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Prime-mover dynamo plants July category listing 07/09

20090189393 - Micro wind turbine topology for small scale power generation: A wind energy converter has a generator adapted to be coupled directly to a wind turbine without need for a mechanical gear unit. A rectifier is coupled to the generator and a converter is coupled to the rectifier to provide a regulated DC bus voltage as a function of a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090189394 - Momentum-conserving wind-driven electrical generator: Wind-driven electrical generators will slow and lose kinetic energy when the wind slows or stops. When the wind slows or stops, kinetic energy in the rotating turbine and other rotating components that would otherwise be lost, is conserved by supplying a supplemental mechanical energy to the rotating components using a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090189395 - Method and apparatus for converting marine wave energy by means of a difference in flow resistance form factors into electricity: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for gradually converting marine wave energy into electricity. The energy reserve provided by wind power holds enough energy for the needs of the entire mankind. The invention provides an efficient means of putting this energy reserve to practical use. Mounted on a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090189397 - Continuously variable transmission: A continuously variable transmission is disclosed for use in rotationally or linearly powered machines and vehicles. The transmission provides a simple manual shifting method for the user. Further, the practical commercialization of traction roller transmissions requires improvements in the reliability, ease of shifting, function and simplicity of the transmission. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090189396 - Float-type energy-generating system: The objective of the invention is to provide a float-type energy-generating system that is able to maintain the system's body stably, without listing, while sailing, even in a strong wind, while efficiently generating electricity. The system includes a hull (4) that allows the system to be suspended underwater or to... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090184522 - Permanent magnet alternator speed detection circuit with feedback at lower speeds: A permanent magnet alternator is driven by a turbine engine to supply three phases of power to a control circuit for the engine. A shunt regulator delivers current to the control circuit, and a voltage supply is also included to deliver power for a period of time as the alternator... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20090184519 - Speed controlled pitch system: The present patent application concerns wind turbine having a rotor with a first rotor blade and a pitch control system with a first drive system for adjusting a pitch angle of the first rotor blade, wherein the drive system is adapted to transform rotational energy of the rotor blade rotating... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090184520 - Turbine ventilator for generating electricity: A turbine ventilator includes a housing having a hub, a tube having a lower segment secured to the hub, a seat disposed on an upper portion of the tube, an electric generator disposed on the seat and having a rotor and an extension secured to the rotor and extended out... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090184521 - Twin wind turbine power system: This invention relates to a novel twin wind turbine power system. More particularly, this invention pertains to a twin wind turbine power system which has adjustable width blades, adjustable width wind deflectors and a telescoping erection capability. A twin wind turbine electrical power generating system comprising: (a) a first rotatable... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20090179429 - Efficient low temperature thermal energy storage: Thermal energy derived from a low temperature heat source is stored in one reservoir above ambient temperature and in another reservoir below ambient temperature for use in driving an organic Rankine cycle engine to produce electricity. The organic Rankine cycle engine may utilize an organic working fluid that boils below... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090179430 - Energy recovery system: An energy recovery system including a device that produces a magnetic field, which is adapted for mounting to a vehicle, and a stationary conductor adapted for placing in or adjacent the path of the vehicle wherein the magnetic field induces current to flow through the conductor when the vehicle moves... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090179432 - Gravitational magnetic energy converter: Provided is an energy generation device including a base and a generator coupled to the base. The generator includes a shaft capable of rotating to generate electricity. A frame is coupled to the base and defines an inner perimeter. A first magnet is coupled to the frame. An arm is... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090179433 - System and method for electrical power generation utilizing vehicle traffic on roadways: A system and method for electrical power generation utilizing vehicle traffic on roadways is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a power generation system comprises one or more standard hydraulic cylinders, one or more electro-mechanical generators, and one or more hydraulic accumulators coupled to a hydraulic motor.... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090179431 - Zero pollution process and facility for generating electrical energy: A facility for generating electrical energy includes a pump jack having a walking beam provided with a head that oscillates upwardly and downwardly. In addition, the facility has a balance weight that moves upwardly and downwardly with the oscillations of the head on the walking beam. An intermediate assembly converts... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20090179434 - Gas power augmented wind generator: Compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled auxiliary power source in the 100-250 brake horsepower range, mounted (hung) on the rear of the wind generator main shaft, equipped with shaft speed sensors that have been calibrated to minimum/maximum desired main shaft (electrical generator) speed and that can engage and spin the main... Agent: Steven L. Cornelius

20090179424 - Internal combustion engine driven turbo-generator for hybrid vehicles and power generation: A piston compression system converts energy from a conventional combustion cycle engine driving a piston to displace a working gas for flow through a turbine for output power. The working gas is derived by diverting a portion of the charge during combustion at near peak combustion pressure (PCP) into a... Agent: Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20090179425 - Power generator and turbine unit: A power generator includes at least one underwater turbine unit providing a housing having a flow channel therethrough and at least one turbine means mounted in the flow channel for rotation in response to water flow through the flow channel. The turbine unit provides a turbine unit part releasably mountable... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090179426 - Reduced pressure differential hydroelectric turbine system: This invention involves a hydroelectric turbine system that is capable of producing electricity while sustaining a majority of the fluid flow or hydraulic pressure within the pipe line or pipe network driving the system. The system's objective is to shave as little pressure as possible from an enclosed pipe system... Agent: Law Office Of Ken Dallara Ken Dallara

20090179427 - Waste water electrical power generating system: An environmental protective electrical power generating system is formed by a penstock connected at its opposite ends to a large sewer for conveying waste water from feeder pipelines to a sanitary treatment station. Sewer waste water is propelled through the sewer line by pumping equipment which simultaneously pulverizes most large... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20090179428 - Shaft for use in a wind energy system and wind energy system: A shaft for use in a wind energy system is provided, with the shaft comprising a hollow shaft body; a cable fixation being connected to the hollow shaft body and extending axially in the hollow shaft body, the cable fixation being adapted for fixing a cable bundle; and a tensioner... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090174186 - Method for controlling a wind turbine connected to the utility grid, wind turbine and wind park: The invention relates to a method for controlling a wind turbine connected to the utility grid comprising steps of detecting a fault of the utility grid, and controlling one or more rotor blades in a fault mode wherein said one or more rotor blades are pitched in order to stabilize... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090174187 - Methods for controlling a wind turbine connected to the utility grid, wind turbine and wind park: The invention relates to methods for controlling a wind turbine connected to the utility grid by detecting status of the utility grid, and controlling one or more rotor blades and/or emitted power to the grid in returning to the operational wind turbine settings of normal grid mode. The invention also... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090174188 - Aircraft engine starter/generator and controller: An aircraft starting and generating system includes a starter/generator that includes a main machine, an exciter, and a permanent magnet generator. The system also includes an inverter/converter/controller that is connected to the starter/generator and that generates AC power to drive the starter/generator in a start mode for starting a prime... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090174189 - Turbine assembly for generating electricity in vehicles: A system for generating electricity from the rotational movement of wheels of a vehicle incorporates a turbine assembly, a wheel assembly, and an apparatus for storing electricity. The turbine assembly is disposed within the wheel assembly. The turbine assembly is connected to the apparatus for storing electricity thereby supplying the... Agent: Law Offices Of Andrew Schroeder

20090174190 - Induced surface flow wave energy converter: A wave energy conversion device that employs a submerged horizontally-aligned structure provided with a central opening formed in a horizontally extending surface, focuses wave induced water-particle motion, resulting in a flow into and away from the central opening, and a turbine is mounted in the central opening to be driven... Agent: Leighton K. Chong Patent Attorney

20090174193 - Ac/dc system for powering a vehicle: A system for powering a vehicle includes a DC motor adapted to be coupled to a vehicle axle when the vehicle is to be driven in reverse or forward at a speed less than a threshold, and an AC motor adapted to be coupled to vehicle axle when it is... Agent: Peter J. Van Bergen

20090174191 - Head wind ecological driving system: The invention is related to saving fuels as well as suppressing against emanating CO2 gas in driving vehicle converting said head wind into driving force to operate said ducted roof fan by means of comprising driving energy booster such as resonance, lift and electricity.... Agent: Yoshioki Tomoyasu

20090174192 - Turbulence reduction around magnus rotors: e

20090167034 - Appartus for generating power responsive to mechanical vibration: A vibrational energy harvesting apparatus comprising: a substrate having a plurality of integral compliant regions; at least two ferromagnetic masses each coupled to a corresponding one or more of the integral compliant regions such that at least one of the ferromagnetic masses moves with respect to the substrate responsive to... Agent: Office Of Patent Counsel

20090167031 - Electrical energy generator based on buoyancy: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating electrical energy in a body of water. The apparatus and method relates to the effective conversion and storage of electrical energy which is analogous to a pumped storage system for generating electricity with hydroelectric power. The present invention includes an... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090167033 - Electromagnetic device for generating electrical current and methods thereof: The present invention discloses an electromagnetic electrical current generator (EECG) which comprises a hollow outer envelope having a side wall with a predetermined magnetic polarity distributed over its inner surface, one inner core free to move in said envelope characterized by the same magnetic polarity distributed over its outer surface,... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090167032 - Portable computing device with integral current generator and method of using the same: A portable mobile device includes a first component and a second component movably connected to the first component. The first and second component are configured to be movable with respect to each other during the normal operation of the portable computing device. The portable computing device further includes a current... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20090167021 - Wind power installation and method of operating it: The purpose of the invention is to reduce the contribution of wind power installations to frequency errors on the grid, and preferably to contribute to the elimination of such errors. Thus, the method involves the use of PID control and/or control with hysteresis so as to regulate the active power... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090167022 - Water turbine system and method of operation: A system for providing electrical power from a current turbine is provided. The system includes a floatation device and a mooring. A water turbine structure is provided having an upper and lower portion wherein the lower portion includes a water fillable chamber. A plurality of cables are used to couple... Agent: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

20090167027 - Blade for windmill, windmill and wind power generator: a high speed airflow passing surface (26H) disposed a distant side from the rotation center, formed continuously from the front nose surface to rearward of the traveling direction with a curved surface swollen greater than the low speed airflow passing surface, and having length as viewed from the vertical direction... Agent: Townsend & Banta C/o Portfolio Ip

20090167029 - Coaxial rotor windmill and method of increasing kinetic energy of the flow: Coaxial rotor windmill, CRWM, along with its simplicity differs from all other similar devices in that it is capable, without attracting outer energy but only due to the peculiarities of its structure, to increase initial natural wind velocity and consequently, kinetic energy thereof as well as in view of a... Agent: Jennifer L. Bales

20090167023 - Forward leaning tower top section: A support structure for a baseframe of a nacelle or the nacelle of a wind turbine is described. The wind turbine has a tower with at least one lower tower section, wherein the at least one lower tower section defines a vertical axis of the tower, a yaw bearing, the... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090167024 - Gluing of wind turbine internals to structural components: A method of mounting an internal element in a wind turbine is provided, whereby the element is attached to the wind turbine by means of gluing.... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090167026 - Inlet passageway and sealing in a turbine wind power generating system: IMPROVED INLET PASSAGEWAY AND SEALING IN A TURBINE WIND POWER GENERATING SYSTEM wherein sharp very small radii of curvature end portions at the mouth or inlet to the passageway avoid turbulence thus enhancing inlet airflow. Transitional portions of the passageway are arranged at angles of inclination with the horizontal to... Agent: Ted Paulding

20090167030 - Vertical axis omni-directional turbine: A vertical axis turbine with a rotor driven by a group of vanes that assure starting at low speeds, efficiently generates electricity at all fluid flow speeds, especially under circumstances that include abrupt increase.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20090167028 - Wind turbine generator rotor, wind turbine generator and wind turbine generator system: Provided is a wind power generating apparatus adopts a rotor blade including a frame body unit composed of a frame body having an opening and a plurality of support frames extending from the frame body, and a sail portion adhered to cover the frame body unit. The frame body unit... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090167025 - Wind turbine system for buildings: Systems and methods for capturing the energy of wind currents by placing wind-driven turbines in vortices formed near one or more edges of a building's roof, where the wind currents are concentrated by deflection of the wind off the horizontal faces of the building. In one embodiment, a cylindrical wind... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark L. Berrier