Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 04/08

20080093862 - Cooling system for a portable generator: A method for cooling a generator. The method includes drawing air into a first zone of a housing through a first air intake, drawing air through a controller air intake adjacent a generator controller, directing air from the first zone into a second zone past a separator, drawing air into... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080093863 - Engine start method of vehicle having starter motor and isg: An engine start method of a vehicle having starter and ISG considers the temperature of an engine coolant and the voltage of a battery. The objective start rpm of the starter is raised and the objective start rpm of the ISG is lowered as the engine temperature is lowered.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080093864 - Hybrid working machine: The present invention is to drive a hydraulic pump and a generator motor by an engine, electrically charge a battery by a generator operation of the generator motor, and assist the engine through driving the generator motor by electric power of the battery. On the premise of the configuration above,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080093865 - Hybrid working machine: The present invention is to drive a hydraulic pump and a generator motor by an engine, to electrically charge a battery by a generator action of the generator motor, and to drive the generator motor by electric power of the battery so as to assist the engine. A governor position... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080093853 - Method and apparatus for operating electrical machines: A method for operating an electrical machine includes coupling the electrical machine to an electric power system such that the electric power system is configured to transmit at least one phase of electric power to and from the electrical machine. The method also includes configuring the electrical machine such that... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22402)

20080093856 - Wind energy installation and method of controlling the output power from a wind energy installation: A method of controlling the output power from a wind energy installation to a utility grid (7) having a specified nominal frequency (fN) is provided, in which the output power (P) is controlled depending on the actual grid frequency (f) in the utility grid (7) such that the output power... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080093857 - Wind energy installation and method of controlling the output power from a wind energy installation: A wind energy installation and a method of controlling the output power from a wind energy installation to an electrical grid with a specified nominal grid frequency are provided, in which the output power is controlled as a function of the time derivative of the grid frequency.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080093858 - Method and apparatus for converting ocean wave energy into electricity: A method and apparatus for harnessing power associated with ocean waves and converting that power into electricity. The apparatus is a buoy that houses a vertically oriented central shaft, a pendulum, and a generator. As the buoy tilts from the vertical under the influence of wave motion, the pendulum is... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080093859 - River and tidal power harvester: An improved tidal and river energy converter having a semi-submerged device designed to harvest energy from the tidal and river sites. Each device is connected to other like devices to form an interconnected array of tidal and river energy devices that are anchored to the shore at right angles to... Agent: C.s. Catlin

20080093849 - Compliant walled combustion devices for producing mechanical and electrical energy: Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated by combustion of a fuel in the combustion chamber. A coupling portion translates deformation... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080093850 - Dual-structured aircraft engine starter/generator: An aircraft starting and generating system includes a first starter/main machine assembly that includes a first exciter and a first main machine, and second starter/main machine assembly that includes a second exciter and a second main machine. The system also includes a permanent magnet generator (PMG) that is connected to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080093851 - Method and apparatus for controlling charging operations for battery: An apparatus controls a state of charge (SOC) of a battery mounted on a vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine driving a generator mounted on the vehicle. The generator charges the battery. In the apparatus, a setting unit sets a target value directed to controlling the SOC of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080093852 - Wave energy device: A wave energy device converts the motion of waves on a body of water into a usable form of energy, for example a flow of pressurized water or an electrical current. The device includes a buoyant body for tracking the rise and fall of the wave and a working surface... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080093854 - Method for operating a wind power plant and method for operating it: The invention relates to Method of operating a wind turbine, wherein rotor windings of an induction generator, which comprises stator coils coupled to a voltage grid, fed with rotor currents by a feed-in unit are driven by a rotor of the wind turbine; wherein the frequencies of the fed-in rotor... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080093855 - Methods and apparatus for supplying and/or absorbing reactive power: A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub, at least one rotor blade coupled to the hub, and a rotor shaft coupled to said hub for rotation therewith. The wind turbine also includes an electrical generator coupled to the rotor shaft, and a generator-side frequency converter electrically coupled to... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22402)

20080093861 - 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 by a shaft associated with an in-line generator. Alternatively, the turbine employs only one rotor for low wind areas. The arrangement includes a proximal channel with a... Agent: Camille L. Urban

20080093860 - Propeller and horizontal-axis wind turbine: A propeller, wherein the tip parts of the propeller blades of a horizontal-shaft windmill are tilted in the front direction of the propeller blades to form inclination parts. The inclination angle of the tilted parts is set within the range of 25 to 50° relative to the longitudinal direction of... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080088136 - Portable generator: The invention discloses a portable generator comprising a case provided with a handle, and a generator set located in the case; a link span is affixed to the bottom of said case, the generator set is affixed to the link span through a cushion block, and a mounting arm extends... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080088131 - Wind farm: The invention relates to at least one wind turbine including a rotor mechanically coupled with a wind turbine generator for transforming mechanical power into electrical power, the generator comprising a generator output for putting out the electrical power, a wind farm output node being adapted to be electrically coupled with... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080088133 - Wave activated power generation device and wave activated power generation plant: A wave activated power generation device includes a cylindrical floating body anchored on water and extending vertically to a water surface. a ba last provided at a lower end portion of the floating body and a power generating equipment provided at an upper end portion of the floating body The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080088132 - Wave rider: The Wave Rider, comprised of three power generating units in a single aluminum housing, is designed to absorb the impact of the wave with its twin turbines which are connected to generators. The pressure on the entire apparatus activates power extraction from the rear-mounted pulleys through which cables connect the... Agent: Walter Laube Von Laubenfels

20080088129 - Power control of a wind farm and method thereof: A wind farm includes a plurality of wind energy installations which generate electrical energy to be output to a power supply system and a wind farm master for controlling the wind energy installations. Each wind energy installation includes a generator which is driven by a rotor, and the wind farm... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080088130 - Wind power generation device: A wind power generation device includes a chassis carrying a wind power generation mechanism, primary and secondary power accumulators, and a driving mechanism. Power generated by the wind power generation mechanism is distributed to both accumulators. The primary accumulator functions to provide power output. The secondary accumulator is connected to... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080088134 - Ocean wave power recovery and conversion spar buoy engine: A device for capturing power in a wave of a body of water and converting it to useful form. The device includes a housing portion having an opening for receiving flow from a wave in a body of water, and an engine portion within said housing adapted to be acted... Agent: Kimsey Patent Services, LLC

20080088135 - Electric power generating system using ring-shaped generators: Electric power generating system using ring-shaped generators essentially formed by turbines and generators, and optionally converging-diverging nozzles. The turbines may be of any type, such as axial turbines, open center turbines, reel-shaped turbines, cycloidal turbines, etc, optionally with a circular cog wheel, impellers, or the like. Further, the turbines may... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080084072 - Moving coil electrical generators: A moving coil electrical generator includes a hollow passageway of predetermined configuration and length, at least one permanent magnet supported in a position which extends its magnetic flux through empty space within the passageway, at least one electrically conductive coil placed within and configured to physically move through the passageway,... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080084069 - Wave power generating device: This invention relates to a wave power generating device, comprising a lifting pillar installed on a floating platform, a sleeve covered outside said lifting pillar and two groups of ratchet wheel mechanisms installed on said sleeve; wherein the inner wheel of each of said ratchet wheel mechanisms rotates with the... Agent: Global Ip Services

20080084070 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for wind turbine start-up and operation without grid power: A wind turbine having features for black-starting includes an electric generation system for producing electricity by operation of the wind and comprising an interface for providing the electricity to an electric grid; a control system for controlling components of the wind turbine during start-up of the electric generation system, wherein... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080084067 - Adaptive tidal current power extraction device: A system is adapted to extract energy from flowing liquid. The system includes at least one vertically-extending vane adapted to move in response to the flowing liquid. The vane has a vertical length wherein at least a portion of the vane can be positioned below a surface of a body... Agent: Fish & Richardson, Pc

20080084068 - Wind turbine operating apparatus and operating method: The operating method of a wind turbine having a support 106 standing erect on the ground or on a ship; a wind turbine 100A with a nacelle 102 supported for swivel movement in a horizontal plane, a rotor 105 having a plurality of blades 101 and being rotated by wind... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080084071 - Vehicle wheel electricity generating device: A vehicle wheel electricity generating device for a automotive vehicle comprising a generator rotor winding (2) and a stator (4). A wind actuated component (3) is rotatably connected to a vehicle wheel (12), said rotator winding (2) is fixedly connected to the vehicle wheel (12), and said stator (4) is... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.c. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080079264 - Power-generating apparatus, such as a generator: A power-generating apparatus includes a frame, an engine supported by the frame, an alternator coupled to the engine and operable to convert mechanical energy from the engine into electrical energy, and a battery charger supported by the frame and electrically coupled to the alternator. The battery charger is operable to... Agent: Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP

20080079262 - Engine starter-generator optimized for start function: A starter-generator system is configured to supply power to an aircraft electrical bus having a rated AC voltage magnitude, or receive power from a start converter, and includes a rotor and a stator. The stator is disposed at least partially around at least a portion of the rotor and has... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080079263 - Method and apparatus for operating wind turbine generators: A method of operating a wind farm that includes a plurality of wind turbine generators (WTGs) includes generating wind turbine generator (WTG) availability data for each WTG. The method also includes generating wide-area meteorological data for a first geographical region. The method further includes generating narrow-area meteorological forecast data for... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22402)