Ambient Temperature Energy Generating System

Abstract

A system for generating energy which utilizes motive chemicals 40 with boiling point temperatures in the range of −5° C. to 45° C. These temperatures are within the typical range of temperatures found near or at the earth's surface. Heat is transferred from the surroundings to a boiling chamber 10 and then the motive chemical. Vapor pressure is generated which turns a gas turbine 14 . The motive chemical passes through the turbine and condenses in the condensation chamber 14 , at ambient air, ground or fluid temperatures using no supplemental energy source. The condensation chamber returns the motive chemical to its liquid state. Gravity acting on the motive chemical drives a fluid turbine 24 . The fluid is returned to a holding chamber 26 . When the motive chemical is depleted in the boiling chamber, the motive chemical is transferred from the holding chamber to the boiling chamber and the cycle begins again.

1 . A method for generating energy, comprising the steps of:
 (a) providing a working fluid with a boiling point between −5° C. to 45° C., and   (b) providing a boiling chamber substantially near the surface of the earth, the boiling chamber in an ambient environment, the ambient environment immediately surrounding the boiling chamber having an ambient temperature at or greater than the boiling point of the working fluid but not greater than 45° C., and   (c) providing a condensation chamber substantially near the surface of the earth, the condensation chamber at a temperature less than the boiling point of the working fluid, and   (d) placing the working fluid in a liquid state in the boiling chamber, and   (e) transferring heat from the ambient environment surrounding the boiling chamber into the boiling chamber, the heat boiling the liquid working fluid in the boiling chamber to place at least a portion of said liquid working fluid in a gaseous state, said heat transfer driven by the difference in temperature between said ambient environment and the working fluid within the boiling chamber;   (f) flowing the gaseous working fluid from the boiling chamber through a regulator valve to a means for generating electricity with said gaseous working fluid, and   (g) flowing said gaseous working fluid from the means for generating electricity to the condensation chamber and condensing the gaseous working fluid back to a liquid working fluid, and   (h) flowing the liquid working fluid from the condensation chamber to the boiling chamber to complete an energy cycle using the working fluid.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said working fluid is selected from one of the following: ether, methyl bromide, methyl iodide, hydrogen cyanide, methylmercaptan, bromoethane, ethyl chloride, ethylamine, acetaldehyde, ethanethiol, methylene chloride, dimethyl sulfide, ethylene oxide, 2-chloropropane, 2-propylamine, vinylidene chloride, dichlorofluoromethane, phosgene, trimethylamine, dichloromethylsilane, propylene oxide, dibromodifluoromethane, tert-butylamine, trichloromonofluoromethane, tetramethylsilane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, isopentane, isoprene, 1-buten-3-yne, 2-methyl, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethylene, chloropentafluoroacetone, butane, 1,3-butadiene, 1-butyne, 2-butene, vinyl methyl ether, methyl formate, pentane, 1-pentene, 2-pentene, dimethoxymethane, vinamar, vinyl ether, ethyl nitrite, furan, 2-methyoxprop-1-ene, dimethylamine, teflurane, cyclopentene, spiropentane, cyclobutane, HCFC  123 , halon  1211 , HCFC  123   a , ethane, pentafluoroiodo-, decafluoroisobutane, perfluorobutane, trifluoroiodoethylene, perfluorobut-2-ene, bis(trifluoromethyl)disulfide, bromofluoromethane, 1,1-dichloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, butanoyl chloride, heptafluoro-, butane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoro-, trifluoroacetic anhydride, cyanic acid, propane, 2,2-difluoro-, ethane, 2-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoro-, 2-propanone, 1,1,1-trifluoro-, trifluoromethanesulphonyl chloride, ethane, 1,1,2-trifluoro-, propanoyl fluoride, ethane, 1-chloro-1,2,2-trifluoro-, acetic acid, trifluoro-, methyl ester, 1,3-butadiyne, 1-fluoropropane, propane, 1,3-difluoro-, neopentane, 2-butyne, azomethane, 1,3-pentadiene, carbon suboxide, cyanogen chloride, amylene, cyclopropyl methyl ether, ethyl methyl ether, isopropyl nitrite, 1,3-cyclopentadiene, methyl propyl ether, 2-chloro-1-propene, acetyl fluoride, 1-butene, 3,3-dimethyl-, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-1-butene, cis-2-butene, 1,2-butadiene, 1,4-pentadiene, penta-1,2-diene, arsine, methyl-, dimethylarsine, arsine, ethyl-, vinyl bromide, bromochlorofluoromethane, trimethyl phosphine, 1-methylcyclopropane, 3-methylbut-1-yne, 3-methylbuta-1,2-diene, ether, isopropyl methyl, N,N-dimethylethylamine, cyclobutane, methyl, bromotrifluoroethylene, 1,2-dichlor-1,2-difluoroethylene, trans-2-butene, 1,2-difluorethane, ethaneamine, N-methyl-, methyl isocyanate, 1-pentyne, cis-2-pentene, 1-propene, 3-methoxy-, trans-2-pentene, propane, 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,3,3,3-hexfluoro, perfluoroisopropyl iodide, perflenapent, propane, 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoro-, 1,3-butadiene, 1,1,2,3,4,4-hexafluor-, 1-buten-3-yne, peroxide, dimethyl, hexafluorocyclobutene, ethanamine, 2,2,2-trifluoro-, 1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoro-1-iodopropane, 3-fluoropropene, cyclobutene, 3,3-dimethylbutyne, cyclopropane, 1,2-dimethyl-, cis-, chloro(methyl)silane, silane, trimethyl, aziridine, 1-methyl-, cyclobutane, methylene-, cyclopropane, ethyl-, 3-penten-1-yne, (Z)-, cis-1,3-pentadiene, ethane, 1-chloro-fluoro-, 1,1-dimethylcyclopropane, HCFC  141   b , chlorodimethylborane, trans-1,3-pentadiene, butane, 1-fluoro-, nonafluoro-tert-butanol, cyclopropane, 1,2-dimethyl-, trans-, disiloxane, 1,3-diethenyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-, propene, 2-chloropentafluoro-, propane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-(1,2,2,2-tetrafluorethoxy)-, borane, dimethoxy-, dichloroacetylene, propene, 1-chlor-(Z)-, propene, 1-chloro-(E)-, butylene, pentene, desflurane. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the ambient environment surrounding the boiling chamber is one of: air and ground. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the condensate chamber is at a higher elevation than the boiling chamber whereby liquid working fluid flows downhill from the condensate chamber to the boiling chamber, and step (h) comprises the step of:
 (i) flowing the downhill flow of liquid working fluid through a means for generating electricity from said downhill flow.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said condensation chamber is surrounded by air or ground having an ambient temperature less than the boiling point of the working fluid whereby heat transfer between such air or ground and the condensation chamber maintains the temperature of the condensation chamber below the boiling point of the working fluid. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the gaseous working fluid is released from the boiling chamber at a pressure not greater than 10 atmospheres. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the condensation chamber is surrounded by an ambient environment having a temperature of not less than −5° C. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said boiling chamber is positioned in a body of water, said body of water comprising a naturally occurring body of water or a man-made body of water in fluid communication with a naturally occurring body of water. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said condensation chamber is positioned in a body of water, said body of water comprising a naturally occurring body of water or a man-made body of water in fluid communication with a naturally occurring body of water. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said boiling chamber comprises a plurality of chambers, each chamber connected to said means for generating electricity with said gaseous working fluid. 
   
   
       12 . A method for generating energy, comprising the steps of:
 (a) providing a motive chemical with a boiling point of −5° C. to 45° C. and positioning said motive chemical in liquid form inside an expandable reaction chamber, and   (b) positioning said expandable reaction chamber in an air tight boiling chamber casing and providing a boiling medium surrounding the reaction chamber and within the air tight boiling chamber casing, and   (c) said boiling medium comprising a gas, gel, fluid or solid particulate exposed outside of the air tight boiling chamber casing to atmospheric air temperatures, ground temperatures or fluid temperatures at a location substantially near the surface of the earth and positioned irrespective of environmental conditions other than temperature, at a minimum temperature of said boiling point of said motive chemical and no higher in temperature than 45° C., and   (d) transferring the boiling medium to the surrounding area around the boiling chamber, generating an increase in vapor pressure as said motive chemical comes to a boil, and increasing the volume of the reaction chamber and the amount of pressure on the boiling medium, and   (e) forcing the medium through a boiling medium regulator valve with sufficient force to turn a turbine and an electrical generator linked to said boiling medium regulator valve, and   (f) generating electrical energy and transferring said boiling medium from the turbine and when the pressure on said boiling medium has diminished substantially, removing any residual boiling medium within the confines of said boiling chamber casing through a boiling medium volume control valve, and   (g) transferring a condensing medium through a condensing medium inlet valve through said boiling chamber casing to the area surrounding the reaction chamber, and   (h) condensing the motive chemical inside the reaction chamber and reducing the volume of said reaction chamber, and   (i) removing said condensing medium through the condensing medium outlet valve, and   (j) transferring boiling medium through said boiling chamber volume control valve to the area surrounding said reaction chamber to complete an energy generation cycle.   
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said motive chemical is composed of ether, methyl bromide, methyl iodide, hydrogen cyanide, methylmercaptan, bromoethane, ethyl chloride, ethylamine, acetaldehyde, ethanethiol, methylene chloride, dimethyl sulfide, ethylene oxide, 2-chloropropane, 2-propylamine, vinylidene chloride, dichlorofluoromethane, phosgene, trimethylamine, dichloromethylsilane, propylene oxide, dibromodifluoromethane, tert-butylamine, trichloromonofluoromethane, tetramethylsilane, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-chloroethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, isopentane, isoprene, 1-buten-3-yne, 2-methyl, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethylene, chloropentafluoroacetone, butane, 1,3-butadiene, 1-butyne, 2-butene, vinyl methyl ether, methyl formate, pentane, 1-pentene, 2-pentene, dimethoxymethane, vinamar, vinyl ether, ethyl nitrite, furan, 2-methyoxprop-1-ene, dimethylamine, teflurane, cyclopentene, spiropentane, cyclobutane, HCFC  123 , halon  1211 , HCFC  123   a , ethane, pentafluoroiodo-, decafluoroisobutane, perfluorobutane, trifluoroiodoethylene, perfluorobut-2-ene, bis(trifluoromethyl)disulfide, bromofluoromethane, 1,1-dichloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, butanoyl chloride, heptafluoro-, butane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoro-, trifluoroacetic anhydride, cyanic acid, propane, 2,2-difluoro-, ethane, 2-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoro-, 2-propanone, 1,1,1-trifluoro-, trifluoromethanesulphonyl chloride, ethane, 1,1,2-trifluoro-, propanoyl fluoride, ethane, 1-chloro-1,2,2-trifluoro-, acetic acid, trifluoro-, methyl ester, 1,3-butadiyne, 1-fluoropropane, propane, 1,3-difluoro-, neopentane, 2-butyne, azomethane, 1,3-pentadiene, carbon suboxide, cyanogen chloride, amylene, cyclopropyl methyl ether, ethyl methyl ether, isopropyl nitrite, 1,3-cyclopentadiene, methyl propyl ether, 2-chloro-1-propene, acetyl fluoride, 1-butene, 3,3-dimethyl-, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-1-butene, cis-2-butene, 1,2-butadiene, 1,4-pentadiene, penta-1,2-diene, arsine, methyl-, dimethylarsine, arsine, ethyl-, vinyl bromide, bromochlorofluoromethane, trimethyl phosphine, 1-methylcyclopropane, 3-methylbut-1-yne, 3-methylbuta-1,2-diene, ether, isopropyl methyl, N,N-dimethylethylamine, cyclobutane, methyl, bromotrifluoroethylene, 1,2-dichlor-1,2-difluoroethylene, trans-2-butene, 1,2-difluorethane, ethaneamine, N-methyl-, methyl isocyanate, 1-pentyne, cis-2-pentene, 1-propene, 3-methoxy-, trans-2-pentene, propane, 1,2-dichloro-1,1,2,3,3,3-hexfluoro, perfluoroisopropyl iodide, perflenapent, propane, 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoro-, 1,3-butadiene, 1,1,2,3,4,4-hexafluor-, 1-buten-3-yne, peroxide, dimethyl, hexafluorocyclobutene, ethanamine, 2,2,2-trifluoro-, 1,1,2,2,3,3,3-heptafluoro-1-iodopropane, 3-fluoropropene, cyclobutene, 3,3-dimethylbutyne, cyclopropane, 1,2-dimethyl-, cis-, chloro(methyl)silane, silane, trimethyl, aziridine, 1-methyl-, cyclobutane, methylene-, cyclopropane, ethyl-, 3-penten-1-yne, (Z)-, cis-1,3-pentadiene, ethane, 1-chloro-fluoro-, 1,1-dimethylcyclopropane, HCFC  141   b , chlorodimethylborane, trans-1,3-pentadiene, butane, 1-fluoro-, nonafluoro-tert-butanol, cyclopropane, 1,2-dimethyl-, trans-, disiloxane, 1,3-diethenyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-, propene, 2-chloropentafluoro-, propane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoro-3-(1,2,2,2-tetrafluorethoxy)-, borane, dimethoxy-, dichloroacetylene, propene, 1-chlor-(Z)-, propene, 1-chloro-(E)-, butylene, pentene, desflurane. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said boiling medium is exposed to said location, irrespective of any environmental conditions other than air temperature and is exposed to said atmospheric air temperatures in the range of −5° C. and 45° C. to heat said reaction chamber. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said boiling medium is positioned at said location, irrespective of any environmental conditions other than ground temperature and is exposed to ground temperatures in the range of −5° C. and 45° C. to heat said reaction chamber. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said boiling medium is exposed to said location, irrespective of any environmental conditions other than fluid temperature and is exposed to said fluid temperatures in the range of −5° C. and 45° C. to heat said reaction chamber. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said boiling medium is the same substance as said fluid to heat said boiling medium. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said boiling medium is comprised of fluid from a river, stream, lake, ocean, sea or cold spring. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said condensation medium is the same substance as said fluid to heat said boiling medium. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said condensation medium is comprised of fluid from a river, stream, lake, ocean, sea or cold spring.