Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 08/07

20070200354 - Starter: Provided is a starter which reliably cuts off any abnormal current caused to flow through the motor and which can reduce the possibility of current cutoff in the case of normal supply current. According to the present invention, a starter includes: a motor having a field coil; and an electromagnetic... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070200346 - Driving/electric-power generating system for vehicle: An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phases of the three-phase inverter are connected in parallel by the number of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070200347 - Method to optimize alternator load capabilities: A method of controlling an idle speed of an engine of a vehicle includes evaluating a plurality of instantaneous current requirements of the vehicle at respective points in time. The engine is a variably set to idle speeds based upon the evaluated instantaneous current requirement of the vehicle such that... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070200348 - Wind turbine generator system: To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070200349 - Wind wheel and electricity generator using same: A wind-driven power source comprises a propeller-driven rotor structure and a stator structure carrying clusters of copper-wire wound ferromagnetic cores as voltage generators. The cores are arranged in pairs spaced apart by hard rubber rollers which engage the inside surface of a load ring forming part of the rotor structure.... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070200350 - Wind wheel and electricity generator using same: A wind-driven power source comprises a propeller-driven rotor structure and a stator structure carrying clusters of copper-wire wound ferromagnetic cores as voltage generators. The cores are arranged in pairs spaced apart by hard rubber rollers which engage the inside surface of a load ring forming part of the rotor structure.... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070200352 - Ignition system for a gas turbine engine: In the case of an ignition system for a gas turbine engine, the power (P1, P2) intended for the two ignition units (1, 2) is supplied via a power supply bus (10, 14) each comprising a standard bus (11, 11′; 15, 15′) and an emergency bus (12, 12′; 16, 16′),... Agent: Harbin King & Klima

20070200351 - Plant facility: To provide a plant facility which requires no transmission such as reduction gear and speed up gear, thus increasing the plant efficiency. The plant facility has a turbine which rotates at a frequency higher than the electrical power supply frequency, a generator which is directly connected to the turbine and... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070200353 - Multiphased and multidimentional wave converter: The special feature of this multiphase and multidimensional wave converter is that it exploits, in an efficient and enduring manner, substantially all of the energy in all waves of the sea, also side waves, and hence is capable of producing large amounts of cheap power. The wave converter comprises at... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070194574 - Method for the operation of a wind turbine generator system: A method for the operation of a wind turbine generator system adapted to be switched into the mains, including a variable-speed rotor, a torque governor, and a governor for the angle of blade attack, characterized in that the speed of the rotor is regulated by varying the angle of attack... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070194571 - Zero pollution mechanical process and facility for generating electrical energy: A facility employs a zero pollution mechanical process for generating electrical energy. The facility basically includes at least one electrically powered drive unit, a main shaft that is driven by the drive unit, and an electrical generator powered by the main shaft. Most of the electrical energy generated by the... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070194572 - Brushless starter-generator with independently controllable exciter field: A starter-generator system supplies a controllable torque to a gas turbine engine, to thereby assist in starting the gas turbine engine, by independently controlling excitation frequency and/or voltage magnitude. The starter-generator includes a multi-phase exciter stator, a rotationally mounted multi-phase exciter rotor, a multi-phase main stator, a rotationally mounted multi-phase... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070194573 - Powertrain system comprising compressed air engine and method comprising same: A powertrain system comprises a compressed air supply apparatus, a compressed air engine, a rotary power conversion apparatus and an electrical power conversion apparatus. The compressed air engine is configured for extracting energy from compressed air. The compressed air engine receives compressed air from the compressed air supply apparatus and... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20070194575 - Portable wind-driven electricity generation device: A portable wind-driven electricity generation device is provided herein, which mainly contains a fan, a generator assembly, a primary rechargeable battery, a secondary rechargeable battery, and an auxiliary driving assembly. When there is wind, the wind would drive the generator assembly to continuously charge the primary and secondary rechargeable batteries.... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070187957 - Power generating unit on semi-trailer for energy recovery and storage: The present disclosure is directed to a power generating unit secured beneath a semi-trailer on an over-the-road vehicle. The power generating unit is selectively positionable from a raised position to a lowered position wherein a generating wheel is in contact with the road surface for recovering brake torque potential energy... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070187953 - Air conditioner compressor united with starter motor: An air conditioner compressor united with a starter motor includes: a drive portion including a motor and a drive shaft, a refrigerant compressing portion for compressing a refrigerant by a rotational force of the motor driven by a battery power source applied through a compressor relay, a power transmission device... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070187952 - Vehicle wheel: The wheel comprises: a shaft adapted to be secured to a bearing structure of the vehicle and about which the wheel is mounted to rotate, a reversible rotary electrical machine mounted coaxially about the shaft and adapted selectively to act as an electrical generator and as an electric motor actuating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070187954 - Automatic braking and locking of a wind turbine: A wind turbine rotor is decelerated and locked in a target rotational position in relation to rotation of the rotor about the rotor axis. The rotational position of the rotor in relation to the rotational axis is detected relative to at least one target rotational position. Once the rotor reaches... Agent: Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt

20070187955 - Generator with utility fault ride-through capability: A wind powered turbine with low voltage ride-through capability. An inverter is connected to the output of a turbine generator. The generator output is conditioned by the inverter resulting in an output voltage and current at a frequency and phase angle appropriate for transmission to a three-phase utility grid. A... Agent: Owen L. Lamb

20070187956 - Method for the erection of a wind energy plant, and wind energy plant: A wind power installation comprising a pylon which is based on a foundation and a power module, wherein the power module has at least one transformer, by means of which the electrical energy provided by the generator of the wind power installation is transformed to a medium voltage or a... Agent: Neil A. Steinberg

20070182158 - Generator systems and methods: A generator set. In one embodiment, the generator set includes an internal combustion engine, a DC generator, one or more battery cells, and an inverter. The DC generator is coupled to the engine and produces direct current (“DC”) electricity. The battery cells discharge stored DC electricity and can be recharged... Agent: Michael, Best & Freidrich LLP

20070182160 - Method of transporting and storing wind generated energy using a pipeline: The invention relates to a method of storing and transporting wind generated power in the form of compressed air energy, via a pipeline, from a location where wind conditions are ideal, to a facility or community where energy is needed. The method preferably comprises using at least one wind turbine... Agent: Patent Office Of J. John Shimaazaki, PLLC

20070182159 - Sewer line power generating system: The sewer line power generating system is designed to be positioned within a manhole. The system generates electricity from water flowing through sewer lines. The system includes a hydro turbine that can be raised and lowered into water flowing through sewer lines. They system also includes a flow control plate... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20070182162 - Methods and apparatus for advanced windmill design: Methods and apparatus of improved windmill design and operation are discussed. An improved windmill assembly includes a support, a movable counterweight and a counterweight position adjuster. The windmill tower experiences oscillations, e.g., oscillations from wind variation, turbulence, varying stress levels, structural design attributes and/or balance considerations. The windmill tower is... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070182161 - Wind powered streetlight: A streetlight for illuminating a portion of an adjacent roadway. The streetlight includes three vertical support members with a rotatable axle mounted intermediate thereto. Superposed on the vertical support members is a light assembly. A plurality of wind receptacles, having a hub, at least one support arm and at least... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso

20070176428 - Wind turbine generator: A wind turbine generator includes: a tower; a rotor supported by the tower to rotate around a rotational axis which is not parallel with an axis direction of the tower by wind power; a generator driven by a rotational force of the rotor; a sensor to detect vibration component in... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070176430 - Fluid powered oscillator: A method and device for converting fluidic kinetic energy into oscillatory mechanical motion is disclosed. A mechanical structure of finite stiffness is coupled to a fluid-dynamical control surface the thrust from which is oscillated in direction. The coupling thereby induces oscillations in the structure, the magnitude of which can be... Agent: Mark Hammig

20070176427 - Alternate current power generator: The invention relates to an alternate current power generator with a primary drive shaft having a set of two magnets and an armature and a governor. The governor moves the magnets and armature with respect to one another. In another embodiment, the alternate current power generator has a secondary drive... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20070176426 - Engine-driven work machine: An engine-driven work machine equipped with a moving handle is provided wherein the moving handle (86) is formed from a pair of left and right handle bars (88, 88) having a handle grip (93) at the extremity, and a cross member (89) integrally connecting middle parts of the handle bars... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070176429 - Water power generator: A tidal power generator has a floating vessel hull that is subject to rising and falling water levels so that the hull moves vertically up and down. Linear-to-rotary converters are coupled between the vessel hull and a fixed object. The converters allow the hull to move vertically while constraining the... Agent: Decker, Jones, Mcmackin, Mcclane, Hall & Bates, P.C.

20070176432 - Power generating apparatus: Power generating apparatus (10) including a cable (12) which rotatably mounts a plurality of power units (14). The power units (14) include wind power turbines (46) for producing power from the wind as the power units (14) fly in the sky whilst connected to the cable (12).... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070176431 - Wind turbine system for buildings: Systems and methods for capturing the energy of wind currents by placing wind-driven turbines at one or more edges of a building's roof, where the wind currents are concentrated by deflection of the wind off the horizontal faces of the building. In one embodiment, a cylindrical wind turbine is placed... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark L. Berrier