Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 06/06

20060138777 - Ring generator: The present invention is a rotary device that may be adapted for use as a propeller assembly and electrical generator for aerial vehicles or other vehicles intended for fluid media. In one example, the device includes a ring assembly having a plurality of centrally linked blades coupled to a rotatable...

20060138778 - Electrica motor: An electric motor, in particular a starter device for internal combustion engines in which a current-limiting electric resistor (57) with a negative temperature coefficient is connected at the beginning of the main current path (49) of an electromagnetically excitable rotor (53) of the electric motor (16). The electric resistor (57)...

20060138779 - Two-spool bypass turbojet with a rear electricity generator, and an air flow connection device and system: The invention relates to a two-spool bypass turbojet comprising a low-pressure spool having a rear portion carrying a low-pressure turbine provided with a low-pressure rotor, said turbojet including a support structure connected to a casing and to a rear bearing in which said rotor is mounted, the bearing being situated...

20060138780 - Modular wind turbine transmission: A wind turbine gear unit has a low speed gear module and a plurality of high speed gear modules wherein the low speed gear module is operable simultaneously to transmit torque to each of the high speed gear modules....

20060138782 - Multi-turbine airflow amplifying generator: The wind generating device of the present invention employs modules each having two turbines. Each of the turbines employs two rotors, coaxially aligned and arranged one downstream from the other. The arrangement includes a proximal channel with a leading portion having decreasing radius toward the first rotor which acts as...

20060138781 - Wind turbine generator: A wind turbine generator including a nacelle having reduced size and weight is provided. The wind turbine generator includes a nacelle disposed on a tower. The nacelle includes a main shaft that is connected to a rotor head equipped with blades and that integrally rotates with the rotor head, a...

20060131885 - Auxiliary heating and air conditioning unit for a diesel powered transport vehicle: There is disclosed a system comprising a compact, AC operated auxiliary heating and air conditioning unit operable in the cabin of a transport vehicle and powered by the an auxiliary power unit (“APU”). The system includes control means coupled to the auxiliary heating and air conditioning unit and the APU,...

20060131886 - Power conversion circuitry: One form of the invention is directed to an apparatus that comprises step-down circuitry to better match impedance between an input and an output that includes a number of stages each electrically coupled to another and each including a charge storage device. The circuitry further includes a number of switching...

20060131887 - Magnetically actuated reciprocating motor and process using reverse magnetic switching: A magnetically actuated reciprocating motor utilizes the stored energy of magnets, particularly rare earth magnets, to reciprocally drive a piston in a cylinder chamber. The piston connects to a converting mechanism, such as a crankshaft having a first and second output shaft, to convert the reciprocating motion of the piston...

20060131888 - High frequency bus method: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system comprising an electric drive system for a machine. The system can comprise a rectifier adapted to convert AC power from an alternator to DC power. The system can comprise an inverter adapted to receive DC power from the rectifier and provide power to...

20060131889 - Assembly of energy flow collectors, such as windpark, and method of operation: Method and assembly for extracting energy from a flowing fluid. It is proposed to regard all devices of the assembly together as one flow body. In particular those devices on the upstream side of the assembly are set such that they exert lateral (horizontal and/or vertical) forces on the fluid...

20060131890 - Transverse hydroelectric generator: A power plant extracts energy from a free flowing motive fluid by means of a transverse mounted generator with its rotor extending downward into the flow. Runner blades with hinges attain the greatest surface area when the flow is tangent to and in the same direction as the rotor rotation....

20060125238 - Automatic power connector system machine: The subject-matter of the present invention is a system for the generation of electrical energy by generating a high speed pulse to utilize and condense electrical energy, eliminating any possible use of external energy or a mechanical thrust, consist; a connector device being propelled using a high speed source motor...

20060125239 - Electric power generation arrangement with rotary cabling guide: Electric power generation (EPG) arrangements, such as generator sets for example, can be constructed with many different configurations depending on customer needs. Variations in the configuration include the placement of a circuit panel relative to a generator and the length of the generator. Multiple different electrical power transmission cabling arrangements...

20060125240 - Electric rotating machine for vehicle: In a vehicle electric rotating machine having a power section formed of a pair of inverter modules of switching elements and diodes connected in parallel thereto, and a control circuit section that controls mentioned power section, there are separately located the control circuit section on the upstream side, and the...

20060125241 - Apparatus and method for generating hydrogen gas through the use of wind power: This invention teaches an apparatus, method, means, and computer readable media to address the problem of the inconsistent, unreliable nature of wind, and in particular low-wind speeds, through utilizing a blower and/or startup assist to aid in turning an electricity generating electrical generator during periods of low-wind speed. This generator...

20060125242 - Hydraulic speed-increasing transmission for water current powered turbine: A hydraulic transmission system for use with at least one water current driven turbine rotor (6), low speed high pressure pump (24) is arranged to receive operational drive from the turbine rotor, and to deliver its output to a high speed hydraulic motor or turbine (35) in such manner as...

20060125243 - Mechanism for rotating the rotor/s, stator/s, an electric power generator/s: Normal existing system generate electrical power from mechanical rotational power produced by internal combustion engines the rotors of the wind, which rotates the rotor in one direction, the stator being static and fixed. The device described makes the rotor and the stator in electric generators to rotate in opposite directions...

20060113796 - Automatic power generation light-image fan device: An automatic power-generation light-image fan device is described. It has a fan motor, a vane set, a circuit board, a programmable chip, an automatic power-generation component, a rectifier filter circuit, a magnetic sensor and a positioning magnet. In this device, the circuit board is mounted on the vanes of the...

20060113795 - Isolated generator equipment compartment: A power plant has a generator that is cooled by hydrogen gas. The power plant has a terminal compartment for housing stator terminals of the generator and conductor connections of a main bus taking electrical power away from the power plant. The power plant has a generator auxiliary equipment compartment...

20060113797 - Energy recovery apparatus and method of operating energy recovering apparatus: A system is provided to recover unutilized energy as electric power in hydraulic turbine power generation. The system includes a heat storage tank, a pump for pumping water from the heat storage tank and to air conditioning loads, a first water feed pipe connected between an outlet of the storage...

20060113798 - Alternating voltage output apparatus and vehicle including such alternating voltage output apparatus: A control device controls first and second inverters such that alternating voltage is generated across neutral points of first and second motor generators. When the value of a signal representative of the remaining amount of fuel in a fuel tank becomes lower than a predetermined threshold value, the control device...

20060113799 - Exhaust gas-driven generator system and method of controlling electrical system: An amount of electric power generatable by an exhaust gas-driven rotating electric machine is determined corresponding to an operating point, so that an increment amount of fuel by the exhaust gas-driven electric power generation is smaller than engine-driven alternator power generation. The power generation can be thereby performed by effectively...

20060113801 - Device and method for a functional test of one wind turbine generator plant: A method for a functional test of a wind turbine generator plant which comprises the following procedural steps: a control unit for the wind turbine generator plant reads in actual values from at least one structural part of the wind turbine generator plant and generates control signals for actuators of...

20060113800 - Operating method for a a wind turbine with a supersynchronous cascade: The invention relates to a wind energy system having a rotor that can be driven by the wind, preferably having one or more rotor blades that can be adjusted in angle, a generator directly or indirectly connected with the rotor, to generate electric energy, which is configured as an asynchronous...

20060113802 - Electrical power generation system and method for mitigating corona discharge: A power generation system including a housing defining a cavity and having an inlet for receiving a fluid that is used to cool and pressurize the cavity and an outlet for removing the fluid from the cavity. The system also may include a rotor having a first end positioned within...

20060113803 - Method and apparatus for generating electrical energy downhole: A method and apparatus that uses the flow of drilling fluid to generate electrical energy in a downhole environment. A substantially cylindrical housing comprises a wall having an inlet, an outlet, and a hollow passageway therebetween. A flow of drilling fluid through the hollow passageway actuates a generator located therein,...

20060113804 - Passively cooled direct drive wind turbine: A wind turbine is provided that passively cools an electrical generator. The wind turbine includes a plurality of fins arranged peripherally around a generator house. Each of the fins being oriented at an angle greater than zero degrees to allow parallel flow of air over the fin. The fin is...