Abstract:
Because of "wheel effect" a heavy mass can be displaced with very minimal energy compared to the same mass not subjected any wheel arrangement. Also, all the objects are subjected to the downward "gravitational force". These two factors are effectively combined to trap the sustained hydropower using upper and lower reservoir systems. The water will be transmitted from lower reservoir to upper reservoir thru winch based rail systems. This conceptual model is demonstrat with help of conventional vehicle dynamics model development and it is believed to produce two to three times more energy than artificially supplied in the winch system without violating any existing energy law. Expressions for the power gain and efficiency of the proposed Sustained HYdro POower System (SHYPOS) system have been derived using vehicle dynamics model. It is indicated that the power gain of the proposed system can be increased to any desired extent simply by increasing the mass of the winch system and decreasing its speed. Sensitivity analysis of the model parameters results also presented. The numerical results presented in the paper shows that power gain of as high as 3.5 and an efficiency of the conversion close to 78% can be easily achieved with a reasonable design of the energy systems.
