clear that the operation of this type of universal generator is not dependent on external weather conditions or thermoperiodism, provided that the compressed engine fluid is first dehumidified to avoid any risk of untimely vaporization, freezing, or oxidation, and that no liquid lubricant is used to avoid any effect

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Diesel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

5 The present invention will be better understood, from the following description, which relates to a preferred embodiment, given only by way of non-limiting example, and explained with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings, in which the type of generator described by the figures relates to a conventional generator from the description that follows according to the indications 10 of the attached drawings, the same numbers indicate the same elements.

The indication in (20 to 29) does not indicate an element, but a stage in the fluid cycle from the drum.

Fig. 1; Vertical cross-section of a basic bionic generator, with a flywheel of variable height and weight depending on the desired power output. Fig. 2; Vertical cross-section of a generator supplemented by cogeneration. Fig. 3; Vertical cross-section of an on-board generator.

Fig 4; horizontal section A-A at the turbine level.

Fig 5; horizontal section B-B at the level of the wind turbine,

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The compressor 1, piston, screw or, preferably, scroll type, is the starting point of the engine fluid cycle, simply and preferably of

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The air, 25, which it compresses. The compressor can be placed outside the assembly or, especially if it is small, inside between a drum 2 and a wall 5. The compressor 1 directly draws in the low-pressure air 23 expelled by the turbine and returns it at high pressure to the drum 2. The drum 2, or high-pressure tank 5, a structural element, is a metal tube made of steel, cast aluminum, etc., with a circular cross-section, but it can also be oval or have another cross-section. The base of the drum 2 is sealed by a plate 7 for fixing it to a support or to the ground. The compressor connection is sealed by a non-return valve 15.

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The drum 2 has the function of a compressed fluid reservoir 20, supplied at the bottom by the compressor 1 and redistributed under decompression after passing through a flywheel turbine 4. The top of the drum 2 communicates with a turbine 4 by a vent 3, closed by an oscillating ball valve forming 15 valve 6. The non-return valves, 15 at the bottom and the ball valve 6, closing the vent 3, towards the turbine 4 allow the maintenance of a constant high pressure of the fluid 20 in the drum.

This high pressure in drum 2 is equal on all walls of drum 2, but also on the lower face 18 of the flywheel 4, which is in contact with the fluid 20 of drum 2. The upward vertical thrust of the fluid imparts a natural lifting effect to the flywheel. The compressed fluid 21, expelled through vent 3 after its expansion 22 in an expansion chamber 19, is projected through peripheral orifices 17 by tangential jets bearing against vertical walls.

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16 from a stator tank 5, to impart the rotation, then transferred 23 to the compressor 1 at the foot of the drum, directly along the walls 16.

The turbine 4 is an essential part of the dual-function generator: 5 is the propulsion organ for the tangential compressed air jets coming from the expansion chamber 19 and, by taking support from the fins of the internally partitioned stator 5, to impart the rotation of the entire rotating mass turbine-flywheel assembly.

10 The turbine can be monolithic or composed of several elements connected and joined together by studs (depending on the type): a top plate 4, on which the alternator 9 will be fixed, the plate 4a, the center of which serves as a vent, and, possibly, the skirt 4b in the case of more significant variants. The vent 3 is closed by the valve ball 6.

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The lower plate 4a rests on the shaft 2 via a ball bearing 14a and, in the case of extension of the inertia disc by a skirt 4b, the latter also rests on a ball bearing 14b or other guiding system. The space between plates 4 and 4a, expansion chamber 19 for the compressed fluid 20 22, serves to distribute this fluid from the vent to the directional propulsion orifices.

Turbine 4 is reinforced with material on its periphery like a lenticular wheel, whose heavy peripheral mass is distributed far from the center

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to form a centrifugal accelerating flywheel for the engine cycle. The turbine-flywheel 4 is set in motion by the exhaust of compressed air 22 onto the periphery of the disc without jerking, which imparts a constant speed and a higher, more regular velocity thanks to inertia 5. This is a continuous power supply without static interruption.

Each jet of compressed fluid increases the speed of the flywheel.

To accelerate its rotation, it is not possible to place the flywheel in a vacuum, but the assembly receives a significant vertical thrust from bottom to top during the escape of the compressed fluid through vent 3, which gives it a certain levitation that can be improved by a partial magnetic coating on the underside of the cover 8. On the other hand, the return fluid 2^ after decompression at the outlet of the turbine 4, is drawn in by the compressor 1, acting as a vacuum pump, to be brought to high pressure, which 15 creates, in the return zone of the fluid, a zone of lower pressure, also contributing to the levitation of the flywheel.

A metal cover 8 protects the alternator. Two valves are attached: one to the space where the return fluid circulates during decompression, and the other to the drum 20 to control internal pressures. All these elements constitute the basic generator, shown in Figure 1.

In the case of heat recovery, figure 2; cogeneration, all the above devices are placed in a protective cylindrical tube 10,

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of larger diameter, allowing the recovery of calories created during the compression of the fluid or by the friction of moving parts in the ambient air, and returned to the outside by the conduction of the walls.

5 In this convection tube, the release of calories, especially in the upper part, creates an ambient zone of hot air 28, while in the lower part, before the connection to the compressor, the capture of calories by the fluid under vacuum creates an ambient zone of colder air 27.

10 The convection thus created, or cogeneration, from the air inlet in the lower part 13, to the upper part will drive a wind generator 11, accelerated by any additional wind power, then the air will escape 29 in the upper part.

Since the compressor can be continuously supplied with energy produced by the convection-driven wind turbine in tube 10, the entire output of the alternator 15 becomes available.

The entire system of the bionic generator and the energy produced will be managed by a control module, supplemented by a set of sensors, thermostats, pressure gauges, tachometers, etc... Many parts can be made of composite materials.

VARIANTS.

The working gas can be nitrogen, helium, hydrogen, or air.

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Simply put, etc... While helium and oxygen have good conductivity and can withstand high pressures, in this specific case where pressures are relatively low, confined air is preferable due to its free energy and abundance. It seems essential to dehumidifie the confined air to prevent condensation, corrosion, etc.

An alternative not shown, concerning the working fluid, is that air can be replaced by a vaporized liquid such as glycol water. In this case, the compressors will be of a type adapted for liquid fluids or will be replaced by ten pumps, and the vaporization of the liquid, accentuated by a vacuum in the upper part, becomes the working fluid, which can be accelerated by heating elements.

The barrel 2 can be filled with heat-storing materials (pebbles) constituting the thermal reserve, and the convection tube can be partially translucent, to capture external calories.

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Another variant, not shown, is the turbine 4, which can be adapted into inclined-bladed turbines, for example, or other types. In all variants, a lighting function can be added, using the wind turbine blades as reflectors. In some countries, the condensation water forming in the convection tube can also be collected.

Another variant, not illustrated, concerns the turbine, which is not made up of several elements as in the embodiment described in this patent, but of a single tube pierced with holes at the level of the

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Expansion chamber, to allow the compressed fluid to escape via tangential jets. The fluid expansion chamber consists of two plates connected by radial partitions; the thicker lower plate is grooved to receive the ball bearing, and the center is open (5) to form the vent. The two plates are secured to the tube by welds and studs.

Another variant, not illustrated, concerns the alternator producing electrical energy, whose rotor is driven by the turbine and whose stator is fixed under the machine's cover in the embodiment described in this patent. To benefit from the relative moment of inertia of a large-diameter turbine rotating at 1,500/3,000 rpm, it would be advantageous to reverse the constituent devices; the fixed, induced element, distributing the energy produced, would be attached to the cover.

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REGULATIONS - SAFETY - MAINTENANCE

In a future where electric vehicles have become the preferred mode of transportation, collection points installed in parking lots or on sidewalks will allow for the recovery of excess energy, with some of the revenue being used to pay for parking. The bionic generator may even generate some lucrative income from surplus production.

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Each gas cycle requires only six to seven basic static components and no maintenance. The mechanical and electromechanical elements are minimal: a control module, one or two alternators, a turbine, a compressor, etc., and are easily accessible for maintenance. This results in simplified manufacturing and maintenance.

The bionic generator is very quiet thanks to the absence of any major risk of explosion, toxic gas emissions, or mechanical vibrations. Furthermore, the generator can operate continuously, even in idle mode, and since no explosive fuel is used, it is completely free and produces no pollution, CO2, etc.

In all cases, the incorporation of an electronic management module is necessary to avoid malfunctions (excessive steering wheel speed), and to manage energy production according to demand.

In the case of power plants composed of several generators (power plant, ship engine room etc.) to limit the use of starting batteries, even when stopped or in idle mode, one of the generators will always remain in idle mode and will be used to power the starting of the compressors of the other generators, according to the energy demand.

The bionic generator, by its very nature, includes its own system of

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Energy storage and continuous operation require less maintenance than intermittent or intermittent operation. Hence the advantage of continuous operation, which allows for the recovery of unused energy. This will become easier when the possibility of connecting to a complete network of connection points becomes widespread.

Similarly, the major drawback of the bionic generator lies in the impossibility of ON/OFF control as with internal combustion engines. This drawback can be compensated for and become an additional advantage, 10 thanks to the connection of all owners, whoever they may be, and who have become producers-consumers of their energy, to the same network for recovering/redistributing surpluses.

This energy exchange capability can already be implemented within a municipality, for example. During the day, unused energy from a municipal public lighting network can compensate for the energy needed by other municipal services: canteens, schools, etc. Similarly, as the public vehicle fleet is renewed—including various vehicles, maintenance vehicles, service vehicles, public works vehicles, school transport vehicles, etc.—the community will benefit from using vehicles equipped with bionic generators. Once parked at night, the surplus energy from these same services and vehicles will be used to boost public lighting or feed back into the grid.

Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and

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represented in the attached drawings. Modifications remain possible, particularly with regard to the composition of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention as defined by the claims.

Claims (1)

DEMANDS 19 Generator driven by a closed motor cycle of a compressed fluid 20 contained in a metal drum 2, sent 21 through a vent 3 in the lower part of a turbine flywheel 4, closed by the ball valve 6 characterized in that the weight of the ball valve 6 must be such as sufficient to prevent the escape of the compressed motor fluid when the pressure in the drum 2 decreases, and thus maintain the same pressure in the drum 2, allowing the expelled compressed fluid to then expand 22 in the expansion chamber 19. Generator according to claim 1, characterized in that the flywheel-turbine 4 comprises, on its perimeter at the height of the expansion chamber 19, orifices 17, for carrying out tangential jets of the compressed fluid on vertical partitions 16 of an external tank stator 5, in order to impart the rotation necessary to the flywheel coupled to an alternator 9 producing electrical energy. Generator according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the flywheel-turbine 4 rests on a ball bearing 14a arranged at the top of the barrel 2, naturally supported by the pressure of the fluid in the barrel 20 acting on its lower face 18. 20 5 5- 10 6- 15 20 7- Generator according to claim 2, characterized in that the vertical partitions 16 of the stator external tank 5 serve to direct the compressed fluid continuing its expansion 23, having driven the flywheel-turbine, towards the compressor 1 by a conduit 24, to be compressed again 25 and sent 26 into the drum 2 by lifting the non-return valve 15, for a new cycle. Generator according to claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the compressed and hot motive fluid in the drum 2, then under decompression by circulating in the generator is drawn towards the compressor 1 which has the effect of lowering its pressure further and cooling it. Generator according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the basic constituent assembly of the generator is integrated into a larger diameter tube 10 to create a natural convection of the ambient air 27 entering at the bottom through an opening 13 recovering the calories from the convection tube 28, and escaping at the top of the barrel 29 through the blades of a wind turbine 11 which it drives. Generators according to one of the claims, characterized in that the driving fluid is a gaseous or liquid fluid, and that the compressor 1 will be of the type adapted to the fluid chosen. 21 8- Generators according to one of the claims, characterized in that a module assisted by thermostats and/or other necessary indication sensors controls, regulates and manages the amount of energy required. Generators according to one of the claims, characterized in that all variants adapted to different needs, from the auxiliary generator to the kiosk via the on-board variants, result from different dimensions, arrangements and materials, but whose basic operation remains unchanged. Generators according to all the claims, characterized in that several smaller generators can be used to form a power plant or machine room. 15 11. Generators according to all the claims, characterized in that their universal type operation is not dependent on external weather conditions, nor on thermo periodicity, provided that the confined engine compressed fluid is first dehumidified to avoid any risk of untimely vaporization or oxidation, and that no liquid lubricant is used to avoid any Diesel effect. 9- 10 10- 22 12- Use of a generator according to all the claims as a generator on board all land, sea, transport vehicles. 13- On-board generators according to claim 12 acting as 5 Battery chargers, power modulation is supported by an electrical battery system in addition to the control of compressor variations 1. 10 15 20 23 Abridged 5 UNIVERSAL HYBRID BIONIC GENERATOR A set of devices integrated into a single unit, constituting a bionic generator whose pressurized fluid drive cycle requires no external energy consumption and results from the combination of 10 different and complementary physical principles inspired by the functioning of our environment. Figure 1. A single internal moving part: the flywheel turbine whose rotation and acceleration result from propulsion by directional jets of compressed air. vnàA cwX j w> /"A