Method of hydraulically converting wind power

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11208979-B2
Application number	US-202017030557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2020
Priority date	Oct 18, 2018
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure provide a power conversion system and a method for conversing power. The power conversion system includes a first fluid holding tank, a second fluid holding tank, a fluid inlet hose, a fluid outlet hose, a fluid container, and one or more tension springs connected to the upper surface of the container and to a lower surface of the first fluid holding tank. The power conversion system further includes a rotational component connected to a lower side of the container via a connecting rod. The power conversion system further includes a generator connected to the rotational component via a horizontal shaft. The power conversion system further includes a feedback hose connected between the second fluid holding tank and the first fluid holding tank. The power conversion system further includes a hydraulic pump connected to the second fluid holding tank.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of converting wind power, the method comprising:
filling a fluid from a first fluid holding tank into a fluid container, via a fluid inlet hose;
lowering a connecting rod, a first end of the connecting rod connected to a lower surface of the fluid container, the lowering of the connecting rod being in response to a lowering of the fluid container caused by an increased weight of the fluid entering into the fluid container;
rotating a rotational component downward, the rotational component connected to a second end of the connecting rod;
emptying the fluid from the fluid container into a second fluid holding tank, via a fluid outlet hose;
raising the connecting rod in response to a rising of the fluid container caused by a decreased weight of the fluid leaving the fluid container;
rotating the rotational component upward;
feeding the fluid from the second fluid holding tank to the first fluid holding tank via a feedback hose and a hydraulic pump connected to a wind power generation system configured to provide at least a portion of the power to feed the fluid from the second fluid holding tank to the first fluid holding tank; and
generating power into a generator, the generator being connected to the rotating rotational component via a rotating horizontal shaft,
wherein a first and a second tension spring are directly connected to an upper surface of the fluid container and directly connected to a lower surface of the first fluid holding tank; and
wherein the first fluid holding tank is integral with a frame, the frame having an outer perimeter spatially within which the first and second tension springs and the fluid container are contained.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rotating horizontal shaft is connected to a gearbox configured to adjust a speed of rotation of the rotating horizontal shaft.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
regulating, by an upper solenoid valve connected to the fluid inlet hose, a first flow of the fluid from the first fluid holding tank to the fluid container; and
regulating, by a lower solenoid valve connected to the fluid outlet hose, a second flow of the fluid from the fluid container to the second fluid holding tank.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid container is attached to a plurality of rollers configured to provide vertical movement of the fluid container against an immovable surface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wind power generation system comprises a wind turbine.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the wind turbine converts wind kinetic energy into electrical energy to hydraulically feed the fluid from the second fluid holding tank to the first fluid holding tank.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wind power generation system comprises a windmill.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the windmill mechanically feeds the fluid from the second fluid holding tank to the first fluid holding tank.

Assignees

• Univ King Abdulaziz

Inventors

• Bassi Hussain Mohammad
• Basha Muhammad Adnan

Classifications

• F03G7/104

  continuously converting gravity into usable power · CPC title

• F03G7/122

  of closed energy loops · CPC title

• F03G3/094

  specially adapted for potential energy power storage stations; combinations of gravity or weight motors with electric motors or generators · CPC title

• Y02P80/10

  Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier · CPC title

• Y02E70/30

  Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin · CPC title