公开(公告)号：US08408841B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-02

申请号：US13158380

申请日：2011-06-11

申请人： Lawrence George Brown ,  Gregory Andrew MacDonald Brown

发明人： Lawrence George Brown ,  Gregory Andrew MacDonald Brown

IPC分类号： E02B7/00

CPC分类号： E02B3/062 ,  E02B3/043 ,  Y10T137/0318 ,  Y10T137/0402 ,  Y10T137/3584

摘要： Provided is a novel flow control system that includes multiple modifier columns for positioning across a waterway. Bottom ends of the columns are attached to a bottom track extension, for example, at the bottom of the waterway. The columns are sufficiently light so that the buoyancy force pushes their top ends towards the surface forming a “curtain-like” structure that provides resistance to the water flow. Spacing between the columns and other characteristics may be used to adjust this resistance. The columns may be repositioned along the track to change the spacing and/or to form an open pass. The columns are sufficiently robust and may swivel with respect to their bottom support such that their upper portions contact passing vessels. The system may be used to control flow through energy extracting devices or be a part of flood control systems.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种新颖的流量控制系统，其包括用于在水路上定位的多个修改器列。 柱的底端连接到底部轨道延伸部，例如在水路的底部。 柱足够轻，使得浮力将其顶端推向表面，形成提供对水流的阻力的帘状结构。 柱之间的间距和其他特性可用于调整此阻力。 列可以沿着轨道重新定位以改变间隔和/或形成开放路段。 这些柱足够牢固，并且可以相对于它们的底部支撑件旋转，使得其上部与经过的容器接触。 该系统可用于控制通过能量提取装置的流量或者是防洪系统的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20110229318A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US12830432

申请日：2010-07-05

申请人： Lawrence George Brown

发明人： Lawrence George Brown

IPC分类号： F03G7/00 ,  F03B13/00

CPC分类号： F03B13/00 ,  F03D5/06 ,  Y02E10/70 ,  Y10T137/0318

摘要： A fundamental departure from previous methods of extracting energy from moving fluids—increasing by several orders of magnitude the quantities of energy extracted over currently used methods and systems: A part of a moving mass of fluid, or large aggregate thereof, are permitted to flow into encapsulation; the entire flowing mass is then decelerated to zero, or nearly zero velocity, with the entire original level of energy of the moving fluids transferred to the encapsulating/decelerating means or directly to energy users.

摘要翻译： 与以前从移动流体中提取能量的方法的根本偏离 - 通过目前使用的方法和系统提取的能量数量增加几个数量级：允许流体的一部分或其大的聚集体流入 封装 整个流动质量然后减速到零或几乎零速度，移动流体的整个原始能量水平转移到封装/减速装置或直接传递给能量使用者。

公开(公告)号：US08221051B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-17

申请号：US12830432

申请日：2010-07-05

申请人： Lawrence George Brown

发明人： Lawrence George Brown

IPC分类号： F03B13/12

CPC分类号： F03B13/00 ,  F03D5/06 ,  Y02E10/70 ,  Y10T137/0318

摘要： One example embodiment includes a system for extracting kinetic energy from moving fluid masses. The system includes an encapsulator, where a fluid enters the encapsulator. The system also includes decelerator, where the decelerator reduces the velocity of the encapsulated fluid to near zero velocity transferring the kinetic energy originally in the incoming fluid to the decelerator.

摘要翻译： 一个示例性实施例包括用于从移动的流体质量提取动能的系统。 该系统包括封装器，其中流体进入封装器。 该系统还包括减速器，其中减速器将封装流体的速度降低到接近零速度，将原来在进入流体中的动能传递到减速器。

公开(公告)号：US08419589B1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-16

申请号：US12475277

申请日：2009-05-29

申请人： Lawrence George Brown ,  Gregory A M Brown ,  Brian Alexander Brown

发明人： Lawrence George Brown ,  Gregory A M Brown ,  Brian Alexander Brown

IPC分类号： F16H15/00

CPC分类号： F16H15/24 ,  F16H15/12

摘要： An infinitely variable transmission, in which the driver and driven members can exchange their roles—with the driver becoming the driven, and vice versa. The initially chosen driver carries within it a number of movable parts, which the driving forces bring into contact with the driven member, in a manner designed to produce a momentary lock between the driver and driven members, at the point of the torque transfer between them. In one embodiment the driven member—which can be a flat disc—is clamped between two oppositely placed drivers. Infinite variability is achieved by controllably relocating the fixed diameter drivers to smaller or larger diameter points on the so clamped disc. The output can be harvested from the rotation of said driven disc directly. Or one or more driver members like these which are used to rotate said disc, can be brought into contact with different locations on said disc, and become driven by it. In such a case a number of different speeds, or torque levels, can be taken simultaneously as outputs from a single rpm/torque input. In embodiments with a single driver of convex shape input, the preferred driven member is a cone with a concave curvature, to allow for a larger contact zone than two opposing convex parts could provide. Either the flat clamped disc version, or the cone versions, can be stacked vertically or horizontally, with cones nested within each other, to multiply gear ratios and or torques as wished.

摘要翻译： 无级变速器，其中驾驶员和被驱动的构件可以交换他们的角色，驾驶员变成驾驶员，反之亦然。 最初选择的驱动器在其内部携带有多个可移动部件，驱动力与被驱动部件接触，设计成在驱动器和被驱动部件之间产生瞬间锁定，在它们之间转矩传递的时刻 。 在一个实施例中，可以是平盘的从动构件夹在两个相对放置的驱动器之间。 通过将固定直径驱动器可控地重新定位在如此夹紧的盘上的更小或更大直径的点上来实现无限可变性。 可以从所述从动盘的旋转直接收获输出。 或者一个或多个这样的用于旋转所述盘的驱动器构件可以与所述盘上的不同位置接触并被其驱动。 在这种情况下，可以同时将多个不同的速度或转矩水平作为来自单个rpm /转矩输入的输出。 在具有凸形输入的单个驱动器的实施例中，优选的从动构件是具有凹曲率的锥体，以允许比两个相对的凸部可提供更大的接触区域。 扁平夹紧盘版本或锥形版本可以垂直或水平堆叠，锥形嵌套在彼此之间，以便根据需要乘以传动比和扭矩。