Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating electrical power from multiple vehicles powered by fuel cells while the vehicles are parked in a parking lot. A plurality of spaced-apart electrical receptacles are provided for receiving an electric cable for connection to a parked vehicle for electrically connecting the fuel cell in each of the parked vehicles to the plurality of electrical receptacles. An electric power grid is electrically connected to the plurality of electrical receptacles for transferring D.C. electrical power from the fuel cells in the parked vehicles to the electric power grid. At least one electric power collection station is electrically connected to the electric power grid for collecting at a common point the D.C. electric power in the electric power grid. In addition, at least one inverter is electrically connected to the electric power collection station for converting the D.C. electric power to A.C. electric power. Apparatus is provided for supplying the A.C.

Abstract: An automatic load distributing apparatus for generators is of simple construction and occupies a small space and can automatically distribute loads evenly on respective engines upon parallel load operation of generators of different capacities and provide labor saving of operation. The automatic load distributing apparatus for generators comprises a plurality of engines for driving a plurality of generators connected in parallel to a common load, a plurality of fuel injection pumps and a plurality of load distributing units for distributing outputs corresponding to the load to the engines.

Abstract: A combined power system includes an active power source and an auxiliary power source. The rotation speed signal of the active power source and the rotation torque difference between the active power source and an output shaft of the combined power system is used as a basis for controlling the auxiliary power source to provide proportional auxiliary speed driving, or proportional auxiliary torque driving, or reverse damping from regenerative braking.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating electrical power from multiple vehicles powered by fuel cells while the vehicles are parked in a parking lot. A plurality of spaced-apart electrical receptacles are provided for receiving an electric cable for connection to a parked vehicle for electrically connecting the fuel cell in each of the parked vehicles to the plurality of electrical receptacles. An electric power grid is electrically connected to the plurality of electrical receptacles for transferring D.C. electrical power from the fuel cells in the parked vehicles to the electric power grid. At least one electric power collection station is electrically connected to the electric power grid for collecting at a common point the D.C. electric power in the electric power grid. In addition, at least one inverter is electrically connected to the electric power collection station for converting the D.C. electric power to A.C. electric power. Apparatus is provided for supplying the A.C.

Abstract: An UPS (uninterruptible power system) includes an UPS power conditioning unit that provides conditioned AC power to a critical load. The UPS power conditioning unit includes a variable speed drive that operates in response to AC utility power or to a standby DC input by providing a motor drive signal. The UPS power conditioning unit further includes a motor-generator that operates in response to the motor drive output by providing the conditioned AC power to the critical load. In response to an outage in the utility AC power, standby DC power is provided by a standby DC power source that includes a variable speed drive and a flywheel motor-generator connected to the variable speed drive. Both the UPS power conditioning unit and the standby DC power source are initially operated in response to the utility AC power, the flywheel motor-generator storing kinetic energy in a rotating flywheel.

Abstract: A remote electrical energy generating and distribution system is provided wherein a plurality of combustion turbine generators are located at respective remote sites having deposits of fossil fuel. The fossil fuel is thereby converted into electrical energy for transmission to an energy utilization center or to a power grid. Electrical energy is preferably converted to DC energy at the remote sites, and is supplemented by thermoelectric energy recovered from the exhaust of the combustion turbines. Each such source of DC energy is coupled to a main transmission line by a diode coupling device for providing isolation of each source in the event of a reduction in output voltage. Local power for cooling the diode coupling device is provided by a forward conduction voltage drop within the coupling device. The DC transmission system allows each generator to be operated at any independent optional speed.

Abstract: An electrical generation system and method for switching a plurality of isolated circuits between a generator and an electrical source. A current signal of each isolated circuit is sensed and the current signal is emitted to a computer. A generator output signal is sensed and emitted to the computer. An available power signal of the electrical source is sensed and also emitted to the computer. The computer or a microprocessor computes, as a function of the sensed load signals, a sensed generator output signal, and the sensed available power signal, whether each solid state load switch should be individually switched to connect each corresponding isolated circuit to either the generator or the electrical source. The computer or microprocessor then emits a switching signal to each solid state load switch for electrically connecting each corresponding isolated circuit to either the generator or the electrical source.

Abstract: A double ender powerplant including a first engine having a compressor for producing a downstream axial flow, a combustor, a turbine coupled to the compressor through a shaft, and means for attaching a load coupled to the shaft adjacent and downstream from the turbine; a second engine having a compressor for producing a downstream axial flow, a combustor, a turbine coupled to the compressor through a shaft, and means for attaching a load coupled to the shaft adjacent and upstream from the compressor; and, a generator coupled to each of the attachment means of the first and second engines.

Abstract: A booster unit for diesel electric locomotive having a frame-mounted diesel engine, a main traction generator and a series of traction motors connected to said generators is disclosed. It is comprised of a gas turbine mounted on the frame adjacent to the diesel engine, a high speed alternator connected directly with the turbine and a series of rectifiers connected at the output of the high speed alternator. The alternator and rectifiers form a high speed electric generator. A load control means connected at the output of the alternator is provided for controlling the output power thereof. The high speed generator is connected in parallel with the main traction generator such that the traction motors can be supplied with extra electrical power when required.

Abstract: A power generation cassette type power plant for marine electric propulsion includes a multiplicity of power generation units each being formed as a power generation cassette including a power generator, a prime mover, for example an internal combustion engine for driving the power generator and a support structure for supporting the power generator and the engine internally. The support structure is formed in the same shape as that of a container for transporting cargo. When the power generators of the multiplicity of power generation units are operated in parallel to each other to supply electric power to a load, controllers serve to share the load to the generators properly.

Abstract: A cogeneration system including a heat engine driving an electrical generator coupled to electrical lines at a site serviced by a utility is disclosed. The system includes supervisory means for monitoring the electrical energy and/or power supplied by the generator, supplied to the site by the utility, and consumed by site electrical loads, for storing monitored electrical data, and for controlling operation of the engine and generator in response to the monitored data. The system further is provided with data representing the energy and power rate structure of the local utility, and with a real time clock, and stores monitored electrical data and controls operation of the system in accordance with whether the time corresponds to a utility peak, intermediate, or off-peak energy rate period or to a peak demand measuring period. The system further comprises means for monitoring the thermal energy transferred from the engine to a site thermal load by heat exchange means.

Abstract: Two high frequency AC generators are enabled to deliver a low frequency AC output to a load, by means of heterodyning and rectifying circuitry.

Abstract: Subject of the invention is a process for the realization of cogenerative supply of electricity and heat, and in given case for their combination with waste heat recovery, particularly in case of combined (gas-steam) cycle industrial power plants.The essential feature of the invention is that during the season without heat demand the condenser with heating capacity N is operated by cooling with cooling tower, and during the heat-intensive season it is operated at a higher temperature required for the heat supplying operation mode, while the cooling tower (7) is disconnected partially or completely, and the resultant reduction of the specific expansion and heating capacity of the steam turbine (4) is compensated by increasing the steam parameters and steam output of the waste heat recovery boiler (3) with supplementary firing (11).

Abstract: The electrical supply system on aircraft may employ a constant speed drive (CSD) to convert variable engine speed to constant speed for operation of synchronous 400 Hz electrical generators. The heart of these devices is a differential which mechanically sums the input of two shafts and outputs this sum to a third shaft. Connected to this third shaft is a constant speed synchronous generator. Connected to one of the input shafts is the turbine generator (most likely through gearing). The second input shaft is connected to a speed compensating drive which accounts for engine speed changes. The speed compensating device disclosed herein is an electrically compensating motor/generator arrangement. Bidirectional power flow in the electric compensation link uses two high-speed, permanent-magnet, three-phase machines interconnected by a power conditioning network. One machine is operated as a brushless dc machine, while the other functions as a variable speed synchronous machine.

Abstract: This invention relates to device for detecting a threshold value of the frequency of an input signal. A gate signal is generated from the input signal, whose period has a relationship to the frequency of the input signal. A counter counts pulses from an oscillator having a predetermined rate. The gate signal enables the counter for a predetermined period of time and samples the count at the end of the period of time to determine whether the threshold value has been attained, the count stored in the counter being indicative of the frequency of the input signal.

Abstract: An electric generating system is provided and consists of an external power source, an expansion engine connected to the power source, a large generator electrically connected to output of the expansion engine, a housing having a well, a pair of bearings mounted to side walls of the well, a motor having a drive shaft, the motor mounted vertically at bottom of the well, electrically connected to output of the generator with the drive shaft rotatably mounted in the bearings having an end extending therefrom, a large bevel gear driven by the drive shaft of the motor, a plurality of small bevel gears, each small bevel gear radially aligned and driven by the large bevel gear and a plurality of small generators, each small generator having a driven shaft affixed to a small bevel gear and mounted to the housing around the well to produce 100 percent output of electrical power.

Abstract: This is a method, and an apparatus for performing said method, wherein the latent energy in expansible fluids is converted to mechanical or electrical energy or the like by the utilization of a multiplicity of expanders wherein succeeding expanders derive energy from fluid emanating from a preceding expander from which energy was previously derived; and, wherein, a feature is the by-passing, as desired, of subsequent expansions so that maximum torque can be obtained when desired; and wherein, the mechanical outputs of the expanders are connected by differential energy distributing means so as to accommodate for changes in the relative capacities of the two expanders by reason of changes in conditions in such manner that the relative change of capacities are accommodated by relative changes in the speed of the mechanical output of the expanders.