Patents by Inventor Noel Richard Potter

Noel Richard Potter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220356870
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic wind turbine rotational speed control are described. The method may include attaching a vane shaft to a support arm of the wind turbine, the vane shaft partially inserted into a cylindrical aperture of an airfoil of the wind turbine, rotating an airfoil around a vertical axis of the wind turbine, and controlling, via a torsion spring of the wind turbine, when a rear stop of the speed control assembly exerts a force on the airfoil to reduce the rotational speed of the wind turbine, where the torsion spring is configured to facilitate the rear stop to exert the force on the airfoil when a rotational speed of the wind turbine around the vertical axis exceeds a set rotational speed, where a portion of the vane shaft is inserted into a helical portion of the torsion spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Patent number: 11319927
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wind turbine vane pitch control including a turbine shaft that transmits mechanical power, a vane support structure that is coupled to the turbine shaft, a vane that is coupled to the vane support structure through a vane shaft, a balancing weight that is coupled to a first location of the vane, and an alignment weight that is coupled to a second location of the vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Publication number: 20200217301
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wind turbine vane pitch control are described. In one embodiment, a turbine shaft transmits mechanical power, a vane support structure is coupled to the turbine shaft, a vane is coupled to the vane support structure through a vane shaft, a balancing weight is coupled to a first location of the vane, and an alignment weight is coupled to a second location of the vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Patent number: 10655603
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a turbine shaft transmits mechanical power, a vane support structure is coupled to the turbine shaft, a vane is coupled to the vane support structure through a vane shaft, a balancing weight is coupled to a first location of the vane, and an alignment weight is coupled to a second location of the vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Patent number: 10655605
    Abstract: A method for balancing a wind turbine having a vertical axis. The method includes transmitting, via a turbine shaft, mechanical power to an alternator or generator; supporting, via a support structure, a vane shaft and the turbine shaft; and balancing the wind turbine based at least in part on freely moving objects within a hollow chamber of a balancing channel. In some cases, the support structure couples the vane shaft to the turbine shaft. In some cases, the balancing channel is coupled to the vane shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Patent number: 10495069
    Abstract: Systems and methods for stabilizing a wind turbine assembly. In one embodiment the systems and methods include a turbine shaft to rotate a wind turbine motor, a vane support structure coupled to the turbine shaft, a vane coupled to the vane support structure by a vane shaft, and a circumferential bearing assembly positioned in relation to a rotational path of the vane around the turbine shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Publication number: 20190145379
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wind turbine vane pitch control are described. In one embodiment, a turbine shaft transmits mechanical power, a vane support structure is coupled to the turbine shaft, a vane is coupled to the vane support structure through a vane shaft, a balancing weight is coupled to a first location of the vane, and an alignment weight is coupled to a second location of the vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Publication number: 20190040845
    Abstract: A method for balancing a wind turbine having a vertical axis. The method includes transmitting, via a turbine shaft, mechanical power to an alternator or generator; supporting, via a support structure, a vane shaft and the turbine shaft; and balancing the wind turbine based at least in part on freely moving objects within a hollow chamber of a balancing channel. In some cases, the support structure couples the vane shaft to the turbine shaft. In some cases, the balancing channel is coupled to the vane shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Publication number: 20170211549
    Abstract: Systems and methods for stabilizing a wind turbine assembly. In one embodiment the systems and methods include a turbine shaft to rotate a wind turbine motor, a vane support structure coupled to the turbine shaft, a vane coupled to the vane support structure by a vane shaft, and a circumferential bearing assembly positioned in relation to a rotational path of the vane around the turbine shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Patent number: 8593008
    Abstract: An embodiment of a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with a turbine shaft for transmitting mechanical power. Coupled to the turbine shaft is a support structure with a vane rotatably coupled to the support structure at a vane shaft. The vane rotates the vane shaft, support structure and the turbine shaft around the center of the turbine shaft when the vane is acted upon by the wind. A centrifugal compensation rod is connected to the vane. The centrifugal compensation rod counteracts the centrifugal forces acting upon the vane as the vane rotates about the center of the turbine shaft. Embodiments of the vertical axis wind turbine increase the efficiency of the wind turbine by reducing wind resistance. Some embodiments develop power when the vanes move into the wind instead of simply reducing drag on the side of the turbine that moves into the wind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter
  • Publication number: 20100084863
    Abstract: An embodiment of a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with a turbine shaft for transmitting mechanical power. Coupled to the turbine shaft is a support structure with a vane rotatably coupled to the support structure at a vane shaft. The vane rotates the vane shaft, support structure and the turbine shaft around the center of the turbine shaft when the vane is acted upon by the wind. A centrifugal compensation rod is connected to the vane. The centrifugal compensation rod counteracts the centrifugal forces acting upon the vane as the vane rotates about the center of the turbine shaft. Embodiments of the vertical axis wind turbine increase the efficiency of the wind turbine by reducing wind resistance. Some embodiments develop power when the vanes move into the wind instead of simply reducing drag on the side of the turbine that moves into the wind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Noel Richard Potter