Secondary electric power system and method
View Patent ↗A secondary electric power system and method of operation are disclosed. The system contains a grid having an array of turbines by which pressurized fluid is used to generate electricity to power a residential, commercial, agricultural or industrial structure. The secondary system may be a backup power source to the structure when a primary source is temporarily unavailable or may be a primary source in some circumstances. The method pumps fluid from a first pressure to a second pressure and exposes the fluid to a grid of turbine driven generators, the pressure is reduced across the grid to a third pressure that is less than the second. Additionally embodiments of the system are integrated into and incorporate components of other building utilities, e.g. water, sewer and fire control.
1. A grid comprising:
a supply pipe receiving a fluid from a fluid supply at a first pressure;
a plurality of branch pipes coupled to and receiving the fluid from the supply pipe;
a plurality of electric generators, wherein each electric generator is coupled to one of the plurality of branch pipes and each electric generator comprises:
a fluid wheel comprising:
a plurality of cups coupled to a fluid wheel axle, wherein the cups receive the fluid from one of the plurality of branch pipes, which propels the cups and spins the fluid wheel axle;
a ring gear housing coupled to the fluid wheel axle;
a plurality of gears propelled by the ring gear housing;
a sun gear propelled by the plurality of gears;
a magnetic rotor propelled around a plurality of stationary stator coils by the sun gear;
a power output connected to a bridge rectifier;
wherein the plurality of generators are fluidly connected in parallel;
an outlet pipe receiving the fluid from the plurality of generators at a second pressure, the second pressure less than the first pressure.