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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8008791 | Right-and-left-wheel differential torque generator of vehicle A right-and-left-wheel differential torque generator makes a deceleration acted on a vehicle body to be corrected in small even when a rotating electric machine for generating a right-and-left-wheel differential torque is operated to generate a yaw moment of the veh... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7352157 | Voltage regulator with improved protection and warning system This invention discloses a vehicle electrical system voltage regulator with improved electrical protection and warning means that discerns and responds to regulator, generator, or vehicle electrical system operation and malfunctions. The regulator includes monitorin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7330011 | Motor driving apparatus A motor driving apparatus includes an inverter circuit for converting an output of a rectifier circuit connected to a single-phase AC power supply into a driving voltage, and outputting the driving voltage to a brushless motor, and an inverter control unit for contr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316627 | Integrated two-speed motor A vehicle drive assembly includes an integrated two-speed motor that can selectively drive an output at a high operating speed or a low operating speed. The two-speed motor includes a stator mounted to a non-rotating outer housing, and a rotor that is mounted for ro... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309938 | Rotary power converter A rotary power converter apparatus for coupling power between a prime driver and plural generators. The apparatus includes a frame having a first and second bearing aligned along an axis of rotation and a rotor assembly supported thereby. The rotor assembly includes... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7279801 | Hybrid construction machine having auxiliary battery and control apparatus thereof A hybrid construction machine according to the present invention is constructed to drive electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) by means of power of a power generator (11) to be driven by an engine (10), power of an auxiliary battery (42)... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7268120 | Methods for treating cancer using cytokine-expressing polynucleotides The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a non-infectious, non-integrating polynucleotide construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding an interferon ω and one or more cationic compounds. The present invention also provides methods o... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262579 | Inverted electric motor and method for using such to propel a vehicle An alternating current, multiphase, squirrel cage induction electric motor in a unique inverted design, including a method of applying the motor with controls, operator interface, batteries, and peripheral devices to propel a non-polluting electric vehicle. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259471 | Drive line for fluid flow power engine with speed guidance, power impact reduction and short-term energy storage Control procedure for a flow machine, wherein the flow machine comprises a turbine, which picks up power from a wind or water current, and a driveline, which transfers power from the turbine to an electric generator connected to an electricity grid of constant grid ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7245030 | Integrated generator and transformer and associated methods An electrical power generating apparatus (20) may include a housing (22), an electrical generator (24) within the housing, and a step-up transformer (30) within the housing and connected to the electrical generator. A turbine (26) ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237748 | Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering Aircraft landing gear comprised of a wheel hub motor/generator disks stack, includes alternating rotor and stator disks mounted with respect to the wheel support and wheel. The wheel hub motor/generator can provide motive force to the wheel when electrical power is ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226018 | Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering Aircraft landing gear comprised of a wheel hub motor/generator disks stack, includes alternating rotor and stator disks mounted with respect to the wheel support and wheel. The invention can provide motive force to the wheel when electrical power is applied, e.g. pr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224079 | Driving/electric-power generating system for vehicle An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phas... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7194863 | Turbine speed control system and method One embodiment of the invention provides a turbine control system that adjusts the control thresholds of two-position valves, which provide propellant to the turbine, based on turbine load so as to compensate for increased turbine speed overshoot at low load and the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191855 | Rotary engine with improved hybrid features A hybrid engine including an electric motor, a rotary internal combustion engine, and an electric generator incorporating a clutch and translator unit to drive the generator at a ratio greater than 1:1 during vehicle slowing and at a 1:1 ratio rate at other times in... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182707 | Belt-drive system driven by internal combustion engine mounted on automotive vehicle Plural auxiliary devices such as a water pump and a generator coupled to a serpentine belt-drive system are driven by an internal combustion engine mounted on an automobile vehicle. The generator is divided into a first generator having a pulley in which a one-way c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7129595 | Hybrid electro-mechanical vehicular transmission having multiple modular motor/generators assembled from like components An improved hybrid electro-mechanical vehicular transmission includes motor/generator modules assembled from like components. This is accomplished by providing “punch-out” tabs on the motor/generator module housing enabling the housing to be used on either the f... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129593 | Low-energy storage fast-start uninterruptible power supply method An uninterruptible power supply system has standby and backup modes and can change to backup mode upon detection of a grid fault. In both modes an alternator rotates at synchronous speed so that backup mode capability is ready. An energy storage unit through a DC-AC... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7088012 | Transverse hydroelectric generator A power plant extracts energy from a free flowing motive fluid by means of a transverse mounted generator with its rotor extending downward into the flow. Runner blades with hinges attain the greatest surface area when the flow is tangent to and in the same directio... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081689 | Control system for a wind power plant with hydrodynamic gear A wind power plant connectable to an electric grid is provided that has at least three control levels. A controller controls an angular position of the rotor blades and/or controls a setting of the reaction member of the hydrodynamic speed transformer and/or control... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7075189 | Offshore wind turbine with multiple wind rotors and floating system A wind energy conversion system optimized for offshore application. Each wind turbine includes a semi-submersible hull with ballast weight that is moveable to increase the system's stability. Each wind turbine has an array of rotors distributed on a tower to distrib... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070530 | Method and apparatus for power flow management in electro-mechanical transmissions A method for power management in an electro-mechanical power-split infinitely variable transmission (eVT) designed to be operated within a designated speed ratio range for vehicular applications. The eVT is comprised of an input shaft coupled to the output shaft of ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064455 | Fixed frequency electrical generation system and corresponding control procedure The invention relates to a fixed frequency electrical generation system that can be placed at the variable load engine output, which includes: an initial stage (30), which is a permanent magnet generator that provides energy... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061131 | Method and system for optimizing energy storage in hybrid off-highway vehicle systems and trolley connected OHV systems A hybrid energy system for propelling an off-highway vehicle includes an engine rated at a first power capacity, and a power converter driven by the engine for providing primary electric power. A traction motor system receives the primary electric power, the tractio... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053589 | Long-life vacuum system for energy storage flywheels The invention, intended primarily for use in a steel flywheel power source (30), provides a vacuum system and a method of maintaining a vacuum inside a flywheel chamber (32) for the life of the power source (30). The vacuum system combines the u... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036315 | Apparatus and method for detecting low charge of working fluid in a waste heat recovery system In a waste heat recovery system having a superheat controller, a reference superheat controller operating trajectory is established and compared with operational superheat controller trajectories from time to time and measuring the deviation therebetween to determin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030580 | Motor/generator transient response system A transient response system includes a power source operable to generate a power output and a transmission operatively coupled to the power source. The transient response system also includes a generator operatively coupled to the power source and a controller in co... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013646 | Auxiliary power system for a motor vehicle An auxiliary power system for a motor vehicle primary engine used to drive primary engine accessories when the primary engine is not operating. The system comprises a secondary engine that drives a hydraulic pump. The hydraulic pump is connected to a hydraulic motor... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011591 | Belt-drive system driven by internal combustion engine mounted on automotive vehicle A generator for alleviating fluctuations in instantaneous rotational speed of an internal combustion engine is included in a belt-drive system. When an average rotational speed of the generator is lower than a predetermined speed, for example, an idling speed, a gen... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7002259 | Method of controlling electrical rotating machines connected to a common shaft A controller for high torque, low RPM wind turbines and ocean current turbines. The turbine consists of a large, input power shaft-mounted, rotating bull-gear with stationary powertrains mounted around its periphery. The gear teeth on the bull-gear rotate past the t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000718 | Power output apparatus and hybrid vehicle with power output apparatus mounted thereon A hybrid vehicle may run with only the power from a motor MG2, while an engine is at a stop. In this state, the control procedure drives a motor MG1 to rotate a crankshaft at an idling engine speed for a predetermined time period, when at least one of ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998723 | Electrical generating system having a magnetic coupling An electrical generating system includes an electric motor coupled to a variable power source. A variable coupling is connected to an output shaft of the motor. The variable coupling includes opposed first and second plates each having permanent magnets affixed ther... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6965173 | Electric generating system for automobiles and its control method The present invention provides a vehicle driving apparatus capable of being mounted easily even in a narrow space such as under-floor of the vehicle. The vehicle driving apparatus comprises a first and a second generators driven by an engine for driving front wheels... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6954003 | Mobile, self-sufficient operating assembly for providing electrical energy A mobile, self-sufficient operating assembly for providing electrical energy which includes two internal-combustion engines (21, 23) as well as two generators (22, 24). The internal-combustion engines (21, 23) and the generators (22, 24) ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6909263 | Gas turbine engine starter-generator exciter starting system and method including a capacitance circuit element A rotating electrical machine, such as an aircraft starter-generator, that includes an exciter that has its stator windings supplied with electrical power from a power supply. One or more switches are electrically coupled between the exciter stator winding and the p... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6876096 | Electrical power generation unit The invention provides a power generation unit (100) having a generator (8) driven from shaft (112) and which has a transformer (24) connected to its output terminals for transforming the output voltage from 220V AC to a required voltage ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6677684 | Auxiliary power generator An engine/generator assembly having the generator secured to the bottom of an engine. The assembly includes an engine/generator mounting plate which operates as a base plate between the generator and engine or in an alternatively embodiment as an oil rese... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6530426 | Motor drive-control device A motor drive-control device drive-controls a plurality of auxiliary devices with a single motor while securing a necessary capacity of the auxiliary devices side in correspondence with usage conditions. As such, in an air-conditioning system, necessary s... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6433450 | Power generating system with physical energy to enhance output A power generating system. The system enhances output, in which a motor of about 700 W to 750 W produces horsepower to rotate a power generating unit, causing the power generating unit to produce electricity, and a transmission device is coupled between t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6340339 | Vehicle drive device A vehicle drive device is provided having a first source of driving force and a hydraulic transmission, into which power is input from the first source of driving force, arranged axially. A motor that transmits power by an electromagnetic action between a... | 01/22/2002 |
