IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,242,836
Granted Patent B2
US 11,242,836 · App. 17/104,401 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing power generation

Inventors: Barry G. Heald (Steamboat Springs, CO); Gerard Roberts (Steamboat Springs, CO); T. M. Hunt (Houston, TX)
Assignee: BGH Designs, LLC
F03B13/083H02K7/116H02K7/1823F05B2220/706
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,242,836
App. No.
17/104,401
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for generating power. A pipe having an input flow is coupleable to an input section configured to receive at least a portion of the input flow. A generation section is coupleable to the input section and includes a pipe section to carry the at least a portion of the input flow, a turbine coupleable to the pipe section and configured to capture energy from the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section, and a generator coupleable to the turbine and configured to generate power from the energy captured by the turbine. An output section is coupleable to the pipe and configured to provide output of the generation section to the pipe.

Claims (31)

1. An apparatus for providing power generation when coupled to a pipe having an input flow, comprising:

an input section coupleable to the pipe, the input section configured to receive at least a portion of the input flow;

a generation section coupleable to the input section, the generation section including a pipe section configured to carry the at least a portion of the input flow, a turbine coupleable to the pipe section and configured to capture energy from the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section, and a generator coupleable to the turbine and configured to generate power from the energy captured by the turbine, the generation section further including a flange adapter assembly having (i) a tube configured to fit within at least a portion of the pipe section, and (ii) a flow redirector fixed within the tube, the flow redirector configured to redirect at least a portion of the input flow within the pipe section; and

an output section coupleable to the pipe and configured to provide output of the generation section to the pipe.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one valve, the at least one valve configured to control an amount of the at least a portion of the input flow carried through the generation section.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one valve is configured to enable the at least a portion of the input flow to be less than an entire amount of the input flow.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the turbine of the generation section is configured to capture energy from at least one of a liquid or a gas as the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism coupleable between the turbine and the generator to transfer at least a portion of the captured energy to the generator.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a gear box coupleable to the transfer mechanism between the turbine and the generator, the gear box configured to translate motion received at the gear box from the transfer mechanism via the turbine to the generator.

7. A system for providing power generation, comprising:

a pipe having an input flow;

an input section coupleable to the pipe, the input section configured to receive at least a portion of the input flow;

a generation section coupleable to the input section, the generation section including a pipe section configured to carry the at least a portion of the input flow, a turbine coupleable to the pipe section and configured to capture energy from the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section, and a generator coupleable to the turbine and configured to generate power from the energy captured by the turbine, the generation section further including a flange adapter assembly having (i) a tube configured to fit within at least a portion of the pipe section, and (ii) a flow redirector fixed within the tube, the flow redirector configured to redirect at least a portion of the input flow within the pipe section; and

an output section coupleable to the pipe and configured to provide output of the generation section to the pipe.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the pipe includes a valve configured to restrict flow through at least a portion of the pipe.

9. The system of claim 7 , further comprising at least one valve coupled between one of the input section and the pipe or the output section and the pipe, the at least one valve configured to control an amount of the at least a portion of the input flow carried through the generation section.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one valve is configured to enable the at least a portion of the input flow to be less than an entire amount of the input flow.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the system comprises a plurality of generation sections coupleable to the pipe at one or more locations via one or more corresponding input sections.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the turbine of the generation section is configured to capture energy from at least one of a liquid or a gas as the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section.

13. The system of claim 7 , further comprising a transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism coupleable between the turbine and the generator to transfer at least a portion of the captured energy to the generator.

14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a gear box coupleable to the transfer mechanism between the turbine and the generator, the gear box configured to translate motion received at the gear box from the transfer mechanism via the turbine to the generator.

15. A method for providing power generation, comprising:

receiving an input flow at a pipe;

redirecting at least a portion of the input flow from the pipe to an input section, the redirecting including redirecting at least a portion of the at least a portion of the input flow in the pipe section using a redirector fixed within a tube within the pipe section;

providing the redirected at least a portion of the input flow to a pipe section of a generation section;

capturing energy from the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section;

generating power at the generation section by a generator based upon the captured energy; and

outputting the at least a portion of the input flow to the pipe.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising:

controlling an amount of the redirected at least a portion of the input flow based at least in part using a valve coupled to the pipe.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the input flow is at least one of a liquid or a gas.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2021
From: HEALD, BARRY G.; ROBERTS, GERARD; HUNT, T. M.
To: BGH DESIGNS, LLC
Reel/Frame 057718/0884 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63005789 · Apr 6, 2020
Related Publication 20210310458A1 · Oct 7, 2021