Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 09/06

20060208491 - Device for supplying voltage to the loads of an onboard electrical system of a motor vehicle, using a plurality of generators: A device for supplying voltage to the loads of an onboard electrical system of a motor vehicle includes a first generator, a regulator allocated to the first generator, a second generator, a regulator allocated to the second generator, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus is connected to at least...

20060208492 - Quantum well thermoelectric power source: A quantum well thermoelectric module providing very high conversion of heat energy in to electrical energy. In prefered embodiments the module provides electric power for monitoring, measuring or detecting any of a variety of things (such as temperature, smoke, other pollution, flow, fluid level and vibration) and a transmitter for...

20060208493 - Methods and apparatus for pitch control power conversion: A method for powering a pitch motor drive system for at least one DC pitch motor of a wind turbine includes rectifying a voltage using a bridge circuit to thereby supply a DC link voltage to a bridge comprising active switching devices, and utilizing at least one link capacitor to...

20060208494 - Wave powered electric generating device: Disclosed is a wave powered electric generating device for generating electric power from wave-driven water body in a fast, easy, inexpensive, and efficient manner such that the set up has less configurational complexity, involves easy installation and maintainability. The wave powered electric generating device comprises: a plurality of buoyant members...

20060202481 - Controller for synchronous machine: A controller for a synchronous machine includes: a power converter; a synchronous machine driven by the power converter; a PWM modulation section for controlling the synchronous machine; a current detection section which detects a current conducted to the synchronous machine; a voltage detection section which detects a voltage applied to...

20060202482 - Compact hydropower generator adopting multiple rotary drums: A compact hydropower generator adopting multiple rotary drums comprises a water reservoir for changing the flow direction of water that flows along a river and for temporarily storing the water. A base body is located at a lower side of the water reservoir and has a drainage way formed at...

20060202483 - Capturing energy from the rise and fall of the tides and waves of the ocean: A heavy floating devise with one or multiple billows, accordions or balloons, attached on top, that are large enough and strong enough to cover all or most of the floating device's surface and can expand and contract as much as the floating devise lifts them and brings them.down pushed by...

20060197345 - Plant facility: A plant facility in which lubricant supply equipment for supplying a lubricant to rotor bearings and a speed reducer can be dispensed with. The plant facility comprises a gas turbine rotor of a gas turbine that serves as a prime mover driven by expansion work of a working fluid, a...

20060197346 - Apparatus of controlling power generation of a generator: An apparatus for controlling power generation of a generator has a voltage detector and a power controller. The voltage detector detects a voltage of electric power generated in the generator. When receiving a first power control signal, the power controller controls the generator to maintain the detected voltage at a...

20060197345 - Plant facility: A plant facility in which lubricant supply equipment for supplying a lubricant to rotor bearings and a speed reducer can be dispensed with. The plant facility comprises a gas turbine rotor of a gas turbine that serves as a prime mover driven by expansion work of a working fluid, a...

20060197346 - Apparatus of controlling power generation of a generator: An apparatus for controlling power generation of a generator has a voltage detector and a power controller. The voltage detector detects a voltage of electric power generated in the generator. When receiving a first power control signal, the power controller controls the generator to maintain the detected voltage at a...