Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
417334000 | Fluid current motor | 13 |
20090129953 | PUMP, POWER PLANT, A WINDMILL, AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM WIND ENERGY - Power plant ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090162217 | Hydro-powered fluid transfer device and method - A method of transferring waste water includes providing a hydro-powered fluid transfer device, the device including a fluid exhaust, a conduit configured to transfer fluid from a wastewater treatment facility to the exhaust, and a fluid accelerating device located adjacent to the fluid exhaust and configured to accelerate fluid past the fluid exhaust. The fluid accelerating device is approximately shaped as a portion of a cone. The method includes inserting the fluid exhaust and the fluid accelerating device at a location in a body of water having a current, whereby current flowing through the fluid accelerating device induces a suction that causes waste water to flow from the wastewater treatment facility to the fluid exhaust. | 06-25-2009 |
20100232988 | TETHERED AIRFOIL METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for power generation using a tethered airfoil. In particular, the present invention provides a cost effective, environmentally friendly alternative to generate power for the oil, water, and electric industries or any other application where power is desired. | 09-16-2010 |
20110033319 | WIND-POWERED ENERGY SAVING SYSTEM - A wind-powered energy saving system has a power assembly, a temperature adjusting assembly and an increasing assembly. The power assembly has a fan device and an air compressor. The fan device has a rotating shaft. The air compressor is connected to the rotating shaft of the fan device. The temperature adjusting assembly is electrically connected to the power assembly and has a heat-eliminating device and a heating device. The heat-eliminating device is connected to the air compressor and has an inlet tube and multiple first tempering panels. The heating device is connected to the heat-eliminating device and has a linking tube and multiple second tempering panels. The increasing assembly is connected to the temperature adjusting assembly and has an air-feeding pipe, an exiting device and a spraying device. | 02-10-2011 |
20110206542 | Super Efficient Regulator - A system for producing mechanical energy. In some embodiments, the system includes a first source providing a first fluid, a fluid pressurization device, a second source supplying a second fluid, a first motor, and a second motor. The fluid pressurization device draws in the first fluid from the first source and increases the pressure of the first fluid. The first motor is driven by the second fluid, the second fluid decreasing in pressure and the first motor powering the fluid pressurization device as the second fluid passes through the first motor. The second motor receives a mixture of the first fluid from the first motor and the second fluid from the fluid pressurization device, whereby the second motor produces the mechanical energy. | 08-25-2011 |
20120107149 | WIND TURBINE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wind turbine energy storage system includes a hollow wind turbine tower shaft having a top end and a bottom end covered by top and bottom end caps respectively to form a tank. A compressor is coupled to the wind turbine for compressing air into the tank through a high pressure pipe and valve assembly. The compressed air stored in the tank can be released on demand or on a fixed schedule. A method of storing energy in a wind turbine is also disclosed. | 05-03-2012 |
20120107150 | Radial Diaphragm Pump - A pump includes a housing, an output member supported for eccentric rotation on a drive shaft of the housing, and a plurality of pumping assemblies supported on the housing about the drive shaft. Each pumping assembly includes a linear sliding pump shaft, a diaphragm oriented transversely to the shaft in sealing engagement with the housing to define a wall portion of a respective pumping chamber, an inlet check valve, and an outlet check valve. A linkage assembly connects the output member to the pump shafts of the pumping assemblies such that the pump shafts are arranged to be reciprocated along radially oriented axes about the drive shaft in response to rotation of the drive shaft. | 05-03-2012 |
20120269657 | Wind Machine Pumping System for Accumulating and Pumping Underground Water from Below the Water Table - A water pumping system having a wind machine driving an air compressor. The tower extends underground into the water saturated ground below the water table. The base of the tower has a water accumulator chamber with a one-way inlet valve such that water can pass into the water chamber. An outlet conduit communicates with the water chamber such that water within the chamber can be delivered to an external water tank by the compressed air. | 10-25-2012 |
20120275937 | CIRCULATION BOOSTING AND VENTILATING AIR COMPRESSOR - The present invention discloses a circulation boosting and ventilating air compressor which comprises a compressor shell and a rotor, and which is characterized in that: the rotor consists of a wind gear and a drive shaft; the wind gear consists of a shaft sleeve, a wind gear plate and wind teeth; the wind gear is connected to the drive shaft through the shaft sleeve; the wind teeth are connected to the wind gear plate through wind tooth roots and formed by overlying a plurality of layers of wind tooth blades; a wind tooth air passage is provided between two adjacent wind tooth blades and has a wind tooth air passage inlet and a wind tooth air passage outlet. As compared with the present old-type centrifugal or axial flow gas compressor, the present invention provides the circulation boosting and ventilating air compressor having a simplified structure, greatly saving in materials, significantly reducing weight and friction, so that the circulation boosting and ventilating air compressor has the improved efficiency and energy consumption, a wide range of usage, and is convenient to transport, install, use and maintain. | 11-01-2012 |
20130209288 | WIND TURBINE SYSTEM - A wind turbine system that can comprise a wind power machine, a compressor, at least one energy accumulator, a dynamo, a pressurized heating system, and a depressurized cooling system; the wind power machine is driven by a wind power to transform wind energy into mechanical energy and to drive a compressor; the compressor pressurizes and stores gas in the energy accumulator; the energy accumulator stores and output the pressurized gas to drive the dynamo; the dynamo can comprise an air motor and an AC generator motor; wherein the air motor is driven by a gas outputted from the energy accumulator, and wherein the air motor drives the AC generator motor to generate electricity; the pressurized heating system can comprise a liquid/gas energy converter transforming hydraulic pressure into a gas pressure; the depressurized cooling system is connected between the energy accumulator and the dynamo. | 08-15-2013 |
20140161642 | Horizontal-Axis Hydrokinetic Water Turbine System With Water Pump - A hydrokinetic water turbine system includes a frame structure, a horizontally-disposed rotor shaft supported by the frame structure, and a rotor secured to the rotor shaft. The rotor has a plurality of spaced-apart blades so that the flowing stream of water revolves the rotor. The flowing stream of water rotates the rotor shaft, which drives a liquid pump, which pumps a liquid to a desired location. Such as, for example, pumping water from tic flowing stream to an irrigations system. | 06-12-2014 |
20160061013 | BOREHOLE PUMP ASSEMBLY - A borehole pump assembly operable in association with for a borehole with a well casing therein, the borehole pump assembly including an elongate pump rod operably connected to a reciprocating drive and mounting a reciprocating pump at the lower end within the well casing and an air chamber provided immediately above the reciprocating pump and concentrically about the pump rod to provide hydraulic shock absorption between the reciprocating pump and a delivery pipeline. | 03-03-2016 |
417335000 | Including alternate drive | 1 |
20160123331 | Solar and wind powered blower utilizing a flywheel and turbine - Developed is a blower to make compressed and high velocity air, using a solar powered electric blower, a wind powered blower, or a wind shroud. The compressed and high velocity air drives a turbine attached to a flywheel, thus overcoming the variability of wind and solar energy. Check valves are utilized. Thus providing compressed and high velocity air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year round. (68 words) | 05-05-2016 |