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

20110285145 - Alternative driver device for an electrical generator: P

20110285147 - Apparatuses and methods for energy storage: Some embodiments relate to an energy storage and generation system, comprising a cable system having a first end portion located at a first elevation and a second end portion located at a second elevation, a plurality of mass carriers supported by the cable system, one or more motor generators coupled... Agent: Energy Cache, Inc.

20110285146 - Wearable generator device: A wearable generator system in one embodiment includes a plurality of coils, each of the plurality of coils extending within a respective one of a plurality of planes, a magnet for generating a magnetic field, and a support attached to a support anchor point and to the magnet, and suspending... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20110285128 - Wave energy converter: A wave energy converter has a shell, a pendulum pivotally positioned in the shell, a magnet thereon, a variable inductor positioned in the shell, a pendulum adjustor for changing a center of gravity of the pendulum, a motion sensor positioned in the shell, a position sensor connected to the pendulum,... Agent:

20110285129 - wind turbine and a method for monitoring a wind turbine: According to the inventive concept, there is provided a wind turbine with at least one blade. The wind turbine comprises a first accelerometer mounted at a first radial position of the blade and being adapted to determine a first acceleration value, and a second accelerometer mounted at a second radial... Agent: Vestas Wind Systems A/s

20110285130 - Power system frequency inertia for wind turbines: A wind turbine system and method are provided. The wind turbine system includes a wind turbine operable to supply wind power to an utility system; a synchronous generator coupled to the utility system; a grid measurement device arranged for measuring the current and power that is exchanged between the synchronous... Agent:

20110285131 - Rectifier-free piezoelectric energy harverster and battery charger: A circuit for harvesting electrical energy from a piezoelectric source and for storing the electrical energy in a battery includes an inductor that is configured to store electrical energy. A diode bridge-free switching network is configured to: direct electrical energy from the piezoelectric source to the inductor during a first... Agent: Georgia Tech Research Corporation

20110285133 - Energy recovery system and method for exhaust energy capture and electrical generation: An exhaust energy recovery and electrical generation system includes a conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the conduit is configured to receive a gas flow transmitted by a gas flow channel of a gas flow source and wherein the conduit is configured... Agent:

20110285134 - Fluid driven electric power generation system: A tubular housing can include at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular... Agent: Mdi Enterprises, LLC

20110285135 - Fluid driven electric power generation system: A tubular housing includes at least one fixed helical vane formed onto the inner surfaces of the tubular housing in a spiral and adapted to direct fluid into a spiraled flow and focus fluid onto a fan blade assembly associated with an alternator system and located within the tubular housing... Agent: Mdl Enterprises, LLC

20110285132 - Variable speed machine assembly and method for making the same: A variable speed machine assembly includes an input shaft, a variable speed magnetically geared generator coupled to the input shaft, an electrical machine coupled to the input shaft, and a power converter coupled to the variable speed magnetically geared generator and the electrical machine. The power converter is configured to... Agent:

20110285136 - Stream flow hydroelectric generator system, and method of handling same: The hydroelectric generator system can include a structure supporting a plurality of watermill units and having an enclosed internal volume and a plurality of lower openings, a stabilizer reservoir having an internal volume and positionable above a center of gravity of the system and an aperture, and connection tubes providing... Agent: Nordest Marine Inc.

20110285141 - Generator with aluminum winding and wind turbine: A generator is provided that includes at least one conductor. The conductor is made up of aluminium. In a preferred embodiment, the generator includes at least one pole set representing one phase, each pole set having a plurality of poles, and the at least one conductor is turned about the... Agent:

20110285140 - Generator with single turn wave winding and wind turbine: A generator is provided that includes at least one pole set representing one phase. Each pole set includes a plurality of poles. At least one conductor is turned about the poles of a particular pole set such that only half a single turn is associated to each pole of the... Agent:

20110285142 - Generator with single turn wave winding, wind turbine and method for determining the thickness of the slot insulation of a generator: A generator is provided that includes at least one pole set representing one phase. Each pole set includes a plurality of poles and each pole including a plurality of slots. A plurality of conductors are assembled such that each conductor is turned about the poles of a particular pole set... Agent:

20110285143 - Machine support for receiving a rotor / generator assembly of a gearless wind energy plant: Disclosed is a mainframe for receiving a rotor-generator assembly of a gearless wind turbine, wherein the mainframe connects the rotor-generator assembly to the tower of the wind turbine; is rotatably mounted on the tower; and comprises pipe sections arranged at an angle to each other, one of which can be... Agent:

20110285138 - Rotating electrical machine, manufacturing method of rotating electrical machine, and wind power generator system: A rotating electrical machine according to an aspect of the embodiment includes a rotor and a stator that surrounds the rotor. The stator includes: a yoke core that is obtained by bending in a circular shape plural band-shaped steel sheets that are punched out from a non-directional magnetic steel sheet... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki

20110285144 - Wind power generator: A constant-speed wind power generator including a plurality of wind scoops, at least two wind-catching cylinders, a fan, a vertical shaft, a steering gear, a first booster, a spring wheel, a second booster, an accelerator, a generator, and an iron tower. The first booster and second booster respectively comprise gears... Agent:

20110285137 - Wind power turbine for generating electric energy: A wind power turbine configured to generate electric energy, having a supporting structure; a nacelle; a blade assembly rotating with respect to the nacelle; a first and second electric machine having, respectively, a first and second stator, and a first and second rotor substantially coaxial with each other and fitted... Agent: Wilic S.ar.l.

20110285139 - Windflow modification into electricity-generating wind turbines: w

20110278853 - Methods, systems and apparatus for regulating frequency of generated power using flywheel energy storage systems with varying load and/or power generation: Featured are methods for regulating the AC frequency of the electrical power to be supplied on an electrical distribution system or grid. Such a method includes electrically coupling an energy storage sub-system to the electrical distribution network, where the energy storage sub-system includes one or more flywheel energy storage systems.... Agent:

20110278855 - Cyclic gravitation power generation system: The present invention proposes a cyclic gravitation power generation system, which comprises a vertical water tank, a propulsive device, a guiding device, a carrying device and a power generation device, wherein potential energy is converted into kinetic energy to drive a generator to generate electric power when float balls are... Agent:

20110278858 - Energy production plant and method for operating the same: An energy production plant, in particular a wind power plant, comprises a drive shaft, a generator (8), and a differential gear (11 to 13) having three inputs and/or outputs. A first input is connected to the drive shaft, an output is connected to a generator (8), and a second input... Agent:

20110278857 - Method and apparatus for harvesting energy from ankle motion: A method for harvesting energy from ankle motion includes coupling a generator module across an ankle joint, the generator module including a generator and an elastic member. The generator is affixed to the leg shank and at least one of the generator and the elastic member is continuously coupled to... Agent:

20110278854 - Power generation system: A power generation system includes a base, a loading driving unit, and an adjusting unit. The base includes a sidewall. The load driving unit includes a platform, a first gear, a second gear, a roller, a motor, a first connection member and a second connection member. One end of the... Agent:

20110278856 - Shock absorbing system for energy recycling: A shock absorber is provided in the present invention. The shock absorber includes a resilient element; a gear set comprising a first non-return gear and a second non-return gear; and an electric generator driven by the first non-return gear to generate a power when the resilient element is compressed and... Agent: National Taiwan University

20110278859 - Cooling heat generating equipment: In one general embodiment, a system includes a working fluid operable to be circulated through a working cycle. The working cycle includes one or more expander-generators driven by the working fluid to generate electrical power at a first condition; an evaporator heat exchanger; and a condenser heat exchanger. The system... Agent:

20110278860 - Fishing reel power generator: A fishing reel power generator system is for generation of power on a reel assembly coupled to a fishing rod. The power generation system includes a reel assembly having a gear track, a hand crank capable of being rotated a gear of the gear track; a geared end electrical generator... Agent:

20110278862 - Natural gas production method utilizing a gas dynamic laser, with cogeneration of electrical power: A method for producing natural gas is provided. a gas dynamic laser is powered by a gas, such as carbon dioxide, while the same gas is converted by a catalytic converter heated by the beam of the laser. Other gases can be formed simultaneously in other catalytic converters heated by... Agent:

20110278861 - Wave motion-type electric power generator and wave motion-type vessel: This invention is to provide a wave power generator that can be produced with low costs for generating power in use of force of wave reaching ships periodically during voyages of ships. The wave power generator of the invention comprises a compressed air producing unit having a restoring member whose... Agent:

20110278843 - Deep water power generation system and apparatus: A system for generation of power using an apparatus in deep water is disclosed. The system includes a ballast buoy configured to achieve a desired depth in the deep water, a substantially vertical hollow tube attached to the ballast buoy that is submerged under water when the ballast buoy achieves... Agent:

20110278844 - River high pressure energy conversion machine: A river high pressure energy conversion machine which has no moving parts, comprising a machine (or pump) having a pipe attached to a river bed, with a flexible pipe to an enlarged water inlet attached to the underside of a float, to assure entrance of water just below the river... Agent:

20110278846 - Turboexpander for power generation systems: Systems include using a turboexpander in power generation systems. The system includes: a turboexpander to include an expander section, a pump section and a motor-generator section which are mechanically linked via a shaft. The expander section is fluidly connected to an outlet side of a heat exchanger and configured to... Agent:

20110278845 - Waterfall high pressure energy conversion machine: A river high pressure energy conversion machine which has no moving parts, comprising a machine (or pump) having a pipe attached to a river bed, with a flexible pipe to an enlarged water inlet attached to the underside of a float, to assure entrance of water just below the river... Agent:

20110278847 - Radial flux permanent magnet alternator with dielectric stator block: An energy conversion system is described and includes a cylindrical rotor having a mass and multiple magnets affixed on an outer face thereof; a cylindrical stator including a dielectric cylinder wound with copper wire in a predetermined configuration, the cylindrical rotor being placed within the cylindrical stator; and a rotatable... Agent: Science Applications International

20110278848 - Wave energy converting assembly: The invention describes a wave energy converting assembly which has a simple and rugged structure with high efficiency, which generates a high rotary speed of the generator and which moreover is suitable for a wide range of wavelengths and amplitudes. A further embodiment of the invention describes a wave energy... Agent:

20110278849 - Dynamo, current turbine system and its installation and maintenance method: The dynamo, current turbine system and its installation and maintenance method are provided. The current turbine system comprises at least one dynamo; wherein each one of dynamo contains a rotor unit, at least one stator unit and at least one space. The rotor unit has rotative axis approximately perpendicular to... Agent:

20110278850 - Monopole tower and wind turbine generator having monopole tower: The present invention provides a monopole tower having a tower supporting structure in which the outer dimension of a tower shell is the maximum dimension by eliminating a base plate which extends toward the outside of the tower shell. In a monopole tower provided upright on a foundation B, a... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20110278851 - Wind turbine generator: The present invention provides a wind turbine generator in which an oil seal structure provided in a blade rotating ring bearing of a wind turbine blade is improved and leakage of lubricant oil to outside is prevented or suppressed. A wind turbine generator in which a rotor head has wind... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20110278852 - Wind turbine nacelle: According to the present invention is provided a wind turbine nacelle comprising wind turbine components. The nacelle also comprises a load carrying structure including a base member (21) establishing a connection between the wind turbine rotor and tower, at least one tie member (22), and at least one strut member... Agent: Vestas Wind Systems A/s

20110272952 - Electrical generator with improved cooling and exhaust flows: An electrical generator has an internal combustion engine and an alternator mounted to the engine and operative to generate electrical power during running of the engine. The alternator and the engine are arranged vertically to reduce the footprint of the electrical generator. The components of the electrical generator are contained... Agent:

20110272944 - Electric generating device for training machine: An electric generating device for a training machine is disclosed. The device has at least an electric generator, a trestle, and an electrical storage device electrically connectable to the generator. In one embodiment there are two electric generators that are mounted spaced apart in which the rotors and stators of... Agent:

20110272945 - Ortiz turbine: A turbine that will produce useful mechanical force from the dynamic force of the sea wave. This is done by rectifying the bidirectional force obtained from such wave. This turbine will produce a unidirectional rotation from the bidirectional force of the wave. The turbine will adjust the pitch of its... Agent:

20110272946 - Water wheel impeller blade type electric power generating apparatus: [Solution] A water wheel impeller blade type electric power generating apparatus comprising: a rotating shaft 4 for transmitting motive power to a power generator 30, a rotor 1 fixed to this rotating shaft 4, and an impeller blade 10 provided on the outer periphery of this rotor 1 to receive... Agent:

20110272950 - Generator with a segmented stator: A generator, a stator segment and a wind turbine are provided. The generator has a rotor and a stator. The stator includes stator segments attached to a circular holding structure. A stator segment has at least one first connection element being in engagement with at least one second connection element... Agent:

20110272947 - Large capacity wind power generator: A large capacity wind power generator is provided, which includes an outer rotor including an upper partitioning plate having a plurality of spokes formed along a circular circumference of the upper partitioning plate at equal intervals and a side partitioning plate formed on one side surface of the outer rotor,... Agent:

20110272948 - Wind driven power generator: A wind driven generator includes a rotor disposed in a cylindrical duct and supported by a frame for rotation in response to wind flowing through the duct. The rotor includes plural circumferentially spaced paralleled rotor blades supported for rotation about a generally horizontal axis. Each blade is supported for pivotal... Agent: Broadstar Developments Lp

20110272951 - Wind powered apparatus having counter rotating blades: A wind powered apparatus (or wind turbine) having two sets of counter rotating blades. Both sets of blades are connected to an alternator and are operable to rotate the stator and rotor thereof in opposite directions relative to one another, thereby doubling their relative speed. The apparatus is equipped with... Agent:

20110272949 - Wind turbine generator: Provided is a wind turbine generator in which the intake air temperature of an air-cooled heat exchanger disposed in a nacelle is decreased to allow efficient heat exchange. A wind turbine generator that generates electric power in such a manner that a rotor head that rotates when receiving wind power... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20110266810 - Systems and methods for compressed-gas energy storage using coupled cylinder assemblies: In various embodiments, a pneumatic cylinder assembly is coupled to a mechanism that converts motion of a piston into electricity, and vice versa, during expansion or compression of a gas in the pneumatic cylinder assembly.... Agent:

20110266811 - Synchronous generator, especially for wind turbines: A synchronous generator is provided. The generator includes a rotor, which rotates around a machine axis and is concentrically surrounded by a stator with a stator winding. A plurality of permanent magnets and pole pieces are alternatingly arranged at the rim of the rotor with the permanent magnets being oriented... Agent: Alstom Hydro France

20110266812 - Asynchronous wired-transmission electric drive system driven by human generating power: The present invention relates to an asynchronous wired-transmission electric drive system driven by human generating power, which is driven by human power, the feature is a generator driven by human power, and the power generated by the generator is used for driving a motor to drive a load.... Agent:

20110266813 - Heat engine for converting low temperature energy to electricity: The disclosure relates to heat engines that operate using low temperature differentials. A Stirling engine is modified to provide a new heat engine that has no contained working fluid. The new heat engine flexible cylinders and the pistons are moved vertically upward by cables and vertically downward by gravity.... Agent:

20110266800 - Protection circuit applied to wind power generation system employing double-fed induction generator: There is provided a protection circuit that protects a power converter connected to a secondary winding of a double-fed induction generator, the protection circuit including a rectifying unit connected to the secondary winding and configured to rectify an electric power coming through the secondary winding, a power consumption unit configured... Agent:

20110266798 - Wind turbine generator and start-up method of the same: A start-up method of a wind turbine generator includes a step of increasing a pitch angle of a wind turbine blade from a feather pitch angle to a fine pitch angle. The step of increasing the pitch angle of the wind turbine blade includes steps of: determining based on first... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20110266799 - Wind turbine generator system: A wind turbine generator system can regulate the rotational velocity of the wind turbine within an operation range even when the wind velocity suddenly changes and can perform continuous operation of the wind turbine. The wind turbine generator system includes a generator connected to the shaft of the wind turbine... Agent:

20110266801 - Shock absorber electrical generator: The shock absorber electrical generator includes a piston adapted for reciprocating motion within a cylindrical piston chamber as a vehicle's suspension system deflects. A working fluid is contained within the piston chamber. During the compression stroke of the piston, working fluid is forced through a circuit having at least one... Agent:

20110266802 - Tunnel power turbine system to generate potential energy from waste kinetic energy: A system for generating energy from waste includes a generator device and an ejector device integrated in a pipe line unit. The generator device includes nozzle venture inlets. The ejector device is coupled with the generator device and includes a slit venture outlet to restore any velocity pressure loss in... Agent:

20110266803 - Maritime device for producing electric power: An energy accumulator and rectifier equipment for converting and generating renewable energy from ocean waves and winds, which includes a storage tank or compressed air accumulator, a series of vertical tubes filled with non-compressible fluid so that it can displace movable elements, forming a group, wherein each group is in... Agent:

20110266804 - Ancient hydroelectric company: Ancient Hydroelectric Company comprises a portable hydroelectricity producing system. Consumers are provided with a cost-effective and reliable system for providing substantially clean electricity generation without obstructing the water source or negatively affecting the environment. The high efficiency portable hydro-electric producing system is for use with a moving water source. The... Agent:

20110266805 - Submersible plant: The present invention relates to a submersible plant for producing energy. The submersible plant comprises at least one turbine (9) and is characterized in that said turbine (9) is mounted on a stream-driven vehicle (3) and in that said stream-driven vehicle is secured in a structure by means of at... Agent: Minesto Ab

20110266806 - Direct-drive wind turbine generator and bearing structure: A direct-drive wind turbine generator is provided with: a main shaft having one end connected to a rotor head of a wind turbine rotor; a generator having a stator, a stator casing for supporting the stator, and a rotor connected to the other end of the main shaft; first and... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20110266809 - Gyroglider power-generation, control apparatus and method: A power generation apparatus and method comprises at least one gyroglider rotary wing flying at an altitude above the nap of the earth. A strong and flexible tether, connected to the gyroglider frame is pulled with a force generated by the rotary wing. The force is transmitted to a ground... Agent:

20110266807 - Segmented stator assembly: An electric machine and stator assembly includes a segmented stator having stator portions. Each stator portion includes stator laminations, end plates arranged axially on opposing sides of the stator portion, and structural plates arranged interior to the end plates. Each of the support plates has a portion with notch-like structures... Agent: General Electric Company

20110266808 - Segmented stator assembly: An electric machine and a stator assembly include a segmented stator having stator portions. Each stator portion includes end plates arranged axially on opposing sides of the stator portion, support plates arranged interior to the end plates, stator laminations arranged between the support plates, and stabilizing elements coupling the end... Agent: General Electric Company