Practical Guige to Free Energy Devices

It will be observed for Fig.2 and Fig.4 in particular, that the motor 26 has an output shaft 48 to which there is
connected an elongated extension shaft 50 which extends downwards through tank 12 for connection to the
compressor 40 through the thermostatically-controlled electrically-operated clutch 46. Also connected to the
motor shaft 48 are a number of interconnected wiper arms 52 of the wiper mechanism 44. It will be observed
from Fig.2 and Fig.4 that there are provided several parallel downward-inclined wiper arms 52 which are
connected by axial connecting members 54.
The wiper arms 52 are positioned around, and rotate with respect to, the cone-shaped parallel, vertically
spaced apart, plates 56, each of which has an exposed upper condensing surface 58 and a lower
condensing surface 50 which are connected at their outer edge, and at their inner edge, they are connected
to the next plates vertically above and below by plate 62. As is more clearly seen in Fig.4, the plate
members terminate at the top with an axial portion 64 with respect to which, the motor shaft 48 rotates,
bearing 66 being positioned between motor shaft 48 and part 64 of the conical plate. Shown in Fig.3 and
Fig.7, lined curved openings 63 are placed in the condensing portions 58 and 60 of the conical plate
members 56 in order to accommodate the circulation of air through and between the plate members. The
plate members may be held fixed with respect to the housing tank 12 while the wiper arms 52 of the wiper
mechanism 44 may be rotated relative to it. Accordingly, the wiper arm 52 includes wiper material 68 which
contacts the upper and lower surfaces 58 and 60 of each of the conical plate members 56 so as to wipe from
them the condensation 70 formed there as more clearly seen in Fig.5. The water so precipitated falls down
to collect at the bottom of the funnel portion 36 of the tank 12.
It will be understood that the water vapour in the air will condense on surfaces 58 and 60 if the temperature
of the air is low enough, or below, the water condensing temperature. At certain times, such as at night, the
air temperature will have the conducting surface at the proper temperature. However, at other times it will be
necessary to cool the condensing surface artificially by use of a conventional circulating refrigerant system.
Accordingly, circulating refrigerant coils 72 are placed inside each conical plate 56.
As seen more clearly in Fig.3, the coils 72 are arranged to provide cooling for the entire exposed surface of
the conical condensing plate 56 between the upper and lower condensing surfaces 58 and 60 of each
conical plate member as more clearly seen in Fig.4, with the lined openings 63 being located between the
coils. Each cooling coil network 72 is connected by a radial connecting tube 74 (Fig.3) connected to an axial
tube portion 76 (Fig.4) through which refrigerant may be pumped into the coil 72 of each of the conical plate
members 56. The axial portion 76 of the cooling tube is connected at the bottom to the circulating unit 40.
Refrigerant under pressure is applied to the supply tube 76 for circulation through each of the conical plate
members 56 and returned through a parallel axial tube 78 as seen in Fig.2 and Fig.4.
It will also be understood that although the apparatus is described in the illustrated example with stationary
conical plates and rotating wiper arms, it would be possible to have the wipers fixed and the cone rotating,
and in that case the rotation of the cones may provide sufficient physical disturbance through inertia and
centrifugal effect to cause precipitation, in which case the wipers will not be needed. Furthermore, the
number of wiper arms may be varied to suit the conditions under which the apparatus operates and the
quantity of water to be derived from the atmosphere. The wiper mechanism 44 which is operated by means
of the electric motor 26 to which the compressor 40 is also connected, may for the most part receive its
operating power from the generator 22 which in turn derives its power from the kinetic energy of the water
flowing through the conduit 18.
Also, the unit 40, which in addition to the wiper mechanism 44 loads the motor 26 may have its load
disconnected from the motor 26 for more efficient operation when the refrigerant is not needed, such as at
night when the air temperature is low. Removing the compressor load may be done manually or
automatically by the mechanism 46 shown schematically, and which may be electrically operated to
disconnect the motor drive shaft extension 50 from the compressor of the unit 40 when the air temperature is
low.
There is also patent 4,418,549 (1983) from Calice Courneya. In this method the cooling parts are buried
underground as it is assumed that the ambient air will be at a higher temperature than that below ground.
The passage of air through the apparatus is intended to be wind driven although the incoming air is filtered to
remove particles before entering the apparatus. There is also the provision of an extractor fan on the outlet,
presumably for when there is little or no wind.
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