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Prime-mover dynamo plants September class, title,number 09/10

20100244457 - Energy harvesting system: Energy harvesting systems are described in which electroactive materials, such as dielectric elastomers, may be utilized to absorb the shocks, bumps, and vibrations from the road or path to generate energy which is captured and stored for use in the vehicle to provide additional power for any number of uses.... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20100244458 - Engine-driven power generation apparatus: In an engine-driven power generation apparatus, where an engine and a power generator driven by the engine are accommodated in a hermetically sealed housing and where an external air take-in pipe takes air into the housing, an air discharge pipe discharges the taken-in air to outside of the housing and... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20100244444 - Communal heating and power station unit having a reciprocating internal combustion engine and having an electrical machine: According to the invention, a communal heating and power station unit having a reciprocating internal combustion engine and having an electrical generator, which are coupled to one another by means of a shaft which transmits power, with the generator having a stator and a rotor, with the rotor being borne... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20100244459 - Methods and systems for engine start control: Methods and systems are provided for starting an engine in a vehicle, the engine including a starter, the vehicle including a plurality of energy storage devices electrically coupled to the starter. One example method comprises, during a first charging condition, electrically coupling the plurality of energy storage devices in parallel... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20100244460 - Portable inverter power generation apparatus: In a portable inverter power generation apparatus, a rectifying circuit converts AC electric power generated by an electric generator into DC electric power, and an inverter circuit converts the DC electric power into AC electric power. A current sensor detects an AC output current from the inverter circuit. In a... Agent: Yamaha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20100244461 - System for increasing electrical output power of an exhaust gas turbine generator system: A system for increasing electrical power includes an exhaust gas turbine, a generator, and a controller. The exhaust gas turbine is configured to be driven by exhaust gas from an engine. The generator is coupled to the exhaust gas turbine to produce electrical power for an electrical load. The controller... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20100244445 - System and method for generating power from a fan: A system for generating power for a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a fan positioned to receive a flow of air, a turbine coupled to the fan, the turbine adapted to rotate the fan when operating in a first mode and to receive power from the fan when operating... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20100244446 - Gas turbine engine assembly including dual sided/ dual shaft electrical machine: A gas turbine engine assembly includes an electromagnetic machine for extracting power from the turbine engine. The electromagnetic machine includes an outer rotor and an inner rotor rotatably supported adjacent to a stator disposed between the inner and outer rotors. The stator has an inner set of windings disposed on... Agent: General Electric Company

20100244447 - Continuously variable transmission ratio device with optimized primary path power flow: A continuously variable transmission ratio device with optimized system efficiency by maximizing power flows through the primary power flow paths. The device is constructed from more than one fixed gear ratio device and controlled via a variator that is connected between the fixed gear ratio devices. The construction and operation... Agent: Miller, Canfield, Paddock And Stone

20100244448 - Method and apparatus for blending lignite and coke slurries: A method may include preparing a coke slurry, preparing a lignite slurry separate from the coke slurry, and combining the coke slurry with the lignite slurry to form a coke/lignite slurry.... Agent: Ge Energy-global Patent Operation Fletcher Yoder PC

20100244449 - Solar-based power generator: The solar-based power generator is a system for producing usable electricity from water, which is heated through concentration of ambient, environmental light. The generator includes a reservoir having an open upper end. The reservoir receives a volume of water therein. A convex lens is mounted on an upper edge of... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20100244451 - Ocean wave energy to electricity generator: A stationary structure comprising a frame supported by an ocean surface and a subsurface buoyant body while extending above the ocean surface, the frame supporting a buoyant body floating on the ocean surface and freely riding on the frame according to the ocean wave motion. The floatation body that moves... Agent: Ned M. Ahdoot

20100244450 - Wind and hydropower vessel plant: The disclosed embodiments relate to wind and hydropower vessel plant configured for generating renewable electrical energy. The wind and hydropower vessel plant comprises apparatus which relates to exposable turbine and/or submersible turbine configuration. Both turbines are incorporated in a system comprising a platform for producing renewable electrical energy that is... Agent: Joseph Akwo Tabe

20100244452 - Device for converting kinetic energy of a flowing water into kinetic energy of a rotatable rotor shaft: The invention relates to a device for converting kinetic energy of a flowing water into kinetic energy of a rotatable rotor shaft, wherein the device is adapted to be effective in a first flow direction and a second flow direction substantially opposite to the first, wherein the device comprises two... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20100244456 - Constant direction four quadrant lift type vertical shaft wind power generator: A constant direction four quadrant lift type vertical shaft wind power generator is provided, which includes a truss-type wind wheel formed by an upper wind disc (5), a lower wind disc (3), and supporting rods (11); a speeder (8); and a generator (9), in which the wind wheel and the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100244455 - Renewable energy electric power generation system derived from mechanical sources: A renewable energy generating system includes one or more alternating current or direct current generating systems with collection devices to capture renewable energy from the venting, exhaust, flow and/or wind generated from mechanical driven powered sources. The renewable energy generating system will collect renewable energy from any and all mechanical... Agent: Michael J. Berginc

20100244454 - Rotor bearing for a wind turbine: A rotor bearing for a wind turbine with a machine housing that is rotatably received on a tower. The housing has a generator, a wind-driven rotor with a rotor hub carrying rotor blades and a large rolling bearing carrying the rotor. The large rolling bearing has a first bearing ring,... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100244453 - Vertical wind turbine: A vertical wind turbine rotatable on its vertical axis in order to capture the most direct vector of the wind, the vertical wind turbine having a horizontal inlet port in communication with a vertical air shaft within which mounted vertically, a shaft having a plurality of horizontally disposed wind turbine... Agent: Clifford G. Frayne

20100237628 - Energy recycling structure: An energy recycling structure includes a primary portion, a secondary portion and a positioning shaft. The primary portion connects to a motor and includes a radially magnetic assembly including a number of strips having different magnetic strength. The secondary portion connects to a driven element and includes a coil electrically... Agent: Altis Law Group, Inc. Attn: Steven Reiss

20100237630 - Device and method for generating reciprocating motion: A device for generating substantially vertically-reciprocating motion uses a plurality of chambers in substantial vertical alignment. Each chamber has an air pocket and a buoyant member which floats at the air/water interface, and such air pockets expand and contract upon receipt of additional amounts of air from below and release... Agent: Joan I. Norek, The Law Office Of Joan I. Norek

20100237629 - Flywheel system: A flywheel system has an approximately toroidal flywheel rotor having an outer radius, the flywheel rotor positioned around and bound to a hub by stringers, the stringers each of a radius slightly smaller than the outer radius of the flywheel rotor. The hub is suspended from a motor-generator by a... Agent: Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC

20100237631 - Oscillating power generator: An electrical power generating apparatus utilizes an oscillating assembly to power at least one generator. The oscillating assembly comprises an off-balanced wheel assembly having either a partially circumferential wheel ring or a circular wheel ring with an off-balanced weight distribution, assembled to a centrally located wheel hub. The pendulum assembly... Agent: Gold & Rizvi, P.A.

20100237616 - Multi directional augmentor and diffuser: This invention relates to increasing the use of an adjustable or flexible augmenter for increasing the power generation primarily used for utilizing wind energy. The adjustable augmenter is a wind enhancement structure with a plurality of flexible walls connected to each other with supporting horizontal elongated members. In the preferred... Agent: Jonathan Ricker

20100237618 - Wind power generator system: A wind power generator system includes a windmill rotor including a blade whose pitch angle is variable; a generator driven by the windmill rotor; and a control unit controlling output power of the generator and the pitch angle of the blade. The control unit performs a first control in which... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20100237617 - Wind turbine operation system and method: A method of operating a wind turbine comprises obtaining current wind speed, forecasting wind speeds by creating probability density functions of wind speeds at a series of time points in the future based on the obtained current wind speed and past wind speeds, determining operating parameters of the wind turbine... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20100237622 - Impulse hydro electric turbine comprising rotating nozzles: The invention relates to a hydroelectric machine. According to the invention, the machine includes: at least two pipes (10, 11) connected to a ballast (8) and to a horizontal bar (14), bearing a vertical axis (15) driving a first gear manipulation box (25) and then the rotor of a first... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20100237621 - Pdc bearing for use in a fluid environment: A self-aligning bearing assembly utilizing PDC buttons for forming opposing circumferential arrays of bearing surfaces, is particularly suitable for use in a fluid environment, such as being immersed in flowing water when supporting the rotor of a hydroelectric turbine. One bearing surface is supported for rotation with the rotor. The... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20100237619 - Power recovery machine: A machine for recovering power from a flow of compressed gas, for example, natural gas includes a turbo-expander having a turbo-expander wheel, and a generator having a rotor able to be driven by the turbo-expander wheel and a stator about the rotor. The turbo-expander and the generator are housed in... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20100237620 - Turbine assembly: A turbine unit (11) comprising a passage (23) through which a fluid may pass. Located within the passage (23) is a driving turbine blade set (25) upstream from a pumping turbine blade set (27) wherein the diameter of the pumping turbine blade is larger than the diameter of the driving... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20100237623 - Offshore floating ocean energy system: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the general art of energy storage and power generation, and in particular to systems for capturing and storing energy, for instance, offshore floating ocean energy systems. In various embodiments, such systems may include a pneumatically stabilized platform base coupled to a power generator... Agent: Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20100237626 - Hinged-blade cross-axis turbine for hydroelectric power generation: A power generator comprising a generator drivably attached to a turbine. The turbine comprises a shaft rotatably mounted to a frame. Support plates drivably engage the shaft and a plurality of blades are pivotably connected to the support plates. Each blade has a distal edge that is disposed adjacent the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20100237624 - Impulse rotor generator: An impulse rotor generator is provided for generating power in response to a primary mud flow in a drill string. The generator comprises a power rotor, at least one stationary magnetic pickup, and a pickup coil mounted on the at least one stationary magnetic pickup. The power rotor is positioned... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20100237625 - Water-current paddlewheel-based energy-generating unit having a tapered partial covering structure: Provided are, among other things, systems, methods, apparatuses and techniques for generating energy from water current. According to one representative embodiment, an apparatus includes: a paddlewheel having multiple individual paddles, an axis of rotation, a front side that is forward of the axis of rotation, and a rear side that... Agent: Joseph Swan, A Professional Corporation

20100237627 - Vehicle mounted wind powered hydrogen generator: A vehicle mounted wind powered generator has a self-contained housing with an open, forward airflow intake section and a rear airflow exhaust section. The housing is configured to be mounted on the roof of a vehicle by conventional mounting supports. Airflow is directed into the housing where it is constricted... Agent: Hollstein Keating Cattell Johnson & Goldstein P.C. Willow Ridge Executive Office Park

20100230977 - Energy conversion system employing high pressure air, steam or fuming gases: An energy conversion device includes batteries and a DC motor. A rotary member is driven by a hydraulic pump, which acts through pistons engaging a eccentric U-shaped rod to impart torque to the rotary member. Bevel gears transfer the torque to the rotary member, which can be connected to a... Agent: Robert W Pitts

20100230976 - Self-generating device for exercising equipment: A generating device for an exercising equipment includes a power source, a speed increasing unit and a generating unit. The generating unit includes a rotor, a stator located in the rotor and a driven member secured on the rotor and provided with a driven gear. The speed increasing unit includes... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20100230964 - Adaptive nacelle support systems, and methods, for wave energy conversion: A system and method for supporting a wave-energy generation device that features an adaptive floating platform, which under computer control, can autonomously adjust at least one of its design elements in order to increase or decrease the responsiveness of the floating wave-energy support system to varying wave-energy conditions. By, thereby,... Agent: George Sachs

20100230965 - System and method for generating electricity using grid of wind and water energy capture devices: A system for maintaining buoyant, energy-capture devices in general relative position in water in the presence of surface waves allows heeling of the energy capture devices while preventing collision. The system includes a grid of structural members that resists compression while permitting limited relative surface displacement between the first and... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20100230968 - Tethered glider system for power generation: A complete fully-automated airborne wind energy generation system with three major components; a ground-based energy trailer anchored to the ground containing a reel, motor/generator, motor controller with regenerative braking, a low-friction capstan, and a microcontroller; an ‘aerie’ elevated launch and landing platform free to weathervane in the wind, with a... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20100230966 - Variable speed wind turbine having a constant speed generator: A variable speed wind turbine including a variable speed rotor, a large constant speed generator, and a small variable speed generator is characterized by a three-shaft variable ratio gearbox connecting the shaft of the rotor with the two generator shafts. The variable ratio gearbox is an epicyclic gearbox which enables... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20100230967 - Wind power generator: A wind power generator in which a rotating force of front and rear blades, which rotate in opposite directions to each other against the wind, enables a permanent magnet and a coil body to rotate in opposite directions so as to provide high efficiency of power generation, wherein at a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20100230969 - Apparatus for transforming energy of liquid flowing in a liquid supply pipeline: An apparatus for use with a liquid supply pipeline, for transforming energy of liquid passing therethrough into electrical energy, comprising: a housing configured to be received within the pipeline and having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet defining a flow direction therebetween, at least one current generator including a... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20100230970 - Green energy: A tanker with underneath revolving wheels, loaded with water and generators installed on its top, while it rolls on rails on a sloping runway, creates kinetic energy. Cross shafts, connected to the centers of turning wheels, interlock lower differential gears, which through vertical connective shafts, engage upper differential gears and... Agent: Manouchehr Barcohen

20100230971 - Mooring system for tidal stream and ocean current turbines: A tidal stream or ocean current turbine is connected to a submerged buoy that is tethered to the seabed to create a virtual seabed level that is higher than the actual seabed. The buoy is constrained by tensioned tethers or catenary mooring lines such that it is approximately geofixed at... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20100230974 - Low wind, vertical axis, dual stage, wind turbine power generator: The present disclosure describes a low-wind, dual-stage, vertical-axis, wind-generated power turbine comprising a structural support tower, at least four turbine assemblies stacked on top of one another within individual turbine bays, a central drive shaft connecting the turbine assemblies, a draft induction channel surrounding the drive shaft, a spiral blade... Agent: Oc Patent, P.c Attn: Matt Mushet, Esq

20100230972 - Vertical axis wind turbine system: Wind turbine system. The system includes a lower wind speed vertical axis wind turbine operatively connected to a first electrical motor/generator and a higher wind speed vertical axis wind turbine operatively connected to at least one second electrical motor/generator. Electrical power from the first electrical motor/generator is directed to the... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20100230975 - Vertical-axis wind power turbine system: A method and system for mounting a vertical-axis wind turbine to an existing structure, such as conventional transmission towers, monopole towers, billboards, road signs, utility poles, buildings, stadiums and the like, is disclosed. The method and system generally include identifying an existing structure having a capability of supporting a wind... Agent: Bishop & Diehl, Ltd.

20100230973 - Wind-driven electric power generation system adapted for mounting along the side of vertical, man-made structures such as large buildings: A updraft wind powered electrical generator system mountable to sides of a vertical, man-made structures facing prevailing winds. The updraft system includes a tubular housing that can include at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct... Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC

20100225121 - Rotating electrical machines: A torsional vibration damper is integrated into a rotating electrical machine. A rotatable assembly of the electrical machine includes a rotor core pack having a first end and a second end. The integrated torsional vibration damper consists of a torsional elastic coupling and a torsional elastic damper and provides mechanical... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20100225122 - Auxiliary power unit with dual use of speed signals: An auxiliary power unit has a speed sensor for sensing a speed of operation of the auxiliary power unit. The speed sensor sends a signal to an electronic control box. The electronic control box is operable to control the auxiliary power unit. A branch line is for communicating the speed... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20100225112 - Power generator and power generation system including this power generator: According to the present invention, there is provided a power generator that can generate power having a predetermined voltage and a predetermined current even though external energy is slight or excessively strong when generating power based on water power or wind power, the power generator comprising: a magnet rotor that... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20100225113 - Method for the operation of a wind turbine and wind turbine using this method: A method for the operation of a wind turbine comprising a rotor with at least one rotor blade, a generator and a speed regulator for regulating the rotational speed of a drive train element by adjusting a generator torque and/or a blade pitch angle, comprising the steps of: determining the... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20100225114 - Hybrid bearing and method for the production thereof: m

20100225115 - Wave power station: The device is applied in energetics for receiving electrical energy from the sea waves. The wave power station consists of a generator, coupled to an energy-receiving shaft, comprised of a definite number of energy-receiving modules, joint in series to each other, fixed on a common platform and each energy-receiving module... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20100225116 - Wave powered electric generator system: In a wave powered electric generator system, multiple floatation devices are interconnected by torque arms arranged to convert pivotal movement of the torque arms due to up and down movement of the floatation devices, into one-way rotational movement of electric generator shafts, the torque arms being configured to permit expansion... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20100225117 - Method of generating electricity: A system and process for generating hydroelectric power within a body of water uses head pressure existing between two depths of the water. A vertically arranged conduit has an upper water intake and is in fluid communication with a reservoir situated at a lower depth. In a first cycle, water... Agent: Docket Clerk

20100225118 - Drive system for use with flowing fluids: The present invention includes a drive system for use in a flowing fluid, the drive system preferably having a first turbine connected to a shaft, a first gear connected to the shaft, a second turbine rotatably mounted on a pipe, a second gear rotatably mounted on the pipe and connected... Agent: Tarfin Micu

20100225119 - Drive system for use with flowing fluids: The present invention includes a drive system for use in a flowing fluid, the drive system preferably having a first turbine connected to a shaft, a first gear connected to the shaft, a second turbine rotatably mounted on a pipe, a second gear rotatably mounted on the pipe and connected... Agent: Tarfin Micu

20100225120 - Method and arrangement to install a wind-turbine: At least one blade of the wind-turbine is attached firm but detachable with the tower by a fixture. The tower and the attached blade are transported to a planned site. The tower and the attached blade are brought together into an upright position in a single lift-action. A hub and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20100219646 - Apparatus and method for generating power downhole: A downhole power generator comprises a substantially tubular body. A cover surrounds at least a portion of the body. At least one piezoelectric element is disposed in a cavity in the body, the piezoelectric element acting cooperatively with the cover such that motion of the cover relative to the body... Agent: William E. Schmidt, P.C.

20100219633 - Energy conversion and optimization device and methods: Devices and methods that convert kinetic energy into electricity comprising a structure responsive to the kinetic energy, a rod extending through the structure; and an electromagnet positioned in the structure, and at least partially surrounding a portion of the rod, wherein the electricity is generated in the rod when the... Agent: Gary Steven Sichau

20100219635 - Integrated wind energy harvesting system and method: A system for generating electricity from wind. The system includes a free-standing structure or some level of building integrated structure comprising at least one inlet, one exit and one APCC ahead of the turbine. At least one turbine is located near the exit end of the APCC. The turbine is... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Slc

20100219636 - Power generating system: Provided is a power generator, including a plurality of wind power generators generating electrical power using wind power energy, and variable-speed wind power generators connected between the power generator and an electrical power system. The variable-speed wind power generators equalize an output of the entire power generating system by outputting... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20100219634 - Wind turbine control method, control unit and wind turbine: A wind turbine control method for dampening vibrations of a transmission system, even in the presence of voltage dips and in any event that is susceptible to reducing active current generation capacity, is provided. First, for example, an initial torque or power instruction may be calculated based on a turbine... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20100219637 - Compost updraft tower: A system and method for converting heat energy released by compostable matter into electricity through the use of a compost updraft tower. A compost updraft tower comprises a collector region that contains compostable matter, one or more towers that rise up through the collector region, and one or more turbines.... Agent: Loza & Loza LLP Raz Messerian, Esq.

20100219638 - Turbomachinery electric generator arrangement: A turbomachinery electric generator arrangement includes a rotary compressor, a generator having a rotary armature and a stator, a combustion chamber to which compressed gas is directed from the compressor, a rotary turbine to which combustion product is directed from the combustion chamber and a bearing arrangement supporting in rotation... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20100219640 - Electrical power generation via the movement of a fluid body: Systems, processes, and techniques for harnessing the dynamic energy of a fluid body may be used to generate electric power. In particular implementations, harnessing the dynamic energy of a fluid body may include the ability to follow movements of a fluid body and pressurize a volume of fluid due to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20100219639 - Tide activated device to operate a turbine generator: A tide activated power system has a plurality of horizontally oriented cylinders that each have a pair of chambers. The cylinders are carried on float/weight barges that are located in a lagoon. A plurality of float/weight barges each have at least two cylinders in series. Each cylinder has a chamber... Agent: Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.

20100219641 - Harvesting energy from vehicular vibrations: An energy harvesting apparatus is deployed on a vehicle and comprises a vehicular shock absorber capable of reciprocating translational movement in response to roadway perturbations. A coil is mounted within the shock absorber. An engine is also mounted within the shock absorber for converting the translational movement into rotational movement.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20100219645 - Power generation assemblies and apparatus: A floating power generation assembly has at least three floating units (3400) provided with power generation means (3402, 3404) and floating in a body of water. At least one of the three floating units (3400) is a tension leg platform. The assembly also comprises first anchors secured to a surface... Agent: David J. Cole

20100219644 - Power generation using high altitude traction rotors: Power generation systems comprising an array of rotary-wing kites are presented. Rotary-wing kites can coupled to ground-based spools via tethers. As tension varies within the tethers, the spools wind and unwind. The rotational motion of the spools can be converted to electrical power via one or more generators.... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20100219643 - Vertical-axis wind-powered electric power generator with photovoltaic cogeneration: A vertical-axis wind-powered system with photovoltaic cogeneration, for generating electric power, comprising a vertical-axis helical rotor 1 and a system of fixed or moveable statoric shrouds 2 that direct wind onto the rotor while increasing its speed of impact with the rotor 1 in order to enhance the efficiency of... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20100219642 - Wind turbine with single main bearing: Disclosed is a wind turbine comprising a nacelle frame provided with one main bearing on the front surface thereof; a rotor including a rotor hub provided with a hollow drum shaft, installed on the inner ring of the main bearing, at the rear thereof; an acceleration gear box including an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.