Apparatus, system and method for resource distribution

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9936596-B2
Application number	US-201313793552-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2013
Priority date	Sep 19, 2012
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

A system for the distribution of resources. The system includes a housing including at least one water vapor distillation device, at least one power generating device, at least one source water reservoir, at least one product water reservoir, and at least one energy storage device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for the distribution of resources comprising:
a housing comprising:
at least one water vapor distillation device for distilling source water into product water;
at least one power generating device;
at least one substantially fully enclosed source water reservoir comprising an electric heater configured to heat the at least one source water reservoir;
a source water conduit coupled to the at least one source water reservoir;
a source water pump in fluid communication with the source water conduit wherein the source water pump pumps water through the source water conduit and into the source water reservoir;
at least one product water reservoir configured to receive water from the source water reservoir; and
at least one energy storage device.

2. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 wherein the at least one power generating device is a Stirling generator.

3. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 wherein the at least one power generating device is a solar power generating device.

4. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 wherein the system for the distribution of resources further comprising a refrigerator.

5. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 4 wherein the refrigerator comprising:
a general section; and
a medical refrigeration section, the medical refrigeration section segregated from the rest of the general section.

6. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 wherein the system for the distribution further comprising at least one oven.

7. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 6 wherein the oven is heated by waste heat from the power generating device.

8. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 wherein the at least one energy storage device is a fuel storage tank.

9. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 wherein the at least one energy storage device is a battery bank.

10. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 further comprising wherein the power generating device supplies power to an electrical grid.

11. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 wherein the system for the distribution of resources further comprising at least one communications tower.

12. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 1 further comprising a charging station configured to charge at least one portable power source.

13. A system for the distribution of resources comprising:
a housing comprising:
a first compartment, the first compartment comprising:
a substantially fully enclosed source water reservoir; and
an electric heater configured to heat the source water reservoir;

at least one water vapor distillation device for distilling source water into product water, the water vapor distillation device in fluid communication with the source water reservoir and a product water reservoir;
a source water conduit coupled to the source water reservoir; and
a source water pump in fluid communication with the source water conduit wherein the source water pump pumps water through the source water conduit and into the source water reservoir;

a second compartment, the second compartment comprising at least one fuel requiring element providing electrical power to the at least one water vapor distillation device;
at least one refrigeration apparatus;
at least one oven, wherein the at least one oven connected to the fuel requiring element wherein the waste heat from the fuel requiring element is transferred to the at least one oven; and
a fuel reservoir in fluid communication with the fuel requiring element.

14. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 13 wherein the at least one fuel requiring element is a Stirling generator.

15. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 13 further comprising at least one energy storage device.

16. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 15 wherein the at least one energy storage device is a battery bank.

17. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 13 further comprising at least one solar panel.

18. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 13 wherein the system for the distribution of resources further comprising at least one communications tower.

19. The system for the distribution of resources of claim 13 further comprising a charging station configured to charge at least one portable power source.

Assignees

• Deka Products Lp

Inventors

• Kamen Dean
• Norris Matthew A

Classifications

• H05K7/00 Primary

  Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus (casings, cabinets, drawers H05K5/00) · CPC title

• E04H9/00 Primary

  Buildings, groups of buildings or shelters adapted to withstand or provide protection against abnormal external influences, e.g. war-like action, earthquake or extreme climate (foundation aspects E02D) · CPC title