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Prime-mover dynamo plants December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/10

20100327600 - Power generating unit for a vehicle and method therefor: A power generation system has at least one wheel. A trailing arm is pivotably coupled to an undercarriage of a vehicle for converting rotational energy generated by the at least one wheel to electrical energy. A transformer is coupled to the trailing arm. An electric refrigeration unit is coupled to... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20100327607 - Apparatus for expelling energy away from the earth in order to suppress global warming: An apparatus for expelling energy away from the earth in order to suppress global warming of the present invention is characterized by comprising a first generator for converting kinetic energy such as solar energy entering into atmosphere of the earth, geothermal energy, energy consumed by humans and converted mainly into... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20100327603 - D.e.s. generator 2: D.E.S. GENERATOR 2, an electricity-generating System consisting of a plurality of mechanical devices for producing and transmitting rotary motions; connecting instrument for transferring said rotary motions; means for engaging said connecting instrument; mechanical device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy; and an unconventional means for spinning said mechanical devices... Agent: Dale E. Suaan

20100327606 - Energy generation systems and processes: The present disclosure provides energy generation systems that include a conduit loop having two portions with one portion being subterranean and the other portion being above ground. These systems can also include a power turbine coupled to both portions of the conduit loop and a pump coupled to both portions... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20100327604 - Human powered pull strings generator: A double strings rotor system comprising of at least one set of double strings anchored at a rotor with a shaft (optional) is disclosed. An improved human powered pull strings generator comprises the double strings rotor system, a stator system, an electrical circuit system, and a cover protection system (optionally... Agent: Shawn Zhu

20100327605 - Power generation systems, processes for generating energy at an industrial mine site, water heating systems, and processes of heating water: Power generation systems are provided that include a circular loop of conduit, a dehumidifier coupled to the conduit, a power turbine coupled to the turbine and a pump coupled to the conduit. Processes for generating energy at an industrial mine site are also provided. Water heating systems are provided that... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20100327602 - Road farm unit: Taking advantage of a provisional patent filed Jan. 21, 2009 confirmation number 8217. 1 hereby claim to be the original inventor of the road farm unit. The units are set In each lane of a road or rail road track. Vehicles or trains passing over said units would spin a... Agent: William Jordan

20100327601 - Soldier portable generator: A soldier portable generator and a method for powering a soldier portable generator are provided. The soldier portable generator includes a generator base, where the generator base houses a generator having a generator interface. The soldier portable generator further includes an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) turbine engine. The UAV turbine... Agent: Honeywell/s&s Patent Services

20100327582 - Generator with falling stator: A generator is provided including a rotatable pressure vessel with an inner and outer surface. Electromagnets are disposed on the inner surface of the pressure vessel. A biasing structure is configured to rotate within, and independently of, the pressure vessel and extends at least partly along a lengthwise dimension of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20100327581 - Miniature hydro-power generation system power management: A miniature hydro-power generation system may include a hydro-power generator and energy storage devices. A flow of liquid may be used to rotate the hydro-generator to generate electric power at a generator output. The generator output may be electrically coupled to each of the energy storage devices so that the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/alticor Indy

20100327583 - Pitch, roll and drag stabilization of a tethered hydrokinetic device: A hydrokinetic device is provided that extracts power from a water current. The device comprises a buoyant body and a rotor coupled to the buoyant body configured to drive a power generator. The buoyant body and the rotor jointly define a center of buoyancy and a center of gravity, the... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20100327585 - Control system for an electrical generator and method for controlling an electrical generator: A method for validating and initializing a control system for an electrical generator connected to a power converter in a wind turbine. The method may include generating a first parameter value representing control signal for controlling the stator flux of a stator of the electrical generator, measuring a second parameter... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100327584 - Wind energy installation having converter control: A method for controlling a converter of a wind energy installation. The converter is connected to a rotor of a doubly-fed asynchronous generator for feeding electrical power into an electrical grid and comprises a generator-side inverter, a grid-side inverter, and at least one converter regulator for regulating and/or controlling currents... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100327586 - Drainage, filtration, and electricity generating systems and methods: Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for collecting run-off and/or draining water from commercial or residential sites, filtering out the liquid, and using the filtered liquid to engage one or more turbines to generate electricity. In certain example embodiments, the one or more turbines are located downstream... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100327587 - Fuel gas generator: A fuel gas generator includes: a combustion chamber generating thermal energy through combustion of air and fuel gas therein, and supplying the thermal energy to a thermal engine such that the thermal engine is driven to generate kinetic energy that is converted into electrical energy by an electric generator; a... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20100327592 - Air-inlet system for internal combustion engine, air-conditioning system and combustion engine comprising the air-inlet system: The invention relates to an air-inlet system (10), and relates to an air-conditioning system (100, 101) and an internal combustion engine (200) comprising the air-inlet system. The air-inlet system comprises an air intake port (20), an air output port (30) and a turbine (40) for controlling air mass flow into... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100327593 - Apparatus for recovery of kinetic energy from moving wheeled vehicles: The present invention relates to an apparatus for recovery of kinetic energy from moving wheeled vehicles which includes at least one fluid filled pipe capable of substantially collapsing on impact with the wheels of the vehicle to provide fluid displacement; at least one turbine for converting the fluid displacement from... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20100327590 - Electricity generating apparatus using bubble buoyancy: An electricity generating apparatus connected to a diffuser for purifying the quality of water in an area generates electricity while being operated by bubbles and the buoyancy of a water stream, generated in the diffuser, and thus supplies the produced electricity to the diffuser, so that the diffuser can purify... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20100327588 - Gas turbine with magnetic shaft forming part of a generator/motor assembly: A gas turbine engine including a first shaft being one of a main shaft concentrically mounted to at least one turbine rotor and a tower shaft directly driven by the main shaft and extending generally radially therefrom, the first shaft having a reduced diameter portion located within the gas turbine... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20100327589 - Gas turbine with wired shaft forming part of a generator/motor assembly: A gas turbine engine including an electrical assembly operable as at least one of an electric motor and a generator, with an electromagnetic rotor formed in part by a portion of one of a main shaft concentrically and drivingly connected to at least one turbine rotor and a tower shaft... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20100327591 - Kinetic energy recovery turbine: The invention consists of developing an environmentally friendly new energy converter using light weight material. The energy converter shall be fully submersed in running undercurrents waters and have high overall efficiency ratio. The energy converter consists of, among other things, eliminating the in-line electric generator and substitute it with peripheral... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20100327594 - Complex ocean power system combining sluice power and ocean current power: There is provided with a complex ocean power system combining ocean current power generation for generating electricity by forming a plurality of ocean current generators in front and rear of sluice structures of tidal power dams and sluice power generation for generating electricity by forming a plurality of ocean current... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100327595 - Wave power generator: The invention relates to a device for generating electricity from the force of waves, comprising a first floating component (14, 76), a second stationary component (22, 90), at least one generator (18), at least one translational element (12), and at least one rotational element (16). The first floating component (14,... Agent: Woodling, Krost And Rust

20100327597 - system for generating power using flow of water: Disclosed is a system for generating electrical power using flowing water in canals, rivers and the like water streams. The system comprising: plurality of circular structures, each having a bore at the center and plurality of elongated arms being fixed on the outer periphery of said structure; plurality of blades... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20100327596 - Venturi effect fluid turbine: Upon a fluid impacting the airfoil(s) or hydrofoil(s) leading edge, a reduction in fluid pressure begins on the curved outside surface of the airfoil(s) or hydrofoils and continues to decrease as the trailing edge is approached by said fluid flow. The difference in fluid flow velocity between the curve side... Agent: Michael Anthony Williams, Sr.

20100327599 - Wind power plant predictive protection circuit: The present invention relates to a method of operating of a wind power plant comprising a circuit breaker and at least one wind turbine generator electrically connectable to an electrical grid through said circuit breaker, the method comprising the steps of detecting at least one condition for the circuit breaker... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100327598 - Wind turbine: A wind turbine has a housing, multiple cross-flow fan assemblies, a turbine generator assembly, an air guide and multiple wind-driven fans. The housing has a chamber having top and bottom openings. The cross-flow fan assemblies are mounted on the housing and each has a casing, a cross-flow fan blade and... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20100320773 - Spacecraft electric regenerator: Spacecraft electric regenerator, a power regenerative device that generates electrical power to spacecrafts. The device generates its own power by rotating a rotor disc with magnetic Pole pieces attached to its inner bore around an armature coil assembly fixed to a stationary shaft. The rotor disc being rotated to a... Agent: Jayantha Liyanage

20100320774 - Power generator: A portable generator unit has a frame, a generator fixed on the frame, a combustion engine fixed on the frame and coupled to the generator to drive it, a fuel tank, and means securing the tank to the frame for pivoting between a use position with the tank overlying and... Agent: Kf Ross PC

20100320775 - Control device and method of a gas turbine electric energy production plant: A control device of a gas turbine electric energy production plant, which delivers a power at a frequency presents power control means for controlling the power delivered by the plant according to a reference power value, and frequency control means, for determining correction values of the reference power value according... Agent: Fsp LLC

20100320759 - Method and apparatus for ocean energy conversion, storage and transportation to shore-based distribution centers: A fleet of vessels attached together longitudinally (rows), and transversely (columns) and operating in unison convert wave energy to electrical energy which is stored in either a chemical or electrical form. The vessels when detached from the fleet provide transportation to coastal or by navigable waterway ports of call for... Agent: Fred Mershon Lightfoot

20100320763 - Method for determining a rotor position of an electrical generator in a wind turbine: A method for determining a rotor position of an electrical generator in a wind turbine is described comprising determining a voltage of the electrical generator, determining a rotor position angle estimate based on the voltage of the electrical generator, determining a subsequent rotor position angle estimate through a feedback loop,... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100320761 - Method for the operation of a wind turbine, and wind turbine for carrying out this method: A method of operating a wind turbine, comprising the steps of measuring a meteorological value and using the measured meteorological value to preset a desired value for the turbine operation, to select an operation condition and/or to determine a boundary condition for the turbine operation, wherein the measured meteorological value... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20100320760 - Solar and wind power generator capable of tracking sunlight automatically: A solar and wind power generator capable of tracking sunlight automatically is provided. The solar and wind power generator includes a base, a revolving column, a generator, a plurality of wind-collecting portions, a plurality of photovoltaic panels, and a secondary cell. The generator is disposed in the base. A wind-collecting... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20100320762 - Wind energy installation having a double-energized asynchronous generator and converter control: A method for controlling a converter of a wind energy installation. The converter is connected to the rotor of a doubly-fed asynchronous generator in order to feed electrical power into an electrical grid and comprises a generator-side inverter, a grid-side inverter, and at least one converter regulator for regulating and/or... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100320764 - Recovering heat energy: Some embodiments of a generator system can be used with the working fluid in a Rankine cycle. For example, the generator system can be used in a Rankine cycle to recover heat from one of a number of commercial applications and to convert that heat energy into electrical energy. In... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C. (da)

20100320766 - Device for collecting swell energy: The invention relates to a device for collecting swell energy, that comprises a float, a turbine mounted under the float and adapted for moving relative to the float when the float is moved by the swell, and a power generator driven by the turbine. The turbine is rotatingly mounted about... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20100320765 - Wave power generating installation based on the principle of the oscillating water column: To increase in particular the level of efficiency in the conversion of sea wave energy into electrical energy there is proposed a wave power generating installation having a chamber for the positive guidance of an oscillating water column, wherein the chamber which is closed in itself below the surface of... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20100320767 - Pressure grid system and method of using: A pressure grid system and method suitable for obtaining and/or generating, storing, distributing and using a pressurized gas. The pressure grid system obtains and/or generates pressurized gas by using the energy from various sources, preferably natural resources such as wind power, hydro power, etc. At least a portion of the... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20100320771 - power generator: An electrical power generator assembly (10a) for using kinetic energy from a flowing fluid (12) to generate electrical power. The electrical power generator (10a) includes a blade assembly (14) and at least one primary coil (52). The blade assembly (14) having a head end (16) for facing incoming flowing fluid... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20100320769 - wind turbine comprising a torsional vibration absorber: The invention provides a wind turbine comprising a wind-driven rotor for converting wind energy to a mechanical driving force, a power converter for converting the driving force to exploitable power and a transmission system for rotatably transmitting the driving force to the power converter. The transmission system comprises at least... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20100320768 - Hydraulic electricity generator: A hydraulic electricity generator has a drive device, a hydro-generator and a recovering tank. The drive device has at least one compressing unit, and each compressing unit has a storage tube and a compressor. The storage tube has a chamber, an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe and a nozzle. The... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20100320772 - Hydraulic wind farms for grid electricity and desalination: Pressurized hydraulic flow created in wind farms with wind driven pumps (wind-pumps) used for rated electric power production by means of hydraulic motors, or turbines, of constant speed and variable torque which actuate alternately and/or simultaneously rated electric generators as function of wind power availability. Use of positive displacement pumps... Agent: Soroker-agmon Advocate And Patent Attorneys

20100320770 - Wind turbine with hydraulic swivel: A wind turbine power production system with a closed loop hydrostatic transmission system for the transfer of mechanical energy from a wind turbine rotor to an electric generator. The hydrostatic transmission system comprises a closed loop with a pump and a motor connected by tubes or pipes. The assembly of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100314887 - Mechanical motion charging system on an electric vehicle: A system in an electric vehicle converts the mechanical energy resulting from movement of the vehicle chassis to electric energy. The system has one or more energy conversion units including an alternator with a rotatable shaft and a weighted fly wheel fixed to the shaft. A female receptor on an... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.A.

20100314888 - Integration of an air separation apparatus and of a steam reheating cycle: A process for the integration of an air separation apparatus and of a steam reheat cycle is presented.... Agent: American Air Liquide, Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20100314871 - Environmental electrical generator: An electricity generator having variable capacitors that each includes a repeatedly stretched and relaxed sheet (20, FIG. 3) of SM (stretchable material) and electrodes (22, 24) lying against opposite faces of the sheet, which includes a power extraction unit (110, FIG. 9) coupled to the electrodes of at least a... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20100314873 - Auxiliary drive/brake system for a wind turbine: An auxiliary drive/brake system for a wind turbine includes an impulse, high torque motor, a gearbox transmission, a drive shaft, and a transfer gearbox that connects to either the wind turbine low-speed shaft or to the wind turbine gearbox. Control of the auxiliary drive/brake system is performed by a programmable... Agent: Herten, Burstein, Sheridan, Cevasco, Bottinelli, Litt & Harz, LLC

20100314872 - Methods and systems for operating a wind turbine power converter: A method for providing an output power to a load is described. The method includes coupling a multi-thread power converter system to an alternating current (AC) generator and to a load and monitoring at least one operating characteristic of the AC generator. The method also includes providing the multi-thread power... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22402) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20100314875 - System and method for controlling a wind turbine: A system for controlling the RPM of a wind turbine comprising using inverters to draw current from the wind turbine, thereby slowing the rotational speed of the wind turbine blades. In another aspect, a resistor and a switching mechanism attached between the resistor and a phase line is provided to... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20100314874 - System and method for operating a wind energy installation or wind farm: A system and method for operating a wind energy installation or wind farm. The system includes a control unit configured to process control variables and a transfer module. The transfer module has an input interface for receiving control commands and an output interface for transmitting control variables to the control... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20100314876 - Wind turbine solar control system: The present invention is a wind turbine solar control system. This system may be applied to various types of wind turbines that use a start-up motor or will be able to be turned efficiently using a sun powered motor. A rechargeable battery is used to hold enough power to start... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20100314878 - Direct generation of steam motive flow by water-cooled hydrogen/oxygen combustion: A hydrogen/oxygen combustion system of direct steam generation of motive flow, with the capacity to regulate and control temperature and pressure conditions, enabling the use of spontaneously generated motive flow in turbine-driven power generating system applications. Steam is generated directly by the combustion reaction between hydrogen and oxygen gas fuel... Agent: Monte Douglas Dewitt

20100314877 - Gas turbine bleed energy recovery via counter rotating generator: A gas turbine engine includes a main compressor section for compressing air, a main combustor section positioned downstream of the main compressor section, a main turbine section positioned downstream of the main combustor section, and a spool extending from the main compressor section to the main turbine section. A second... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20100314879 - High-temperature radiator storage yard generating apparatus: A chimney has a lower portion substantially in the shape of a pyramid and an upper portion forming a cylindrical portion that extends with a predetermined dimension upwardly and is provided in a ceiling portion of a building of a coil yard that is used for temporary storage of the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20100314880 - Waste water electrical power generating system: An electrical power generating system is connected to a sewer for conveying waste water to a sanitary treatment station. Waste water is propelled through the sewer line by pumping equipment which simultaneously pulverizes most large objects carried by the waste water. The waste water drives one or more water-operated turbines.... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20100314881 - Auxiliary drive/brake system for a wind turbine: An auxiliary drive/brake system for a wind turbine. The auxiliary drive/brake system includes an impulse, high torque electric motor connected to a motor drive control system which controls the impulse high torque electric motor. The auxiliary drive/brake system further includes a gearbox transmission, a drive shaft, and a transfer gearbox... Agent: Hertan, Burstein, Sheridan Cevasco, Bottinelli, Litt & Harz, L . L . C.

20100314886 - Funneled wind turbine aircraft featuring a diffuser: An aircraft adapted to house a wind funnel, a wind diffuser, and a wind turbine configured to convert airflow flowing through the wind funnel into electricity is provided. The aircraft may feature a diffuser that increases the airflow through the wind funnel to increase power production. An electrical cable between... Agent: Loza & Loza LLP

20100314883 - Method for damping oscillations in a wind turbine: The present invention relates to a method for damping oscillations in a wind turbine comprising a wind turbine tower, a nacelle arranged on top of said wind turbine tower, and a number of rotor blades rotatably connected to the nacelle. The oscillations to be damped originate from forces induced on... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100314882 - Power train for a wind turbine: Wind power turbine comprising a tower (11), a supporting frame (41) and a drive train including a rotor hub (13), a main shaft (21) supported by a front bearing (43) and a rear bearing (45), a generator (31), located at an opposite side to the rotor hub (13) with respect... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20100314885 - Shrouded wind turbine with rim generator and halbach array: A wind turbine comprises a turbine shroud and optionally an ejector shroud. The wind turbine encloses a permanent magnet ring generator. A static ring of phase windings is located in the turbine shroud, and wind airflow causes a rotor having permanent magnets thereon to rotate, creating an electric current in... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20100314884 - Wind turbine, a method for reducing noise emission from a wind turbine tower and use of a wind turbine: The invention relates to a wind turbine (1) comprising a wind turbine tower (2) having a tower wall (22), a wind turbine nacelle (3) positioned on top of the tower (2) and noise reducing means (8) for reducing noise emission from the tower (2). The noise reducing means (8) comprises... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100308599 - Energy harvesting from flow-induced vibrations: Electrical energy is produced at a remote site by converting kinetic energy from fluid flow to electrical energy using a downhole harvesting apparatus. The downhole harvesting apparatus includes a vibrating sleeve member that vibrates in response to fluid flow through a tubular housing structure. The vibration of the sleeve is... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20100308598 - Gravity-electricity generator: A device that converts gravitational energy into electricity using the weight of a vehicle with a hydraulic turbine transmission that dissipates the acceleration into the generator while the vehicle drops at a fixed, constant speed, represented by Newton's 2nd Law of Motion; the resulting electrical power generated being used for... Agent: Sam Flakus

20100308602 - Method of generating electrical energy in an integrated circuit, corresponding integrated circuit and method of fabrication: A method of generating electrical energy in an integrated circuit that may include setting into motion a (3D) three-dimensional enclosed space in the integrated circuit. The 3D enclosed space may include a piezoelectric element and a free moving object therein. The method may also include producing the electrical energy from... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20100308601 - Permanent magnet motion amplified motor and control system: A permanent magnet motor operated by the magnetic interaction between two or more permanent magnets, and a control system therefor, is provided. The permanent magnet motor may be a piston motor having a magnetic piston assembly mounted on a crank shaft, and a rotatable cam shaft having a cam magnet... Agent: Loeb & Loeb, LLP

20100308600 - Systems for the recovery of gas and/or heat from the melting of metals and/or the smelting of ores and conversion thereof to electricity: Systems recover gas and/or heat and convert the recovered gas and/or heat to electrical power. The systems recover gas and/or heat from metal melting and/or smelting processes used in the manufacturing and/or refining of metals and/or their by-products. The recovered gas and/or heat are,converted into electrical power. The heat of... Agent: Patents+tms, P.C.

20100308581 - Position-controlled start from the ac line using a synchronous machine: A synchronous electric machine operates as a starter-generator for an aircraft. When operating in a starting mode, a main stator of the machine is supplied with electrical power at a constant frequency. An exciter stator is supplied with variable frequency power. As rotational speed increases, the exciter variable frequency changes... Agent: Honeywell/shimokaji Patent Services

20100308582 - Starting/generating system with multi-functional circuit breaker: A pre-charge circuit limits in-rush currents on a direct current (DC) link that includes a first DC link bus and a second DC link bus. The pre-charge circuit includes a switching device connected in series with the first DC link bus. The switching device has an ON state in which... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20100308583 - Apparatus for receiving and transferring kinetic energy from water waves: A floatable surface vessel comprises a vessel hull having a circular sector-shaped cross-section and a ballast filling with a controllable position of a centre of mass disposed remote from the circular centre and adapted to come into resonance with rocking action of water waves being induced a rocking motion of... Agent: Vladimir Anatol Shreider

20100308586 - wind turbine systems using continuously variable transmissions and controls: A wind turbine system is disclosed comprising: a plurality of turbine blades; a continuously variable transmission coupled to said plurality of turbine blades; a generator coupled to said continuously variable transmission; wherein said generator generates electricity and outputs said electricity to a load/grid; and a controller providing control signals as... Agent: Efficient Drive Trains, Inc.

20100308585 - Apparatus and method for controlling the reactive power from a cluster of wind turbines connected to a utility grid: The present invention relates to a method for increasing a total reactive power capability of a cluster of wind turbines operationally connected to a grid. The method comprises the steps of generating a voltage value representative of a grid voltage level, determining a total required reactive power value based on... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100308584 - Integrated wind turbine controller and inverter: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for power generation, and in particular a method and apparatus for the control of electrical power generation for use primarily with wind turbines. A method of electrical power generation is described including the steps of: receiving power in the form of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20100308587 - Mini-turbine driven by fluid power for electricity generation: A mini-turbine includes a hollow inner cylinder adapted to connect to a fluid source; a rotor disposed in and rotatably connected to the inner cylinder, the rotor comprising blades and an enclosed permanent magnet for producing a magnetic field; a winding mounted around the inner cylinder and being about flush... Agent: Guice Patents PLLC

20100308589 - Heaving ocean wave energy converter: An ocean wave energy device uses large gas filled and surface vented or evacuated flexible containers having rigid movable ends and rigid fixed depth ends connected by flexible bellows, suitably reinforced against external hydrostatic pressure, submerged to a depth below anticipated wave troughs. One or more containers compress and expand... Agent: John W. Rohrer Rohrer Technologies, Inc.

20100308590 - Ocean wave energy converter capturing heave, surge and pitch motion: An ocean wave energy device uses large gas filled and surface vented or partially evacuated flexible containers each having rigid movable ends and rigid fixed depth ends connected by flexible bellows, suitably reinforced against external hydrostatic pressure, submerged to a depth below anticipated wave troughs. One or more said containers... Agent: John W. Rohrer Rohrer Technologies, Inc.

20100308588 - Stabilization of turbines in water: The present invention relates to devices and methods for using weights and cables for stabilizing turbines in water by attaching them to the ocean floor.... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20100308592 - Energy converter with transducers for converting fluid-induced movements or stress to electricity: An energy converter for inducing vibrations of a membrane when subject to a fluid flow, and converting the vibrations into another form of energy, such as electricity. The energy converter includes at least one flexible membrane supported and/or fixed at least two points and at least one transducer. The transducer... Agent: Schox PLC

20100308591 - Inline hydro electric generation system: An inline hydro electric generation system for harnessing the potential energy of water passing in existing water pipes is provided. The inline hydro electric generation system comprises a housing upon which a rotatable impeller with a plurality of impeller blades is mounted. The housing is affixed to a water pipe... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20100308593 - Method for generating rotation using water power: A method for generating rotation from the interaction of water with curved surfaces utilises a rotating assembly with a configuration of objects with curved surfaces suspended from radial arms which are connected to a swing bearing. A continuous water supply fed to the curved surfaces of the suspended objects cause... Agent: Alan Mackinder

20100308594 - Bearing structure and wind turbine generator: A bearing structure that reduces the relative sliding speed of a sealing ring and a contact surface and suppresses relative deformation due to a temperature difference of inner and outer rings is provided. A rolling member is disposed inside a space formed between an outer ring and an inner ring,... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20100308596 - Wind turbine and tower or tower segment and door frame therefor: The invention relates to a tower or a tower segment of a wind turbine, having a door for entering the inside of the tower, comprising a door frame, which has a door opening that is preferably closed by a door leaf. The Invention further relates to a door frame for... Agent: Marlana Titus

20100308597 - Wind turbine with vertical axis and wind power plant: This invention relates to a wind turbine with vertical axis (3), having a rotor (F) and a generator (7) connected with said axis (3), and a supporting structure holding the axis (3) of said rotor (F) by means of bearings, and said rotor (F) consists of an axis (3) fitted... Agent: Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20100308595 - Wind-power generating device with automatic adjustment to wind direction: A wind-power generating device (1) with automatic adjustment to wind direction includes a post (10), a wind-guiding shroud (20), and a generator assembly (30). The post (10) has a fixed section (11) and a rotatable section (12) pivotally connected to an upper portion of the fixed section (11). The wind-guiding... Agent: Hdls Ipr Services

20100301615 - Gas turbine control system and method for single-shaft combined cycle plant: An object is to maintain a constant gas turbine output without requiring a complicated procedure on site and without being affected by variations in the output of a steam turbine during a reverse-washing/normal-washing switching period of a condenser. A gas turbine control system for a single-shaft combined cycle plant generates... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20100301614 - Installation and method for storing and returning electrical energy: An installation for storing and returning electrical energy having first and second enclosures containing a gas and porous refractory materials suitable for transferring heat by contact between said porous refractory materials and a gas flowing through said enclosures, and a compressor and an expander for the gas flowing in pipes... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20100301617 - Gas turbine engine: A gas turbine engine includes in serial flow relationship: a first compressor provided with at least one row of compressor blades distributed circumferentially around the first compressor; a combustion chamber; and a first turbine provided with at least one row of turbine blades distributed circumferentially around the first turbine, wherein... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20100301616 - Method and apparatus for storing energy: The present application relates to an energy storing system, which comprises a plurality of weights; a first storing unit and a second storing unit, wherein the first storing unit is arranged below the second storing unit and each of the storing units comprises a guiding track on which weights can... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20100301605 - wind turbine, a method for controlling a wind turbine and use thereof: The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a rotor including one or more pitchable blades, registration means for registering an idling power producing situation of the wind turbine in relation to a utility grid, detection means for detecting edgewise oscillations in one or more of the blades, and control... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100301607 - Upwind wind turbine and operation method thereof: An upwind wind turbine (1) of the present invention includes a tilting coupling mechanism (15), a tilting drive means (40) and a rotation stop means (18). The tilting coupling mechanism (15) is configured to couple base end portions of blades (6) to a hub (5) such that the blades (6)... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20100301604 - Wind turbine, a method for controlling a wind turbine and use thereof: The invention provides for a wind turbine comprising a rotor comprising at least one rotor blade, a yaw controlling system including yaw control means, a yaw mechanism comprising one or more yaw motors and a yaw bearing, registration means for registering an idling power producing situation of the wind turbine... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100301606 - Wind-turbine-dynamic-characteristics monitoring apparatus and method therefor: It is an object to enable stable operation of a wind turbine and to change a control parameter of the wind turbine at an appropriate timing. A dynamic-characteristics model of a wind turbine is identified for each of a plurality of ranges that are determined in accordance with wind speed,... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20100301608 - Magnetically driven motor and electric power generator: Method and apparatus for powering an electric power generator by circumferentially positioning an array of drive magnets on a rotor and positioning a series of electromagnets on a platform surrounding the drive magnets. The electromagnets are energized and provided with a repulsive polarity at exact time and position necessary to... Agent: Stainbrook & Stainbrook, LLP

20100301610 - Aperture engine: A hydro pneumatic engine, providing rotational energy at very low RPM, proper to drive an electric generator directly coupled, using as power supply atmospheric pressure variations, originated by vacuum coming from an oscillating wave chamber. With dynamic variable resonance for marine working environment, low internal friction, few mechanical internal reactions... Agent: Enrique H,leon Rabanales

20100301611 - Hydroelectric generator and its method of use: A hydroelectric generator that provides a clean source of energy. The hydroelectric generator uses pressurized air as a driving force. The hydroelectric generator comprises of a pipe like housing structure that is anchored to a seabed, the structure is anchored so that water enters through the end of the structure... Agent: Ruben Alcoba, Esq.

20100301609 - River-flow electricity generation: This invention relates to electricity generation from the river flow by use of mechanical systems, collecting energy day and night regardless of weather condition in a collective manner while isolating a part of the system within a water-proof container. The mechanical system invented generates a force imbalance and thus generates... Agent: Kim, Chong Hun

20100301613 - Tower for a wind turbine: The invention concerns a tower for a wind turbine which tower supports a nacelle with bearings in which a horizontal rotation axis with blades can rotate, the tower comprises a steel wall of circular section, a drive for rotating the nacelle around a vertical axis of the circular section and... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20100301612 - Wind turbine: A wind turbine includes a nacelle that houses a dynamo and a vane wheel coupled to an end of the dynamo. The nacelle is movably mounted to a post. The nacelle has a body forming a circumferentially extending curved slot that has a front portion forming a reducing section and... Agent: Leong C. Lei