Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 12/06

20060290138 - Power generator: A power generator using batteries to drive the generator to rotate for power generation, and using the generated power to recharge the batteries is provided. The power generator includes a battery set to provide power to rotate a starting motor. The starting motor is connected to a first link device,... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20060290139 - Generating set utilizing falling water flow: Falling water flow entering from an introduction port (12) into the inside of a cylindrical frame (10) is introduced into each of a plurality of buckets (30), the openings (32) of which face in the upward direction, lined up on an outer surface of one side of a circulating portion... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP

20060290140 - Horizontal axis wind turbine: Disclosed is a horizontal axis wind turbine of an downwind type having a rotor disposed downwind of a tower, comprising: a rotor having a hub and a blade; a nacelle to support the rotor rotatably through a main shaft connected to the hub; a cylindrical tower supporting to enable free... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060279085 - Portable electrical device with dynamic battery recharging: A portable handheld electrical device such as a radio or torch includes a rechargeable battery. A dynamo is electrically connected to the battery. A spring-loaded pulley mechanically connects to the dynamo and a pull-string is wrapped about the pulley and extends from the electrical device for reciprocal pulling from and... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20060279086 - On-vehicle battery and electric unit assembly: An on-vehicle battery and electric unit assembly including: a battery mounted to a body of a vehicle driven by an engine; and an electric unit in which components of an electrical circuit connected to the battery are housed in a unit case provided with a positive DC terminal and a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20060279087 - Inverter controlled generator set: An inverter controlled generator set including: a power supply unit that uses a generator driven by an engine as a power supply to output a DC voltage; an inverter device that converts the output voltage of the power supply unit into an AC voltage; and a rotational speed control unit... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20060279088 - Methods and systems for generating electrical power: A power generation system including a wind turbine generator for generating electrical power, an alternate power source, and a processor programmed to control operation of the alternate power source to control a power output of the alternate power source at least partially based on at least one of a wind... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22402)

20060273592 - Power unit: A power unit includes a plurality of power modules for controlling individual phases of a pair of rotating electric machines and a heat sink on which the power modules are mounted. Each of the power modules includes a metal block, four power electronic semiconductor devices which are heat-generating elements mounted... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060273591 - Vehicle generator control device: A generator control device controls a generator that is driven by an engine to charge a battery and supply electric power to electric loads. In the generator control device the following steps are carried out: calculating a required electric power; calculating a difference rate that is a difference in an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20060273594 - Ocean wave generation: An ocean wave generator is disclosed. The ocean wave generator includes a buoy, floating on the surface of the ocean; a generator; a pulley mounted on the generator for turning the generator; an anchor cable having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the anchor... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20060273593 - Wave power apparatus: A wave power apparatus includes a plurality of buoyant elongate body members, at least one adjacent pair of body members being interconnected by a linkage unit to form an articulated chain. Each body member of said pair is connected to the respective linkage unit by linkage means permitting relative rotation... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20060273595 - System and method for operating a wind farm under high wind speed conditions: A technique is provided for operating a wind farm at increased rated power output. The technique includes sensing a plurality of operating parameters of the wind turbine generator, assessing the plurality of operating parameters with respect to respective design ratings for the operating parameters, and intermittently increasing a rated power... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20060273596 - Durbin turbine: The Durbin Turbine is wind operated which is created by the movement of the vehicle. This movement turns the blower/turbine, which then turns the alternator to generate DC/amperage/voltage/AC volts to charge one battery bank while using the other battery bank to operate the vehicle. The turbine/blower will be installed in... Agent: James C. Durbin

20060273597 - Wind harnessing system: A wind harnessing system comprises a substantially helical structure including at least a portion of a spiraling groove and at least one energy converter positioned at least partially within the portion of the spiraling groove. In other embodiments, wind grooves formed by adjacent bands which are fixed with respect to... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP