Co-generation power system for supplying electricity to an air-water recovery system

Abstract

A mobile, self-propelled platform, which includes an enclosed trailer containing a portable air-water recovery system, is disclosed. This trailer includes a wind turbine mounted outside of the closed trailer environment, and adapted for recovery of energy from an exhaust air stream that is vented from within the enclosed trailer environment. The energy generated from such exhaust air stream is used to supplement traditional power sources associated with the operation of water generation process. The energy recovered from the exhaust air stream is projected to reduce the overall operating cost of the air-water recovery system by least 25%, based upon its current energy consumption needs. This system has application to other environments in which a force air stream is produce incident to operation of a primary process, as for example, where a high pressure, air dryer is used to remove moisture from a product, or to accelerate a curing operation.

1 . A system for co-generation of electricity which includes: 
 (a) a source of electrical energy to supply power to a process wherein an air stream is generated within an enclosed environment;    (b) means for directing said air stream, from within said environment, through an exhaust port provided in said enclosed environment;    (c) a wind turbine generator having an array of turbine blade positioned proximate to said exhaust port; and    (d) means for deflecting said air stream from said exhaust port onto said wind turbine generator so as to cause said wind turbine generator to produce electricity.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said system is mobile by virtue of its integration within a self-propelled conveyance.  
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said air stream is generated incident to operation of an air-water recovery system.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said wind turbine includes paddle wheel like array of turbine blades.  
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said wind turbine include windmill like array of turbine blades.  
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said system includes one or more battery banks for storage of electrical energy produced by said wind turbines.  
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said system includes a modular air-water recovery system, and power from said wind turbine is electrically coupled to one or more modules of said air-water recovery system.  
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said system includes a dryer and said wind turbine is driven by exhaust air from said dryer.