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Title:
ENERGY RECYCLER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/026020
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Energy Recycler transforms gravitation force into mechanical reciprocal movement or electric current. It is suitable for electric power stations, for ships as a power source also for immobile liquid or gas pumps. Even possibly adapting it for road vehicles and trains.

Inventors:
NIKOLAYENKO ANATOLIY (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2014/050787
Publication Date:
February 25, 2016
Filing Date:
August 18, 2014
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NIKOLAYENKO ANATOLIY (CA)
International Classes:
F03G3/00; F03G1/00; F03G7/10
Domestic Patent References:
WO1997016642A11997-05-09
Foreign References:
US0573121A1896-12-15
CA2680439A12008-09-12
US4784006A1988-11-15
JP2002005002A2002-01-09
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Claims:
I Claim:

Exclusive property of my invention as whole or a part of it, as defined below:

1. Compound leverage, comprising one spring, two pivot points (fulcrums) and two extensions to the spring, those extensions are more resilient than the spring or unbendable. Each of two pivot points is located on one of those extensions or on the spring close to those extensions.

2. System, which includes the compound leverage (as defined in claim 1), one balance and two counterbalances. The balance attached to the middle of the leverage. Each of two counterbalances attached to one of two ends of the compound leverage.

3. Use of any device that employs gravitation force, within the system of compound leverage, balance and counterbalances or as a part of it.

4. Use of any modifications, multiplications to the compound leverage if its design remains within its original concept: middle of the leverage bows in both opposite directions, extremities past the pivot points are unbendable or more resilient than the part between two pivot points needed or in use.

Description:
Description:

Energy Recycler utilizes gravitation force as a source of energy, as we use nuclear or carbon based power. Device includes four key parts: a balance, two counterbalances and a compound leverage, within this document these parts called a system.

Well-calibrated system shall always remain in equilibrium. Preservation of equilibrium allows the system rotate with negligible friction, devoid of any significant impediment related to gravitation.

During system rotation, due to gravity, the balance executes reciprocal linear movements; these movements transformed into electric power or consumed as it is.

The system does not induce its rotation. An external device is required. Paragraph 1

Illustration 1 displays the concept of my invention four images depict clockwise rotation. Balance (Larger Rectangular) is moving downwards producing energy and moving counterbalances (Two Smaller Rectangular) upwards in the direction opposite to the balance movement. Combined weight of two counterbalances is equal to the balance one.

Balance performs two downward movements in one rotation, these movements are reciprocal (back-and-forth).

At any time of this rotation, the system remains in equilibrium. Paragraph 2

To enable described in paragraph one movement I have invented a compound leverage.

Design of the leverage depicted in Illustration 2 combines one spring (1) and two unbendable parts (2) attached to the spring. The leverage has two pivot points said fulcrums (3) marked as stars. Once a force applied to the middle of the spring, the spring bows and pivot points (fulcrums) move on the axis Y towards the center adjusting their span.

Balance (4) is attached to the middle of the spring and moves on the axis X. Counterbalances (5) attached to the extremities of the unbendable parts of the compound leverage and move around the pivot points compensating the balance movement. Cross point of the axis X and Y is the center of rotation as described in paragraph one.

Centers of the circles representing balance and counterbalances are respectively centers of their gravities. Compound leverage preserves system equilibrium during rotation. Maintaining such equilibrium is impossible by means of conventional leverage.

In this and following paragraph, shown a compound leverage that employs sliding fulcrums ensuring balance shift on both sides of axis Y. There is another design of the leverage similar to the first one; both have one spring in the middle, two unbendable parts on their extremities and two pivot points (fulcrums) located on these unbendable parts.

The difference of the second design is that, the fulcrums are not sliding, but fastened on the axis Y. The spring shifts inside the unbendable parts adjusting its length. Both designs provide same result - equilibrium for system rotation. Paragraph 3

Here are four illustrations explaining how compound leverage interacts with balance and counterbalances during rotation, similar to illustrations for paragraph 1, rotation is clockwise around cross point of axis X & Y.

All symbols on Illustration 3 are same as on Illustration 2, plus symbol > indicating fulcrum movement direction. Picture 3.1 shows the balance moving downwards following the axis X, same time compound leverage is moving counterbalances in opposite direction.

Picture 3.2 shows balance halfway down, the balance and counterbalances aligned on axis Y. Fulcrums reached their outermost points.

Picture 3.3 shows the balance moving past axes Y counterbalances as well but in opposite direction. Fulcrums are moving towards the rotation center. Spring is bending and gaining kinetic energy.

Picture 3.4 Prior to this position the balance and counterbalances reached their extreme points. At this time, the spring starts releasing accumulated kinetic energy and moving the balance towards the rotation center even before gravitation force steps in.

As shown in third illustration, compound leverage insures that balance and counterbalances maintain equal distance from axis Y in any time of rotation. The entire system remains in equilibrium and gravitation does not obstruct the rotation nevertheless forcing balance downwards and lifting counterbalances by means of compound leverage.

As prototype has shown, the distance between a fulcrum and a counterbalance gravity center approximately half of the distance between a fulcrum and the balance gravity center, lever ratio is 1 : 2. Only one-half of the gravitation force applied to balance used to lift the counterbalances. The other half Almighty allows for our needs, if we maintain equilibrium.

Warning and Suggestions:

The system has certain limitations, such as rotation speed, centrifuge effect, disequilibrium and excessive weight.

Slow rotation speed decreases machine efficiency, same time high rotation speed increases centrifuge effect and leaves insufficient time to complete full downward movement.

Inaccurately calibrated system maintains equilibrium at the extreme points but loses it in-between.

After minimizing loses, the only way to increase power of the machine is adding up weight to balance and counterbalances.

The best way to produce electric power using the system is linear alternator also called linear generator, contrary to conventional generators. It does not use rotation but reciprocal (back-and-forth) movement

According to this description, the system rotates around the point of intersection of axis X and axis Y. There is another way to rotate the system: axis Y remains in horizontal position and system rotates around it. Latter looks even more promising than the first.