Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electricity generator and a method of generating electricity
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Application No.: US16308242Application Date: 2017-06-09
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Publication No.: US11022089B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Owen McElroy
- Applicant: Static Hydro Energy (S.H.E.) Limited , Owen McElroy
- Applicant Address: IE Clonshaugh; IE Swords
- Assignee: Static Hydro Energy (S.H.E.) Limited,Owen McElroy
- Current Assignee: Static Hydro Energy (S.H.E.) Limited,Owen McElroy
- Current Assignee Address: IE Clonshaugh; IE Swords
- Agency: Holland & Knight LLP
- Agent Brian J. Colandreo; Michael T. Abramson
- Priority: GB1610064 20160609
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/064177 WO 20170609
- International Announcement: WO2017/212046 WO 20171214
- Main IPC: F03B13/06
- IPC: F03B13/06 ; H02K11/00 ; H02K11/04 ; H02K7/18 ; F03B17/00

Abstract:
This invention relates to an electricity generator comprising a pressure chamber having a releasably sealable air vent, a liquid supply, a sump tank configured to deliver liquid to the pressure chamber and a turbine. The electricity generator further comprises a piping network including an upright liquid conduit configured to deliver water from the pressure chamber through the turbine and back to the sump tank, a pressurized air supply operable to pressurize air in the pressure chamber, a plurality of valves, and a controller to operate the plurality of valves. In use, a small amount of air may be used to efficiently move a large body of water which in turn is used to power a turbine. The electricity generated by the turbine may be harvested and subsequently used, thereby reducing electricity spend. The installation is compact and may be installed in a factory or other installation where electricity requirement/spend are high.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190249641A1 An Electricity Generator and a Method of Generating Electricity Public/Granted day:2019-08-15
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