Abstract A revolving power tower comprising a fixed tower and a revolving tower, to make use of wind power as main power source and the heat energy of the sun as supplementary power source, said revolving tower being to induce the wind from all directions to run into the present power tower; when the outer heat-absorbing plates and the bottom of the tower being heated by the scorching sun, the inner temperature being to rise; when the wind coming from outside the heat-absorbing plates being to introduce hot air current into the flexible air valve to blow toward the upper-right portion of the non-weight revolving tower to push the blades of the revolving tower to rotate rightward, (at the same time, the bottom air turbine and the electric generator being to start operating) and then, the air current running into the inner portion of the tower, the wind driven by the blades of the air turbine being to circle round and round and to rush out of the tower from the top to form an artificial whirlwind; like natural tornade, the atmospheric pressure in the central portion of the air column being exceptionally low to partly form a vacuum to let the bottom air rush in to make up the deficit and to further rush upward along the central line of the revolving tower, the rushing force resulted from rushing air current being to reinforce the power to make the turbine and the generator to rotate faster and to further increase the generated energy.
A power tower comprising a fixed tower having an exit port in the upper portion and having air inlets around the lower circumference thereof; a revolving tower rotatably mounted in the upper portion of said fixed tower, said revolving tower having upstanding walls of inwardly and upwardly directed blades; a flexible valve means surrounding the revolving tower for directing incoming air from the fixed tower inlets upwardly and tangentially against the blades to cause said tower to rotate; heat absorbing plates surrounding the lower portion of the fixed tower at the air inlets; a turbine and generator means disposed in the bottom portion of said fixed tower below the revolving tower for rotating to produce electricity responsive to incoming heated air currents whereby rotation of said tower will cause an upward spirally movement of air creating a partial vacuum within said tower drawing in outside air to drive said turbine and generator means.
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Dependent Claim
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A power tower comprising a fixed tower having an exit port in the upper portion and having air inlets around the lower circumference thereof; a revolving tower rotatably mounted in the upper portion of said fixed tower, said revolving tower having upstanding walls of inwardly and upwardly directed blades; a flexible valve means surrounding the revolving tower for directing incoming air from the fixed tower inlets upwardly and tangentially against the blades to cause said tower to rotate; heat absorbing plates surrounding the lower portion of the fixed tower at the air inlets; a turbine and generator means disposed in the bottom portion of said fixed tower below the revolving tower for rotating to produce electricity responsive to incoming heated air currents whereby rotation of said tower will cause an upward spirally movement of air creating a partial vacuum within said tower drawing in outside air to drive said turbine and generator means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The tower of claim 1 wherein the heat absorbing plates are oriented at the inlets to direct incoming air upwardly in a spirally movement toward the interior of said tower.
Claim 4
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The tower of claim 1 further comprising a wind driven compressor at the exit port in said tower and a radiator in the lower portion and refrigerant circulating means whereby a refrigerant takes on heat at the compressor and gives off heat at the radiator.
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The tower of claim 1 further comprising control means at said valve means for controlling the speed of rotation of said tower and turbine and generator means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The tower of claim 11 further comprising magnet means disposed above and below said revolving tower for minimizing the weight thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The tower of claim 1 wherein the magnetic means includes mutually spaced pairs of magnets mounted respectively on the bottom of the revolving tower and lower portion of the fixed tower and the upper portions of the revolving and fixed towers said lower magnet pairs repelling each other and said upper magnet pairs attracting each other.