Patent ID: 7771568

Claim:
A self-sustaining wind and solar-powered desalination system for producing electricity, potable water and water for irrigation comprising: a plurality of desalination units each of which includes a wind turbine and an array of solar panels for generating electricity; a plurality of solar and wind powered fan cooled desalination systems each of which has a heat exchanger and a distillation portion for solar heating of saline water to thereby produce a mass of water vapor; means dividing a portion of said water vapor into said distillation portion and a portion of said water vapor into said heat exchanger; each distillation portion in a plurality of desalination units includes: a chamber having a transparent inclined cover and a transparent bottom for receiving the saline water; a receptacle for receiving distilled water disposed at a base of said inclined cover and channel means including a channel for conveying said saline water to said chamber and said heat exchanger disposed in said channel below the level of the saline water; means for heating the saline water in said chamber by positioning said chamber to receive solar energy through said transparent inclined cover and means for reflecting solar energy through said transparent bottom to evaporate the saline water to thereby produce said water vapor; means including said inclined transparent cover for condensing the vapor and causing distilled water to flow down said inclined transparent cover and into said receptacle; means for directing a portion of the vaporized water into said heat exchanger to thereby condense the vaporized water and means for adding the condensed water from said heat exchanger to said distilled water in or from said receptacle; a restricted wind channel for increasing the speed of wind from the turbine across said inclined cover; and an irrigation system wherein water from the desalination units is used to irrigate trees and plants in a farm and park system.