Patent ID: 8089167
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: F03B,F03G,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A gravity-powered generator comprising: a first container which contains fluid; an inflatable bag within the fluid in the first container; weight attached to said inflatable bag sufficient to force the inflatable bag to the bottom of the first container when it is not inflated; a pneumatic pump attached to the inflatable bag to inflate the bag, permitting it to float toward the top of the fluid in the first container; a mechanical slide to which said inflatable bag is attached to guide the inflatable bag up and down; means for transforming the vertical force into rotary energy; a second container adjacent to the first container; a generator inside the second container powered by the energy forces generated by the movement of the inflatable bag up and down within the fluid in the first container; a generator shaft connecting the inflatable bag assembly to the generator, such shaft operable to rotate by energy provided by linear up and down travel converted to rotary power by means of a ball screw or by a pinion and endless gear rack; a gear box inside the second container; controls for controlling the operation of the pneumatic pump and generator; controls for controlling the electrical output and electrical distribution of the gravity-powered generator; and energy storage in the form of batteries and or fast charging and fast release capacitor bank.