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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| 20110232734 | PYROELECTRIC SOLAR TECHNOLOGY APPARATUS AND METHOD A method to increase the efficiency of a solar cell comprises depositing a pyroelectric film on a surface of the solar cell and generating an electromotive force to bias the solar cell. The method also includes creation of an open circuit voltage. Further, the method in... | 09/29/2011 |
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| 20110100406 | SPLIT THERMO-ELECTRIC STRUCTURE AND DEVICES AND SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE SAID STRUCTURE The invention is a Split-Thermo-Electric Structure (STES) and devices and systems that utilize said structure. The STES comprises a first thermo-electric element at an elevated temperature and a second thermo-electric element at a low (cold) temperature. The first therm... | 05/05/2011 |
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| 20110048487 | Solar AMTEC Power System A solar AMTEC power system including a support structure, an electric generator segment connected to the support structure, the electric generator segment including a receiver and at least two wings extending at a non-zero angle relative to the receiver, wherein each wi... | 03/03/2011 |
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| 20110005563 | Thermal Solar System A thermal solar system including a collector that is connected to a heat sink, in particular a heat storage medium, by way of a solar circuit containing a heat exchange medium. To reduce overheating of the system during idling and to improve the efficiency of the solar ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000515 | Solar central receiver system employing common positioning mechanism for heliostats A solar central receiver system employing common positioning mechanism for heliostats relates to a system of concentrating and harvesting solar energy. The heliostats of said system are positioned like facets of a Fresnel type of reflector. The heliostats are placed in ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100313926 | HEAT-DRIVEN THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR DEVICE A heat-driven thermoelectric generator device is provided. The thermoelectric generator device includes a heat-driven cooling module and a thermoelectric module. The heat-driven cooling module is used to convert heat energy received from outside into cool energy. The th... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100294325 | Metallic Layer-by-Layer Photonic Crystals for Linearly-Polarized Thermal Emission and Thermophotovoltaic Device Including Same Metallic thermal emitters consisting of two layers of differently structured nickel gratings on a homogeneous nickel layer are fabricated by soft lithography and studied for polarized thermal radiation. A thermal emitter in combination with a sub-wavelength grating show... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100288326 | Solar home electrification with grid connection A means of providing solar powered electricity for day and nighttime use supported in part by power from the grid to allow a small generator to electrify the home or business with a small generator operating with much larger capacity. Excess solar energy is provided to ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100288322 | Solar to electric system Conversion of solar heat into electrical energy is achieved using a parabolic reflector, a heat transfer medium, a high-density heat store and a thermoelectric generator. The system is useful for various forms of stationary and moving applications. Using stored heat der... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100269880 | Integrated Solar Energy Conversion System, Method, and Apparatus A solar energy conversion package includes a photovoltaic (PV) cell, a thermionic or thermoelectric conversion unit and a thermal heating system. Solar radiation is concentrated by a lens or reflector and directed to the PV cell for electrical power conversion. A water ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100252085 | PORTABLE DIRECT SOLAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR Various methods and apparatuses are described for a portable electric generator powered by a solar thermal electric power source. The device can transform from a compact tote-able configuration into a fully operational high power direct thermo electric generator in a ma... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100229908 | SOLAR POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE A solar power conversion system includes a collector that is adapted to collect and focus solar radiation into a concentrated beam of radiation. A spectral splitter is adapted to receive the concentrated radiation beam and separate the concentrated radiation beam into a... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100229909 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY GENERATOR OF CONTROLLED-SPECTRUM RADIATION A high-efficiency generator of controlled-spectrum radiation, comprising:
| 09/16/2010 |
| 20100193002 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF The invention relates to a semiconductor component which contains one semiconductor layer containing germanium. On the rear-side, i.e. on the side orientated away from the incident light, the semiconductor layer has at least one layer containing silicon carbide which se... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100186794 | SOLAR THERMOELECTRIC AND THERMAL COGENERATION An energy generation method includes receiving solar radiation at a solar absorber, providing heat from the solar absorber to a hot side of a set of thermoelectric converters, generating electricity from the set of thermoelectric converters, and providing heat from a co... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100175733 | MACHINE COMPRISING A SOLAR HEAT SOURCE The invention relates to a structure containing components for collecting, transferring and storing heat energy originating from solar energy, wherein said components are pre-coupled and mounted in the factory so as to form a compact machine that is ready to be installe... | 07/15/2010 |
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| 20100037931 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Electric Power Using Solar Energy In a method and apparatus for generating electric power using solar energy, a solar energy collecting unit collects solar energy to generate a first power. A thermoelectric semiconductor unit generates a second power from heat dissipated by the solar energy collecting u... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100031990 | Cascaded Photovoltaic and Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion Apparatus with Near-Field Radiation Transfer Enhancement at Nanoscale Gaps A cascaded photovoltaic/thermophotovoltaic energy conversion apparatus, a cascaded thermophotovoltaic energy conversion apparatus, and a method for forming the apparatuses are provided. The cascaded photovoltaic/thermophotovoltauc apparatus includes a photovoltaic devic... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100031991 | CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION SYSTEM A concentrating photovoltaic generation system including a photovoltaic generator which converts solar light into electric power, a reflector panel which concentrates solar light onto the photovoltaic generator, and a radiation cooling mechanism to which heat is transmi... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100019619 | Connected Energy Converter, Generator Provided Therewith and Method for the Manufacture Thereof A high-output energy converter of an output-improving thermionic generator, thermally connected to other generators without moving parts that utilise the residual energy from the thermionic generator. The thermionic generator comprises a rαultilayered vacuum diode, the... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090293938 | PHOTO CELL WITH SPACED ANTI-OXIDATION MEMBER ON FLUID LOOP A fluid tube routes a fluid adjacent to a source of heat to heat the fluid. The heated fluid is passed adjacent to cells which receive infrared radiation from the heated fluid. An anti-corrosion member is positioned on a portion of the tube adjacent to the cells. The an... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090266395 | SOLAR CONCENTRATION AND COOLING DEVICES, ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS Arrangements may include a concentrator constructed and arranged to receive incident electromagnetic energy and to concentrate the incident electromagnetic energy to a greater intensity level; an electromagnetic receiving device comprising a first surface constructed an... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090266394 | Electric generation system To utilize solar energy without loosing the laminating function. For this purpose, there is provided an electric generation system for generating an electric power utilizing solar energy falling on a transparent plate 7 dividing a predetermined interior space ... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090260667 | Solar Thermoelectric Conversion Systems and methods utilizing solar-electrical generators are discussed. Solar-electrical generators are disclosed having a radiation-capture structure and one or more thermoelectric converters. Heat produced in a capture structure via impingement of solar radiation can... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090229650 | Solar thermoelectric power station A solid-state thermoelectric generator device can directly drive a high voltage grid at voltage without a special step-up transformer. Phase sensing, output voltage and waveform of the generator can be electronically adjusted to match parameters sensed directly from the... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090217962 | THERMOCOUPLE ARRAY FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER FOR LIGHTER THAN AIR VEHICLES An energy generating device for lighter-than-air vehicles having a gas impervious outer flexible fabric including a flexible photovoltaic array located on the outer layer of the gas impervious fabric; a thermocouple array located between the photovoltaic cells and the g... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090133732 | Floating solar power collectors and application means A floating power station which can be stationary or movable with a solar power ship assembly which consists an power boat, a tow cable, a tow cable keeper, and many floating solar power stations which are towed or self-propelling and which consist many optional floating... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090133733 | Autonomous, modular power generation, storage and distribution apparatus, system and method thereof An autonomous, modular energy generation, storage and transmission apparatus, system, and method is provided. An apparatus is tube shaped and includes solar and thermionic energy conversion layers, and a battery module. A system of modular apparatuses may be connected t... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090044848 | Nanostructured Material-Based Thermoelectric Generators A thermoelectric device that can exhibit substantially high specific power density is provided. The device includes core having a p-type element made from carbon nanotube and an n-type element. The device also includes a heat plate in and a cool plate, between which the... | 02/19/2009 |
