Patent Publication Number: US-2018038347-A1

Title: Method to use wind power to create electrical energy in buildings from electrolysis and steam

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present patent application is a continuation in part of provisional U.S. patent application No. 62/411,305 filed on Oct. 21, 2016, the disclosure of which herein is incorporated by reference to the extent not inconsistent with the present disclosure. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Energy production and reduction of pollutants is one of the greatest challenges of our generation. 
     Populations continue to migrate towards urban areas and COP21 identified cities as key actors in the fight against climate change. Today, 55% of the world&#39;s population lives in cities while accounting for over 70% of the global carbon emission. This global trend towards urbanization is projected to continue beyond 2050, where two thirds of the world population will live. Electricity production in the United States alone is the greatest contributor of CO2 emissions with 67% being produced by fossil fuels (mostly coal and natural gas). Renewable sources only account for 14 percent of our production. 
     Energy costs are soaring and in some of the poorest countries, having a few lights on at home is a luxury. In large metropolitan areas energy consumption is highly regulated and limited to a few that can afford such luxuries. Electricity is too costly and it is too dirty to produce when relying mostly on fossil fuels. 
     The 21 st  Conférence des parties (COP) held in Paris in 2015 reinforced the need for global action to curtail the impact of human generated carbon emissions on the warming of our planet. 
     There are systems which will capture wind to convert into electricity as well as solar energy panels, or magnet generators and store such energy in batteries or the like to reduce the consumption of energy needs generally in residences. In most cases the energy produced by these systems is limited by the unreliability of wind and sun, thus homes in general continues to use partial electricity from the grid. In some cases the energy stored in the residences is in excess of the user requirements and, the user may sell the excess electricity back to the power supplier. 
     Unlike a house; a high-rise building requires an immense amount of electrical energy to power systems and spaces. Making a high-rise building its own power plant will remove the building from the grid and the recovery of the capital invested in the new system will far offset the cost of energy from power plants. 
     Making a high-rise building a power plant will also allow for high-rise building owners to produce excess amounts in order to sell energy to neighbors or buildings nearby. The method does not cause any pollution; rather it recycles water and waste. 
     Additionally; this method can be used in large ships such as cruise ships or even as large as aircraft carriers depending on the scale of the systems installed. Not only there are high winds in the ocean but a moving ship would add to the collection of wind power and follow the method as described. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a method to produce electrical energy utilizing wind power as a source, converting kinetic energy into electrical energy to generate Hydrogen and Oxygen through electrolysis and using Hydrogen and Oxygen as fuel to produce steam to power steam turbines which will ultimately generate electrical power to provide electricity to a building. 
     To illustrate the system method a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated with the inclusion of the wind turbine apparatus U.S. Pat. No. 9,546,644 B2 as the wind capturing device; however it is to be understood that the description of the preferred embodiment contains many specifics for the purpose of illustration; a person of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that many variations and alterations to the following details are within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following preferred embodiments of the invention are set forth without loss of generality to, and without imposing limitations upon the claimed invention. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES 
         FIG. 1  represents a variety of buildings  1 , depicting samples of multi-story structures wherein an energy generating system may be installed using wind power to create electrical energy from Electrolysis and steam. 
         FIG. 2  is a graphic representation of the system, its components and the method for converting wind power to electrical power with the capacity to power a high-rise building and the owner&#39;s requirements of electricity within the structure. 
         FIGS. 3, 4 and 5  are top, lower and right side portions respectively of  FIG. 2  enlarged to allow the reader a better view of the components of the method. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross section of the upper portion of  FIG. 2  where in a high-rise building  1  a plurality of turbines  2  are installed in separate floor and or independent spaces within a high-rise building  1 . Turbines as shown are the preferred embodiment of this invention; however other systems that may produce DC power directly or indirectly may substitute the turbines  2 . Wind turbines  2  transform wind power into kinetic energy which is used to spin generators  5 . Wind exiting the wind turbines is decompressed and released directly through openings in the structure at opposite side of the face of the high-rise building that faces the prevailing winds. When these openings are not easily accessible a chase  3  serves as the exit of the decompressing air. These chases  3  may end above the rooftop of the high-rise building in order to take advantage of the chimney effect which will create a vacuum in the chase increasing the speed of the wind exiting through the chase. Inside the chase fans  4  may be installed to further aid the rapid exit of the decompressed air. 
     
    
    
     The DC output of the generators  5  is controlled and regulated by  8  equipment appropriate to maintain optimal electrical current levels for the purpose of using such DC current for electrolysis of a fluid. Cathode  7  and Anode  6  carry the electrical current from the generators  5  to the electrolyzer  14  further described in  FIG. 4   
       FIG. 4  is a cross section of the lower portion of  FIG. 2  wherein the cathode and anode comprise nickel, platinum, titanium, graphite or other metal or alloy that will best resist the corrosive nature of the environment in the electrolyzer  14  wherein the electrolyzing fluid  15  comprises H 2 O and a catalyst such as a salt or an acid. In this method acid is preferred as there is within the high-rise building  1  an abundant supply of Urea already mixed with water  9 . Harvesting Urea from urinals  10  in an existing high-rise building will require slight modification of the plumbing system  11  to separate waste from bathroom plumbing fixtures. In new construction, plumbing systems can be designed already for the separation of waste. 
     Water mixed with Urea  9  from Urinals  10  contains solids which are filtered and stored in tanks  12  for as needed demand. Water and Urea  9  after being filtered and stored are released as needed into the electrolyzer  14  through pipes  13  to maintain the level of fluid  15 . Valve  21  senses the level of water and acidity in the electrolyzer and opens or closes the exit of fluid to sewer through waste pipe  22  or stops the flow of mix  9  into the electrolyzer  14 . Community water may be used when the available mix  9  is in short supply. Valve  23  senses that the level of the fluid  15  has fallen below an established level and allows community water to enter the electrolyzer  14 . To maintain the acidity of the fluid  15  when necessary a catalyst  28  is stored in tank  25  which supplies community water the needed level of acidity to maintain electrolysis at an optimum level of efficiency. 
     Cathode  7  and Anode  6  when submerged in the fluid  15  will split water into Oxygen  17  and Hydrogen  18  which are compressed by compressors  19  and  20  respectively. Compressed Hydrogen flows through pipe  29  to a plurality of tanks  27 . Hydrogen from pipe  29  is partially deviated through pipe  29 -A and it is ignited in burners  16  in order to raise the temperature of the fluid and further optimize the production of Oxygen  17  and Hydrogen  18 . Compressed Oxygen  17  flows through pipe  30  into a plurality of storage tanks  26 . Valve  31  stops compressor  19  when pressure on the plurality of tanks  26  has reached its established maximum. Similarly; valve  24  stops compressor  20  when pressure on the plurality of Hydrogen storage tanks has reached its established level. Switch  33  as a safety precaution automatically cuts of the power from cathode  7  and anode  6  when storage tanks  26  and  27  have reached their maximum established pressure and electrolysis stops. Pipe  32  connects together the plurality of tanks and releases pressure between tanks to keep the pressure of first tank at a highest level before Oxygen  17  or Hydrogen  18  flow into a second tank and so on. 
     Compressed Hydrogen  18  and Oxygen  17  are released from the plurality of tanks in high pressure lines  34  and  37  respectively to a combustion chamber  38  further described in  FIG. 5   
       FIG. 5  is a cross section of the lower right hand portion of  FIG. 2  wherein compressed Oxygen  17  and Hydrogen  18  are ignited in combustion chamber  38  to raise the temperature of water in steam boiler  39 . Regulated High temperature steam at predetermined pressure passes from Steam Boiler though steam valve into steam turbine  40 . Steam leaving the steam turbine  40  passes to a steam condenser  45  where it is cooled and is circulated through pipe  46  back into the steam boiler  39  by pump  47 . Water on pipe  46  may be complemented by water collected from sinks  49  in high-rise building after passing through filter  48 . Solids are eliminated through pipe  50 . Additional water may be required at times to maintain steady the pressure within the boiler  39 . 
     Steam turbine  40  generates kinetic power which is converted into electrical energy by generator  41  and then converted into AC current to power the high-rise building  1 .