Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 05/08

20080122227 - Cart, particularly a shopping cart: A push cart includes a frame, a pushing device, a plurality of casters, one or more electric consumers, at least one rechargeable battery, and at least one power generator that can be driven via a traveling motion of the cart and is connected to the at least one rechargeable battery.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080122228 - Method, apparatus, signals and media, for selecting operating conditions of a genset: A method and apparatus for selecting optimal operating conditions of a genset is disclosed. The genset includes an engine coupled to an electrical power generator, the genset having a plurality of operating points each including an engine speed value and a generator electrical power output value, and having a plurality... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska Intellectual Property Law Attorneys

20080122224 - Apparatus for utilising the energy present in flowing water: The hydroelectric power system according to the invention comprises at. least one wave generator, a wave booster and a wave energy, transformer. The at least .one wave generator comprises a water passage and is designed to transform at least some of the potential and/or kinetic energy of flowing water into... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080122225 - Method and apparatus for energy generation from wave motion: A method and apparatus for generating electric energy from the motion of the waves. The apparatus comprises at least one member which is moved by the motion of the waves. The apparatus also comprises an energy transfer mechanism coupled to the or each member. The energy transfer mechanism converts the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080122226 - Compact assemblies for high efficiency performance of cryogenic liquefied gas expanders and pumps: A compact assembly of a liquefied natural gas, (LNG)-mixed hydrocarbon refrigerants, (MR), arranged on a single shaft assembly for individual expanding the LNG and MR streams including sealing means for separating and isolating the processing of a LNG stream and MR stream at a pre-selected location intermediate the ends of... Agent: Edward J. Darin, Inc.

20080116693 - Electronically moderated expansion electrical generator: An electrical generator for use in conjunction with a heat exchange system having an evaporator and a condenser is presented. The electrical generator comprises a control circuit, a moderator and a working spool. The moderator comprises a moderator cylinder having a moderator chamber and three moderator ports in fluid communication... Agent: J. Michael Martinez De Andino, Esq. Hunton & Williams LLP

20080116694 - Self-sustaining on-site production of electricity and/or steam for use in the in situ processing of oil shale and/or oil sands: Oil shale and/or oil sands are utilized to generate electricity and/or steam at the site of the oil shale/sands deposit in an in situ process for recovering oil from the deposit. Bulk shale/sands material is removed from the deposit and combusted to generate thermal energy. The thermal energy is utilized... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20080116695 - Electric power generation system controlled to reduce perception of operational changes: An electric power system includes an engine, a generator driven by the engine, an electrical energy storage device, power control circuitry coupling the generator and storage device together, and a processor coupled to the circuitry. The generator provides variable AC power and the storage device provides variable DC power to... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080116690 - Method and apparatus for the operation of a wind energy plant in the power-limited operation: A method and apparatus for operating a wind energy plant with a rotor blade control, a torque control and a control unit. A power limited mode of operation presets a desired value for the fed power, which is smaller than the rated value for the plant. On a threshold rotational... Agent: Young & Basile, P.c.

20080116691 - Energy generating system: An energy generating system includes: an internal combustion engine including a combustion chamber, and an exhaust pipe in fluid communication with the combustion chamber; a heat exchanging unit including a steam boiler defining an inner space for receiving water therein, a tortuous heating pipe disposed in the inner space in... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080116692 - Arrangement for converting kinetic energy of ocean currents into electric energy: Arrangements for converting kinetic energy of ocean currents into electric energy, comprising a floating body carrying a plurality of so called Savonius turbines (26), each of which having at least two blades (34) with a substantially semi-circular cross-section for transferring a rotary motion of the turbine to an electric power... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080116689 - Hydrocratic generator: A mixing apparatus for mixing relatively low salinity fluid with relatively high salinity fluid comprises a housing having an upper end and a lower end, a fluid inlet at or near the lower end, and a fluid outlet at or near the upper end, wherein the relatively high salinity fluid... Agent: Colin P. Abrahams

20080111379 - Wind turbine and method for the automatic correction of wind vane settings: The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a machine housing (12) equipped with a rotor (14), which is mounted to pivot on a sub-structure (10). Wind parameters and an electromechanical quantity are determined by means of measuring devices (21, 22, 23). To enable the machine housing (12) to track... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080111380 - System and method for utility and wind turbine control: An exemplary embodiment includes a wind turbine system. The wind turbine system includes a wind turbine generator operable to supply wind turbine power to a utility system. A converter is coupled to the wind turbine generator and the utility system. The wind turbine system also includes a controller comprising an... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080106103 - Road surface generator or \"rsg\" device: The Road Surface Generator device is a revolutionary new device that incorporates current technology by utilizing the motion and weight of vehicles to produce clean, economical and ecologically sound electrical current. The Road Surface generator relies on kinetic energy produced by moving vehicles then transferred via a simple device located... Agent: Mr. Willie A. Owens

20080106100 - Method and arrangement in wind power plant: A method and an arrangement in connection with a wind power plant, an electric drive of the wind power plant comprising two or more partial converters in parallel, which constitute a frequency converter of the electric drive, and each partial converter comprising a mains converter part, of which the nominal... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080106098 - Methods and apparatus for controlling current in an electrical machine: A method for determining electric currents for an electrical machine includes generating a first real power current demand signal and a first reactive power current demand signal. The method also includes determining at least one of a second real power current demand signal and a second reactive power current demand... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22402)

20080106099 - Wind power generation apparatus, wind power generation system and power system control apparatus: An interface device transmits a reactive power command depending on a power system from a voltage regulation device of the power system to a wind power generation apparatus electrically connected to the power system, and the wind power generation apparatus receives the reactive power command. Then, the wind power generation... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080106102 - Wind-powered electricity generator: A wind-powered electricity generator has a body, an axle, a rotor, a stator and a fan assembly. The rotor is mounted inside the body. The stator is connected to the axle inside of the body. The fan assembly is connected to the body and has a wind-ladle device, a blade... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080106101 - Underwater wave/energy transducer: A method for generating electrical current indirectly from ocean wave action based on the reciprocating surge of the ocean that directly results from the overhead wave action. The method includes (a) positioning an energy transducer below overhead wave action and at a depth and orientation substantially responsive to reciprocating water... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080100065 - Apparatus for generating electric power using ocean wave energy: An apparatus for generating electric power using ocean wave energy includes an actuating unit that includes a cord having opposite ends connected respectively to a float riding on an ocean surface and movable vertically and reciprocally in response to ocean wave front action, and a counterweight piece distant from the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.