WO2008053506A2

WO2008053506A2 - System and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into the mechanical energy

Info

Publication number: WO2008053506A2
Application number: PCT/IT2007/000737
Authority: WO
Inventors: Domenico Palamara
Original assignee: Domenico Palamara
Priority date: 2006-10-31
Filing date: 2007-10-22
Publication date: 2008-05-08
Also published as: LU91459B1; ITRC20060030A1; WO2008053506A3

Abstract

This invention regards a system and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanic energy including a first subsystem and a second subsystem placed on a same axis. The first subsystem is connected to the second for a transmission, respectively connected to the two crown gears of the two subsystems, including at least a shaft on which two crown gears are keyed on. This transmission, having velocity ratio τ=l/n where n is the number of the m masses present in the second subsystem.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE GRA VITY ENERGY INTO THE MECHANICAL ENERGY.

TECHNICAL FIELD The current, object of this invention, regards a system for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy. In particular, this invention refers to a system and method that utilizes the force of gravity, relates to masses, that are put in rotation with a synchronization system, in order to transform this force of gravity into mechanical energy.

BACKGROUND ART

The dependence of the international economy from the use of the fossils (petroleum, gas, etc) and the crescent attention towards problematic of environment's protection, has put the interest towards the research of new sources of the alternative energy. Among these sources we find the wind, the sun, the geothermic energy, the wave motion, sea- motive, hydraulics, bio-masses, discharging gas, the remaining gases from the depuration processes and biogas.

Next to these alternative forms, the research is concentrating towards natural sources of energy like the energy given by the sea-waves, energy given by Archimede's force and the gravity energy. Working with these sources of energy, new methods have been developed.

In particular there are a few systems for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy. We have systems that, without any help of external energy, are able to utilize the gravity energy to produce mechanical energy. These systems, even if they give energy for free, still, they can't produce the right powers and if they can do it, the size of the machine would be huge and the price would be unaffordable.

The US Patent n°US6363804 is an example, it regards two subsystems connected between each other, they keep themselves in rotation for the impulses of the forces given by the movement of the masses not balanced. The research bases itself on systems that, with the help of external energy, in some way, summing the contribute of the gravity energy is able to amplify the power, so, the output energy.

Nevertheless, these systems present some problems, most of the time connected to the friction of the pieces, to the result of the transmission organs or to fixation problems if we talk about hydraulic systems. So, if in theory we have the solution, practically there are no systems or machines that help to amplify or to increase the input energy in a system.

However, nor the status of the technical in use, or the patents with new methods can solve the critical aspects.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

This invention has the purpose to overcome the difficulties and disadvantages of the present solutions. One of the purposes is to overcome the disadvantages mentioned above realizing a system or method that, with the help of external energy, is able to prime cyclically a movement able to generate, thanks to the gravity' s force, a torque, so, an energy which is superior to the entering one.

Another aim is to realize a system, considering the increasing output energy relating to the entering one, able not to be influenced from the absorption of energy connected to the friction of the mechanic organs and to the efficiency of the transmission's organs. Another aim is to realize a system able to guarantee his function so his efficiency even for small sizes, such as for domestic use.

The last aim is to realize a system able to consent the use of a serial coupling of systems to have more power, without making bigger the size of a single machine. Considering the above mentioned aims, it comes a system according to the invention and a method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy composed of a first subsystem and a second placed on the same axis.

The first subsystem is constituted of a lever composed of two jointed arms hinged on a shaft and free to rotate; every arm has got a support for hooking, the movement and the unhooking of an m mass; on the same shaft in which is placed a lever, there are two crown gears, blocked with the lever, placed on the two faces of the lever's rotation plane.

The second subsystem is composed of a wheel placed on a shaft, free to rotate, furnished with notchs on the surfaces, guides or similar, concentric to the circumference of this wheel, for the constrained movement, inside and out of this wheel, of an m mass, and furnished with 2n seats, hooks, pivots or similar on his external circumference, equally placed on the circumference, where n represents the, at least, two m masses of the second subsystem, for the placement, on the n following of this seats, of an m mass for every seat; on the same shaft where we have the wheel, are placed, respectively on the two faces of the wheel, two crown gears, blocked with the same wheel.

The first subsystem is connected to the second one for a transmission, connected to the crown gears of the two subsystems; the transmission is constituted of a shaft where two crown gears are keyed on, this transmission, having as velocity ratio τ=l/n where n is the number of the m masses present in the second subsystem.

The first subsystem gets a balance position with the second subsystem for the effect of the moment created by the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, that balance the moment created by the weight of the n m masses, placed consecutively in the clockwise direction and counterclockwise, on the wheel of the second subsystem, starting from the correspondent seat to the highest point of the same wheel.

The loss of balance condition by the reduction of the moment created by the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, primes the rotation of 360/2n degrees of the wheel of the second subsystem, where n is the number of the masses present in the second subsystem, as result of the sum of the moments generated by the weight of the n m masses. This rotation furnishes the useful torque.

The lever of the first subsystem, rotated from an angle in the same sense of rotation of the wheel of the second subsystem, will provide with an arm to unhook the m mass on the seat of the wheel of the second subsystem, correspondent with the highest point of the wheel itself, with another arm to hook the m mass from the place of the second subsystem, correspondent to the lowest point of the wheel itself, so, the first subsystem gets newly the balance with the second subsystem. Advantageously, a cam, is keyed on a shaft, said shaft placed in the highest point of the machine on an axis, parallel to that one on which the two subsystems are placed. The rotation of this cam is synchronized with the movement of the first subsystem and second one through a transmission connected to the crown gears of the wheel of the second subsystem. Saying cam, mainly in startup phase of machine, has the task to accompany, the mass m in the interval of time in which it comes unhooked from the lever of the first subsystem and hooked on the seat of the second subsystem, supplying the necessary and complementary force to the inertia force which, to steady state, alone allow said movement. Advantageously, the reduction of the moment generated from the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, can be obtained through the employment of an external force that, furnishing an opposite moment on the lever, provides to the rotation of this until the position in which the m mass gets unhooked in the correspondent seat of the highest point of the wheel of the second subsystem and the m mass from the place of the second subsystem, correspondent to the lowest point of the wheel itself, gets hooked.

Advantageously, the reduction of the moment generated from the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, can be obtained through mechanic means (springs, worm screw, cams, connecting rod-crank systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatics, electrics) that provide for first to the movement of the m mass from the seat of the second subsystem, correspondent to the lowest point of the wheel itself, towards the rotation's axis, and when the arm is placed in the position next to the correspondent seat to the highest point of the wheel of the second subsystem, provide to an opposite movement to the previous one and to the unhooking of the mentioned seat.

Advantageously the system and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy can be composed of the first subsystem put together to two subsystems of the second type. In this case the lever of the first subsystem is coaxially incorporated in a crown gear with a superior diameter than the length of the same lever. This lever is composed of two jointed arms, hinged on a shaft where they are free to rotate, each of these arms are furnished with means for the hooking, the movement and the unhooking of an m mass; on the same shaft where there is a crown gear, incorporating the lever, two crown gears, jointed to the lever itself, are respectively put on the two faces of the rotation' s lever plane. Besides, advantageously it is possible that more systems, realized as mentioned above, are put in series to obtain high power, only reachable with the rise of the single system.

Preferably in the system and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanic energy, object of the present patent application, it is utilized an external energy to reduce the moment generated by the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem.

Still, as external energy for the reduction of the moment generated by the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, can be utilized forms of renewable energy like wind energy, sun energy, geothermic energy, the waves motion, sea-driving, hydraulics, biomasses, discharging gas, the remaining gases from the depuration processes and biogases and other forms of renewable energy and not known. Preferably, in this system between the first subsystem and the source of external energy is put a flywheel with suitable dimensions that accumulates energy thanks to his inertia and leaves it back in the most critic part where the work to do is at his maximum level on the lever of the first subsystem finalized for the placement of the m mass in the correspondent place at the highest point of the wheel of the second subsystem, allowing a saving on the needed external energy.

Preferably, the received mechanic energy is used for the propulsion or the conversion in other forms of obtainable energy from a rotary, linear, reciprocating, downfall motion. The favourite system for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanic energy is composed of the first subsystem, connected to two subsystems of the second type. In this case the first subsystem is constituted of a lever coaxially incorporated in a crown gear with a superior diameter in respect of the length of the lever itself. This lever is composed of two jointed arms placed on a shaft where they are free to rotate outside it. Every arm is furnished with means for the hooking, the movement and the unhooking, respectively from the two wheels of the coupled subsystems of the second type, of a truck or similar on each part, every truck supporting an m mass; on the same shaft where is placed a crown gear incorporating the lever, respectively on the two faces of the rotation's lever plane, are placed two crown gears blocked to the lever itself.

Every of the two subsystems of the second type is composed of a wheel placed on a shaft, free to rotate, furnished with notchs, guides or similar on the surfaces, concentric to the circumference of this wheel, for the constrained movement, in the external part of this wheel, of a truck or similar, every truck supporting an m mass, and furnished with 2n seats, hooks, pivots or similar on his external circumference, equally placed between each other along the circumference, where n represents the, at least, two trucks or similar, each of them having an m mass, present in the second subsystem, for the lodging on n consecutive of such seats of a truck or similar, each of them supporting an m mass for every seat; on the same shaft where is placed the wheel, there are two crown gears blocked to the wheel itself, respectively placed on the two sides of the wheel.

The crown gear of the first subsystem, with a superior diameter than the length of lever itself, is connected to the flywheel which is connected to the external energy' s source. For example we can say that this external energy can be provided by a prime mover. This is connected to a battery that will provide the start of the system; during the steady state the battery will be disconnected from the prime mover that is fed by the energy's fraction produced by the system itself. This prime mover will furnish a torque that will provide to the reduction of the moment generated by the weight of the two m masses, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, for the position of the two m masses, each of them supported by a truck or similar means, in the highest points of the wheels of the two subsystems of the second type. This primes the rotation of 360/2n degrees of the wheels of the two subsystems of the second type, where n represents the two trucks or similar means, each of them supporting an m mass, present on each wheel, for effect of the sum of the moments generated from the weight of the n m masses respectively on each wheel. The lever of the first subsystem will provide with an arm to release the two trucks, each of them supporting an m mass, on the seats of the wheels of the two subsystems of the second type, correspondent to the highest points of the wheels, the other arm will hook the two trucks or similar means, each of them supporting an m mass from the seats of the subsystems of the second type, correspondent to the lowest points of the wheels, establishing newly a condition of balance.

The obtained mechanic energy will be converted in electric energy by a generator directly connected to the two subsystems of the second type. We describe the advantages that the invention give to the present state of art:

- Conversion of a free energy thanks to a system that with the help of external energy primes ciclically a movement able to furnish, keeping the energy of the gravity, a torque, so an energy which is superior to the entering one;

- Independence of energy' s absorptions connected to the friction of the mechanic organs and to the efficiency of the transmission' s organs;

— Independence of the dimensions because the system guarantees his action, so, his working ever for small dimensions, for example for domestic use;

-Adaptability of the system considering his use thanks to the possibility to get together in series more systems; -The system, clearly showed, can be modified and improved by specialized man, respecting the rules of the patent; * -The following examples are showed just to illustrate the present invention and not to be considered limitative within the limits of the invention itself, as shown by the attached claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

This invention will be showed in details through the included drawings tables, where is explained the following:

Fig. 1 shows the total section of the system, object of the invention, including a first subsystem (1), a second subsystem (2) and a transmission (3);

Fig. 2 shows a frontal view of the first subsystem including the lever;

Fig. 3 shows a longitudinal section of the first subsystem where there is a lever composed of two arms (I a, Ib) jointed between each other, placed on an shaft (4), where they are free to rotate, each of the arms are furnished with means (I c, I d) for the hooking, the movement and the unhooking of an m mass; on the same shaft where is placed a lever, two crown gears (I e, I f) blocked to the lever itself are respectively placed on the two faces of the rotation's plane of the lever.

Fig.4 shows a frontal view of the second subsystem including a wheel, furnished on the surface with seats (2a) for the lodging of the m masses.

Fig.5 shows the longitudinal section of the second subsystem where we distinguish a wheel (2b) placed on an shaft (4), free to rotate, furnished with notchs on the surfaces (2c) concentric to the circumference of this wheel, for the constrained movement of the m mass

(5) and having 20 seats on the external circumference, equally placed along the circumference, in case there are 10 m masses in the second subsystem, for the lodging, on the consecutive 10 of such seats, of an m mass; on the same shaft where is placed the wheel, there are respectively placed two crown gears (2d, 2e) blocked to the wheel itself on the two faces of the wheel.

Fig.6 shows a section of the transmission, respectively connected to the crown gears (2d, If) of the two subsystems, that connect the first subsystem to the second one, including at least a shaft (3a) on which two crown gears (3b, 3c) are keyed on; this transmission, having velocity ratio τ=l/10, in case there are 10 n masses present in the second subsystem. Fig.7 shows a frontal view of the system where the first subsystem is statically balanced with the second one, for the effect of the generated moment of the m mass, connected on the lever of the first subsystem that balance the generated moment of the 10 m masses, lodged, clockwise direction, on the wheel of the second subsystem, starting from the correspondent position to the highest point of the same wheel.

Fig.8 shows a frontal view of the improved system composed of the first subsystem coupled to two subsystem of the second type.

Fig. 9 shows longitudinal section of the improved system, composed of the first subsystem coupled to two subsystems of the second type, where we distinguish the lever coaxially incorporated in a crown gear (I g) with a superior diameter than the length of the lever itself, the two jointed arms (I a, Ib) which compose the lever, are hinged on a shaft (4) and are free to rotate, each of the arms has means (I c, I d) for the hooking, the movement and the unhooking of the truck (6), each of them supporting an m mass (5); on the same shaft where is placed a crown gear incorporating the lever, are respectively assembled, two crown arms (I e, I f) blocked to the lever itself on the two faces of the rotation's plane of the lever itself.

Fig.10 shows the scheme of the favourite system composed of the first subsystem (1) coupled to two subsystems (2) of the second type. In this case the crown gear (I g) with a superior diameter than the length of the lever itself is connected to the flywheel (7) which is connected to the prime mover (8) while the free crown gears of the two subsystems of the second type will be connected to a generator(9).

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The machine is composed of an electric engine with a power of 1 ,5 Kw that furnish a torque of 0,974 Kgm to 1500 rpm/min; through a reduction, this power is transmitted to a flywheel that furnish a torque from 3,24 Kgm to 450 rpm/min; this power gets transmitted to the transmission and from here to the crown gear of the first subsystem, having the lever, in order to have on it 30 rpm/min; from the lever through the two crown gears put on the side, the power is transmitted to the two subsystems of the second type realizing a velocity ratio τ=l/10 to have 3 rpm/min on the wheel of the two subsystems of the second type.

On these wheels 10 trucks are placed, each of them supporting an m mass. On the lever of the first subsystem is connected a truck carrying an m mass. This system is in static balance, thanks to the velocity ratio realized between the first subsystem and the two subsystems of the second type, for the effect of the moment generated by the weight of the m mass hooked at the lever that balance the total moment generated from the 10 m masses placed on the circumference of each wheel. The torque furnished with the electric engine will cyclically provide to unbalance the first subsystem and to prime the continue rotation of the two wheels of the second subsystem.

The lever of the first subsystem, will provide with an arm to unhook the two trucks, each of them supporting an m mass, on the seats of the wheels of the two subsystems of the second type, correspondent to the highest points of the wheels, with the other arm to hook the two trucks or similar, each of them supporting an m mass, from the seats of the subsystems of the second type, correspondent to the lowest points of the wheels, establishing newly the condition of static balance.

The mechanic power exiting from the two subsystems of the second type will be furnished to a generator for the conversion into electric energy.

Such system will give a total efficiency equal to the 79,0 % in front of an absorption given by the friction and the need of external energy which is the 21 ,0 %.

Claims

CLAIM.

1 . System and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy comprising: a first subsystem ( 1 ) and a second one (2) placed on a same axis; the first subsystem having a lever composed of two jointed arms (I a, Ib), placed on a shaft (4) and where they are free to rotate; each of these arms has means (I c, I d) for the hooking, the movement and the unhooking of an m mass; on the same shaft where there is the lever, there are, respectively on the two faces of the rotation plane of the lever, two crown gears (I e, I f) blocked with the lever itself; the second subsystem including a wheel (2b) placed on a shaft, free to rotate, furnished with notchs, guides and similar (2c) on the surfaces, concentric to the circumference of this wheel, for the constrained movement, inside and outside of the wheel itself, of an m mass (5), and furnished with 2n seats (2a), hooks, pivots or similar on his external circumference, equally placed between each other along the circumference, where n represents the, at leats, two m masses present in the second subsystem, for the lodging, on n consecutive of such seats, of an m mass for each seat; on the same shaft where there is the wheel, we find, on the two faces of the wheel, two crown gears (2d, 2e) blocked with the wheel itself; the first subsystem (1 ) is connected to the second one (2) for the transmission (3), respectively connected to the crown gears of the two subsystems, having at least a shaft (3 a) where two crown gears (3b, 3 c) are keyed, this transmission, having as velocity ratio τ=l/n where n is the number of the m masses present in the second subsystem; characterized from the fact that the first subsystem gets the position of balance with the second one, for the effect of the moment generated from the force of an m mass hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, that balance the moment generated from the weight of the n m masses, lodged, consecutively, clockwise and anti-clockwise direction, on the wheel of the second subsystem, starting from the correspondent point to the highest point of the wheel itself; the loss of the balance condition through the reduction of the moment generated by the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, primes the rotation of 360/2n degrees of the wheel of the second subsystem, where n is the number of the masses present in the second subsystem, for the effect of the sum of the moments generated by the weight of the n m masses; the lever of the first subsystem which rotate of an angle in the same sense of rotation of the wheel of the second subsystem, will provide with an arm to unhook the m mass on the seat of the wheel of the second subsystem, correspondent to the highest point of the wheel itself, the other arm hooks the m mass from the point of the second wheel itself, correspondent to the lowest point of the same wheel, so, the first subsystem gets newly the balance condition with the second subsystem.

2. System and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy, as claimed in claim 1 , characterized from the fact that the reduction of the moment generated from the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, can be obtained with the employment of an external energy that, furnishing an opposite moment on the lever, provide to the rotation of it to the position where the m mass gets unhooked in the seat correspondent to the highest point of the wheel of the second subsystem and the m mass gets hooked from the seat of the second subsystem, correspondent to the lowest point of the wheel itself.

3. System and method for the conversion of the gravitational energy into mechanical energy, as claimed in claim 1 , characterized from the fact that the reduction of the moment generated from the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, can be obtained through mechanic means (springs, worm screw, cams, connecting rod-crank systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatics, electrics), that provide first to the movement of the m mass from the seat of the second subsystem, correspondent to the lowest point of the wheel itself, towards the rotation's axis, and when the arm is in the position of the correspondent seat to the highest point of the wheel of the second subsystem, provide to an opposite movement to the previous and to the unhooking of such seat.

4. System and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy, as claimed in claim 1 , characterized from the fact that the system and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanic energy can be composed of the first subsystem (1), coupled to two subsystem (2) of the second type.

5. System and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy, as claimed in claim 1 , characterized from the fact that the lever of the first subsystem ( 1 ) is coaxially incorporated in a crown gear (I g) with a diameter superior than the length of the lever itself; this lever is composed of two jointed arms

(I a, Ib), hinged on a shaft (4) where they are free to rotate, each of these arms are furnished of means (I c, I d) for the hooking, the movement and the unhooking of an m mass; on the same shaft where we find the crown gear incorporating the lever, there are, respectively on the two faces of the rotation plane of the lever, two crown gears (I e, I f) blocked with the lever itself.

6. System and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy, as claimed in claim 1 , characterized from the fact that is possible that more systems are fixed in series to obtain high power reachable only with the increment of the details of the single system.

7. System and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy, as claimed in claim 1 , characterized from the fact that as source of external energy able to reduce the moment generated from the weight of the m mass, hooked on the lever of the first subsystem, new forms of renewable energies are utilized, such as wind energy, geothermic and photovoltaic energy and other forms of known energy.

8. System and method for the conversion of the gravity energy into mechanical energy, as claimed in claim 1 , characterized from the fact that the obtained mechanic energy is utilized for the propulsion and conversion in any other form of energy obtainable from the rotary, linear, reciprocating, downfall motion.