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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Peter V. Vorobieff, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Nima Fathi, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Andrea A. Mammoli, Corrales, NM (US);
Vakhtang Putkaradze, Edmonton, CA;
Michael Chi, Edmonton, CA;
Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin, Winnipeg, CA;
Francois Gay-balmaz, Paris, FR;
Peter V. Vorobieff, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Nima Fathi, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Andrea A. Mammoli, Corrales, NM (US);
Vakhtang Putkaradze, Edmonton, CA;
Michael Chi, Edmonton, CA;
Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin, Winnipeg, CA;
Francois Gay-Balmaz, Paris, FR;
STC.UNM, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a self-supporting chimney apparatus. The chimney apparatus having at least one inflatable compartment. In some embodiments, the chimney apparatus may have a plurality of toroidal compartments, with the dimensions of the toroidal compartments calculated to maximize the structural integrity of the chimney apparatus, and with the pressure in the compartments dynamically adjusted to minimize deflection under wind loading. The self-supporting chimney apparatus may be used to construct an improved solar updraft tower, with the shape of the tower, the greenhouse surrounding its base, and the ground under the greenhouse optimized together to minimize energy losses. The efficiency of the power plant based on the design is further enhanced by combining solar thermal energy generation with photovoltaic energy generation and utilizing the waste heat of the latter.