Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 06/08

20080150296 - System and method for creating a geothermal roadway utility with alternative energy pumping system: A roadway system and method for energy generation and distribution are presented. This system allows a geothermal infrastructure to be tied into the roadway system electricity grid. The geothermal infrastructure may include energy exchangers that are electrically connected to the roadway system electricity grid. By connecting the energy exchangers electrically... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080150295 - System and method for creating a networked infrastructure distribution platform of solar energy gathering devices: A roadway system for solar energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of solar energy generating devices, one or more roads, and a roadway system electricity grid. The roadway system electricity grid electrically connects the plurality of... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080150297 - System and method for generating electric power: A system for generating electric power includes an electric generator capable of generating such electric power upon supply of a rotational motion and an elongated member supported by air spring actuators which are mounted within a motor vehicle roadway for generating a vertical motion. A crank assembly is provided and... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080150298 - Micro turbine sheet design for gathering wind energy: Disclosed is a method and system for providing an energy gathering sheet to harness and provide energy to destinations, such as homes and businesses. The energy gathering sheet is configured to receive small wind energy gathering devices (e.g., in the micrometer to nanometer range), which are mounted on a single... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080150285 - Doubly-controlled asynchronous generator: An electric power generator system or a motor comprising a doubly-fed asynchronous generator or motor comprising a stator and a rotor, a transformer having a first winding and a second winding, the first winding having a first end and a second end; and wherein the stator and the transformer are... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20080150282 - Method of controlling a wind turbine connected to an electric utility grid during malfunction in said electric utility grid, control system, wind turbine and family hereof: The invention relates to a method of controlling a wind turbine connected to an electric utility grid during malfunction in said electric utility grid, said method comprising the steps of detecting a malfunction in said electric utility grid and monitoring at least one physical work property of at least one... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080150283 - Reactive power control for operating a wind farm: A system and method of reactive power regulation in a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines that provides optimum control of the reactive power compensation in the wind farm and is able to keep a reactive power reserve in order to support eventual grid contingencies.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080150286 - System and method for creating a networked infrastructure distribution platform of fixed hybrid solar wind energy generating devices: A roadway system for energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of ground-based hybrid solar-wind energy generating devices, one or more roads, and a roadway system electricity grid. The energy generating devices are connected to the roadway... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080150284 - System and method for creating a portable networked vehicle infrastructure distribution platform of small wind gathering devices: Creating a large fleet of vehicles to gather wind energy and generate wind generated energy, such as electricity, is impeded by the cost to an individual vehicle owner. Accordingly, a portable system and corresponding method to gather wind energy and deposit stored wind generated energy for system credit is provided.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080150287 - Integrated boost cavity ring generator for turbofan and turboshaft engines: An electrical generator for extraction of electrical power from a gas turbine engine includes a rotor portion and a stator portion disposed within a booster cavity of the gas turbine engine. The rotor portion is rotatably supported about the stator portion. The stator portion rigidly is supported within the booster... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080150294 - Centrifugally active variable magnetic flux alternator: Modern wind turbines have pitch control system needed to keep the wind turbine operating in the proper rotor speed for efficiency. The present invention enables a wind turbine to be fitted with a fixed turbine blade without the need of a pitch control system. This will allow for reduction in... Agent: Steven Mark Jones

20080150292 - Shrouded wind turbine system with yaw control: A wind energy systems includes a shroud for each turbine. The shroud is adapted to direct and accelerate wind towards the turbine. A strong adaptable support assembly is provided for securing turbines to a structure. An air glide yaw assembly facilitates rotational movement of the structure allowing the turbines to... Agent: Mark Young, P.a.

20080150289 - System and method for creating a networked infrastructure distribution platform of small fixed and vehicle based wind energy gathering devices along roadways: A roadway system for energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of wind energy generating devices, and a roadway system electricity grid. The wind energy generating devices are electrically connected to the roadway system electricity grid and... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080150288 - System and method for creating a networked infrastructure distribution platform of small wind energy gathering devices: A roadway system for energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of ground-based wind energy generating devices, one or more roads, and a roadway system electricity grid. The roadway system may additionally include, for example, a plurality... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080150290 - System and method for creating a networked vehicle infrastructure distribution platform of small wind gathering devices: Creating a large fleet of vehicles, which gather wind energy and generate wind generated energy, such as electricity, is impeded by the cost to an individual vehicle owner. Accordingly, a system and corresponding method to gather wind energy and deposit stored wind generated energy for system credit is provided. The... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080150293 - Wind energy system: A wind energy system comprising a queue of turbines housed in a horizontal air conduit. The inlet end of the conduit opens into a wind collector assembly, which preferably comprises in part downwardly extending earthen slope, such as a hillside or embankment. The wind collector assembly may include a pair... Agent: Mary M Lee, P.c.

20080150291 - Wind turbine and solar gathering hybrid sheets: Disclosed is a method and system for providing an energy gathering sheet to harness and provide energy to homes, businesses, and/or a utility grid. The energy gathering sheet is configured to receive solar or wind energy gathering devices or any combination thereof. The very small energy gathering devices (micrometer to... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080143119 - Battery current detection apparatus incorporated in system which regulates vehicle engine speed and electric generator output voltage during engine idling: A vehicle system that includes an engine control apparatus which regulates engine idling speed incorporates a battery current detection apparatus which acquires information expressing the value of field current of an engine-driven electric generator and detects a condition of high electrical load as occurrence of a battery discharge current exceeding... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080143108 - High-speed high-pole count generators: A system for generating supplemental electrical power from the low-pressure (LP) turbine spool of a turbofan engine includes a high-speed, high magnetic pole count, generator, a gearbox, a controller and a power converter. The LP turbine spool is mechanically coupled to the generator portion by the gearbox for driving the... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080143109 - Systems and methods for generating power through the flow of water: A system and method for generating and harvesting energy in response to the flow of water through rotating device, such as a nutating or oscillating disk. Mechanical energy from flow of water is converted into electrical energy via an energy conversion unit. For example, the power generation system may be... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080143113 - Power generation apparatus using ac energization synchronous generator and method of controlling the same: A power generation apparatus and method includes an AC energization synchronous generator, a switching device for connecting to a network disposed on a stator side of the AC energization synchronous generator, an energizing device for applying a variable frequency AC to a secondary winding of the AC energization synchronous generator,... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080143112 - Small wind-power supercapacitor energy storage system: A small wind power supercapacitor energy storage system comprises a small wind-power generator for generating electric power from wind-power; a low internal-resistance power-storage supercapacitor for storing the electric power from the small wind-power generator and then for driving a load. The small electric power can be accumulated to have great... Agent: Ming-hsin Sun

20080143111 - Wind power generation system: A wind power generation system includes: a wind turbine in which at least one blade is mounted on an axis; a generator for generating multiphase alternating current power by rotation of the axis; and a multiphase power conversion device for performing PWM-control for adjustment and output of generated power of... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080143110 - Wind turbine with self-contained power system: A wind turbine with a self-contained power system is disclosed. The self-contained power system comprises an auxiliary generator with a winding disposed on the rotor side while the magnetic poles of the auxiliary generator are disposed at components moving relatively to the rotation of the rotor. Thereby, a back electromotive... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080143114 - Reluctance electric machine with salient-pole movable piece: In a reluctance rotary electric machine, a movable part is arranged opposing part of an alignment of a plurality of stator poles to be movable in a predetermined direction. In the movable part, at least one pair of salient poles is configured to magnetically couple to the excited at least... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080143115 - Electric power generation using power turbine aft of lpt: An inside out generator disposed aft of the low-pressure turbine spool to generate power for the electrical demands of an aircraft system. The low-pressure turbine discharge flow is used to drive the power turbine, which is coupled to the generator. The generator is able to extract power at idle conditions... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080143116 - Hydroelectric generating station and method of constructing same: The invention relates to hydroelectric generating plants which may be prefabricated and subsequently exchanged for preexisting radial water control gates. The hydroelectric generating plant disclosed herein may be particularly advantageous for hydroelectric development of projects with preexisting submergible radial gates. Various configurations are disclosed which maximize generating capacity, hydraulic efficiency,... Agent: Henry K. Obermeyer

20080143117 - High efficiency wind turbine system: A wind turbine system is disclosed, such wind turbine includes a wind turbine generator, a plurality of turbine blades radially extended from the generator and a wind-catching unit is provided for circularly sheltering the generator, wherein the wind-catching unit comprises a plurality of wind suction channels completely covering four sides... Agent: Anna Wu

20080143118 - Method for the erection of a wind energy plant and wind energy plant: A wind power installation comprising a pylon comprising a pylon, a generator supported by the pylon and rotor blades coupled to the generator. The wind power installation further includes a first door to allow entrance into and exit from the interior of the pylon, a first level disposed in the... Agent: Neil Steinberg

20080136185 - Excitation voltage supply for synchronous generator used in a wind turbine, and method of starting a wind turbine having such excitation voltage supply: A wind turbine is provided, the wind turbine comprising, a synchronous generator having a stator and a rotor, an AC-DC-AC link for coupling said synchronous generator to a grid, wherein the DC link is connected to the rotor of said synchronous generator for supplying an excitation voltage to a rotor... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080136186 - Hydraulic energy accumulator: Example energy storage systems (20, 20′, 20″) comprises a fluid circuit (22, 22′, 22″) and an electrical unit (24, 24′, 24″) configured to operate as a motor in a first phase of operation and to operate as a generator in a second phase of operation. The fluid circuit (22, 22′,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080136188 - Method and system for regulation of the rotational speed of a rotor on a wind turbine: The invention relates to a method and a system for regulation of the rotational speed (52) of a rotor on a wind energy unit with a generator and a rotor blade. The first set parameter is a pitch angle (Pitch) of the rotor blade and the second set parameter is... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080136187 - Wind-powered electricity generator: A wind-powered electricity generator includes a base, an axle, a case, a blade assembly and a power supply device. The axle is mounted on the base and has a post and stator. The stator is mounted around the post and has multiple winding sets. The winding set is mounted in... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, Llc

20080136189 - Electromagnetic variable transmission: An electromagnetically variable transmission includes an outer rotor and an inner rotor. The inner rotor is independently rotatable within a center aperture of the outer rotor. The outer rotor is independently rotatable about the inner rotor. One of the rotors has a plurality of permanent magnets configured in pairs and... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080136190 - Micro power generating device: There is provided a micro power generating device. A compressor impeller and a turbine wheel are coupled to the ends of a rotating shaft. A cooler is provided for lowering a temperature of the compressed air from the compressor impeller. The compressed air is mixed with the fuel and combusted... Agent: Jones Day

20080136191 - Miniature hydro-power generation system: A miniature hydro-power generation system includes an outer housing and an inner housing. The outer housing may receive a flow of liquid flowing in a first direction at a predetermined range of pressure. The flow of liquid may be decreased by a predetermined amount of pressure and increased by a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/alticor Indy

20080129053 - Engine-generator set: A generator support plenum and engine-generator set for installation on a pickup truck in an RV or on a boat, for example, sits in or under or forms a part of an enclosure for the engine-generator set and defines cool air flow paths into the set for cooling the engine... Agent: Gallagher & Kennedy, P. A.

20080129049 - Method and apparatus for starting an internal combustion engine in a hybrid vehicle drive: A method is employed for starting an internal combustion engine in a hybrid vehicle drive which is driven by an electric motor. A speed of the internal combustion engine is adjusted to a target speed. The internal combustion engine speed exceeds the target speed over a predefined time by a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080129050 - Hybrid power-generating device: The present invention relates to a hybrid power-generating device and a power generating method thereof. The hybrid power-generating device is primarily comprised of: a primary electrical generator and an auxiliary electrical generator with different characteristics, both mechanically coupled to a prime while enabling the rated power of the auxiliary electrical... Agent: Wpat, Pc

20080129051 - Turbine generator: A turbine generator utilizing a passive high pressure fluid source such as a natural gas well head. The generator includes a core and lead wires encapsulated in a dielectric medium to isolate current-bearing components from the motivating fluid, thereby preventing carbon bridging and reducing the explosion hazard when the motivating... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080129052 - Wave powered electrical generator: A wave powered electrical generator includes: a first floating unit that accommodates a power generator therein and adapted to float in water, a second floating unit adapted to float in the water in the vicinity of the first floating unit; and a spring line, one end of which being attached... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch