Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090057084 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM - An energy recovery system including a device that produces a magnetic field adapted for mounting to a vehicle and a stationary conductor adapted for placing in or adjacent the path of the vehicle wherein the magnetic field induces current to flow through the conductor when the vehicle moves past the conductor. The vehicle may be an automobile, a truck, a train, or other type of vehicle. When used in conjunction with a train, the energy recovery system may be designed to recover energy from non-locomotive train cars in addition to, or in lieu of, the train locomotive. Kinetic energy that would otherwise be lost to heat energy through the application of brakes to the non-locomotive cars can thereby be recovered and re-used. | 03-05-2009 |
20090153099 | METHOD OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TRANSFER BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND A STATIONARY COLLECTOR - A vehicle includes an amplifier, a vehicle battery for supplying electrical power to the amplifier, a frequency generator for generating an input signal for the amplifier, and a control system. The amplifier is in communication with the frequency generator for selectively increasing the power of the input signal and outputting an output signal having a frequency and an increased power than the input signal. The control system includes a sensor for detecting the presence of a stator exteriorly of the vehicle and is in communication with the frequency generator and the amplifier. The vehicle also includes a magnetic field generating device for generating a magnetic field. The amplifier is in communication with the magnetic field generating device, and the magnetic field generating device generates a magnetic field in response to receiving the output signal from the amplifier. | 06-18-2009 |
20090322094 | TURBINE ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEM - A power generating turbine includes a rotary shaft having an axis of rotation, a magnet supported by and spaced outwardly from the rotary shaft and a conductive coil. The coil located outwardly from the magnet and surrounds the magnet and the shaft, but is sufficiently close to the magnet such that rotary movement of said magnet induces current flow in the coil. | 12-31-2009 |
20100072943 | VEHICLE ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM - A system and method for recovering heat energy from a vehicle, such as a car, truck, railroad, or airplane, is disclosed. The system and method include mounting a thermoelectric unit to the vehicle at one or more locations where a temperature gradient is expected. Due to the Seebeck effect, the thermoelectric unit generates a voltage and current, which may then be temporarily stored on the vehicle and/or transferred inductively to an off-vehicle location. | 03-25-2010 |
20100194116 | TURBINE ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEM - A power generating turbine includes a rotary shaft having an axis of rotation, a magnet supported by and spaced outwardly from the rotary shaft and a conductive coil. The coil is located outwardly from the magnet and surrounds the magnet and the shaft, but is sufficiently close to the magnet such that rotary movement of said magnet induces current flow in the coil. | 08-05-2010 |
20100295305 | WIND TURBINE AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A wind turbine system for generating electricity includes a turbine and a control system for managing the electricity generated by the turbine. The control system may include sensors for determining wind direction and wind speed and a controller that rotates the turbine into the wind if the wind speed is less than a threshold and out of the wind if the wind speed exceeds a threshold. The control system may also be adapted to supply electricity to one or more circuits within a home or residence. The electricity harvested from the turbine may be transferred by the control system to one or more batteries, or it may be transferred to the circuits within the residence. The electrical power extracted from the wind turbine may be harvested in a continuous manner, a pulsed manner, or a hybrid manner based upon control of the input impedances into the control circuit of subsystem. | 11-25-2010 |
20100295317 | WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine includes a rotary shaft having an axis of rotation, a plurality of turbine blades supported for rotary motion by the shaft, and a plurality of magnets supported by and spaced outwardly from the rotary shaft. The blades are mounted to the shaft by a mount that is radially inward of the magnets wherein the magnets have an annular velocity of at least the annular velocity of the blades. The turbine also includes a conductive coil, which is located outwardly from the magnets and the blades, wherein the coil surrounds the magnets and the blades and which is sufficiently close to the magnets such that rotary movement of the magnets induces current flow in the coil. | 11-25-2010 |