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Prime-mover dynamo plants November recently filed with US Patent Office 11/09

20090289454 - Method of operating a wind power station: A wind power installation is provided by means of which shadow casting regulation is improved. That is achieved by a method of operating a wind power installation wherein a first light intensity is detected in a region of direct light irradiation and a second light intensity is detected in a... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090289455 - Method of operating a wind power station: A wind power installation is provided by means of which shadow casting regulation is improved. That is achieved by a method of operating a wind power installation wherein a first light intensity is detected in a region of direct light irradiation and a second light intensity is detected in a... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090289456 - Gas turbine engine apparatus: A gas turbine engine arrangement comprises a core engine, a power turbine and a propulsor. The core engine comprises at least one compressor and at least one turbine arranged to drive the at least one compressor and the core engine is arranged in a casing. The power turbine is positioned... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090289457 - Hydrogen powered steam turbine: A process provides energy from a hydrogen flame to produce ultra high temperature steam, which is water vapor having a temperature over 1200° C., as an energy transfer medium to drive a steam turbine. The hydrogen fuel may be supplied to the system from a source of isolated hydrogen such... Agent: Morton A. Polster Brown & Michaels, P.C.

20090289458 - Combined water tank and generator: A combined water tank and generator is provided. By capturing rainwater into a container at a higher point, using the weight of the container to drive an electrical generator, and releasing the stored water once it has reached the ground, a system is provided that provides electricity and provides a... Agent: Juneau Partners

20090289459 - Apparatus for generating electric power using wind energy: An apparatus includes a blade unit including having upright blades connected fixedly to an upright rod that has a lower end disposed pivotally in a base such that the blade unit is rotatable relative to the base to convert wind energy into a mechanical rotary power output, and coupled to... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090289461 - Wind energy converter with dehumidifier: A wind energy converter includes a wind turbine and a climate control mechanism operable as a dehumidifying mechanism for separating and removing humidity from air within one or more areas of the wind turbine. The climate control mechanism includes at least one cooling device for condensing humidity as well as... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090289460 - Wind turbine with a drive train: A wind turbine with a drive train placed partly or entirely in a nacelle of the wind turbine is provided. The drive train includes an epicyclical gearbox including at least one gear stage having a plurality of planet gears meshing with a sun gear and/or an annulus gear. The gearbox... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090284021 - Energy storage: Several embodiments are disclosed that enhance and improve the efficiencies of alternative electrical generating sources by converting electrical energy to potential energy through electro-mechanical means. The embodiments provide gravitational energy storage by lifting masses from lower to higher elevations during desired periods, such as when the generating sources are producing... Agent: Paul K. Godwin Paul K. Godwin, P.C.

20090284020 - Vibration electric power generator: A vibration electric power generator includes an iron core having a coil wound therearound, a magnet member relatively moved with respect to the iron core by vibrations caused during running of a bicycle; and a nonmagnetic member fixed to the iron core and being in close contact with the magnet... Agent: Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd.

20090284011 - Continuos-absorption turbine: The present invention teaches that a power generation system of the type having been based on Dalton's law of expansion with an engineered gas suitable for changing phase between liquid and gaseous states within a engineered thermal differential. Using high pressure tubing in vacuum as a conduit for the engineered... Agent: Thomas Mcbride

20090284022 - Portable power driven equipment with internal combustion engine combined battery charging and starting circuit where the battery is a removable battery pack: A portable generator system having a generator for generating an electrical output signal, an internal combustion engine for driving the generator, a starter for starting the internal combustion engine, an alternator for generating an AC signal for powering a charger assembly, a battery pack, and a charger subsystem. The charger... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090284012 - Tower construction for a wind turbine: A handling system for a wind turbine nacelle in connection with self-loading or self-unloading of the nacelle to or from a vehicle. The system comprises two or more lifting apparatus, where the lifting apparatus are engaged with lifting areas of a load carrying structure of the nacelle. The lifting areas... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090284013 - Dry 3-way catalytic reduction of gas turbine nox: A power generation system capable of eliminating NO, components in the exhaust gas by using a 3-way catalyst, comprising a gas compressor to increase the pressure of ambient air fed to the system; a combustor capable of oxidizing a mixture of fuel and compressed air to generate an expanded, high... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20090284015 - Water wave power system: A system for generating energy using water waves includes a unit having two rotors connected by a ramp. The unit is positioned at or near the surface of a body of water and oriented so that the waves break on the ramp and travel along the length of the ramp.... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20090284014 - Wave transduce having variable energy piston assembly: The present invention relates to a way to adapt a wave transducer to the actual amplitude of incident waves, so as to improve the efficiency of energy conversion. The adaptation includes a variable-energy piston assembly and a tapered float.... Agent: Mr. Michael J. Roman Clark Wilson LLP

20090284017 - Internal fluid handling for hydro-generator submerged in water: Hydro-generator unit submerged in water comprised of a combination of converter transforming the hydraulic energy into mechanical power, drive train transmitting the mechanical power to generator that converts the mechanical power into electricity or into energy-bearing media, and auxiliary equipment serving control and measurement purpose contained in water tight bulb... Agent: Kalman Lehoczky

20090284016 - Wind turbine with gust compensating air deflector: An apparatus and system for counteracting wind gusts and other high load situations in a wind turbine includes the use of one or more gust counteracting devices configured to extend an air deflector outwardly from a surface of a turbine rotor blade. The air deflector may subsequently be retracted into... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090284019 - Flexible electric power cable and wind turbine: A wind turbine and a flexible electric power cable for transferring electric power in a moving environment are provided. The power cable includes a conductor with a plurality of cores for conducting an electric current and an isolator for protecting the conductor and a connector piece for surrounding and connecting... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090284018 - Vertical axis turbine to generate wind power: Usage of wind turbine systems that convert wind energy to electricity is expanding. The present inventor recognized that conventional systems are not suitable for more densely populated regions, are not effective in regions having lower average wind speeds, and are not visually appealing, quiet, and expandable. Accordingly, he devised, among... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090278360 - Generating method and generating system utilizing combustion exhaust gas: Using a turbocharger (8) having a turbine (4) that is driven by gas pressure of the combustion exhaust gas and a compressor (6) that is driven by rotational force generated in the turbine, an air engine (12) generating rotational force by air pressure as a power source, and a generator... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090278361 - Electric power generation device: When a rotation frequency of a rotary shaft 2 is not more than a predetermined value, a clutch 7 connects the gearing systems 6 and 8 with each other. Then, the rotation from the rotary shaft 2 is accelerated through the gearing system 6, clutch 7, and gearing system 8,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090278362 - Cycloconverter generator: In a cycloconverter generator, AC power required by the load is detected and a desired speed of the engine is determined based on the required AC power, operation of an actuator is controlled such that the engine speed becomes equal to the desired engine speed, and the required AC power... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090278350 - Method for starting up a system for generating electrical power: Described is a method for starting up a system for generating electrical power. The system includes a turbine that is mechanically connected to a generator, while the generator is electrically connected via a converter to a load, in particular to a power supply grid. The generator includes a total number... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090278353 - Atmospheric resources explorer: The invention herein described consists of a system destined to harness wind resources, transferring wind power to the ground station group on the surface, the process being performed through the tensioning and unwinding of the cable group connecting the airborne group to a reeler in the said ground station group.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090278352 - Dynamic electric brake for a variable speed wind turbine having an exciter machine and a power converter not connected to the grid: A variable speed wind turbine having a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG), includes an exciter machine mechanically coupled to the DFIG and a power converter placed between a rotor of the DFIG and the exciter machine. Thus, the power converter is not directly connected to the grid avoiding the introduction... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090278351 - High voltage direct current link transmission system for variable speed wind turbine: A variable speed wind turbine having a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG), includes an exciter machine mechanically coupled to the DFIG and a power converter placed between a rotor of the DFIG and the exciter machine. Thus, the power converter is not directly connected to the grid avoiding the introduction... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090278354 - Wind turbine generator system: In a wind turbine generator system including an AC exciting converter a grid side converter, and a controller configured to control the AC-exciting converter and the grid side converter, the controller operates a short-circuiting circuit when decrease in the grid voltage and increase in the DC voltage are detected.... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090278355 - 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

20090278356 - Sea wave energy converter: The invention relates to a method for generating energy from an undulating movement of a medium such as seawater, comprising of following the movement of the medium, wherein a direction of movement of the movement changes at a point in time, converting the followed movement into energy, interrupting the following... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090278357 - Tidal flow hydroelectric turbine: A hydroelectric turbine for the production of electricity from tidal flow forces, the turbine having a rotor with an open center such that the blades are mounted between an inner rim and outer rim, wherein retaining members and anti-friction members are provided to limit movement of the rotor relative to... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090278358 - Wave energy converter: A wave energy generator includes a float for floating on the surface of a body of water. An electrical energy generator that is capable of generating usable electrical energy from the kinetic energy of waves is mounted to or otherwise engaged with the float. The electrical energy generator includes a... Agent: Curatolo Sidoti Co., Lpa

20090278359 - Positioning of a rotor of a wind power plant: The invention relates to a wind power plant (W) with a rotor, which is in operative connection with a gearbox (13) via a rotor shaft (12), wherein in particular the gearbox (13) is in operative connection with a generator via a main drive (19). Moreover, the invention relates to a... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090273190 - Asymmetric hydraulic press electric generator: P

20090273191 - Power producing device utilizing fluid driven pump: A power producing device apparatus includes a combustion engine and an electric motor connected to a dual drive transmission, and a housing. The dual drive transmission has opposing shafts, with the electric motor and the combustion engine acting on the dual drive transmission so as to drive the transmission. The... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20090273192 - Doubly fed axial flux induction generator: A doubly fed axial flux induction generator may include a prime mover configured to provide mechanical energy. The doubly fed axial flux induction generator may also include a rotor assembly coupled to the prime mover, wherein the prime mover is configured to rotate the rotor assembly. The doubly fed axial... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090273187 - Control method: A generator of a wind turbine is at low power conditions operated as a motor by control of a frequency converter to feed electric power from an electric power transmission network to the generator for raising the speed of the wind rotor above a predetermined level for lubricating rotating parts... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090273185 - System for controlling and protecting against symmetrical and asymmetrical faults for asynchronous-type generators: The invention relates to a system for controlling and protecting against symmetrical and asymmetrical faults for double-fed asynchronous-type generators, which, in the event of a symmetrical or asymmetrical fault, remains connected to the grid, absorbing the initial transient, and maintains control of the aerogenerator. In this way, the invention fulfils... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090273186 - Windmill utilizing a fluid driven pump: A windmill apparatus includes tower, a tower-mounted hydraulic pump driven by windmill blades, and hydraulic lines connected to a ground storage tank and to a number of separate generator units. Each generator unit includes a hydraulic pump and an electrical generator. In operation, upon startup, as the wind propels the... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20090273188 - Apparatus for generating electricity through oscillatory motion: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for generating energy through oscillatory motion requiring little input. Oscillatory motion is generated using a substantially circular trough containing a liquid, inflatable bags positioned below the trough and a movable weight. The trough is pivotally connected to a central point about which it oscillates.... Agent: Steven L. Schmid

20090273189 - Compact-sized generation of appreciable hydropower through centrifuge-induced gravity effects: A device and a method for producing hydroelectric energy. The device generates compact-scale appreciable hydroelectric energy. Utilizing centrifugal force, at least one container attached to a radial arm moves horizontally about a vertical axis. Pressurized liquid in the container flows at high speed through a penstock into, and ultimately through,... Agent: The Nath Law Group