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Prime-mover dynamo plants August inventions list 08/12

20120217758 - Acceleration mechanism for exercise equipment: A rotary disk acceleration mechanism for exercise equipment includes a stationary axle; a first large rotary disk; at least one acceleration disk assembly; a first belt, which is coupled between the acceleration disk assembly and the first large rotary disk; a first bearing, which is mounted to the stationary axle;... Agent: Bion Inc.

20120217759 - Batches of energy: This disclosure is based on the fact that when energy is changed, it is changed by batches of work product, and the larger the batch of material, the smaller, proportionally, is the energy. This fact is based on the energy of motion mathematics of dynetics, which derives directly from Galileo's... Agent:

20120217760 - Renewable energy storage and conversion system: The invention consists of a system for generating regulated and controllable AC electricity from renewable sources of energy that are intermittent in their power output. The whole configuration comprises a renewable energy source and an appropriate conversion mechanism, an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen from water, a hydrogen storage tank, fuel... Agent:

20120217749 - Control system for wind farms with aerogenerations provided with modular converters: A control system (50, 100) is for wind power plants including aerogenerators (10) provided with DC modular converters (40). The control system (50, 100) includes devices for receiving at least a voltage signal coming from a DC medium voltage line (MTDC) electrically connected to the converters (40) and a mechanical... Agent: Trevi Energy S.p.a

20120217747 - Method of controlling a wind turbine generator and apparatus for controlling electric power generated by a wind turbine generator: A method of controlling a wind turbine generator is provided, the wind turbine generator converting mechanical energy to electrical. The method comprises: determining an electromagnetic power reference representing the electromagnetic power generated by the wind turbine generator, wherein the electromagnetic power reference is determined based on a desired output of... Agent:

20120217746 - Wind turbine: A wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine includes at least one generator adapted to generate electric power and a plurality of electrical converter units adapted to convert electric power generated by the generator and electrically connectable or connected to the generator and to a utility grid. The generator includes... Agent:

20120217748 - Wind turbine stand still load reduction: The invention relates to a method of controlling a wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle located on the tower, and a rotor mounted on the nacelle and comprising a hub and at least one blade, the wind turbine further comprising a yaw drive system for rotating the nacelle in... Agent:

20120217757 - Compound-type wind power generator: A compound-type wind power generator capable of increasing the size of Magnus wind turbine by disposing a propeller wind turbine with the Magnus wind turbine and increasing the amount of electric power generation. The compound-type wind power generator includes a propeller wind turbine; a Magnus wind turbine with perpendicular center... Agent: N-tech Ltd.

20120217750 - Electrical machine, in particular an electrical generator: An electrical machine includes an armature and at least one field magnet arrangement separated by a gap from each other. The armature and/or the filed magnet arrangement include a plurality of coils. Each coil includes conductive body sections. The body sections of the coils are joined electrically by conductive end... Agent:

20120217755 - Wind generator with water float sail: A wind generator with a water float sail includes a pond or a circular water tank containing liquid, a water float running system which can rotate in the pond or the circular water tank under the drive of wind and which includes a water float running platform floating on the... Agent: Shenzhen Wind Water Wheel New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

20120217753 - Wind power generation system: The inventive technology described herein generally relates to the field of wind power generation. More specifically, methods and apparatus for an RPM controlled power generation system utilizing perhaps multiple generators coupled through a radius adjustable coupler to at least one rotational movement element. This coupled connection may be static or... Agent: Airgenesis LLC

20120217756 - Wind power generator with internal cooling circuit: A wind power generator with a closed internal cooling circuit has a stator that is implemented as sheet metal and includes a winding system which forms winding heads at the end faces of the stator. The stator is enclosed by a cooling jacket at least in the region of the... Agent: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

20120217754 - Wind turbine blade, wind turbine generator with the same, and design method of wind turbine blade: Provided is a wind turbine blade realizing enhancement of performance by a winglet provided at a blade tip. The wind turbine blade includes the winglet formed by bending a tip side thereof toward a pressure side of the blade relative to an adjacent portion adjacent on a blade root side,... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20120217751 - Wind turbine with a generator: A wind turbine with a generator is provided. The wind turbine includes a rotor comprising permanent magnets; a stator comprising stator coils mounted in or on a stator housing structure; a generator contactor electrically connected to the stator and to a converter, the generator contactor disposed in or on the... Agent:

20120217752 - Wind turbine with a generator: A wind turbine with a generator includes a rotor with permanent magnets and a stator with stator coils mounted on a stator support structure. The stator support structure includes a base structure on which circular connection structures are mounted with their inner perimeter, whereby a stator base structure is connected... Agent:

20120211994 - Electronic device: An electronic device includes a power controller and a power motor. The power controller is used to electrically connect a power storage device. The power motor includes a magnetic part and a coil part. The coil part has a main coil and a electromagnetic inducting coil that are electrically connected... Agent: Cotron Corporation

20120211996 - Electrical generator apparatus, particularly for use on a vehicle roadway: An electrical generator apparatus, which is configured to convert an external actuation force applied by a vehicle traveling on a roadway into electrical energy, includes a rotatable top portion adapted to receive the external actuation force applied by the vehicle traveling on the roadway; a plurality of linkage members operatively... Agent:

20120211995 - Hoses principally for automatic swimming pool cleaners: Creating and utilizing electricity and radiation via actions of hoses is detailed. Likewise described is using electricity to heat the hoses and radiation to sanitize fluid such as water of a pool or spa. Electricity may be generated by pulsation of the hoses when employed together with a water-interruption type... Agent: Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.

20120211997 - Method and system for generating electric energy in a tyre: A method and system for generating electric energy in a tyre includes a device including a housing that extends according to a longitudinal axis X, at least one electrical winding, a magnet movable within the housing along the longitudinal axis, and a force providing element positioned at least one of... Agent:

20120211980 - System and method for determining conductive state of a solid state semiconductor device: A system, in one embodiment, may include a static starter subsystem having detection logic for indicating a conductive state of a solid state semiconductor device. The detection logic includes a first logic gate having a first input that receives a first input signal indicating a state of the static starter... Agent: General Electric Company

20120211981 - Turbine engine starter/generator, and method for the control thereof: A turbine engine starter-generator including a main electrical machine including a stator and rotor with a wound rotor inducer and damper bars forming a cage, and an exciter including a stator inducer and rotor with rotor windings connected to the rotor inducer of the main electrical machine via a rotary... Agent: Hispano-suiza

20120211998 - Cogeneration facility: A cogeneration facility for supplying buildings and facilities with thermal energy and electrical energy is located in a closed enclosure, which is permanently under negative pressure during operation, wherein the negative pressure in the enclosure is controlled by a partial exhaust-gas recirculation into an intake channel of an internal combustion... Agent:

20120211982 - Controller for wind turbine generator, wind turbine generator, and method of controlling wind turbine generator: If blades have been struck by wind that has reached a power reduction start wind speed that is lower than a conventional cut-out wind speed at which torque acting on a main shaft reaches the torque limit, a wind turbine generator performs torque reduction control for causing the change in... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20120211983 - Method and system for operating an electromechanicalgenerator: A method for operating an electromechanical generator is provided, the method comprising: determining a magnetic field reference parameter based on an electromagnetic power reference representing a desired output of the electromechanical generator, determining a scaling factor for adjusting an air-gap magnetization level of the electromechanical generator to reduce loss in... Agent: Vestas Wind Systems A/s

20120211985 - Method of controlling a wind energy system and wind speed sensor free wind energy system: A method for controlling a wind energy system is provided wherein the method comprises determining the effective wind speed taking into account the load on the rotor blades of said wind energy system exerted by the wind is provided. A computer-readable medium is provided that provides instructions which when executed... Agent:

20120211986 - Wind sensor system using blade signals: The present invention relates to a wind-velocity-field measurement system for use in a wind turbine having a rotor with two or more blades, comprising at least one sensor-signal obtained by measuring a physical quantity on at angle least one of the blades, the physical quantity being indicative of at least... Agent: Ssb Wind Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120211984 - Wind turbine generator system fault processing method and system: A wind turbine generator system fault processing method and a wind turbine generator system fault processing system are provided. The method comprises: receiving a detection signal sent by a detection element for detecting a running state of a part of a wind turbine generator system, and setting a fault bit... Agent: Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd.

20120211987 - Marine energy hybrid: A marine energy hybrid includes a support structure locatable at or near the surface of a body of water and at least two of (a) a hubless upper carriage movable along an upper track of the support structure with at least one wind vane mounted at the upper carriage to... Agent:

20120211990 - Energy conversion systems and methods: An energy conversion system may include a stationary structure, a rotatable structure configured to rotate relative to the stationary structure, wherein the rotatable structure defines an axis of rotation. The system may further include at least one blade member mounted to and extending radially outward from the rotatable structure, the... Agent: Oceana Energy Company

20120211988 - Submersible electric power generator system: A submersible electric power generation system includes one or more propeller units interconnected by universal joints, and a generator stage at one end of the propeller unit or units and interconnected thereto by a universal joint and a generator drive shaft. The generation system is deployed within a flowing stream... Agent:

20120211989 - System and method for controlling electric fields in electro-hydrodynamic applications: An electro-hydrodynamic system that extracts energy from a gas stream, which includes an injector that injects a first species of particles having the same polarity into the gas stream, wherein particle movement with the gas stream is opposed by a first electric field; an electric field generator that generates a... Agent:

20120211993 - Converting wind energy to electrical energy: A system for providing electrical energy to heating and cooling units associated with a building. Conduits are positioned within the building, such that the end portions are open to exterior wall surfaces of the building. Wind deflector mechanisms positioned at the end portions of the conduits direct wind from the... Agent:

20120211992 - Vertical axis wind turbine with multiple flap vanes: An improved wind turbine device with energy storage comprises a turbine rotor with rotatable vertical shaft, at least one bearing for said vertical shaft, and multiple rotor vanes disposed symmetrically for rotation about the vertical shaft. Each of said multiple rotor vanes is substantially box-shaped with four solid sides and... Agent:

20120211991 - Wind turbine power generating facilities: A hood in a tower receives air having absorbed heat released from a corrugated rib tank. The hood is set above the corrugated rib tank of a transformer being installed on a foundation in the interior of a tower and transforming electric power generated by an electric generator. An exhaust... Agent: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.

20120205916 - Apparatus for generating energy using mechanical energy and gravitational energy: An apparatus for generating energy using mechanical energy and gravitational energy comprises a generator, a plurality of free wheels, a first pulling mechanism, a second pulling mechanism, and a battery. The generator and the plurality of free wheels are connected by a turbine shaft. The first pulling mechanism and the... Agent:

20120205917 - Efficient energy conversion devices and methods: In various embodiments, an apparatus for producing electricity includes a plurality of hydraulic-to-electric converters with each hydraulic-to-electric converters including a hydraulic motor coupled to a common high-pressure hydraulic line and a common low-pressure hydraulic line, a controllable hydraulic switch hydraulically coupled to each respective hydraulic motor, each controllable hydraulic switch... Agent:

20120205918 - Power generator: A closed loop thermodynamic system acts as power generator. The system includes an air blower, an expansion coil, a compressor, a large heat storage tank, a gas turbine, and an electric generator. The expansion coil includes heat absorption tubes which extract heat from air circulated by the blower and add... Agent:

20120205911 - Method and system for controlling a dc link voltage of a power converter connecting an electric generator of a wind turbine with a power grid: A method is provided for controlling a DC link voltage of a power converter connecting an electric generator of a wind turbine with a power grid. The method includes determining the rotational speed of a rotor of the electric generator. The method further includes determining a strength of harmonic components... Agent:

20120205913 - Wind turbine control methods for improving the production of energy: Method of operation of a variable speed wind turbine (11) having control means for its regulation tracking a power vs. generator speed curve (31) comprising a nominal zone (39) where the power is kept constant at a nominal value, a first sub-nominal zone (33) where the generator speed is kept... Agent:

20120205912 - Wind-turbine-generator control apparatus, wind turbine generator system, and wind-turbine-generator control method: A wind-turbine control device controls a wind turbine generator in which a rotor having a plurality of blades receives wind and rotates. The generator generates electrical power through the rotation of the rotor. The electrical power is supplied to a utility grid, and electric energy to be supplied to the... Agent: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20120205914 - Wind energy converter: A wind energy converter comprises an automatic regulating and lightning-strike absorbing component that consists of a stainless steel S-shaped arm, a stainless steel cable (1), a counter weight (3) connected to the stainless steel cable (1), and a separate stainless steel cable (9). The stainless steel S-shaped arm is mounted... Agent:

20120205915 - Wind power installation and methods of using a machine frame in a wind power installation: The invention provides a wind power installation comprising a machine frame and a rotor shaft which extends between a rotor bearing in a front end of the machine frame and a transmission in a rear end of the machine frame. The rotor shaft is carried by a base of the... Agent: Vestas Wind Systems A/s

20120200090 - Energy source system and method: An energy source system could include sets of two units of one rotating magnet and two swinging targets in each unit on a single spindle. In each unit one swinging target could swing over the spindle in one direction and the other swinging target would swing under the spindle in... Agent:

20120200091 - Portable power generation unit: The system described herein allows for a combination of water passing over a Pelton wheel and super-heated steam directed to a steam turbine to control a common shaft engaging an electrical generator. The system is contained within a common housing and is portable for delivery to the most remote locations.... Agent:

20120200092 - Systems and methods for processing municipal wastewater treatment sewage sludge: The present invention relates to methods and systems for processing sewage sludge using a gasification process. The gasification process takes place at high temperatures in an oxygen-starved environment, which enables carbon-containing materials in the sewage sludge to chemically react under the preferred temperature and oxygen levels, resulting in the formation... Agent: Wastedry, LLC

20120200093 - Circuit configuration for a starting device: A circuit configuration for an electric machine, e.g., a starter motor for starting an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, includes a current limiting device for limiting a starting current of the electric machine. The circuit configuration includes a bridging device for bridging the current limiting device.... Agent:

20120200084 - Underwater power generator: An underwater power generator (10) comprises a support structure (14) including a pylon (22) having a male boss (24) at an upper end of the pylon (22). A generation unit (12) has a housing (15) and a blade set (16). A female socket (28) is provided on the generation unit... Agent: Atlantis Resources Corporation Pte Limited

20120200087 - Management system for operating a wind energy plant and method using the management system: A management system for a wind energy plant including at least one control unit, and a method using the management system are disclosed. The management system is used to coordinate component modules of the wind energy plant with vibration damping modules and/or load reduction modules, wherein a sensor system supplies... Agent: Robert Bosch Gmbh

20120200086 - Method and system for controlling wind farm when wind speed varies abruptly: The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling a wind farm when a ramp up or ramp down rate of the wind farm does not satisfy a grid-code or corresponding criteria due to an abrupt change in wind speed. The method and system for controlling a wind... Agent: Industrial Cooperation Foundation Chonbuk National University

20120200085 - Wind energy generating system: A wind energy generating system includes a driving unit driving a shaft and a power generating module is connected to the driving unit and includes a first stator and a first rotor which rotates relative to the first stator. A blade is fixed to the first rotor by a link.... Agent:

20120200088 - Sipoline hydro electric generator: A portable hydroelectric generator that carries its own water supply. A tube with a first opening at one end for receiving fluid from a trough and a second opening at the other end for discharging the received fluid. The tube has an inverted U shape having a side A which... Agent:

20120200089 - Unit for a hydroelectric power plant and modular hydroelectric power plant comprising said unit: The present invention refers to a underwater unit (1) for a hydroelectric power plant and a modular hydroelectric power plant (2) comprising a plurality of such units. The unit (1) according to the invention uses the principle of functioning of the traditional hydroelectric power plants and comprises a penstock (200)... Agent:

20120193925 - Clean-burning electrical power generating system: A system for generating electrical power employs a reactor for producing a product gas in response to the consumption of a feedstock. A heat reclamation arrangement employs a sodium heat pipe that communicates with the product gas the spent steam to extract heat from the product gas and thereby form... Agent:

20120193911 - Cogeneration apparatus: A cogeneration apparatus for indoor installation includes: an airtight chamber provided within a housing, at least a power generator and an engine being accommodated within the airtight chamber; an intake duct connected to the airtight chamber for introducing air from outside the housing into the airtight chamber; and an exhaust... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20120193912 - Thermal transformer: A system for providing a thermal transformer to provide heating and cooling to enclosed structures, most generally a building using solar power combined with geothermal storage and a heat powered heat pump to raise or lower the temperature of the stored energy to a useful temperature as needed. The system... Agent: Pdm Solar Inc.

20120193913 - Control device for an electric machine and method for the operation thereof: An electronic control device for a starter-generator or a starter for an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle has a control and a circuit configuration that includes a pulse-controlled inverter. The control device includes the pulse-controlled inverter, the corresponding control, and a DC/DC converter in one structural unit.... Agent:

20120193914 - Power capture system and method: A wave power capture system, comprises a fluid transfer conduit for connection to a wave energy conversion device such that, in operation, the wave energy conversion device pressurizes fluid in the fluid transfer conduit in response to wave motion; a turbine apparatus arranged to receive fluid from the fluid transfer... Agent:

20120193917 - Pitch control system and method for wind turbine: The invention discloses a pitch control system for a wind turbine and a method, comprising a main controller, a secondary controller, a motor and a pitch gearbox, wherein the main controller is connected with a plurality of the secondary controllers through a communication bus; each blade corresponds to one controller... Agent: Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd.

20120193915 - Reactive voltage control system and method for wind power field of double-fed wind power-generating unit: The invention provides a reactive voltage control system and method for wind power field of double-fed wind power-generating unit. The system comprises dispatching center equipment, a power management module for the wind power field and a plurality of controllers for the double-fed wind power-generating unit, wherein the dispatching center equipment... Agent: Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd.

20120193918 - Wind turbine control methods and systems: Improved wind turbine control methods and systems. The invention relates to a method for the operation of a variable speed wind turbine having pitch and torque control means that include additional steps for providing to the pitch control means in case of a wind gust a pitch angle reference increment... Agent: Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.l.

20120193916 - Wind turbine generator as well as parameter acquisition system and method thereof: The present invention discloses a wind turbine generator as well as a parameter acquisition system and a method thereof. The acquiring system comprises: at least one sensor, arranged in the hub of the wind turbine generator and configured to acquire environment operation parameters of the hub, and a data processing... Agent: Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd.

20120193919 - Energy regenerating damper: Disclosed is an energy-regenerating damper that ensures a compression stroke and has a simplified structure. A piston (16) is provided with: a housing (31) fitted inside a cylinder (12) so as to be able to slide against the inner surface of the cylinder; a stator (32) contained in/fixed to the... Agent: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

20120193922 - Generation apparatus: A generation apparatus for generating power from subsea currents is described. The generation apparatus includes a housing, at least one turbine, the/each turbine having an axis of rotation and an inlet, at least one guide vane adapted to guide an incoming flow of fluid towards the/each turbine inlet, the flow... Agent:

20120193921 - Systems and devices for harnessing energy from tidal movements: A device for generating energy from waves includes one or more pistons placed near the water line of a body of water, one or more floats attached to one end of the one or more pistons whereby the pistons and attached one or more floats move up and down as... Agent:

20120193920 - Tidal power generating module and tidal power generation method using the same: Disclosed herein are a tidal power generating module and a tidal power generating method using the same. The tidal power generating module continuously generates power using compressed air and weight of seawater even at high tide and low tide at which the level of the seawater is not fluctuated in... Agent:

20120193924 - Electric power generation system: An electric power generation system includes a wind turbine, a conductor rotating as the wind turbine rotates, a heat transfer medium vessel, a magnetic field generator, a heat accumulator, and an electric power generation unit. The magnetic field generator is operated to generate a magnetic field and therein the conductor... Agent: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

20120193923 - Modular array wind energy nozzle with increased throughput: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a wind energy conversion system including a plurality of wind energy conversion modules integrated into a superstructure for the conversion of wind energy to electrical energy, each one of the plurality of wind energy conversion modules including a nozzle... Agent: