Patent ID: 8018079
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An electromechanical system for generating electric power, comprising: a. at least one traveling unit that weighs at least 5 tons and that is designed and suited to ascend and descend on a vertical or sloping track in a cyclic and reciprocating manner, wherein each descent of said traveling unit down said vertical or sloping track provides mechanical force that can be converted by said electromechanical system into electric power; b. a tensile subassembly that can be coupled to said traveling unit, and that can exert sufficient pulling force on said traveling unit to pull the traveling unit higher on said vertical or sloping track, wherein the pulling force can be released from the traveling unit once the traveling unit has reached an ascent height, thereby allowing the traveling unit to force rotation of at least one electric generator as the traveling unit descends the vertical or sloping track; c. at least one buoyant aircraft that is designed and suited to be filled with at least one buoyant gas, and that is capable of vertically lifting a mass weighing at least 5 tons, and that is provided with a reinforced frame that enables said buoyant aircraft to impose lifting and pulling force on said traveling unit, via said tensile subassembly; d. at least one sail component that is coupled via tensile members to said tensile subassembly, and that is designed and suited to be deployed, under windy conditions, in a manner that will generate pulling force that will be exerted on the traveling unit during each cyclic ascent of said traveling unit; and, e. at least one electrical generator that is suited for converting mechanical power into electric power, and wherein said electromechanical system is also provided with means for returning the buoyant aircraft, the sail component, and the tensile subassembly to locations that enable the buoyant aircraft, sail component, and tensile subassembly to be coupled again to the traveling unit after the traveling unit has descended down the vertical or sloping track, in a manner that will commence and cause another cyclic ascent of said traveling unit on the vertical or sloping track.