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4405872 |
Method and apparatus for generating electrical energy from the rotation of a wheel
Both a method and an apparatus for generating electrical energy from the rotation of a wheel are disclosed. The apparatus is disposed within a pneumatic tire of a non-magnetic wheel and includes a...
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4403153 |
Free-piston electric current generator
A medium-power, free-piston electric current generator is disclosed in which the piston is slidable in a vertical cylinder open at its top end, with a combustion chamber at its lower end. Induction...
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4396842 |
Tidal power generation utilizing the atmospheric pressure
A strong air suction is created by installing an air tube on the top of the discharge side of a large siphoning tube over a dam to drive air turbines for electricity generation. To facilitate the...
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4388533 |
Power generating system
A power generating system for supplying electrical power to an external electrical power demand load including a vertically oriented centerbody adapted to adsorb radiant solar energy; an annular...
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4384211 |
Aluminum cycle energy system
A closed-loop process is disclosed for managing electrical energy in displaced time and space by utilizing aluminum in an oxidation-reduction cycle. Metallic aluminum, in a substantially pure...
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4370559 |
Solar energy system
A solar energy system is disclosed in which the solar energy is converted to electrical energy for immediate use or the energy may be stored for use at a later date. The solar energy is converted...
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4368391 |
Hydraulic process and apparatus for the recovery of electrical energy for use in motor test stations
A hydraulic process and apparatus recover energy generated by the testing of a motor in the form of electrical energy. The process includes utilizing a hydraulic pump and an asynchronous electric...
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4356401 |
Thermo-electric power station supplied by geothermal heat source
The invention concerns a thermo-electric power station, supplied by a geothermal heat source, involving the use of at least two fluids. The first fluid (water) makes it possible to transfer the...
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4354117 |
Solar energy conversion plant
Solar radiation is concentrated by a parabolic reflector having a solar tracking system associated therewith, onto a heat absorbing conduit circulating a heat exchange medium through a steam...
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4353212 |
Closed fluid loop solar thermodynamic system
Thermodynamic unit comprised of a pair of vessels which alternately raise and lower pressure in thermodynamic fluid is connected in a closed system to an engine, which utilizes the fluid in its gas...
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4346302 |
Oxygen blown coal gasifier supplying MHD-steam power plant
A magnetohydrodynamic generator (30) is fired with a clean, medium BTU combustible gas produced in an oxygen atmosphere. The combustible gas is generated in an oxygen blown coal gasifier (10) and...
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4337399 |
Refrigerator
Disclosed is a refrigerator which comprises a plurality of reciprocating motion type expansion engines, a converter mechanism, a speed-up mechanism, and a energy converting mechanism. The engines...
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4326132 |
Ultimate energy wheel drum
A power generating apparatus, in which air is discharged into a lower portion of a rotatable, underwater wheel or the like, so as to provide buoyancy, in order to rotate the wheel and drive an...
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4324983 |
Binary vapor cycle method of electrical power generation
A binary vapor cycle method of electrical power generation is disclosed wherein two refrigerant fluids can be used to operate an apparatus for the generation of mechanical power as well as...
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4320303 |
System for generation of electricity by utilization of heat exchange between liquefied natural gas and intermediate heat medium
A system for generation of electricity which comprises warming an intermediate heat exchange medium, cooled and liquefied as the result of having been used for warming LNG to vaporize, with water...
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4317046 |
Energy producing apparatus and method
Energy producing apparatus comprising an imbalance wheel mounted for energy producing rotation about a substantially horizontal axis, and which is substantially in rotational balance and defines at...
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4310769 |
Ship lock system with hydroelectric pumped-storage capability
A ship lock system having a ship lock interconnecting two bodies of water at different water levels. The system includes one or more underground hydroelectric pumped-storage units connected by one...
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4309621 |
Integrated fluid dynamoelectric machine
A turbine generator or motorized compressor wherein the blades of the turbine or compressor serve as armature conductors for a DC homopolar machine having a single stator which serves as a housing...
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4309619 |
Solar energy system
A dynamic, self sustaining and self perpetuating, device for the production of motive force by combining cryogenic and thermodynamic principles into one system, keeping the systems separated, two...
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4303833 |
Natural energy operated pump system
A well water retrieval system for deep shaft wells including an electrical generator of limited generating capacity of the type that operates upon input of naturally occurring energy in wave or...
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4302682 |
Ocean thermal energy conversion system
A power generation system and method of operation for generating electricity by utilizing temperature differences inherently present in the ocean between water near the surface and water from the...
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4301375 |
Turbo-generator unit and system
An improved turbo-generator unit for a sea power plant having a wall separating the sea from a space at atmospheric pressure has the turbine submerged in the sea on one side of the wall, the...
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4291232 |
Liquid powered, closed loop power generating system and process for using same
A liquid powered, closed loop power generating system which generates power substantially as a result of the flow of a pressurized liquid through its power generating means is disclosed. The liquid...
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4284899 |
Gravity fed power generator
A power supply generator system including a fuel cell, an impulse turbine, an electrolyzer and a regulator battery which serve to supply each other and a consumer with energy. The fuel cell...
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4284900 |
Closed loop energy conversion system
An energy conversion system utilizing gravity flow of water from a high elevation to sea level utilizing gravity to provide large pressure gradients in pipe lines as large quantities of water move...
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4283633 |
Electro-pneumatic dynamo
An electro-pneumatic dynamo includes a rotary engine having an engine casing, two rotors rotatably mounted within the casing having intermeshing blades and fluid medium inlet means for injecting a...
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4282443 |
Energy conversion apparatus
An energy conversion apparatus is disclosed adapted to convert any type of rotatable mechanical energy into electrical energy in an efficient manner which includes a plurality of generators...
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4282444 |
Method for deep shaft pumpback energy generation
A method and apparatus are disclosed for converting the potential energy stored in an upper reservoir of water into electrical energy, whereby, during periods of high energy demand, water is...
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4280328 |
Utilization of solar energy
Solar energy is utilized to convert water into steam for use in driving a turbine which, in turn, is used to generate electricity. At the same time air in a solar panel is utilized to drive another...
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4281256 |
Compressed air energy storage system
An internal combustion reciprocating engine is operable as a compressor during slack demand periods utilizing excess power from a power grid to charge air into an air storage reservoir and as an...
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4281255 |
Source of energy and a method of generating energy
A mover is provided having a housing and an element movable in the housing. Container means accommodates the gas which is heated under the action of a surrounding medium. The thus-heated gas is fed...
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4275309 |
System for converting solar heat to electrical energy
This invention consists of a system and apparatus for converting solar heat to electrical energy by accumulating normally non-heated air under a transparent roof which covers a vast area of sand,...
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4275310 |
Peak power generation
Electric power is provided during periods of peak demand, employing a turbine generator facility activated by the expansion of compressed air, withdrawn from an underground air storage reservoir,...
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4270054 |
Power plant
A power plant for generating electrical power comprises opposed piston assemblies each at the end of a rack and pinion mechanism conformed to pass through a linear inductor. Thus on each piston...
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4266180 |
Method of and means for high performance direct current electrical pulse generation utilizing mechanical energy storage
A method of converting inertial mechanical energy into a high energy direct current electrical pulse of short time duration is disclosed. Apparatus for practicing the method is described. According...
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4249083 |
Solar electrical generator
The engine of the present invention includes a cylindrical, elongated boiler housing with a turbine mounted within it, and the turbine and boiler rotate relative to each other. Heat is applied to...
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4249096 |
Electrical dynamo
An electrical generator is formed with at least one nonconductive cylinder mounted for rotation about an axis and containing four pairs of permanent magnets, longitudinally spaced within the...
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4247785 |
Freeway power generator
A series of magnetized cylindrical rollers are rotatably mounted in spaced transverse channels under a freeway off ramp. Each roller is made of non-magnetic material and has plurality of cavities...
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4243892 |
Energy-efficient fluid medium pumping system
The inventive pumping system includes at least two parallel-working pumps or compressors, at least one of which is operable as either a pump or a turbine in one or both directions, its drive motor...
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4242591 |
Orbitally rotating piston engine
The engine comprises a generally toroidal cylinder containing a piston having optional permanent magnets or electromagnets disposed thereon. The piston rotates through the cylinder due to a force...
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4239975 |
Energy producing system
In an energy producing system, a movable device is mounted at least partially within a housing which, in turn, is mounted in the ground at the surface of a road or the like. The movable device at...
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4239974 |
Electrical power generating system
An electrical power generating system is disclosed which utilizes as a source of energy the otherwise wasted energy expended by motor vehicles moving along a roadway. The system includes a...
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4238687 |
Highway turbine
A system for generating power from the passage of motor vehicles over a roadway which includes a highly efficient linkage for connecting a treadle or rocker plate mounted in the roadbed with one or...
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4230531 |
Wind powered solar still
Apparatus comprising a solar still and a wind powered generator. Sea water is preheated in a condenser and is supplied to the still where it is heated further either by solar radiation, or by a...
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4229660 |
Turbine electric generator with solar heating and space cooling
Thermodynamic unit comprised of a pair of vessels which alternately generate and condense vapor are connected in a sealed system to drive a turbine with the vessel generating vapor having an outlet...
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4217537 |
Chain saw driven generator
Apparatus and method employing the engine unit of a conventional chain saw to power an electrical generator. In a first embodiment, a generator is detachably mounted to the engine unit, with an...
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4214170 |
Power generation-refrigeration system
A power generation-refrigeration system comprising a refrigerant boiler, and a primary turbine for extracting energy from the refrigerant. The system also comprises a reversible turbomachine having...
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4213797 |
Radiant energy to electric energy converter
Radiant energy is converted into electric energy by irradiating a capacitor including an ionic dielectric. The dielectric is a sintered crystal superionic conductor, e.g., lanthanum trifluoride,...
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4210819 |
Open cycle ocean thermal energy conversion steam control and bypass system
Two sets of hinged control doors for regulating motive steam flow from an evaporator to a condenser alternatively through a set of turbine blades in a steam bypass around the turbine blades. The...
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4208590 |
Jet electric generator
Apparatus for generating electrical energy is disclosed wherein an annular arrangement of rotor windings is affixed to a number of rotatable blades which radiate outwardly from a central rotatable...
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