High building power generation device

A high building power generation device includes a plurality of water storage tanks and at least one power generation unit. The water storage tanks are arranged at specific floors of a high building so that a predetermined vertical distance is provided between adjacent ones of the water storage tanks. The water storage tanks are connected to each other with pipes. A control valve is mounted at a connection of each water storage tank with the pipes. The power generation unit is arranged at a bottom floor of the high building. The pipes connecting with the water storage tanks have a lower opening that is located above the power generation unit. The water storage tanks accumulate and store used water from multiple floors and the control valves are openable to release the used water to impact and drive the power generation unit to generate electrical power.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a high building power generation device, and more particularly to a high building power generation device that stores used water in multiple floors and allows the used water so stored to impact a power generation unit to generate electrical power.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Due to the uninterrupted consumption of energy of the Earth, global warming is getting worse and severer and energies are getting depleted. All the countries around the world are devoted to projects of generating electrical power through natural ways. The solutions of generating electrical power in through natural ways that are currently adopted include hydraulic power, wind power, solar power, and nuclear power. Taking hydraulic power generation as an example, bulky water wheels must be built and installed. The cost is high and a proper site must be available for the installation, making it hard to get popularized. For wind power generation, a tall tower like frame must be built and large wind blades must be mounted on the top of the tower. The cost is also high and installation is only available for areas that are windy all year round. The wind power generation is not an option for areas where winds are weak.

For solar power or solar energy, the cost is also high and long term sun shining is a necessary condition. Thus, the installation expense is high and the performance is not totally under control. For nuclear power, although it is considered a type of clean energy, safety issue and pollution to the Earth are always of concerns and are long questioned by environmentalists and are still under debate.

The contemporary environment of residence is generally full of high buildings of tens of floors. Water used to wash and clean in such buildings is generally drained without being re-used. This is a quite a waste of natural resources. In view of this, the present invention aims to provide a high building power generation device that stores used water in multiple floors and allows the used water so stored to impact a power generation unit to generate electrical power.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the preset invention is to provide a high building power generation device that stores used water in multiple floors and allows the used water so stored to impact a power generation unit to generate electrical power so as to achieve a purpose of re-use of used water and saving of energy.

The high building power generation device of the present invention comprises a plurality of water storage tanks and at least one power generation unit. The water storage tanks are arranged at specific floors of the high building in a manner of being spaced from each other so that a predetermined vertical distance is provided between adjacent ones of the water storage tanks. The water storage tanks are connected with each other through pipes. A control valve is mounted at a connection of each of the water storage tanks and the pipes. The power generation unit is arranged at a bottom floor of the high building. The pipes connecting with the water storage tanks have a lower opening that is located above the power generation unit. As such, used water from multiple floors and stored in each of the water storage tanks is allowed to release in such a way that the used water flows downward along the pipes to impact the power generation unit to drive the power generation unit to generate electrical power.

The high building power generation device of the present invention is structured in such a way that the power generation unit comprises a chassis. An accommodation chamber is formed on the chassis. The accommodation chamber comprises a top tank. The top tank has a water discharge opening. The accommodation chamber comprises a first rotary mechanism and a second rotary mechanism mounted therein. A slope water guide channel is arranged above the second rotary mechanism. The first rotary mechanism and the second rotary mechanism are respectively coupled to power generation elements, whereby the used water that flows down impacts the first rotary mechanism and the second rotary mechanism to cause the first rotary mechanism and the second rotary mechanism to rotate in predetermined direction and thus drive the power generation elements to generate electrical power.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring collectively toFIGS. 1 and 2, which are respectively a schematic view illustrating the present invention and a schematic view illustrating a power generation unit according to the present invention, as shown in the drawings, the present invention comprises a plurality of water storage tanks1and at least one power generation unit2. The water storage tanks1are arranged at specific floors of a high building3so as to be spaced from each other by predetermined distances, whereby a predetermined vertical distance is defined between adjacent ones of the water storage tanks1. The water storage tanks1are connected to each other by pipes11and a control valve12is mounted at a connection between each of the water storage tanks1and each of the pipes11. In the instant embodiment, the water storage tanks1are arranged at floors of the high building3that are separate by a predetermined number of floors. For example, considering the entire high building3has 40 floors, the water storage tanks1could be installed at the second, the tenth, the twentieth, and the thirtieth floors so that each of the water storage tanks1may receive and store used water from at least ten floors of the building.

The power generation unit2is installed at the lowest floor of the high building3. The pipes11that connect between the water storage tanks1have a lower opening that is set above the power generation unit2. The power generation unit2comprises a chassis21and an accommodation chamber22is mounted on the chassis21. A top tank23is arranged above the accommodation chamber22. The top tank23has a water discharge opening231. The accommodation chamber22receives a first rotary mechanism24and a second rotary mechanism25mounted therein. A slope water guide channel26is arranged above the second rotary mechanism25. The first rotary mechanism24and the second rotary mechanism25are respectively coupled to power generation elements27,28.

With the above-described arrangement, a high building power generation device is provided. Each of the water storage tanks1may receive and store used water from multiple floors and when the storage of water in the tank is full, the control valve12can be opened in order to release the stored used water in such a way that the used water flows downward along the pipes11to reach the power generation unit2and thus impact the first rotary mechanism24and the second rotary mechanism25, causing the first rotary mechanism24and the second rotary mechanism25to rotate in predetermined directions, thereby driving the power generation elements27,28to generate electrical power.

Referring toFIG. 3, which is a schematic view illustrating a water-stored condition of the present invention, as shown in the drawing, the present invention provides multiple water storage tanks1that are arranged to be spaced from each other by predetermined distances by being installed at specific floors of the high building3to provide a predetermined vertical distance between adjacent ones of the water storage tanks1. In a normal condition, the control valve12of each of the water storage tanks1is kept at a closed condition so that the used water from each of the floors is accumulated and stored in the water storage tanks1.

Referring toFIG. 4, which is a schematic view illustrating a water-released condition of the present invention, as shown in the drawing, when one or all of the water storage tanks1of the present invention is full, the control valves12of the one or all the water storage tanks1are opened. Due to full storage of water in the water storage tanks1, the water is released to flow downward along the pipes11so as to reach the power generation unit2that is arranged at the lowest floor and under the lower opening of the pipes11to thereby impact the first rotary mechanism24and the second rotary mechanism25, causing the first rotary mechanism24and the second rotary mechanism25to rotate in predetermined directions, thereby driving the power generation elements27,28to generate electrical power.

Referring toFIG. 5, a schematic view is given to illustrate a power generation operation of the present invention. Reference is also made toFIG. 4, and as shown in the drawings, when the water storage tanks1are full of water, the water is allowed to flow downward along the pipes11to fill into the top tank23. The water is then flows through the water discharge opening231of the top tank23in a downward direction to reach the first rotary mechanism24and thus cause the first rotary mechanism24to rotate in a predetermined direction and drive the power generation element27to generate electrical power. During the rotation of the first rotary mechanism2, water may flow into the water guide channel26to flush toward the second rotary mechanism25to drive the power generation element28to generate electrical power. The electrical power generated by the power generation elements27,28may be accumulated and stored for subsequently powering various sorts of electrical appliances. As such, the waste or used water generated in each floor of the high building3may be re-used to achieve a purpose of regeneration of resources and saving of energy.

The example described above is only a preferred way of embodying the present invention and is not provided for constraining the scope of the present invention. Minor variations and modifications, which do not depart from the essence of the present invention, are considered within the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

In summary, the present invention provides a high building power generation device that comprises a plurality of water storage tanks that is arranged at specific floors of a high building to operate in combination with a power generation unit installed in the bottom floor of the high building and to accumulate and store used water from multiple floors of the building so that subsequent use of the waste water to impact and drive a power generation unit may be available for generation of electrical power and a purpose of re-use of used water and saving of energy is achieved.