Patents by Inventor Kuo-Yuan Tsai

Kuo-Yuan Tsai 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).

  • Shaft brake mechanism of wind power generator
    Patent number: 8269367
    Abstract: A shaft brake mechanism of wind power generator, including a first brake assembly and a second brake assembly independent from each other. The first brake assembly serves to provide braking effect for the shaft of the wind power generator against rotation. The second brake assembly serves to naturally restrain the rotational speed of the shaft from exceeding a nominal upper limit of rotational speed. Accordingly, the wind power generator can still safely operate in a situation that the wind speed exceeds a nominal upper limit of wind speed. Therefore, the wind speed range for the operation of the wind power generator is widened to increase the total power generation capacity thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Hiwin Mikrosystem Corp.
    Inventors: Jhen-You Wei, Kuo-Yuan Tsai, En-Feng Chen, Tzu-Yao Huang
  • SHAFT BRAKE MECHANISM OF WIND POWER GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20110169268
    Abstract: A shaft brake mechanism of wind power generator, including a first brake assembly and a second brake assembly independent from each other. The first brake assembly serves to provide braking effect for the shaft of the wind power generator against rotation. The second brake assembly serves to naturally restrain the rotational speed of the shaft from exceeding a nominal upper limit of rotational speed. Accordingly, the wind power generator can still safely operate in a situation that the wind speed exceeds a nominal upper limit of wind speed. Therefore, the wind speed range for the operation of the wind power generator is widened to increase the total power generation capacity thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Jhen-You WEI, Kuo-Yuan Tsai, En-Feng Chen, Tzu-Yao Huang