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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7355367 | System and method for AC power generation from a reluctance machine A system and method is provided for generating AC power using a synchronous reluctance machine (12) or a salient-pole synchronous machine (102) and a power converter (110). The present invention can be used to achieve power production for a sync... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7315089 | Powertrain system comprising compressed air engine and method comprising same A powertrain system comprises a compressed air supply apparatus, a compressed air engine, a rotary power conversion apparatus and an electrical power conversion apparatus. The compressed air engine is configured for extracting energy from compressed air. The compres... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315088 | Fluid device for recovery of the kinetic energy of a vehicle Described herein is a fluid device for the recovery of the kinetic energy of land vehicles, comprising an intake line, a delivery line, and a pumping unit, which is connected to the intake line and to the delivery line, and at least one actuating element set along a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309974 | System and method for AC power generation from a reluctance machine A system and method is provided for generating AC power using a synchronous reluctance machine (12) or a salient-pole synchronous machine (102) and a power converter (110). The present invention can be used to achieve power production for a sync... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7239034 | Engine driven power inverter system with cogeneration A combined heat and AC power generating system is disclosed having black start capability for the full time, simultaneous production of both electricity and heat. Heat generated within the system is captured and used for heating applications such as heating building... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7127896 | Engine cogeneration system In an engine cogeneration system in which power generators 5 to 8 are driven by a plurality of engines 1 to 4 to thereby supply electric power to power load 22 of a general household, at the same time, heat produced by cooling each... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6966185 | Engine cogeneration system In an engine cogeneration system in which power generators 5 to 8 are driven by a plurality of engines 1 to 4 to thereby supply electric power to power load 22 of a general household, at the same time, heat produced by cooling each... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6900553 | Gas turbomachinery generator A gas turbomachinery electricity generation apparatus includes a gas turbomachinery arrangement having an associated rotary drive take-off, an electricity generating arrangement which includes a first generator stage including a first generator rotor and generator s... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6316841 | Integrated emergency power and environmental control system Environmental control and electric power are provided for a vehicle (12) carrying at least one gas turbine engine (14, 16) including a turbine (40,46) and a compressor (42,48); a stored energy device (28); a first turbine (64) powered by the stored energy... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6188139 | Integrated marine power distribution arrangement A marine power distribution arrangement includes a turbine-driven AC generator which supplies AC power at a frequency of 240 Hz through a switchgear unit to a transformer and a first power converter by which the power is converted to a variable frequency,... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6147414 | Dual-purpose converter/startup circuit for a microturbine power generating system A microturbine power generation system includes an electric generator, a rectifier for rectifying an output of the electric generator, and an inverter for up-chopping an output of the rectifier. The inverter can also be controlled to provide an excitation... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5847470 | Auxiliary motor drive system An auxiliary motor drive system including a driving device and an auxiliary motor. The driving device is powered by the engine of a motor vehicle and in turn drives the auxiliary motor. The auxiliary motor in turn drives the drive shaft of the motor vehic... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5821630 | Flywheel-speed sensing for control of an emergency-power engine A system and controller for providing emergency power to an electrical load when a usual source of power for the load has failed, includes an electrical dynamo, an engine of controllable speed connectable by clutch to drive by a fixed speed ratio the dyna... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5799484 | Dual turbogenerator auxiliary power system An auxiliary power system comprises two turbogenerators sharing a single combustor for delivery of elevated pressure and temperature gas to both the turbogenerators, a single fuel system for supplying elevated pressure fuel to the single combustor, and a ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5780932 | Electricity generating unit having a combined cycle and including a gas turbine and a steam turbine having a plurality of modules An electricity generating unit having a combined cycle, and comprising, mounted in succession along a common line of shafts via rigid couplings (28, 29, 31), a gas turbine (6), a steam turbine having a plurality of modules (1, 2), and an electricity gener... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5581128 | Gas-turbine and steam-turbine based electric power generation system with an additional auxiliary steam turbine to compensate load fluctuations An electric power generating system employing a gas turbine (1) and a steam turbine (5) and a gasifier (9) supplying fuel-gas to the gas turbine (1) and to a steam generating fluidized bed combustor (37), the latter providing steam for the steam turbine (... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5554922 | Apparatus for the conversion of pressure fluctuations prevailing in fluid systems into electrical energy An apparatus for the conversion of pressure fluctuations prevailing in fluid systems into electrical energy includes in a casing (1) a first chamber (4) which may be connected to a fluid system and is limited on one side by a movable wall, for example a m... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5426332 | Tidal generator An electric power generator apparatus that generates electrical power from the tidal movements of a body of water by employing multiple energy producing systems. Those energy producing systems include: (1) a moveable tank system associated with hydraulic ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5373198 | Uninterrupted electric feed system with unlimited autonomy without electric accumulators The system ensures electric feed for which purpose it has an alternating current motor (1) coupled to an alternator (2) which is coupled to a hydraulic motor (8) which in turn is coupled to a diesel engine (7.) The alternating current motor is coupled by means... | 12/13/1994 |
| 4910414 | Bottoming cycle A system for air conditioning and generating electrical power including a fuel-fired internal combustion engine, an electrical motor/generator, and a vapor compressor/expander all interconnected. The vapor compressor/expander driven by the engine operates... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4503337 | Power supply system for heat and electricity A power supply system for generating at least one of heat and electricity which includes a number of statically and functionally independent units adapted to generate at least one of heat and electricity which enable a maximum utilization of primary energ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4409490 | Hydraulic plant The plant described resolves the problem of recovering the energy generated by heat engines under test, acceptance trials or experimental tests by the generation of alternating electrical current for which the alternator is always connected to the supply ... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4368391 | Hydraulic process and apparatus for the recovery of electrical energy for use in motor test stations A hydraulic process and apparatus recover energy generated by the testing of a motor in the form of electrical energy. The process includes utilizing a hydraulic pump and an asynchronous electric generator and coupling the shaft of the motor being tested ... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4137004 | Operation-control method for hydraulic machine A method for controlling operations of hydraulic machines, in which two or more hydraulic machines are positioned in water conduits separated or branched upstream thereof with the branch water conduits downstream therefrom being joined together or maintai... | 01/30/1979 |
