A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
ENERGY GENERATION AND WATER CONSERVATION
The invention relates to energy generation and water conservation. There are many water systems which might lend themselves to energy extraction, such as canal systems. However, despite canal systems being around for hundreds of years, practical solutions for using the energy available have not been developed. The invention provides, among various examples, a system which can be associated with a lock in a canal and provides a flow control strategy responsive to water availability upstream of the lock. Thus electricity may be generated selectively in response to the lock state and energy demands but without adversely affecting the canal system by taking excess water. The system may be applied to multiple locks and may incorporate machine learning to evolve a strategy for a canal based on lock usage and energy demand.
ENERGY GENERATION AND WATER CONSERVATION
The invention relates to energy generation and water conservation. There are many water systems which might lend themselves to energy extraction, such as canal systems. However, despite canal systems being around for hundreds of years, practical solutions for using the energy available have not been developed. The invention provides, among various examples, a system which can be associated with a lock in a canal and provides a flow control strategy responsive to water availability upstream of the lock. Thus electricity may be generated selectively in response to the lock state and energy demands but without adversely affecting the canal system by taking excess water. The system may be applied to multiple locks and may incorporate machine learning to evolve a strategy for a canal based on lock usage and energy demand.
ENERGY GENERATION AND WATER CONSERVATION
ENERGIEERZEUGUNG UND WASSEREINSPARUNG
PRODUCTION D'ÉNERGIE ET CONSERVATION DE L'EAU
CULLIS ROGER (author) / CULLIS DOMINIC (author)
2023-10-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Water Conservation: "The Next Generation"
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