Patent ID: 8901758
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: F03G,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A system for generating electricity, the system being mounted on a surface at ground level, the system comprising: at least one weight, the weight being connected to a spool that is in turn connected to a generator and to an electric motor, the connection between the weight and the spool being a flexible support that tethers the weight to the spool, the weight being supported within a shaft that extends down, below the generator; tubing positioned next to the shaft, the tubing being connected to a home heat exchanger; and at least one energy converter that converts solar or wind energy into electrical energy, the energy converter being electrically coupled to the generator that can be used as an electric motor, so that electricity is generated by allowing the weight go down into the shaft so that the spool rotates by the passing of the flexible support over the spool as the weight goes down, and the spool in turn rotates the generator to generate electricity, and then the weight is returned to starting position by using the electric motor to raise the weight using electrical energy collected from outside of a power grid.