| 摘要 |
An atmospheric powerplant, which performs the conversion of heat energy to mechanical work and then to the electricity by exploiting the temperature gradient between the lower layers of the atmosphere to the upper layers. The device uses the principles of the hot air balloon. The moist air, which is the working body, has the average temperature, which is higher then the average surround air temperature, so the construction is buoyant. To get the additional energy to keep the average temperature difference the atmospheric powerplant converts some part of produced mechanical work back into the heat energy. To minimize the necessary temperature difference the device can be constructed as Rozière balloon which has separate chambers for a non-heated lifting gas (such as hydrogen or helium). While traveling over the water surface the atmospheric powerplant can replenish its hydrogen reserve by converting the water into the hydrogen and the oxygen. In this case some part of hydrogen can later be used as fuel to increase the temperature of the working body. The possible structure of the atmospheric powerplant is depicted as dissection on the Fig. l : 1 - chambers for a non-heated lifting gas 2 - top part of the balloon, which dispose the heat to the top layers of troposphere 3 - the lower part of the balloon, which absorb the heat from the lower layers of troposphere 4 - turbine, which convert part of mechanical work into electricity 5 - heating device, which works using electricity or hydrogen combustion 6 - utility unit which works as ballast and can contain electrical accumulators, control system, pilot cabin, wires and pipes to connect with the ground, connection sockets, etc. |
