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Prime-mover dynamo plants February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/11

20110042963 - Drive combination to generate electrical power and heat: A drive combination for generation of electrical power and heat includes a piston engine coupled to a generator. A connecting rod of an engine body of the engine is directly linked to an overhung crank, and the crank is a component of a generator shaft of the generator, so that... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20110042964 - Reliability and serviceability enhanced engine driven electrical generating system: A engine driven electrical generating system and its support cradle for use in confined space enclosures with a triple redundant troubleshooting system, a triple redundant troubleshooting data transmission system, and a double redundant electric fan cooling system wherein the most common modes of motor or generator failure can be repaired... Agent: Mark S. Hubert

20110042966 - Power generator using load applied to tire: The present invention concerns a power generator using weight applied to a tire. More specifically, a drive gear inside a hydraulic driving apparatus is connected to a rotary shaft of the power generator and rotates using hydraulic pressure generated in a compartment by a load applied to a tire. Thus,... Agent: Christopher Paul Mitchell

20110042965 - Wind turbine power train: A wind turbine power train comprising a turbine rotor stage and drive shaft; an electric generator stage connected to the turbine rotor stage and a power electronic converter stage connected to the electric generator stage; wherein the electric generator stage comprises an electrical machine with integral magnetic gearing, an output... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20110042967 - Electric generator driven by combustion engine and having fluid cooling: A combustion engine driven electrical generator includes a generator shaft to be driven by a combustion engine shaft. The generator shaft rotates near stator windings. An electrical terminal connection delivers generated electricity to a user. A cooling fluid circuit provides flooded cooling fluid to the stator and rotor windings. The... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20110042968 - Method and plant for combined production of electric energy and water: This invention relates to a method and plant for combined electric energy and water production, where the method comprises feeding substantially pure oxygen and a hydrocarbon fuel in a stochiometric ratio to a combustor (5), combusting the oxygen and hydrocarbon feed for forming an exhaust gas at comparatively high temperature... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20110042948 - Dummy load for a combined heat and power (chp) system: A method of operating a system for combined heat and power (CHP) includes generating electricity using a prime mover having a mechanical drive system. The method further includes distributing a variable amount of electricity from the prime mover to an electrical load and distributing a variable amount of electricity from... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier

20110042969 - Control methodology for an ac starter-generator system: An aircraft engine starting system may comprise a starter motor, a start controller for controlling the starter motor to operate with a desired torque output, and a processor for determining torque profiles for the starter motor. The processor may provide an initial torque profile responsively to ambient condition of the... Agent: Honeywell/shimokaji Patent Services

20110042949 - Tuned rolling wave energy extractor: An apparatus for extracting wave energy may include a watercraft, a pendulum and an energy converter. The watercraft may be configured to roll in response to wave action and may have roll characteristics that are tunable to characteristics of the wave action. The pendulum may be supported by the watercraft... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20110042950 - Wind turbine generator and method of controlling the same: An object of the invention is to reduce stop time of a wind turbine generator caused by icing on a wind turbine blade in the wind turbine generator. The invention provides the wind turbine generator including an ice detecting unit for detecting an amount of icing on a wind turbine... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20110042951 - Windmill rotation detection/management device and wind power generation system: An apparatus comprising: a first input that receives a first rotational speed information of a windmill mechanically generated by a mechanical rotation detection unit; a second input that receives a second rotational speed information of the windmill based on an alternating current output of a generator attached to the windmill;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20110042953 - Embedded turbine generator set: This disclosure relates to a turbine generator set, in which an axial-flow turbine and a generator are embedded inside a flow channel. In an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, the turbine generator set comprises: a flow channel being provided with a front end as an inlet duct and a back... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20110042952 - Fluid machine, wind turbine, and method for increasing velocity of internal flow of fluid machine, utilizing unsteady flow: A fluid machine includes a non-streamline casing capable of forming a stable vortex street on a downstream side by internal and external flows, and an impeller disposed inside the casing. The casing has a vortex generator configured to form the vortex street on the downstream side. The vortex generator is... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20110042955 - Marine energy extraction systems and units: A floating at sea or beached structure having hydraulic power cells capable of capturing, dissipating and distributing wave action energy comprising flexible mats with energy capture cells all preferably constructed of elastic structural and, where necessary, flotation materials with distributed energy being in the form of a pressurized hydraulic stream.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20110042954 - Wave action electric generating system: A wave action electric generating system comprises a platform for floating on water, the platform being subject to rocking from side to side from wave action; an electric generator; a rigid arm for extending over the water, the arm including a first end pivotally attached to the platform with a... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20110042956 - Free flow hydro-powered hydraulic ram: This water powered hydraulic ram, when housed in a supporting water-tight structure deep within a moving body of water, functions essentially as a four cycle engine with water as it prime mover. It is a linear motor, just as if it were powered by ordinary fossil-based fuels. This invention harnesses... Agent: Clarence Edward Frye

20110042957 - Water wheel comprising a built-in generator: In a water wheel with an integrated electrical generator, a ring element for forming a rotor is rigidly concentrically connected with the water wheel. The ring element is assembled of modular individual segments with inserted permanent magnets. At least one corresponding partial ring as a stator is allocated to the... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20110042960 - Bearing device for a wind turbine nacelle: The present invention relates to a wind turbine nacelle. This nacelle comprises a body, and a head. The body comprises a base which is designed to be fastened to the upper end of a wind turbine tower, and a tubular chamber which upwardly extends said base along a vertical axis.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20110042958 - Collapsible vertical-axis turbine: A collapsible vertical-axis turbine for wind or hydro applications is provided, comprising a plurality of vertical blades hingedly connected to a plurality of support arms, a tower having a rotating section, the rotating section hingedly connected to the plurality of support arms. In operating mode, the support arms achieve a... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

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20110042962 - Vertical shaft type darius windmill: The present invention relates to a Darrieus windmill, and more specifically, to a vertical axis type Darrieus windmill that enables self-start in the low wind velocity range. The Darrieus windmill, in which a primary vertical shaft is rotated by the lift forces generated by primary blades, has a starting means... Agent: Christopher Paul Mitchell

20110042959 - Wind energy conversion apparatus: An apparatus and method to efficiently convert erratic wind energy to a source of reliable standard AC electrical power by means of a complex tower-mounted windmill operatively engaged to power a pump. The pump in a sealed communication with a chamber evacuates air from the chamber to store the wind-generated... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20110037273 - Lifting device, power generation device and sea reverse osmosis device: A lifting device includes: at least one first magnetic body, which is positioned on a platform and driven by a driving unit so as to move along a predetermined track; at least one second magnetic body, which is positioned above a part of track of the first magnetic body by... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20110037274 - Assemblage of technologies for the renewable energy: The project is based on system of power fed by reduction gears with electric motors, dynamic oil, other. With production of job mechanic and energy other in exit to according to of the type of job to be done how multiplier pomps oil dynamics alternator transmissions wheels engine other, with... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20110037275 - Utility scale electric energy storage system: A potential energy storage system incorporating multiple track mounted shuttle units having motor/generator drive bogies and structure with an integral transfer mechanism for removably carrying energy storage masses from a first lower elevation storage yard to a second higher elevation storage yard employing excess energy from the electrical grid driving... Agent: Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20110037260 - Portable mechatronical device for generating electric power: The device includes, in a housing, an actuator electrically connected to a battery for charging a portable item such as a mobile terminal. For a rotating actuator comprising a first member submitted to an oscillatory motion, for example a walker carrying the housing, and a second member making up at... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20110037276 - Method for controlling a gas turbine in a power station, and a power station for carrying out the method: A method is provided for operating a gas turbine in a power station in which limits of the operating concept, which provide limits for optimization of the power station operation in respect of efficiency, service life consumption, emissions and power provision to the grid system, are adapted during operation. In... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Alstom

20110037263 - Blade angle adjustment rate limit adjustment: A method for the operation of a wind power plant (11) with a rotor (9), which has at least one rotor blade (10), wherein at least one part of the rotor blade (10) will be or is rotated around a longitudinal axis of the rotor blade (10) by a blade... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20110037264 - Column-stabilized offshore platform with water-entrapment plates and asymmetric mooring system for support of offshore wind turbines: A floating wind turbine platform includes a floatation frame (105) that includes three columns (102, 103) that are coupled to each other with horizontal main beams (115). A wind turbine tower (111) is mounted above a tower support column (102) to simplify the system construction and improve the structural strength.... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP

20110037261 - System and method for producing electrical power: The disclosed technology is an electrical power system that includes a turbine, a turbine housing, an incoming channel and a generator. The turbine has at least two turbine blades and the turbine housing has at least two openings. The incoming channel directs and amplifies a flow of a working fluid... Agent: Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

20110037262 - Wind energy installation with variable rotation speed characteristic: A wind energy installation including a wind rotor, a doubly-fed asynchronous generator driven by the wind rotor, a converter, and a controller configured to determine an operating torque for an operating rotation-speed, the operating torque not exceeding a maximum torque. The installation also includes a frequency-adaptive torque limiter having a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20110037265 - Hollow turbine: A turbine which incorporates intake and exhaust pipes that prevent the passing flow from interfering with, or impeding the operation of the turbine. An optional directional cone, with optional helical supports, mounts within the intake pipe and channels flow at an optimal angle to the turbine blades as well as... Agent: William S. Fielder

20110037266 - Offshore combined power generation system: A combined offshore system for generating electricity includes of an offshore windmill unit with a generator for extracting power from wind and transferring it into electricity, a electricity export cable connected to the windmill for exporting produced electricity to offshore or onshore consumers, and at least one offshore wave power... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110037268 - Adaptive control ducted compound wind turbine: A high efficiency, adaptive control, compound ducted wind turbine capable of providing higher efficiency in energy extraction from a fluid. Performance of efficiency expressed as coefficient of performance (Cp) in accordance with the Lanchester-Betz-Joukowski limits is sustainable and significantly higher than an un-ducted, mono-propeller wind turbine of comparable diameter.... Agent: Johann Quincy Sammy

20110037269 - Bearing cartridge: A bearing cartridge for a rotatable shaft of a wind turbine comprising a shaft and a back-to-back tapered roller bearing arrangement coupled to the shaft. The bearing arrangement comprising a first bearing having a first outer ring, a first inner ring and a plurality of tapered rollers; and a second... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20110037272 - Frame structure for supporting a wind power plant: More particularly, the invention indicates that between an upright and each one of the two posts, a first post and a second post, there extends a bar-shaped means dimensioned for taking up a compressive force, and that between said upright and each one of the first and second posts there... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20110037267 - Switchgear cabinet for a wind turbine: A switchgear cabinet for a wind turbine has a cabinet housing with a ventilation hole defined therein. A fan is disposed in the cabinet housing and supported on the cabinet housing so as to be disposed in front of or in the ventilation hole. A circumferential coaming is disposed on... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20110037270 - Wind power plant with improved cooling air conduction: What is disclosed is a wind turbine comprising a tower with a closable climbing opening and electrical components disposed inside the tower. In order to provide said wind turbine with the ability to provide a cooling system for cooling the electrical components, in particular the electrical components disposed in the... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20110037271 - Wind turbine system and modular wind turbine unit therefor: A wind turbine system includes a two-dimensional array of a plurality of modular wind turbine units arranged in a plurality of horizontal rows and vertical columns. The two-dimensional array of modular wind turbine units are carried by a frame structure including a plurality of parallel beams extending along a first... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20110031764 - Recovery of potential energy from the apron of a roller blind: The invention relates to the recovery of the potential energy from the apron of a roller blind including driving means provided with a motor connected to autonomous supply means during the expansion or retraction phase of the apron. More particularly, during the expansion or retraction phase of the apron, the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20110031747 - Variable liquid column oscillator using wave energy: Disclosed is a variable liquid column oscillator using wave energy in which an energy absorption mechanism of a wave energy apparatus tunes vibration characteristics responding to waves to a vibration cycle of waves to maximize energy absorption efficiency.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20110031748 - Wind turbine generator, control method for wind turbine generator, wind turbine generator system, and control method for wind turbine generator system: [Solution] A wind turbine generator 1 includes a rotor 7 that rotates by wind power, a generator 5 that is driven by rotation of the rotor 7, and a control device 20 that controls a power output of the generator 5 to increase while a rotational speed of the generator... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20110031749 - Energy harvesting buoy: An energy-harvesting buoy is provided comprising an air-pressure generator, such as a piezo-electric generator, or any other generator that can harvest energy from an air pressure. The energy harvesting buoy consists of a first float and a second float. An air pressure is created when relative vertical motion occurs between... Agent: W. Eric Boyd, Esq. Irvine Sensors Corp.

20110031752 - Maritime generator: This device is composed by a floating platform(s) (1) that can be active or inactive in accordance with its position in the wave, being active when the crest of the wave promotes route and inactive when route to the valley of the wave descends, they are mounted (s) in a... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20110031751 - Movable object type high-efficiency wave energy apparatus: Disclosed is a movable object type high-efficiency wave energy apparatus which further accelerates vibration of floating bodies according to vibration of waves to maximize electric power generation efficiency.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20110031750 - Wave powered electricity generation: The generation of electricity using waves on a body of water is disclosed herein. Two flotation devices floating on a body of water are each attached to cables that extend to anchors at an ocean/sea/lake floor. The cables slideably attach to the anchors, further extend along the floor, and then... Agent: Hensley Kim & Holzer, LLC

20110031754 - Apparatus for generating power from a fluid stream: An apparatus for generating power from a fluid stream comprising a foil arm connected to a support by a pivot; a bidirectional foil comprising first and second edges connected to the foil arm remote from the pivot; and, an actuator connected between bidirectional foil and foil arm, the actuator being... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

20110031753 - Apparatus, system, and method for improved water based power generation: The disclosed embodiments include a power generating system and method. The system includes a barge comprising a working platform and water support members. The barge provides an operating surface on a body of water, and the water support members define a water channel in the body of water. The system... Agent: The Caldwell Firm, LLC

20110031759 - Foam filling material for wind power generator blades, foam filling member for wind power generator blades, wind power generator blade, wind power generator, and method for producing the wind power generator blade: A foam filling material for wind power generator blades is obtained by forming a foam filling composition containing a polymer and a foaming agent into a given shape so as to be positioned in an interior space of a wind power generator blade, and is capable of filling the interior... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20110031761 - 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: Docket Clerk

20110031758 - Reinforcing sheet for wind power generator blades, reinforcing structure of wind power generator blade, wind power generator, method for reinforcing the wind power generator blade: A reinforcing sheet for wind power generator blades includes a resin layer and a restricting layer laminated on the resin layer.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20110031756 - Self-starting darrieus wind turbine: A Darrieus rotor supported by a bearing system to rotate about a vertical axis for capturing wind energy has an alternator that is directly-driven by the rotor and converts rotational power from the rotor into electrical power. An electronic controller controls the electrical load applied to the alternator and the... Agent: Holland & Hart

20110031760 - Superconducting turbine wind ring generator: A wind generator is disclosed in which superconducting ring generators are utilized without the need for a load bearing drive shaft and other mechanical components, decreasing overall weight and enabling the use of variable geometry blades for increased overall efficiency.... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20110031763 - Upwind wind turbine with blades supported on the leeward side: A wind turbine comprising a number of blades extending substantially radially from a rigid hub on a main shaft having a substantially horizontal axis. The blades together with the hub constituting a rotor with a rotor plane, which can be put into rotation by wind. The main shaft is pivotally... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20110031757 - Vibration damping sheet for wind power generator blades, vibration damping structure of wind power generator blade, wind power generator, and method for damping vibration of wind power generator blade: A vibration damping sheet for wind power generator blades includes a resin layer and a restricting layer laminated on the resin layer.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20110031762 - Wind energy system having a connection protection device: A wind energy installation includes a rotor, a generator driven by the rotor, and a converter for generating electrical power which is output into a power supply system via a transformer. The installation also includes an open-loop control system having an open-loop converter control unit. The open-loop control system supplies... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20110031755 - Wind turbine generator: A wind-driven generator whose yaw system (10A) installed at the upper part of a support (2) is reduced in the number of its components and weight. The wind-driven generator has the yaw system (10A) equipped with a yaw driving device (30), a yaw slewing ring, and a yaw brake and... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20110025072 - System and method for water desalination and other uses: A system for converting wave energy into rotary motion and for sea water desalination, including buoyancy means upon sea waves wherein the buoyancy means move according to the sea waves motion; a piston, containing fluid, wherein the piston is pivotally attached to the buoyancy means, thereby converting mechanical kinetic energy... Agent: Hyra Ip, PLC

20110025055 - Domestic combined heat and power generation system: A domestic combined heat and power generation system comprising a pair of Stirling engines mounted so that the vibrations of one substantially counteract the vibrations of the other. At least one engine burner heats the heads of the engines. An auxiliary burner provides additional heat. Gas and air are supplied... Agent: Ballard Spahr LLP

20110025073 - Thermo-electro-acoustic engine and method of using same: A thermo-electro-acoustic engine comprises a sealed body having a regenerator, hot and cold heat exchangers, an acoustic source, and an acoustic energy converter. An acoustic pressure wave is generated in a gas in the region of the regenerator. The converter converts a portion of the acoustic pressure into electrical energy.... Agent: JasIPConsulting

20110025056 - Electric power generating system: An electrical power generating system includes a spring system that stores stored energy, the spring system having an input for recharging the stored energy and an output for releasing the stored energy, wherein the spring system generates a monitor signal based on a status parameter of the spring system and... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20110025057 - Exhaust gas power recovery apparatus and flex generator: An apparatus and method for generating electricity from relatively low velocity exhaust gas. The apparatus includes a plurality of axial flux generators perpendicularly mounted on a support ring that is axially aligned around the exhaust gas port opening. Each axial flux generator includes a plurality of radially aligned blades mounted... Agent: Dean A. Craine

20110025058 - Communicating energy storages with different functions: An integrated system of communicating energy storage devices for supplying an alternate power source to operating systems for a wind turbine connected to an electrical grid, is provided. The integrated system includes at least one wind turbine with a rotor, the wind turbine being connected to an electrical grid. At... Agent: Ge Energy General Electric C/o Ernest G. Cusick

20110025061 - Control system for a windmill kite: A control system for a windmill kite having a platform tethered by at least one tethering line, and supporting a plurality of rotors that provide lift to keep the kite aloft and to generate electrical power. The control system comprises a computer and controller. The computer comprises a memory circuitry... Agent: Altera Law Group, LLC

20110025060 - Power generator: A power generator using a floating object and exhibiting further improved power generation efficiency includes a floating object including a floating body arranged to catch wind, a plurality of posture control strings, and a posture control instrument, at least one first control string connected to the posture control instrument, a... Agent: Konan Patent Office C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20110025059 - Power management during grid faults: A method for operating a wind turbine facility during for example a grid fault, the wind turbine facility comprising a power dissipation/storage being adapted to dissipate or store electrical energy exceeding an amount to be delivered to an associated power supply grid during the grid fault. The method includes operating... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20110025062 - System for evaluating and controlling the efficiency of a wind turbine: The invention relates to a system for evaluating the efficiency of a wind turbine (3), with a control system comprising means (11, 15) which are used to measure meteorological parameters M1, M2 and are respectively arranged in the wind turbine (3) and in a meteorological tower (5), and means (13)... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20110025063 - Electrical drive machine having a stator and a rotor: An electric drive machine having a stator and a rotor, the rotor carrying a rotor winding, in slots, which is able to be supplied with electric current by a power supply system made up of a commutator and sliding contacts, the sliding contacts pressing on the surface of the commutator... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20110025064 - Wind power generation system and method using stack effect of high-speed elevator in high-rise building: A wind power generation system using a stack effect of a high-speed elevator in a high-rise building is provided which includes: a wind turbine rotating with a wind generated from movement of an elevator car vertically moving in an internal space of an elevator core disposed in the high-rise building;... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20110025065 - Clean steam electric engine: A clean steam electric engine utilizes a unique insulated chamber with a steel cylinder to store thermal energy. The apparatus includes: insulated chamber to prevent heat lost to the outside, steel cylinder to store thermal energy, natural gas burner, heating element, a turbine to convert the thermal energy into kinetic... Agent: Tewodros Mulugeta

20110025066 - Electromagnetic device with reversible generator-motor operation: An electromagnetic device has a stator and a rotor rotating between facing surfaces of the stator and bearing a plurality of magnets distributed at regular intervals along its periphery. The magnets are so arranged that they form a sequence of alternately opposite poles on the surfaces of the rotor directed... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20110025068 - Hydroelectric power system: A hydroelectric power system is provided. The hydroelectric power system includes a storage tank; a fluid; a penstock; an electric turbine generator, a transformer, an electric power grid system; a pump, and connecting conduit. A method of generating hydroelectric energy is also provided.... Agent: Terra Nova Patent Law, PLLC

20110025067 - Modular electromagnetic device with reversible generator-motor operation: A modular electromagnetic device has a stator and a rotor rotating between facing surfaces of the stator and bearing a plurality of magnets distributed with alternate orientations in a substantially ring-shaped pattern, and the stator comprises at least one pair of magnetic yokes symmetrically located at both sides of the... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20110025069 - Installation structure for hydroelectric power generation apparatus: An installation structure for a hydroelectric power generation apparatus, includes: a power generation apparatus accommodation frame body in which a plurality of hydroelectric power generation apparatuses are accommodated in parallel; a first wire having one end connected to a lower portion of the power generation apparatus accommodation frame body; an... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20110025071 - Hybrid type vertical shaft turbine for wind power generating devices: A hybrid type vertical shaft turbine (1) for wind power generating devices, includes a supporting structure (2) supporting, concentrically and axially spaced, an internal rotor (3) made of Savonius blades (4) and an external rotor (5) made of Darrieus blades (6), wherein the shaft (7) has the bottom end (12)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20110025070 - Utility grid vertical axis wind turbine system: A vertical axis wind system for distributed wind energy generation to a utility grid has an overhead electricity structural support member for supporting an electricity conductor connected to the utility grid. The structural support member has at least one rotor shaft portion with an outer surface and a vertical axis... Agent: Arnold E. Price