Energy Harvesting & Storage with Compressed Air

Here is Version 1.1 of our Energy Harvesting Concept. This replaces our
X Prize Energy Harvesting uploaded on Oct. 31st. We have made quite a
few changes subsequent to our first video wherein magnitude couldn't be
captured in a hurry. In this revised video we have improved upon audio
& tried to space the presentation better.

AIM
To present a natural way to create compressed air. We believe compressed
air lends its suitable for storing energy.

TRANSCRIPTS:
The following documents can be found at http://www.vishconcepts.com

1) Transcript of the audio
2) A document explaining key concepts
3) Disclosures filed

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Energy
• Power
• Compressed
• Air
• Storage
• Capture
• Impact
• Alternate
• Clean
• Renewable
• Harvest
• Green
• Environment

[ricktbdgc]

why the impact? wouldn't that require re-using an impact mechanism such as a brick.. you would have to carry them back to the top to re-send them down the channel, that requires energy in itself.... why not create a collection dish of water, and the weight to the water compresses the air, when the dish is full dump the water and start over. no impact.

[vishconcepts]

@ricktbdgc I accept. Water load can be good source down stream. At the same time, upstream (behind the dam) storage can also be utilised. This does open up many possibilities. Thanks :-)

[anthony9thompson]

I have often thought that old mines in suitable rock could be converted into store compressed air

[vishconcepts]

@anthony9thompson I haven't specifically studied this as the focus is more towards container based compressed air. I think I have come across an article or proposal to store compressed air in old mines somewhere. Shall let you know if I dig the article.

[vishconcepts]

@anthony9thompson I hav inadvertantly deleted your 2nd question. It was about how to harvest compressed air from natural tree swaying due to wind.

[vishconcepts]

@ricktbdgc The idea here is, at some point it may become relevant to use compressed air generated from cheap source to supplement traditional fuel sources for motorised vehicles. As you said, in northern India, tricycle riders taxi people around throughout the day as depicted briefly in the video. They are called rickshaw wallahs. Such people can benefit if they can collect compressed air through a simple mechanism as they ride tricycle anyway.

[vishconcepts]

@anthony9thompson Response 2 of 2: The devices we are suggesting is meant to take this into account. If you carefully assess, any tall tree like coconut, coniferous trees, etc. are exposed to 5-25 KW of wind energy everyday. This is quite good enough to harvest equivalent in compressed air form.

[vishconcepts]

@anthony9thompson Response 1 of 2: If you look carefully & compare with sailing ships, sail takes wind ‘action’ whereas the boat is on ‘reaction’ side. However, the sails don’t swing all the time & does only while orienting to set direction. In the case of natural fixed trees, one has to keep these in mind & arrive at a way to mechanically handle reaction to random swing of the branches.

[vishconcepts]

Response 4 of 4:

We are open to discussion. Our contacts are at the end of the Video. Please do email so that we can bring out a productive clarification! Thanks again

PS:- We can bring this up in private discussion beyond this comment area.

-Vish