Patents by Inventor Bala Govind

Bala Govind 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).

  • Patent number: 9816487
    Abstract: An integrated axis wind turbine system is provided. The system includes a support tower on which is mounted a turbine whose nacelle comprises of drive train consisting of a horizontally aligned main shaft and an associated a set of horizontal shafts at different elevations which transfer rotary motion from a set of blades and which culminates in electricity generation. When the set of blades rotate at an angular speed exceeding a predefined threshold, excess torque is transmitted by a right angle transmission, via a Continuously Variable Transmission, to a vertically aligned central shaft which is coupled to a second turbine's set of blades whose rotary motion also culminates in electricity generation. The angle of attack of wind on the secondary set of blades is adjusted by a blade positioning system. By the integrated operation of the two turbines, the operational capacity of the combined system is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Inventors: Bala Govind, Vignesh Gurumurthy
  • Publication number: 20160201652
    Abstract: An integrated axis wind turbine system is provided. The system includes a support tower on which is mounted a turbine whose nacelle comprises of drive train consisting of a horizontally aligned main shaft and an associated a set of horizontal shafts at different elevations which transfer rotary motion from a set of blades and which culminates in electricity generation. When the set of blades rotate at an angular speed exceeding a predefined threshold, excess torque is transmitted by a right angle transmission, via a Continuously Variable Transmission, to a vertically aligned central shaft which is coupled to a second turbine's set of blades whose rotary motion also culminates in electricity generation. The angle of attack of wind on the secondary set of blades is adjusted by a blade positioning system. By the integrated operation of the two turbines, the operational capacity of the combined system is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Bala Govind, Vignesh Gurumurthy