Patents Examined by Charles Reid, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11629700
    Abstract: Systems and methods to generate electrical power through a direct drive wind turbine. In one aspect, the system uses a diffuser cuff surrounding a counter rotating turbine operating inside a streamlined center body, the counter rotating turbine using a generator with an iron sandwich core. The main wind turbine blades are attached to a barrel stave that increases generator efficiency and distributes loading through the tower support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Breezy Wind Turbines LLC
    Inventor: H. Prince Beall
  • Patent number: 11629685
    Abstract: An electromagnetic turbine system includes a circulation system for recirculating fluid that drives turbine impellers for electromagnetic turbine modules. The circulation system includes a fluid separator module which separates gas from liquid and circulates the liquid back to a pressure chamber. The liquid in the pressure chamber is propel by compressed gas. Multiple pressure chambers may be controlled to release pressurized fluid to drive their respective shafts on a staggered timing sequence. The turbine modules may be levitated from a supporting surface to reduce friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Newgent
  • Patent number: 11608808
    Abstract: A sea wave power plant for generating electricity, and for supplying high pressure fluids to a water purification system. The power plant includes two compartments adjustable differential hydro cylinders that are assembled on floaters, an axial piston variable motor, a system for protecting the floaters in periods of storm in a way that the floater are positioned horizontally outside the water, and an automation sub-system. The wave power plant is combined of several modular units that each one of them serves as independent sea water power plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Inna Braverman, David Leb
  • Patent number: 11606011
    Abstract: An electric machine is provided. The electric machine defines a centerline and includes: a stator assembly; a rotor assembly rotatable relative to the stator assembly about the centerline; and an actuator coupled to the rotor assembly, the stator assembly, or both for moving the rotor assembly, the stator assembly, or both along the centerline between a first position and a second position, the rotor assembly positioned closer to the stator assembly when in the first position than when in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Mohamed Osama, Christopher Charles Glynn
  • Patent number: 11606003
    Abstract: Provided is a portable power generating system including a base, an electric motor fixed on the base, a circular rotating table located at a center of the base and rotated by the electric motor, and two or more power generators fixed on the base and driven by the circular rotating table. Further, the system includes an extended generator shaft where magnet rollers are attached for increasing centripetal force and rotating on the rotating table in one direction. Also, a battery is provided for starting the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: K-TECHNOLOGY USA INC
    Inventors: Ki Il Kim, Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11585324
    Abstract: A plenum resident wind turbine sustainable energy generating system is disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a wind turbine assembly installed in a plenum of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, the wind turbine assembly including a plurality of blades and a transverse shaft; and a generator coupled to the shaft of the wind turbine assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kirk Mills, Kimberley Mills
  • Patent number: 11585318
    Abstract: A wind-powered generator includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a throat that are coaxial about an axis of symmetry of the housing. A nacelle includes a first rotor mounted on a first end of the nacelle and positioned at least partially within the inlet, the first rotor outputting a first power output, and a second rotor mounted on a second end of the nacelle, the second rotor being positioned at least partially within the outlet and having a diameter less than the first rotor. The second rotor outputting a second power output. The first and second power outputs are combined to provide a combined power output, and a nacelle ratio between outer diameters of the nacelle at the inlet and at the outlet is between about 1.60-1.70, and a housing ratio between inner diameters of the housing at the inlet and at the outlet is about 1.85-1.97.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: David Papini
  • Patent number: 11578692
    Abstract: A tidal power generation device includes a container assembly and a power generation device arranged in the container assembly. A water inlet of the container assembly allows a tidal water flow to enter. An entrance guide plate of the container assembly causes the water flow to advance in the direction of the power generation device to push the power generation device's thrust plates, and thereby driving the power generation device's thrust plate traction mechanism to make a power generator of the power generation device convert kinetic energy into electrical energy. After the water flow pushes the thrust plates, it enters a pressure accumulating pool of the container assembly. Then, the water flow in the pressure accumulating pool flows to a backflow guide plate of the container assembly, and flows to a first pressure relief pool of the container assembly to continue pushing the thrust plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Hung-Sen Chang
  • Patent number: 11566567
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a low speed spool mechanically interconnecting a low pressure turbine and at least one of a fan and a prop, a high speed spool mechanically interconnecting a high pressure turbine and a high pressure compressor, and an epicyclic gear system mechanically coupled to the high speed spool. The gas turbine engine also includes a low pressure compressor mechanically coupled to the high speed spool via the epicyclic gear system. The low pressure compressor may be mechanically independent of the low speed spool. The gas turbine engine may include a plurality of motor-generators for transferring power between the high speed spool and the low pressure compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Bernard Kupratis
  • Patent number: 11555380
    Abstract: A downhole power generation includes a power generation module for providing power to a load. A turbine is driven by flow of a downhole fluid to rotate. A generator is coupled with the turbine for converting rotational energy from the turbine to electrical energy, and an AC-DC rectifier is coupled with the generator for converting an alternating voltage from the generator to a direct voltage. A power conversion circuit couples the AC-DC rectifier with the load. The power conversion circuit is configured for providing a first power to the load when the load is in a working mode and providing a second power to the load when the load is in a non-working mode. The second power is less than the first power. A downhole power generation method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Saijun Mao, Yunzheng Chen, Yi Liao, Xuele Qi, Ming Xue, Stewart Blake Brazil
  • Patent number: 11557940
    Abstract: A transportable system has a power distribution system with a power distribution unit and a power module. The power module is configured to provide energy in the form of rotational motion to the power distribution system. The power distribution unit has one or more power converters and an input connection. The power distribution unit is coupled to the power module, and the rotational energy from the power module is transferred to the one or more power converters via the input connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley John Warren, Chad A. Fisher, Austin Carl Schaffner
  • Patent number: 11557995
    Abstract: A hybrid electric propulsion system includes a gas turbine engine having a low speed spool and a high speed spool. The low speed spool includes a low pressure compressor and a low pressure turbine, and the high speed spool includes a high pressure compressor and a high pressure turbine. The hybrid electric propulsion system also includes an energy storage system, an electric motor configured to augment rotational power of the high speed spool, and a controller. The controller is operable to detect a start condition of the gas turbine engine, control power delivery from the energy storage system to the electric motor based on detecting the start condition, and provide a compressor stall margin using a power-assist provided by the electric motor to the high speed spool over a targeted speed range during starting of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gary Collopy
  • Patent number: 11542911
    Abstract: A wave energy converter apparatus includes a platform that is configured to float below an upper liquid surface of a liquid responsive to the wave energy converter apparatus being disposed in the liquid. The wave energy converter apparatus further includes support structures mounted to an upper platform surface of the platform. The wave energy converter apparatus further includes a supporting shaft coupled to the support structures, the supporting shaft being disposed along an axis. The supporting shaft is configured to be oriented with the axis substantially perpendicular to direction of waves of the liquid. The wave energy converter apparatus further includes a helical member rotatably coupled to the supporting shaft and configured to rotate about the axis. The wave energy converter apparatus further includes an electrical rotary generator coupled to the helical member. The electrical rotary generator is configured to generate electricity responsive to rotation of the helical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Theodore Dolenc
  • Patent number: 11542908
    Abstract: A submersible power plant and a method for providing a submersible power plant. The submersible power plant includes an anchoring provided at a minimum depth and a vehicle including at least one wing. The vehicle is arranged to be secured to the anchoring by at least one tether rotatably attached to the anchoring by an anchoring coupling and attached to the vehicle by at least one vehicle coupling. The submersible power plant is completely submerged in a body of fluid both during operation and non-operation of the submersible power plant and the tether has an unextended tether length between 2-20 times a wingspan of the wing, specifically between 3-12 times the wingspan of the wing, more specifically between 5-10 times the wingspan of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Minesto AB
    Inventor: Björn Bergqvist
  • Patent number: 11522395
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a generator for a wind turbine. The generator includes a stator which defines a central axis of the generator, the stator being mounted within a frame by a stator mounting system. The stator mounting system includes a plurality of stator mounting modules, each stator mounting module being removably attached to the stator and removably attached to the frame. The stator mounting system is arranged so that one or more of the stator mounting modules can be replaced or repositioned with the stator mounted in situ within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Peter Mongeau, Lars Langvardt Krogh
  • Patent number: 11512632
    Abstract: A power generation transport includes a gas turbine, an inlet plenum coupled to an intake of the gas turbine, a generator driven by the gas turbine, and an air intake and exhaust module including an air inlet filter housing, an intake air duct coupled to the housing at a first end and to the inlet plenum at a second end, and an exhaust collector coupled to an exhaust of the gas turbine. The transport further includes at least one base frame. The frame mounts and aligns the gas turbine, the inlet plenum, the generator, and the air intake and exhaust module. The intake air duct is mounted on the base frame so as to be disposed underneath the gas turbine, and extend along the base frame from an exhaust end side of the gas turbine to an intake end side, in a longitudinal direction of the power generation transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TYPHON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (U.S.), LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Morris, Matthew Crawford, Brett Vann
  • Patent number: 11499534
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat dissipation system, a wind generating set, and a heat dissipation supporting platform. The heat dissipation system includes: a supporting platform, the supporting platform including a body portion, the body portion including an inlet, an outlet, a flow channel communicating the inlet with the outlet, and a mounting position for mounting a functional device, the inlet, the outlet and the flow channel together form a medium circulation passage; and a heat exchange apparatus which communicates with the medium circulation passage and delivers the cooling medium into the medium circulation passage, the cooling medium flowing through the inlet and the flow channel and flowing out from the outlet to exchange heat with the functional device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: XINJIANG GOLDWIND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhigang Yao, Hongkui Shi, Ruiqing Shen
  • Patent number: 11493024
    Abstract: Methods and systems for substantially continual electrical power generation for a moving vehicle are disclosed herein. According to the various embodiments discussed herein, the battery range can be increased significantly using a variety of energy sources. The energy sources are configured to facilitate continual electricity generation based on: (i) one or more generators positioned around predetermined vehicle parts; (ii) wind energy created by the motion of the vehicle in relation to the surrounding medium, and (iii) solar energy. The system for continual electrical power generation in a moving vehicle has a generator having a coil-and-magnet arrangement around one or more vehicle components/modified components. The system further has an energy generator for converting solar energy and wind energy into electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Madhavan Pisharodi
  • Patent number: 11496018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a generator for a wind turbine including a housing of substantially cuboidal form within which is mounted a stator. The stator has one or more multi-phase windings and a bus ring is provided for conveying electrical power from the windings to power take-off modules. One end of the power take-off modules is connected to the bus ring, and the other end of the modules has a plurality of power take-off interfaces for connection to power take-off cables. The distal ends of the power take-off modules are located in the corners of the cuboidal generator housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Peter Mongeau, Lars Langvardt Krogh, Mustafa Gündüz, Xiaolu Ding, Ulrich Meinekat, Nicole Farell
  • Patent number: 11486359
    Abstract: A multi-stage wind power extractor includes a tunnel and at least two turbines. The tunnel is circular in a cross-section and has a horizontal axis, first and second open ends, and a length that is greater than a diameter of the tunnel. The tunnel diameter progressively increases from the first open end to the second open end. The turbines are arranged in spaced relation within and coaxial with the tunnel. Each includes a rotor having a plurality of radially extending blades, a controller connected with the rotor, and a motor connected with the controller. The controllers independently engage and disengage their respective rotors in accordance with a wind velocity travelling through the tunnel from the first open end to the second. In turn, when a rotor is engaged, the motor provides power to a generator that is connected therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Lakshmi Sankar