| CPC E02B 9/00 (2013.01) [F03B 13/06 (2013.01); F03B 15/005 (2013.01); F05B 2210/11 (2013.01); F05B 2260/422 (2020.08)] | 4 Claims |
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1. A utility scale hydro pump (USHP), a hydromechanical system for generating hydropotential energy and electricity, comprising:
a water tower, f illed with fluid, wherein the fluid is water, further comprising:
a lower chamber;
an upper chamber; said upper chamber further comprises:
a body chamber just above said lower chamber;
a head chamber above said body chamber; said head chamber has a smaller inner cross section than that of said body chamber; said body chamber and said head chamber are connected and share water or fluid communication;
a plurality of one-way waterflow valves in said head chamber to prevent water release f rom said head chamber; the water moves upward in the upper chamber;
a chamber opening shared between the top of said lower chamber and the bottom of said upper chamber;
a vehicle, a mechanism for moving water in said water tower; said vehicle operates in the lower chamber to push or pump water out of the top of the upper chamber; said vehicle comprising;
walls; said walls maintain the shape of the cross section of said vehicle throughout operations;
a vehicle base; said vehicle base is used to combine or separate water between the lower chamber and upper chamber; the lower chamber and the upper chamber are separated when the vehicle base is closed and the two chambers are not in fluid communication;
an upper reservoir, for standalone power production applications, placed near or surrounding the top of the upper chamber to take in, hold, and release pumped water; the top of the said upper reservoir is protected from weather elements but open or has a vent; the placement of said upper reservoir is designed to maximize the head; said upper reservoir further comprises:
a connecting pipe between said upper reservoir and the top of said upper chamber; said connecting pipe has a top vent;
a reservoir release valve to control water release from said upper reservoir;
a lower reservoir, a repository of water near said lower chamber, with the water level of said lower reservoir maintained above the top of the lower chamber, to collect, store, and supply water to said lower chamber; said lower reservoir further comprises:
a sliding, watertight recycle door connecting to said lower chamber; when said recycle door is open, said lower chamber and said lower reservoir are in fluid communication;
a hydro-discharge entrance to receive exiting water or hydro-discharge from a turbine generator;
a penstock connected to the said reservoir release valve and extended down to a hydro turbine generator; said hydro turbine generator discharges water to the hydro discharge entrance and into the lower reservoir;
a vehicle lifting device (VLD), a mechanism, such as a hydraulic lift motor, to lift or compress said vehicle; said VLD controls the movement of the vehicle.
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