Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 01/08

20080023965 - Auxiliary power unit for transportation vehicle: An auxiliary power unit for providing power and HVAC to a vehicle. The auxiliary power unit is mounted to the vehicle in a variety of ways, but such that it can be readily moved away from the vehicle for service and maintenance. The power unit has a removable condenser and... Agent: Timothy D. Casey Silversky Consulting LLC

20080023961 - Co-generation and control method of the same: Disclosed related to a co-generation comprising a heat exchanger heating water; a heat transfer path connected with the water heat exchanger to transfer heat; a hot water storage tank connected with the water heat exchanger and the water circulation path; a hot water storage water supply apparatus supplying water in... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080023962 - Cogeneration system: Provided is a cogeneration system. The system includes a chassis, a controller cooling unit, and a driver cooling unit. The chassis is provided with a generator, a driving source, a waste heat recovering unit, and a controller. The generator generates power. The driving source drives the generator and generates heat.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080023966 - System and method for propelling a large land-based vehicle using a dual function brushless dynamoelectric machine: A propulsion system for a relatively large land-based vehicle, such as a locomotive or off-highway vehicle, is provided. The system may include a brushless dynamoelectric machine made up of a main alternator having a main rotor and a main stator, and an auxiliary alternator having an auxiliary rotor and an... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080023963 - Hydroelectric power and desalination: Methods and systems for producing electrical power, desalinated water, and/or salt are provided. The system can include one or more first turbines in fluid communication with a body of salt water; one or more boilers for heating the salt water to provide steam and brine; and one or more second... Agent: Edmonds, P.C.

20080023964 - Omni-directional wind turbine: An omni directional, vertical discharge wind turbine, consisting of a shroud that captures wind from any direction and directs it to flow vertically through a throat section where an aerofoil multi-bladed rotor is mounted. The rotor shaft is connected to an electrical power generator. The intake of the shroud incorporates... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080018109 - Modular power generating system: P

20080018114 - Harvesting and transporting energy from water wave action to produce electricity hydraulically within a floating ship or vessel: The floating vessel, or electrical station, is unique because it is anchored in water wave action and has a total of (six) side floats, moving up and down from water waves and these floats and float arms are used as simple lever machines rotating on the ship's bow to transfer... Agent: Ken Weldon

20080018115 - Semi-submersible hydroelectric power plant: An apparatus configured to convert kinetic energy of water flow to electrical power. The apparatus includes an axial turbine that is designed to be submerged under a water surface and a shaft that extends from the axial turbine. The shaft is designed to extend above the water surface and provide... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080018110 - Axle-driven generator for railway carriages and the like: Axle-driven generator for railway carriages and the like, consisting of at least one axle-driven generator, the rotor of which is rotationally engaged with the wheelset shaft and the stator housing of which is secured to the housing. In order to support a large, powerful axle-driven generator, it is provided that... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080018112 - Engine generator sets and methods of assembling same: Methods and systems for an engine generator set that includes an electrical generator configured to provide electrical energy to a first load rated at a first voltage and a first frequency, and to provide electrical energy to a second load rated at a second voltage and a second, a prime... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080018111 - Power output apparatus, motor vehicle equipped with power output apparatus, and control method of power output apparatus: In a hybrid vehicle of the invention, a hybrid electronic control unit sets a drive point of an engine and torque commands Tm1* and Tm2* of motors MG1 and MG2 in a range of an input limit and an output limit of a battery, in order to satisfy a preset... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080018113 - Wave power plant: Wave power plant consisting of frame carrying at least two paddles unit, capable of moving successively in series, when driven by progressive waves and returning by the gravitation power and the backward wave's force. The plant has an appropriate means with at least one crankshaft mechanism for transferring the successive... Agent: Bruce E. Lilling Lilling & Lilling PLLC

20080012343 - Electrostatic induction generator: An electrostatic induction generator requiring no electric power supply device and capable of being mounted on a printed board is obtained. This electrostatic induction generator includes a pair of first electrodes capable of storing charges, a pair of vibrating electrodes capable of vibrating in a first direction and a second... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20080012345 - Tethered propgen: This application describes a generating unit for the conversion of energy from free flowing water into electric, hydraulic or pneumatic power. Generation is provided by a submersible system of turbine propellers mounted on horizontal shafts supported by three chambers each containing switchgear and/or generators and air/water ballast chambers. The generating... Agent: David J. Parker

20080012346 - Wind-turbine with load-carrying skin: A horizontal axis wind-turbine includes a stationary support structure, a two-bladed rotor supported by the stationary support structure, and a hollow shaft rotationally attached to the stationary support structure through a bearing. Teeter hinges are spaced apart from each other and connect the hollow shaft to a rotor-hub to allow... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080012344 - Wave energy converter with air compression (wecwac): A wave energy converter with air compression (WECWAC) includes a cylinder and a piston located within the cylinder dividing the cylinder into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The cylinder is fixedly attached to a spar whose up/down (heave) motion is restrained. The piston is fixedly attached to, and... Agent: Henry I. Schanzer, Esq.

20080012347 - Wind generator system using attractive magnetic forces to reduce the load on the bearings: A wind generator system includes a stationary frame, a shaft, mechanical bearings and a stator and a rotor, along with magnetic components configured to reduce or substantially eliminate various loads imposed on the mechanical bearings by the system and by wind. In particular, magnetic components at a bearing closest to... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080007068 - Spherical wind turbine for generating electricity: An apparatus for generating electric power from wind comprised of a spherical wind turbine which powers and rotates a rotating generator to produce the desired amount of electrical current. The two portions are connected by a turbine rod which centers both instruments. The spherical designs allows for any direction of... Agent: Rogers Ward

20080007067 - Wind turbine: Disclosed herein is a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a support unit having a lower base block and a cylindrical protruding part. A rotary cylinder is rotatably supported by the protruding part. A rotating shaft extends from a center of the rotary cylinder to rotate along therewith. An upper... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080007070 - Chimney turbine: The present invention is a ring generator with a rotor internal diameter equal to the turbine outside diameter, and having the turbine mounted on the inside of the rotor.... Agent: Borealis Technical Limited

20080007069 - Fluid energy-harnessing apparatus: Apparatus for harnessing energy from wind comprises upper and lower continuous-loop trackways defining a continuous loop path and a series of connected, movable wind foils. Each wind foil has a leading edge mast engaging and guided by the upper and lower trackways. Each wind foil is movable between first and... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP