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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8024928 | Method and apparatus for using solar energy to enhance the operation of a compressed air energy storage system The invention relates to a method and apparatus for using solar energy to enhance the efficiency of a compressed air energy storage system (and visa-versa). The apparatus comprises a photovoltaic panel to drive a compressor, which provides compressed air energy into... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7347057 | Control of dual-heated absorption heat-transfer machines An absorption, heat-transfer system with an operationally interconnected generator, absorber, condenser, and evaporator; at least two separate heat sources for heating the generator; and a controller for controlling the heat sources. The controller, e.g., a programm... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340899 | Solar power generation system An economical solar generator system is provided wherein the solar energy collector is constructed from a plurality of heat exchangers of the kind used as evaporators in automobile air conditioners. The solar generator system includes a plurality of said heat exchan... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7304398 | Spring activated energy transducer generating A/C electricity from natural forces-frictionless magnetic plate A spring activated energy transducer is provided. The energy transducer of the current invention generates alternating current (A/C) electricity from abundant external natural forces. The energy transducer is comprised of an upper part and a lower part. The upper pa... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290393 | Method for synchronizing an induction generator of an ORC plant to a grid The invention is a system and method for synchronizing an induction machine to an electrical grid. The embodiment described is an ORC power plant having a motor-generator in mechanical communication with a turbine. The motor-generator is operated with open windings ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270295 | Solar thermal aircraft A solar thermal powered aircraft powered by heat energy from the sun. A heat engine, such as a Stirling engine, is carried by the aircraft body for producing power for a propulsion mechanism, such as a propeller. The heat engine has a thermal battery in thermal cont... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7235945 | Energy conversion systems A device comprising a massfree energy receiver and means to convert massfree energy into ordinary electricity or mechanical work, including a pulsed plasma reactor driving an inertially damped drag motor. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7200994 | Free piston stirling engine control A control system for a Stirling engine including the use of a synchronous power converter (“SPC”) which is connected to the terminals of the alternator in a linear alternator/FPSE power system. According to the teachings of the present invention, the attached SP... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191597 | Hybrid generation with alternative fuel sources A generating facility is provided for generating electricity from both solar and non-solar energy sources. The solar generating portion of the facility includes capability to directly generate electricity from solar insolation, or to store the solar energy in a tang... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7143589 | Sorption cooling systems, their use in automotive cooling applications and methods relating to the same A sorption cooling system for providing cooled air to the cabin of a vehicle. The sorption cooling system includes an evaporator, a condenser adapted to fluidly communication with the evaporator, and a plurality of adsorbent beds adapted for fluid communication with... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7062914 | Heat engines and associated methods of producing mechanical energy and their application to vehicles A closed cycle gas turbine system (40) comprising system comprising a compressor (52) for producing compressed gas, a gas turbine (42) for receiving the compressed gas, a heat storage means (44) having a first heat transfer means and adap... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7026723 | Air filtering chimney to clean pollution from a city and generate electric power A solar chimney assembly including a chimney (3) is build using a mountain (11) as support. The chimney (3) receives air from a solar heat collector (1) that heats the air below it creating an updraft of air. The air goes up because of th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976360 | Steam engine A steam engine has a fluid container, a heating device and a cooling device provided at the fluid container for heating and cooling working fluid filled in the fluid container, so that a part of the working fluid is heated and vaporized to move the liquid-phase work... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959546 | Method and apparatus for energy generation utilizing temperature fluctuation-induced fluid pressure differentials A method and apparatus for producing energy is provided for generating renewable energy. Captive compressed fluid cycles between two coupled containers through a motive power source. The captive compressed fluid flows between the containers in response to a differen... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935108 | Heat fan assembly and method of controlling a fan A fan assembly comprising two fans (4, 10) for supplying combustible gases to two burners (5, 9) respectively. The flow parts from the first and second burners are combined in a common manifold. Temperature censor (6, 11) detect the temperature ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920757 | Water displacement apparatus A water displacement apparatus is provided which uses the heat from the sun to displace water from a water collection means. The water collection means has a water container member which may be partially submerged in a water reservoir, or connected to a remote reser... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6768781 | Methods and apparatuses for removing thermal energy from a nuclear reactor Methods and apparatuses are provided for removing thermal energy from a nuclear reactor, which are fault tolerant. The apparatus includes at least one heat pipe configured to absorb thermal energy produced by the nuclear reactor. In addition, the apparatus includes ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6510687 | Renewable resource hydro/aero-power generation plant and method of generating hydro/aero-power A power plant and method for the generation of power from flowing air utilizes a generally vertically extending duct having an inlet open to atmosphere at an elevation above an outlet. A spray system is mounted adjacent the inlet for spraying droplets of ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 5878571 | Device for amplifying the output of a driven machine A device (1) has a drive (2) with a gas chamber 93), a plate (4) moveably disposed therein, a heater (5), a cooler (8) and a regenerator (11). An auxiliary drive (14) can move the plate (4) without driving the machine (13). The plate (4) may thus advantag... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5809784 | Method and apparatus for converting radiation power into mechanical power A method and apparatus for converting radiation power, especially solar radiation, into mechanical power. A piston is provided that is movable in a cylinder accompanied by the formation of a variable-sized working chamber. During a compression stroke, the... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5477684 | Convection towers Convection towers which are capable of cleaning the pollution from large quantities of air, of generating electricity, and of producing fresh water utilize the evaporation of water sprayed into the towers to create strong airflows and to remove pollution ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5448889 | Method of and apparatus for producing power using compressed air A method for producing power comprises compressing gas from an ambient source during a first period of time; storing the compressed gas in a storage reservoir; and supplying said compressed gas from the storage reservoir to a gas turbine during a second p... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5417052 | Hybrid solar central receiver for combined cycle power plant A hybrid combined cycle power plant including a solar central receiver for receiving solar radiation and converting it to thermal energy. The power plant includes a molten salt heat transfer medium for transferring the thermal energy to an air heater. The... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5284628 | Convection towers Convection towers which are capable of cleaning the pollution from large quantities of air and of generating electricity utilize the evaporation of water sprayed into the towers to create strong airflows and to remove pollution from the air. Turbines in t... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5241824 | Fluid absorption receiver for solar radiation Disclosed are an apparatus and method used to preheat a working fluid for a subsequent solar-driven dissociation reaction. The working fluid is first passed through a blackbody receiver where it absorbs thermal energy, and is subsequently exposed to direc... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5228293 | Low temperature solar-to-electric power conversion system The apparatus is a low-temperature solar to electric power conversion system. A solar collector directs solar insolation to a cavity receiver which heats primary thermal transport fluid to approximately 700° F. An auxiliary fossil or biomass heater may b... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4945693 | Concentric dome energy generating building enclosure This invention the concentric dome energy generating building enclosure makes possible the passive transfer of renewable energy from the wind and the sun into mechanical and/or electrical energy. This invention provides the means for moving thermal and/or... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945731 | Absorbing fluid receiver for solar dynamic power generation and solar dynamic power system A receiver is described for a solar dynamic power generator. The generator has a heat cycle engine to generate power. The receiver has a working fluid including a radiant eneryg absorber selected from halogens and interhalogens. The receiver also has a ho... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4894989 | Heater for a stirling engine A heater for use with a Stirling engine and a method for heating a working fluid for a Stirling engine is disclosed. The heater has a burner, heater tubes disposed in the burner, a space formed around the heater tubes which is filled with heat-storing mat... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4881372 | Stirling engine A Stirling engine includes a heater device for collecting solar radiation energy, a heater tube disposed in the heater device and connecting the expansion space and the compression space of cylinder containing a piston, and a transparent partition located... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4878349 | Atmospheric latent heat engine An atmospheric latent heat engine has a passageway extending from a converging entrance nozzle upward to an exit at a substantially higher elevation. Turbo generators, arranged within the passageway, can be powered to start up an air flow through the pass... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4873826 | Control scheme for power modulation of a free piston Stirling engine The present invention relates to a control scheme for power modulation of a free-piston Stirling engine-linear alternator power generator system. The present invention includes connecting an autotransformer in series with a tuning capacitance between a li... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4821516 | Stirling cycle engine A Stirling cycle engine includes a cylinder and a displacer piston received in the cylinder. The cylinder has a cylinder head for receiving external heat radiation. The cylinder head is made of a transparent top wall for passing the heat radiation. Inside... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4781018 | Solar thermal propulsion unit This invention relates to a space vehicle 10 in which solar radiation is utilized to generate thrust by virtue of a solar thermal propulsion unit 12. The propulsion unit comprises basically reaction engines 14 including a DeLaval nozzle 22, heating chambe... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4715183 | Dual source external heating system for a heat pipe An external heating system for a heat engine such as a Stirling cycle engine which permits thermal energy to be provided by solar energy or fuel combustion sources. The system employs a complexly shaped heat pipe evaporator section having an enclosed cavi... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4676068 | System for solar energy collection and recovery A system for the collection of solar radiation and the recovery of thermal energy therefrom includes solar radiation receiver means at or near the focus of a solar radiation concentrating means for absorbing the solar radiation, converting it to thermal e... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4642988 | Solar powered free-piston Stirling engine A Stirling engine design which is solar powered is disclosed. A solar receiver converts solar radiation to thermal energy, which is stored in a storage chamber. The engine includes a displacer chamber with a displacer piston which divides the chamber into... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4602614 | Hybrid solar/combustion powered receiver An improved hybrid solar/combustion powered receiver, for use e.g. with a hot gas engine, the receiver being of the type having a housing and an aperture for admitting solar radiation to the cavity defined by the housing. The improved receiver includes a ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4509333 | Brayton engine burner A heating chamber for supplying heated air in a Brayton engine or gas turbine plant including a compressor and turbine. The heating chamber includes a solar energy receiver that receives solar energy, converts it to heat, and heats air from the compressor... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4485627 | Solar energy conversion plant A solar energy conversion plant is composed of a number of conversion units. Each unit is a hot gas engine coupled to a generator. All hot gas engines are connected to common tube mains one of which contains working gas of high pressure while another cont... | 12/04/1984 |
