Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 08/08

20080203734 - Wellbore rig generator engine power control: A system for controlling power load to a rig engine of a wellbore rig, the system including a controller for controlling a rig engine, a sensor for sensing the exhaust temperature of a rig engine, the sensor in communication with the controller for providing to the controller signals indicative of... Agent: Guy L. Mcclung, Iii

20080203729 - Floating power generation device and system: A floating power generating device that includes a support frame having a pair of buoyant pontoons, a power generator mounted to the support frame between the pontoons, an electrical cable in electrical communication with the power generator, and means for maintaining the floating power generating device in a substantially fixed... Agent: Lawson & Persson, P.C.

20080203731 - Eolic converter: The present invention relates to an eolic converter endowed with a winds keeping system that allows an utilization of above 97% of the wind force to transform in mechanical rotational energy, at the same time that is added to this high efficiency the possibility to add several levels of plates... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080203730 - Wind power generator with biased transmission arrangement: In a wind power generation installation comprising a rotor with rotor blades mounted on a tower and connected via a transmission to a generator for generating electric power, an electric machine operable as a motor is also connected to the transmission for applying a driving torque to the transmission so... Agent: Ronald S. Lombard Patents And Trademarks

20080203732 - Hybrid turbo charger: There is provided a hybrid turbocharger that allows easy and quick attachment/removal of a coupling attachment boss to which an end section of a coupling is attached, thereby reducing the amount of operation time required for an overhaul of the turbocharger. The hybrid turbocharger includes: a turbine section that is... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080203733 - Tidal generator: A device for harnessing tidal energy, comprising: a vertically elongate chamber at least partially located in a tidal body of liquid; a separating member movable within the chamber either vertically or along, and configured to seal from each other an upper interior region of the chamber above the member and... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20080197630 - Cogeneration system: In a cogeneration system having a power plant comprising a generator connected to an AC power feed line between a power network and an electrical load and an internal combustion engine for driving the generator and for supplying its exhaust heat to a thermal load, the power supply from the... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080197632 - Air-blower tidal power generation device: An air-blower tidal power generation device includes a rack, an air-blower mechanism, and a power generation mechanism. The air-blower mechanism includes a pumping device, a buoy, and an air conduit. The pumping device includes a cylinder and a stationary barrel movably coupled together. The power generation mechanism includes a constant-pressure... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080197631 - Wave-power system and method for generating energy at constant rotational speed at variable significant wave heights and periods: A wave energy conversion system or device is provided which includes a hull that serves as a float, moving up and down with incoming waves. The power take-off system contained within the hull comprises a longitudinal main rotary shaft upon which a series different diameter sets of dual same-diameter pinions... Agent: Robert Platt Bell Registered Patent Attorney

20080197633 - Method and apparatus for a superconducting generator driven by wind turbine: A generator including: an annular armature connectable to rotate with blades of a wind turbine; an annular stationary field winding assembly coaxial with the armature and separated by a gap from an inside surface of the armature, wherein the field winding include superconducting coils, and support structure connectable to an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20080197634 - Thermally operated rotatable component restraint system: A turboalternator system includes a turboalternator having a rotatable member operatively engaged to a bearing set, a radial support element, and a contact structure engaged with the radial support element. The rotatable member defines a first end, a second end and an axis of rotation. The turboalternator system is configured... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080197635 - Ocean wave air piston: An ocean wave driven energy device that uses the power of ocean waves to continually lift and lower a float which in turn lifts or lowers one side of a lever arm about a stationary pivot point thereby driving down or raising a piston, which is attached to the opposite... Agent: Joseph Torch

20080197637 - Process for utilization of hydrostatic energy and gravity and resulting equipment: The present patent of invention refers to a process for utilization of hydrostatic energy and gravity and the resulting equipment for generation of mechanical or electrical energy, through the utilization of a liquid storage tank (1) in a static form, with the use of thrust for the raising of the... Agent: Keith Kline

20080197636 - Variable-speed transmission for a power-generating: e

20080197639 - Bi-directional wind turbine: A wind turbine, having a generator to generate electricity and including a first rotatable power element and a second rotatable power element adapted for contra-rotation relative to one another about a generator axis, a pair of rotors to convert wind energy into rotational energy and generally disposed at a first... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080197638 - Wind turbine comprising a generator cooling system: The present invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a pylon, a pod mounted rotatably on the pylon, a generator arranged within the pod and having a rotor and a stator, and at least one fan in the region of the pod. In order to reduce the entry of moisture,... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080191490 - Power generator and power generating method: A power generator includes a top, a support, a bearing, a rotating means and a transforming means. The top has a body and a spindle penetrating the center of the body, wherein the spindle is substantially vertical to the ground. The support is positioned on the ground to support one... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20080191491 - Solar wind chime: A solar-powered wind chime has a solar energy system for powering an electrical subsystem. The electrical subsystem may include lighting elements for illuminating the wind chime and the area around the wind chime in a decorative and functional manner.... Agent: World Factory, Inc. C/o Law Offices Of James E. Walton, P.l.l.c.

20080191482 - Apparatus for controlling power generation for vehicle: An apparatus for controlling generation of power to be generated by a generator driven by an engine mounted on a vehicle equipped with an electrical load operative on the power from the generator, the generator including a field winding to which current is supplied on the power, and a duty... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080191492 - Machine having electrical power system and method: A machine and electrical power system includes a generator having a speed range that includes a resonance speed associated with resonance vibrations of the system. A drive coupling is disposed between the generator and an engine configured to rotate the generator and is further configured to transmit torque from the... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper

20080191493 - Power interconnect block for an aircraft electrical component: The power system for an aircraft includes a gear box. Multiple generators are driven by the gear box and are arranged in a circumferentially spaced manner, in one example. Each generator includes a power interconnect block providing a receptacle that receives an electrical lead. The receptacle provides a metallic insert... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20080191483 - Power generating device utilizing hydrodynamic force: The power generating device (1000) has a vane (1200) rotated by hydrodynamic force from a fluid; a generator motor (100); a flow velocity measuring unit (1130); a rotation speed measuring unit; and a control unit (200). In the event that at least one of the flow velocity and the rotation... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080191484 - Power generation system: Wind power can be always detected even when a wind turbine 11 forcibly brakes, as well as cost of components can be reduced. A generator includes a wind turbine 11 rotated by wind power to generate a driving force, a dynamo 19 operated by the driving force of the wind... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080191485 - Wave power energy generation apparatus: The present invention relates to a wave energy conversion device (1), for use in relatively shallow water, which has a base portion (2) for anchoring to the bed of a body of water (6) and an upstanding flap portion (8) pivotally connected (12) to the base portion. The flap portion... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080191486 - Power generator and power generation method: A power generating apparatus and a power generating method capable of reducing a power generating price by generating a power by high head turbines and a generator used in a dam type or conduit type power plant even if the head of water is small. The power generating apparatus comprises... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080191489 - Generator device for use with a ventilating turbine: A generator device is arranged for use with a roof ventilator comprising a base arranged to be supported in a roof opening in a roof and a ventilating turbine rotatably supported on the base so as to be arranged for ventilating a space below the roof through the roof opening... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20080191488 - Wind energy plant with a pitch bearing: A wind energy plant with a rotor hub housing, which is connectable to at least one pitch bearing via joining means, and with at least one rotor blade, the blade root of which is connected to the pitch bearing, wherein a stiffening element is provided, which is fastened between the... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.a.

20080191487 - Wind-driven electricity generation device with savonius rotor: A vertical wind-driven electricity generation device is described, which utilizes a unique segmented Savonius rotor and which is easily handled, transported, assembled and maintained, even by a single person. The blades of the rotor are segmented into a plurality of modest size blade pair segments, each of which comprises two... Agent: Gordon & Rees LLP

20080185846 - Electrolytic inductive self-boosting technology: The structure comprises various rotor-magnetic and rotor-free generators, integrators and alternators, including combined inductive hydrodynamic turbo-sets; torque-speed adjustable motors; multi-tunnel schemes with cascade arrangements. The power ratio is about 2.3 depending on design, KW required and voltage, and providing to proposed electrolytic dynamic technology operative flexibility and high efficiency.... Agent: Bereli M. Lazar

20080185847 - Vehicle control system: A control system for a vehicle has an engine control unit for an engine and a generator control unit for a power generator driven by the engine. The engine control unit calculates a permissive power generation torque, which is permitted to be used by the power generator, in accordance with... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080185845 - 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.