US4236866A
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System for the obtainment and the regulation of energy starting from air, sea and river currents
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-02-02
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Granted: 1980-12-02
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Expires: 1997-02-02
Abstract
Abstract A system for obtaining and regulating energy from the air or sea and river currents includes a cyclone converter formed by three concentric rotating bodies, either on shafts or cylindrical rails or the like. Fixed rollers or other electromagnetic systems permit the rotation of the group around an imaginary or actual geometrical shaft. The outside body is self-orientating with its main components and deflectors on rotating components or a base sliding rail. The intermediate concentric body or turbine is formed by rings and vanes and a system of rollers or electro-magnetic supports which are inside or outside the turbine. The inside body or diffuser rotates concentrically in a reverse direction to the turbine and has vanes of opposite complementary angles.
Inventors
- 👤 Valentin Zapata Martinez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:33
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03D; F03D3/00; F03D3/02; F03D3/04; F03D3/0409; F03D9/00; F03D9/20; F03D9/28; F03D9/10; F03D9/13; F03D9/14; F05; F05B; F05B2210/00; F05B2210/16; F05B2220/00; F05B2220/61; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/74; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
226 words
A system for obtaining and regulating energy from fluid currents, such as wind air currents, said system comprising: a generally circular outer deflector supported for circumferential rotation, said deflector including first and second groups of circumferentially spaced deflector vanes oriented such that a fluid current directed onto said deflector vanes will orient said deflector with a circumferential space between said first and second groups of vanes facing said current said deflector being for deflecting and directing said currents in one specific direction for powering said system; a generally circular intermediate turbine supported for circumferential rotation coaxially within said deflector, said turbine including a plurality of turbine vanes having a varying vertical and horizontal angular orientation along their surface to receive said current which is directed in said one specific direction by said deflector to cause rotation of said turbine in a first direction, whereby said current will be deflected inwardly and upwardly of said turbine; and a generally circular inner diffuser supported for circumferential rotation coaxially within said turbine, said diffuser including a plurality of diffuser vanes generally angularly oriented opposite to the orientation of said turbine vanes to receive said current to cause rotation of said diffuser in a second direction opposite to said first direction and said current being directed inward and upward therefrom to be expelled coaxially out the top of said system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
226 words
A system for obtaining and regulating energy from fluid currents, such as wind air currents, said system comprising: a generally circular outer deflector supported for circumferential rotation, said deflector including first and second groups of circumferentially spaced deflector vanes oriented such that a fluid current directed onto said deflector vanes will orient said deflector with a circumferential space between said first and second groups of vanes facing said current said deflector being for deflecting and directing said currents in one specific direction for powering said system; a generally circular intermediate turbine supported for circumferential rotation coaxially within said deflector, said turbine including a plurality of turbine vanes having a varying vertical and horizontal angular orientation along their surface to receive said current which is directed in said one specific direction by said deflector to cause rotation of said turbine in a first direction, whereby said current will be deflected inwardly and upwardly of said turbine; and a generally circular inner diffuser supported for circumferential rotation coaxially within said turbine, said diffuser including a plurality of diffuser vanes generally angularly oriented opposite to the orientation of said turbine vanes to receive said current to cause rotation of said diffuser in a second direction opposite to said first direction and said current being directed inward and upward therefrom to be expelled coaxially out the top of said system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said deflector further includes first and second axially spaced circular rings, said first and second groups of deflector vanes extending between and being fixed at opposite ends thereof to said first and second rings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said turbine further includes first and second axially spaced circular rings, said turbine vanes extending between and being fixed at opposite ends thereof to said first and second rings, said turbine vanes being equally circumferentially spaced.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said diffuser further includes first and second axially spaced circular rings, said diffuser vanes extending between and being fixed at opposite ends thereof to said first and second rings, said diffuser vanes being equally circumferentially spaced.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A tower comprising plural vertically spaced systems as claimed in claim 1.
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