US 12,234,133 B1
Skip hoist system for a particle-based high-temperature power tower plant
Shaker Saeed Mohammed Abdullah Alaqel, Riyadh (SA); Hany Abdurrahman Al-Ansary, Riyadh (SA); Muhammad Mansoor Sarfraz, Atlanta, GA (US); Kenzo Kalonji Repole, Atlanta, GA (US); Eldwin Djajadiwinata, Riyadh (SA); Nader Shaif Saleh, Riyadh (SA); Rageh Saadallah Ali Saeed, Riyadh (SA); Saeed Mohammed Alzahrani, Riyadh (SA); Zeyad Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Riyadh (SA); Syed Noman Danish, Riyadh (SA); Abdelrahman Mahmoud Elleathy, Riyadh (SA); and Sheldon Jeter, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed by KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed on May 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/678,919.
Int. Cl. B65G 25/06 (2006.01); B65G 11/20 (2006.01); B66D 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC B66D 3/18 (2013.01) [B65G 11/20 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A skip hoist particle lift system for a particle-based power tower plant, the skip hoist particle lift system comprising:
a pre-skip subsystem, the pre-skip subsystem including a container configured to accumulate an amount of particles therein;
an upper hopper disposed above the pre-skip subsystem and separated therefrom;
a plurality of elongated guide rails connecting the pre-skip subsystem and the upper hopper to one another; and
a skip subsystem mounted on the elongated guide rails and configured to be moved therealong between the pre-skip subsystem and the upper hopper,
wherein the pre-skip subsystem is configured to automatically release the accumulated amount of particles into the skip subsystem when the skip subsystem is brought into a loading position at the pre-skip subsystem, wherein the skip subsystem, when loaded with the particles, is configured to be moved upwardly in order to transport the loaded particles to the upper hopper, and
wherein the pre-skip subsystem further comprises:
a chute pivotally connected to a particle discharge end of the container, wherein the chute is configured to be pivoted between an open state, in which the chute enables the accumulated particles to be discharged into the skip subsystem when the skip subsystem is brought to the loading position, and a closed state, in which the chute prevents particles from being released from the particle discharge end of the container when the skip subsystem is moved away from the loading position; and
a door slidably engageable with an outer surface of the chute, opposite to the container of the pre-skip subsystem, wherein the door is configured to slide upwardly and downwardly along different elevations, and wherein the door is configured to slide between a first elevation, in which the door rests against the chute and keeps the chute closed by virtue of resting thereagainst, and a second elevation, lower than the first elevation, which enables the chute to be pivoted to the open state.