Prime-mover dynamo plants inventions 12/08

20080315595 - Stand-alone device for generating electrical energy: The present invention relates to a stand-alone device for generating electrical energy comprising:—an excitation coil (2) furnished with a central opening, —a magnetic circuit passing through the central opening of the coil and formed of a fixed part (3) and a movable part (5) that can move with respect to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080315583 - Hybrid propulsion system for a watercraft: A propulsion system for a watercraft is described, having a diesel engine (4), a propeller (2), at least one auxiliary generator set (12), a generator (6) and a drive unit for at least one machine, in which case the diesel engine (4) can be connected on the one hand to... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080315584 - Engine start system with a regulated permanent magnet machine: An electromechanical power transfer system that transfers power between a direct current (DC) electrical power system and a prime mover, comprises: a permanent magnet machine (PMM) comprising a permanent magnet (PM) rotor that rotates a drive shaft of the prime mover, a stator with a multiphase alternating current (AC) winding... Agent: Stephen George Mican

20080315585 - Control system for twin turbine wind power generating system: A wind turbine control system for twin turbines mounted in common on an accelerator comprising a DC boost converter having pulse width capability, power, speed, current and voltage sensors responsive to an generator driven by one turbine, and a controller. The controller adjusts the PWM duty cycle to adjust generator... Agent: Ted Paulding

20080315586 - Generator output circuitry for twin turbine wind power generating system: Improved generator output circuitry for twin turbine includes boost DC converters for each of a pair of generators with their output introduced to a single inverter, which serves both generators and converters in common. The inverter output then proceeds in conventional AC form through a disconnect switch to a power... Agent: Ted Paulding

20080315587 - Pyramid electric generator: A pyramid electric generator for harvesting the vibrational energies of Earth's atomic oscillators according to the present invention comprises: (1) an antenna/waveguide that is geometrically optimized; (2) a secondary coil wound with an insulated conductor on a nonconductive coil form, the coil being attached electrically to the conducting surface of... Agent: Catalyst Law Group, Apc

20080315588 - Earth current powered radial outflow turbogenerator: Presented is an improved concept for deriving power from flowing fluid currents in the form of a radial outflow turbine that drives a generator. Fluid normally enters the turbine rotor axially and exits radially through power generating elements. Such power generating elements may be airfoil or more blunt shaped where,... Agent: Donald E. Burg

20080315589 - Energy recovery system: An energy recovery system for a process means (100) comprises a compressor (1), a turbine (2) and a generator (4) being arranged to be driven by a main shaft (3). It also comprises a heat exchanger (5) on a first side being fluidly arranged between the compressor (1) and the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080315590 - System for harnessing the force of gravity: The invention relates to a system for harnessing the force of gravity. The purpose of the present invention refers to the combined or separate production of energy and/or the pumping of fluid or gases, using a system including a support point on which a long surface can pivot by mean... Agent: Koda/androlia Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP

20080315591 - Device and system for producing regenerative and renewable hydraulic energy: The invention relates to a device for producing regenerative and renewable hydraulic energy, comprising at least one generator for producing electric energy, and a drive shaft which is connected to the generator and which comprises a plurality of blades which extend at least partially into the passing water and are... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20080315592 - Parabolic bi-directional wind turbine assembly and omni-directional power array: An omni-direction array 22 of wind turbine assemblies 10 is positioned upon and about the periphery of the roof of a building. Each wind turbine assembly 10 comprises a self supporting modular box-shaped housing 12 having an inlet and outlet for accelerating the flow of air therethrough. Turbine 14 having... Agent: Anthony Branco

20080315593 - Wind dam: In one aspect a Wind Dam is provided comprising a Wind Capture Mechanism and a controller which is configured to be installed on buildings within cities. The wind capture mechanism comprises a Sail with Guide Wires, Wind Flaps an Exhaust Wind Guide a Center Mast a Spar and a wind... Agent: Herman & Millman

20080315594 - Wind power generator and bearing structure therefor: The invention relates to a wind power current generator comprising a bearing, a tubular stator that carries a race of the bearing, a tubular rotor coaxial with the tubular stator that can rotate in relation to the stator, a hub connected to the rotor, and at least two blades radially... Agent: Shlesinger & Fitzsimmons

20080309092 - Power generator: The invention relates to a closed system (80) power generator/engine (26, 10) combining the symbiotic relationships between different energy elements to improve efficiency of combusting fuel. Hereby, a reaction chamber driven by hydrogen/LQ-gas providing combustion fuel is provided to drive an engine. A Wankel combustion engine (34) driven by the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080309084 - Circuit and method for reducing a voltage being developed across a field winding of a synchronous machine: In an electrical power system of a diesel powered system having at least one diesel-fueled power generation unit, the electrical power system having a synchronous machine including a field winding being coupled to the diesel-fueled power generation unit, a battery for selectively providing a starting current during a starting mode... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080309094 - Engine speed controller with total system integration for on-board vehicle power applications: The present invention provides a system and method for controlling the speed of a vehicle engine utilizing total system integration and an on-board power system for electrical power generation and distribution, which ensure that control of multiple components can be maintained, that critical operational parameters can be modified by generating... Agent: Larry A. Schemmel Office Of The Attorney General

20080309093 - Power output apparatus, control method of power output apparatus, and vehicle equipped with power output apparatus: When an engine power demand Pe* is not greater than a maximum power Pemax, the drive control sets a target rotation speed Ne* and a target torque Te* of an engine according to a reference operation curve obtained in air-fuel ratio control with a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio (step S125). When... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080309095 - Electronic controller matching engine power to alternator power and maintaining engine frequency for a free-piston stirling engine driving a linear alternator: A switching mode rectifier connects the alternator winding to an energy storage capacitor or battery. A negative feedback, alternator current control loop has an output connected to the pulse width modulator of the switching mode rectifier and has a feedback circuit comprising a current sensor for sensing instantaneous alternator current.... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20080309085 - Wind powered global positioning tracking device: A wind powered global positioning tracking device, which is disposed on a vehicle, and includes a wind driven generator, a power regulating circuit, a central processing unit, a charging circuit, a rechargeable battery, a general packet radio service module and a global positioning system receiver module. When in use, the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080309087 - Systems and methods for power generation with exhaust gas recirculation: A power generation system includes a gas turbine system. The turbine system includes a combustion chamber configured to combust a fuel stream a compressor configured to receive a feed oxidant stream and supply a compressed oxidant to the combustion chamber and an expander configured to receive a discharge from the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080309086 - Wind turbine apparatus: Conventionally, a main shaft of the wind turbine apparatus has awkward such as heaviness or difficulties of assembling, since the length of the main shaft must be long to support a generator rotor. It is requested originally to light heaviness of a wind turbine apparatus, since it supports a wind... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080309088 - Methods and apparatus for power generation: Motion of a first component in response to waves is converted to rotary motion of a member of a second component. The two components are magnetically coupled to each other. The relative linear motion of the components causes energy to be transmitted from waves between the two components via the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080309089 - Hinged blade device to convert the natural flow or ocean or river current or ocean waves to rotational mechanical motion for power generation: A device and method for producing rotational mechanical power is disclosed which has a plurality of hinged blades attached to a central circular hub. The device may be used to convert the kinetic energy from the movement of the wind, ocean or river currents, or tidal flows into useful rotational... Agent: David W. Alexander

20080309091 - Electric generator for wind and water turbines: A generator housed in a wind turbine nacelle includes a generator rotor that is mounted to gearbox output pinions, thereby eliminating the need for couplings. The generator frame is located directly on the gearbox and is located to control the air gap. To facilitate removal of the generator, tapers are... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080309090 - Power generating system including modular wind turbine-generator assembly: A power generating system for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of a wind flow. The power generating system includes a turbine assembly, and a generator assembly, and may be also provided with a main brake assembly, as well as an emergency brake assembly. The system includes a series of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080303289 - Controller computing a virtual tuning capacitor for controlling a free-piston stirling engine driving a linear alternator: A feedback control circuit and method for a control system used to control an electrical power generating source that comprises a free piston Stirling engine driving a linear alternator. A switching mode rectifier connects the alternator winding to an output circuit that includes an electrical energy storage means and is... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20080303279 - Generating unit and method for producing a current with a predetermined network frequency: According to the invention, a drive is embodied to drive a rotor at a variable rotational frequency; the rotor has a winding that is embodied to produce a rotary field magnetomotive force of a generator, with a rotor rotary field frequency which is variable in relation to the rotor; the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080303280 - Engine start system with quadrature ac excitation: A starter-generator system may be used to supply sufficient starting torque to start an aircraft main engine. The main starter-generator stator winding may be connected to a constant frequency (CF) power source to create a rotating field in the main starter-generator air gap. This rotating field, in turn, may induce... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080303281 - Rotational speed determination: The invention relates to a method for the operation of a wind power plant (11) with a rotor (10) and a rotating apparatus (20, 22, 24) connected with the rotor (10), wherein a rotor speed (nR) and a rotating apparatus speed (n) are interrelated via a specifiable transmission ratio, wherein... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080303282 - Water cycling system with compressor motive force and with turbine electric power generator: A water cycling system with compressor motive force and with turbine electric power generation, includes: (a) a water piping subsystem that has a circuitous loop means for continuously or intermittently circulating water in a loop, the loop having an upward flowing side and a downward flowing side, the loop having... Agent: Kenneth P. Glynn

20080303284 - Apparatus for converting water current into electricity: A low-profile apparatus for converting water current into electricity. Fabric scoops are spaced along a continuous belt and, when submerged in a current of moving water, are pushed by the current thereby causing the continuous belt to move. The current pushes the fabric scoops downstream and then fold closed as... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20080303283 - Energy transfer apparatus and methods: The invention provides an energy transfer apparatus having an energy transfer chamber (optionally bounded by an energy transfer tube) in which rotating flow is established. Preferably, the apparatus has a cold-fluid-discharge end and a hot-fluid-discharge end. Also provided are methods of using such apparatuses.... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080303285 - Method and apparatus for hydroelectric power generation: A hydroelectric generation device utilizing a series of parachutes below the surface of a flowing body of water for imparting rotational energy to a generator assembly. The hydroelectric generation device can include a positioning assembly for positioning and retaining the hydroelectric generation device below a water surface. The generator assembly... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080303288 - Device and system for producing regenerative and renewable energy from wind: The invention relates to a device for producing regenerative and renewable from wind, comprising at least one generator for producing electric energy, and a drive shaft which is connected to the generator and which comprises a plurality of blades which are set rotating by the passing air. The blades are... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20080303287 - Wind driven venturi turbine: A venturi tube wind turbine comprising a venturi tube having inlet and outlet openings, opposed side members and a constricted throat section, where two of the opposing side members comprise rotatable endless belts each having mounted thereon a plurality of wind catching vanes.... Agent: Hanes & Schutz, LLC

20080303286 - Wind electrical generation system: A wind electrical generation system includes a relatively large number of small, miniature wind-driven electrical generators or turbines arranged together in various predetermined configurations. Each generator includes a spinning wheel with a plurality of vanes driven by the wind flowing through a plurality of air channels. Each vane may be... Agent: O''shea Getz P.C.

20080296907 - Electric vehicle with regeneration: An electric powered vehicle has a rechargeable power source coupled to at least one electric motor through a controller. The motor(s) are coupled to a drive train for converting the rotational movement of the motor(s) into linear motion of the vehicle. At least one generator is coupled to the motor(s)... Agent: Larson And Larson

20080296896 - Stirling engine instability detection and prevention:

20080296908 - Hybrid vehicle and control method of the same: In the case where predetermined abnormality detection performed with operation of an engine, such as abnormality detection of a fuel system and an ignition system of the engine and various sensors, has not been completed (in the case where an abnormality detection completion flag F is zero), self-sustaining operation of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080296910 - Power generation control device and vehicle having the same: A power generation control device for determining a crank position of an engine to reduce a start-up torque following an engine stop, enhancing startability, and reducing electric power consumption of a battery at start-up is provided. The power generation control device includes a magneto generator rotated by an engine, a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080296909 - Turbo-pneumatic assist for electric motor starting: An electric motor prime mover and method of starting an electric motor prime mover is provided. The prime mover includes an electric motor, a pneumatic motor and a mechanical coupling operably connecting the pneumatic motor to a rotor of the electric motor. The pneumatic motor initiates startup of the electric... Agent: General Electric Company

20080296897 - Variable speed wind turbine drive and control system: A variable speed wind turbine utilizes a hydraulic transmission including a hydraulic pump coupled to a rotor and a hydraulic motor coupled to an induction generator to produce variable frequency power that is converted to grid frequency power by electronic controls.... Agent: Parker-hannifin Corporation Hunter Molnar Baker Morgan

20080296898 - Wind power generation system and method of controlling power converter: A wind power generation system temporarily stops a power converter when a system disturbance occurs, and reactivates the power converter after detecting a solution of the problem of an influence (overcurrent of a stator, direct current component of a stator, overcurrent of a rotor, etc.) of a fault occurring in... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080296899 - Apparatus and method for generating electric power from a subsurface water current: The present invention is a system for generating power using water current. In one embodiment, a subsurface power generating system includes a first power generating node, with at least one cross-flow turbine, at least one universal gear coupled to the at least one cross-flow turbine, at least one modular generator;... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20080296900 - Spillway hydroelectric turbine: A hydroelectric system comprising a support member, a rotational torque converter, a drive member being disposed at one end of a support arm, a water driven mechanism in rotational communication with the drive member, wherein the support arm can be pivotally adjusted by a retraction mechanism are disclosed. A spillway... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20080296901 - Hooded marine float wind power generator structure: A hooded marine float wind power generation system includes a float platform set on a sea surface, a steel cable connecting the float platform and fixed to a sea bottom anchor to prevent undesired shining of the float platform. The float platform is provided with a wind power generator that... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080296906 - Power generation system using wind turbines: The wind turbines system can extract the dynamic energy from ambient sources and generate power with high efficiency. The less-fluctuated slower-speed turbines have a main pump, a fluctuation-pressure stabilizer, a power generation water-turbines, and a high ratio gear reducer mounted together on the ground to increase its generator's speed and... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20080296904 - System for capturing energy from a moving fluid: An energy recapture system that may be retrofitted to an existing object, such as a vehicle or carrier. The retrofitable system includes means for removably attaching a plurality of wind or fluid driven energy generating modules, such as magnetic or piezoelectric generators, to the exterior of the object, to convert... Agent: Lance J. Lieberman, Esq. Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080296905 - Systems and methods for tethered wind turbines: According to some embodiments, an airborne body extends horizontally along an axis between a first point and a second point. The body may be, for example, at least partially filled with a gas. Two or more vanes may be provided airborne with the body such that the vanes, when acted... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080296903 - Wind turbine and blade assembly: Apparatuses and methods for an improved wind turbine and blade assembly are disclosed. The wind turbine has a wind turbine assembly being rotatably driven by the blade assembly. The wind turbine assembly has a shaft connected to an inner wheel by a supporting structure. A magnet array is disposed circumferentially... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080296902 - Wind-powered generator and assemblies therewith: The invention provides a wind-powered generator assembly for powering relatively small electronic devices. The wind-powered electrical assembly comprises an electrical device and an electrical generator. The electrical generator can be electrically connected to the electrical device. The electrical generator is operable to provide an electric current to the electrical device... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd