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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7834477 | Wind energy system with wind speed accelerator and wind catcher The present invention is related generally to power generation, and more particularly, to an apparatus for generating power from wind energy by accelerating winds captured by a wind catcher module. According to a first aspect, a wind energy system comprises a wind t... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7834476 | Method for running in a drive train component of a wind energy plant and wind energy plant for executing this method A method for running in a drive train component of a wind energy plant, wherein the wind energy plant has an operation management which can control at least one operational variable B significant for the strain of the drive train component to a desired value BS... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830033 | Wind turbine electricity generating system System for producing electricity from wind energy includes a shaft, at least two turbines rotatably mounted to the shaft and arranged to rotate independent of one another and in opposite directions when subjected to the same wind, and one or more generators that con... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825532 | Electrical generator for wind turbine A wind turbine or other rotary device has its outer perimeter constructed with coils that form a rotor (26) of an electrical generator. A stator assembly (52) is positioned at the lower perimeter of the path of the rotor and includes stator halves that... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821152 | System for generating heat using a wind tunnel A system for heating air in an enclosed air duct or wind tunnel which comprises a series of wind producing devices which are powered by conventional electrical power sources and a series of wind collecting devices which collect the previously generated wind to gener... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821153 | System and method for generating electricity A system for generating electricity including a vertical oriented tower comprising an intake opening for receiving fluid flow, a scoop that is moveably mounted to a base for directing the fluid flow to the intake opening, a fluid-activated mechanism that is automati... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821151 | Hybrid solar thermal chimney A solar power arrangement for converting solar energy into electricity comprising; a solar chimney, the chimney having a flared base spaced from the ground the chimney including a transparent surface to allow solar energy to heat air within the solar chimney. A firs... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7816801 | Speed sensing circuit for a wind turbine generator A protection circuit for a wind turbine generator that includes a PWM Brake that works in conjunction with known Brake Relays is disclosed. The Brake Relay is used to short the generator output terminals at a first threshold voltage. The PWM Brake includes one or mo... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816802 | Electricity generating assembly A electricity generating assembly includes a plurality of rotatable fan blades. A generator is connected to the plurality of fan blades to convert rotation of the fan blades into electricity. A plurality of shutters surround the plurality of fan blades. The pluralit... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7808121 | Vehicle with electricity generating, braking wind turbine An energy efficient land vehicle includes a.) a conventional land power mechanism, with a storage battery and power consuming mechanisms directly or indirectly connected to the storage battery, for controlled delivery of electric power to the power consuming mechani... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804186 | Modular array fluid flow energy conversion facility In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for the efficiency with which fluid energy is converted into another form of energy, such as electrical energy, where an array of fluid energy conversion modules is contained in a scalable m... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7795751 | Wind power installation The present invention concerns a wind power installation having a support structure for the stator of a ring generator, wherein the support structure has a plurality of support arms. The object of the present invention is to reduce the sound emissions emanating from... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786612 | Wind turbine power module mounted on the tower foundation The invention relates to a method of constructing a wind energy plant and to a wind energy plant as such. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for constructing wind energy plants at lower expenses and more rapidly. According to one embodiment, a method for... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786610 | Funneled wind turbine aircraft An aircraft adapted to house a wind funnel and a wind turbine configured to convert the airflow through the wind funnel into electricity. An electrical cable between the aircraft and a ground station transfers the generated electricity from the aircraft to the recei... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786611 | System and method for generating wind power from a vertical structure A ducting structure for generating wind power from a vertical structure. The ducting structure includes a main housing sized and shaped to be coupled to a wind turbine and located on the vertical structure. The main housing includes a vertically oriented aperture ha... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7777360 | Windmill-type electric generation system A windmill-type electric generation system including four rotary blade units (10, 12, 14, 16) mounted on opposite ends of corresponding rotary shafts in pairs, a first power transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotating movement of the blade units (... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7777361 | Turbine ventilator for generating electricity A turbine ventilator includes a housing having a hub, a tube having a lower segment secured to the hub, a seat disposed on an upper portion of the tube, an electric generator disposed on the seat and having a rotor and an extension secured to the rotor and extended ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7777362 | Method of operating a wind power station When planning and setting up wind power installations, the visual detractions to be expected on the part of the wind power installation on the environment play an increasingly important part in approval and acceptance. The shadow casting caused by the wind power ins... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7777363 | Wind engine and wind power system A wind engine has at least a central rotor (1) which has several groups of frameworks evenly distributed around it (2), each of the frameworks is provided with at least one set of power generation parts (3); the profile frame for the power gener... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759815 | Wind motor with a holding device for a rotor shaft Wind motor with a drive, the input of which is coupled with a rotor shaft, which has a separate mount, characterized in that a holding device is provided between the mount and the drive, which in its mounted state holds the rotor shaft in a predetermined position. | 07/20/2010 |
| 7750493 | Wind turbine assemblies and slip ring assemblies for wind blade pitch control motors Slip ring assemblies for controlling pitch of a wind driven blade such as those utilized in wind turbines can include a series of grooves disposed about an outer perimeter of a rotating portion, each one of the grooves comprising a first planar surface intersecting ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745951 | Wind turbine generator A wind turbine generator that can eliminate the penetration of rainwater and prevent the occurrence of failure is provided. The wind turbine generator includes: a plurality of wind-turbine rotor blades for receiving wind power; a rotor head to which the plurality of... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7728455 | Parabolic bi-directional wind turbine assembly and omni-directional power array An omni-direction array 22 of wind turbine assemblies 10 is positioned upon and about the periphery of the roof of a building. Each wind turbine assembly 10 comprises a self supporting modular box-shaped housing 12 having an inlet and out... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7723861 | Airborne stabilized wind turbines system An airborne system for producing electricity from wind energy includes a shaft, wind turbines rotatably mounted to the shaft and arranged to rotate independently in opposite directions when subjected to the same wind, and generators arranged to convert rotation of t... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7719129 | Electric generator for wind and water turbines A generator housed in a wind turbine nacelle includes a generator rotor that is mounted to gearbox output pinions, thereby eliminating the need for couplings. The generator frame is located directly on the gearbox and is located to control the air gap. To facilitate... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7709972 | Wind turbine system for satisfying low-voltage ride through requirement A wind turbine system is provided with a wind turbine rotor, a pitch control mechanism, and an emergency power supply mechanism. The wind turbine rotor includes a blade having a variable pitch angle. The pitch control mechanism drives the blade to control the pitch ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7709973 | Airborne stabilized wind turbines system An airborne system for producing electricity from wind energy includes a shaft, wind turbines rotatably mounted to the shaft and arranged to rotate independently in opposite directions when subjected to the same wind, and generators arranged to convert rotation of t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7705482 | Tool having integrated electricity generator with external stator A tool includes a nonmagnetic tool housing; a cylindrical rotor inside the tool housing and rotatable in response to a flow of pressurized fluid through the tool housing; magnets mounted in the rotor; and a stator on the exterior of the tool housing. The stator is d... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7696635 | Gravity-flap, savonius-type wind turbine device A wind turbine devices comprises a vertically rotating shaft; and a plurality of horizontally disposed, box-shaped wind catchment vanes connected about the shaft, each vane having an open front face to catch wind flow and a lightweight flap on their rear face that c... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7687932 | Wind power generator and bearing structure therefor The invention relates to a wind power current generator comprising a bearing, a tubular stator that carries a race of the bearing, a tubular rotor coaxial with the tubular stator that can rotate in relation to the stator, a hub connected to the rotor, and at least t... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683501 | Energy recovery system including a flow guide apparatus An energy recovery system includes a ventilation system of a defined area, at least one windmill located exterior to the defined area and at least one flow guide apparatus positioned between the at least one exhaust and the at least one windmill. The ventilation sys... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679209 | Wind powered electricity generating system An electrical energy generating system converts wind power to electrical power with a wind deflecting structure that divides wind impinging on the structure into two separate accelerated flow paths. One or more turbines are positioned in proximity to the wind deflec... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7679210 | Vehicle wheel electricity generating device A vehicle wheel electricity generating device for a automotive vehicle comprising a generator rotor winding (2) and a stator (4). A wind actuated component (3) is rotatably connected to a vehicle wheel (12), said rotator winding (2... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7663263 | Wind turbine power module mounted on the tower foundation The invention relates to a method of constructing a wind energy plant and to a wind energy plant as such. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for constructing wind energy plants at lower expenses and more rapidly. According to one embodiment, a method for... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7663262 | System and method for converting wind into mechanical energy for a building and the like A system for converting an airflow into mechanical or electrical energy and dimensioned to be attachable to a structure. The system includes a leading edge member, a pair of drawtube arrays, and an energy conversion device located between the pair of drawtube arrays... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7659637 | Variable speed wind power generation system A variable speed wind power generation system including a wind turbine, a generation power command unit for generating a generation power command value based on a state quantity of the wind turbine and a generator control unit for controlling the power converter for... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7656055 | Hydro-wind power generating turbine system and retrofitting method An electrical power producing wind turbine eliminates the possibility of being struck by lightning, reduces the complexity of gear trains and simplifies maintenance at heights. The wind turbine is electrically isolated from ground to reduce the possibility of being ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7652389 | Air-wind power system for a vehicle The present invention provides an air-wind power system for a vehicle having an electrically operable drive system. The system includes at least one battery which is mounted within an interior portion of such vehicle and which is connected to such drive system and a... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7649277 | Method for the operation of a wind energy plant with a synchronous generator and a superimposition gearbox A method for the operation of a wind energy plant, with a synchronous generator, a superimposition gearbox, which is connected between rotor shaft and generator shaft, and a drive unit, wherein before connecting the synchronous generator to the electric grid, the dr... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7642668 | Power transmission apparatus for wind generator Disclosed is a power transmission apparatus for a wind generator having an electric generator connected to an apparatus rotor by a main shaft. The electric generator includes a generator rotor and a generator stator. The electric generator may be assembled to the ma... | 01/05/2010 |
