Electricity: single generator systems inventions 10/08

20080258694 - Methods and apparatuses for power generation in enclosures: An apparatus for generating power in an enclosure includes a power generation device configured to operate in the environmental conditions of the enclosure, a first power storage device connected to the power generation device and configured to store power generated by the power generation device, a power converter connected to... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080258692 - Zero crossing detection for an electric power generation system: One system of the present application includes an electric power generation device structured to provide an AC electric power output at a target frequency. This device includes: an electric power generator; a sensing arrangement structured to provide samples corresponding to magnitude of the AC electric power output; and a controller... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080258693 - Method for controlling an electromagnetic retarder and system including retarder and a control unit: A method for controlling an electromagnetic retarder from a control unit said retarder including an electrical generator. The inventive method is used to determine an excitation current intensity to be injected into the primary coils of the generator of the retarder, said retarder including a rotary shaft bearing the secondary... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080258694 - Methods and apparatuses for power generation in enclosures: An apparatus for generating power in an enclosure includes a power generation device configured to operate in the environmental conditions of the enclosure, a first power storage device connected to the power generation device and configured to store power generated by the power generation device, a power converter connected to... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080258692 - Zero crossing detection for an electric power generation system: One system of the present application includes an electric power generation device structured to provide an AC electric power output at a target frequency. This device includes: an electric power generator; a sensing arrangement structured to provide samples corresponding to magnitude of the AC electric power output; and a controller... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080258693 - Method for controlling an electromagnetic retarder and system including retarder and a control unit: A method for controlling an electromagnetic retarder from a control unit said retarder including an electrical generator. The inventive method is used to determine an excitation current intensity to be injected into the primary coils of the generator of the retarder, said retarder including a rotary shaft bearing the secondary... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080252267 - Device for supplying electrical power to an aircraft and for electrically starting a jet engine on board an aircraft: This invention relates to a device for supplying electrical power to an aircraft and for electrically starting a jet engine on board an aircraft, including a multi-phased starter-generator, a multi-phased transformer-rectifier unit, a multi-phased DC-AC converter, a multi-phased rectifier unit, and at least one three-phase inverter, wherein the number of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080238373 - Fast field discharge for generator over-voltage control: A voltage regulator for controlling over-voltage conditions in an electrical generator by rapidly discharging the generator field winding current into a discharge resistor upon the detection of the over-voltage. A field discharge transistor is switched by a soft switching circuit to direct the generator field winding current to the discharge... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.