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7612460 Engine-driven power generator  
The present invention provides an engine-driven synchronous power generator that selects the operation state with respect to the load of the power generator by controlling the revolution. The...
7605482 Method and apparatus for energy harvesting using energy storage and release  
An energy harvester is provided for converting an input force into electrical energy and also allowing for energy to be stored and then released at a later time. The energy harvester includes a...
7592783 P-static energy source for an aircraft  
A means for harvesting local energy and using it to generate local electric power is disclosed which uses as its energy source P-Static charge generated on the external surfaces of aircraft flying...
7589428 Electro gravity plates for generating electricity from passage of vehicles over the plates  
Electro-gravity plates are applied to road surfaces for generating electricity from the passage of vehicles over the plates. Each plate contains a packed lattice of electro-gravity cells that...
7589427 Roadway power generating system  
A power generating system configured to be placed in a road. The system includes a encasing box that encloses pistons that extend slightly above the encasing box. The pistons are connected to a...
7586220 Electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy  
An electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical generator comprising a housing, an electrically conductive coil assembly...
7582979 Electric power supply system  
Vehicles are connected to respective receptacles of houses and are capable of generating commercial AC power to supply the generated electric power to a power transmission line. The vehicles...
7582977 Extendable rotor blades for power generating wind and ocean current turbines within a module mounted atop a main blade  
A power generating system wherein a turbine is mounted on top of a tower or tethered underwater. The turbine includes a rotor having a main blade section connected to a rotor hub and an extender...
7579701 Insulation and power generation system for buildings  
A system for insulating a building and generating electricity includes a method for providing insulation for a building that resists heat transfer through conduction, convection and radiation,...
7576444 Micro turbine sheet design for gathering wind energy  
Disclosed is a method and system for providing an energy gathering sheet to harness and provide energy to destinations, such as homes and businesses. The energy gathering sheet is configured to...
7573143 Generator utilizing fluid-induced oscillations  
An electrical generator including a magnetic field generator and at least one energy converter for converting energy present in fluid flows into vibrations or oscillations. The converter includes a...
7566979 Electrical power source  
A power source that is powered by a user to generate electrical energy includes a generator assembly and a fluid source. The generator assembly includes a rotor, a stator, and a fluid driven motor...
7560822 Educational electrical generation kit  
An educational electrical generation kit includes a bicycle wheel support which may accommodate the driven wheel of a bicycle, and wherein a generator engages the driven bicycle wheel to generate...
7554224 Electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy  
An electromechanical generator comprising an electromechanical device for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical device comprising a housing, an...
7550860 Intelliroad  
The present invention provides for a system to generate electricity from vehicular traffic and road infrastructure. Specifically, energy of a moving vehicle may be transferred via mechanic or wind...
7547981 Machine having electrical power system and method  
A machine and electrical power system includes a generator having a speed range that includes a resonance speed associated with resonance vibrations of the system. A drive coupling is disposed...
7547980 Power generating unit on semi-trailer for energy recovery and storage  
The present disclosure is directed to a power generating unit secured beneath a semi-trailer on an over-the-road vehicle. The power generating unit is selectively positionable from a raised...
7541684 Systems for generating useful energy from vehicle motion  
A system for generating useful energy from vehicle motion. The system includes: a projection projecting above a road surface, pivotably mounted to the road surface to be pushed downward against an...
7531908 Apparatus that harnesses explosive force to do work  
Activation of a propellant in a constant volume container causes a phase change material to rapidly expand so that the pressure in the container increases. Programmability and sequential actuation...
7530760 Roadway for decelerating a vehicle including a delayed release means for depressed runway panels  
A method for slowing a vehicle traveling over a movable surface in a direction of travel is provided where the vehicle has a first wheel and at least a second wheel offset from the first wheel in a...
7525205 Electric power generator  
An electric power generator capable of using external vibrations in various directions to generate power. A fixed substrate having a surface with a plurality of electret electrodes and a movable...
7525204 Method and apparatus for boosting power in a bicycle electrical device  
A bicycle electric power device includes a dynamo, an electrical device, a power source and a switch. The electrical device is electrically connected to the dynamo. The power source is electrically...
7525203 Back-up electric power generator for electronic components attached to automatic firearms  
A firearm improvement taking the form of a mechanical dynamo installed in an automatic firearm. Several components either replace certain parts of the firearm or are added to the firearm. In...
7518254 Multiple prime power source locomotive control  
The present invention is directed to a control strategy for operating a plurality of prime power sources during propulsion, idling and braking and is applicable to large systems such as trucks,...
7518253 Solar wind chime  
A solar-powered wind chime has a solar energy system for powering an electrical subsystem. The electrical subsystem may include lighting elements for illuminating the wind chime and the area around...
7514804 Energy harvesting technique to support remote wireless MEMS RF sensors  
A method of harvesting vibrational energy is provided. This method involves generating a high magnetic flux density field within a current induction conductor such as an induction coil. The high...
7511384 DC conversion system  
A DC conversion system includes a power-generating device, a power storage device, and a DC boost circuit. The power-generating device transforms power from natural resources such as solar power...
7508085 Flexible member energy conversion device  
Flexible member energy conversion device ( 550 ) converts flexible member ( 100 ) deflection mechanical energy to electrical energy. Flexible member ( 100 ) deflects and conforms to surface ( 40 )...
7504737 Method and apparatus for converting human power to electrical power  
In an exemplary briefcase embodiment as depicted in FIG. 48 , exemplary batteries ( 525 ) and ( 526 ) would be contained in very close proximity to an exemplary twelve-coil PMG assembly ( 300...
7499263 Mobile power source cable connection system and method  
A mobile power source for use with a power cable having a connector. The mobile power source includes a housing, a generator, an enclosure, at least one power terminal, a door, and at least one...
7498682 Electrical energy generator  
An electrical energy generator that converts kinetic energy harvested from voluntary motor activity of a human or animal to electrical energy. The electrical energy generator includes a housing, a...
7498681 Mechanical vibration to electrical energy converter  
Electromechanical devices that generate an electrical signal in response to an external source of mechanical vibrations can operate as a sensor of vibrations and as an energy harvester for...
7495352 Vehicle wheel  
The wheel device including a shaft, a reversible rotary electrical machine mounted coaxially about the shaft, an energy storage device coupled to the electrical machine, an electronic control unit...
7495350 Energy conversion systems utilizing parallel array of automatic switches and generators  
Nanoelectromechanical systems utilizing nanometer-scale assemblies are provided that convert thermal energy into another form of energy that can be used to perform useful work at macroscopic level....
7489045 Energy generating expansion joint  
An expansion joint system incorporating means for harvesting kinetic energy and generating electrical energy from the kinetic energy is provided. The incorporation of an energy harvesting and...
7486000 Dielectrophoretic heat engine and method of energy conversion  
A dielectrophoretic heat engine with temperature-dependent dielectric matter and energy conversion method exploiting the thermodielectrophoretic effect for effectively and efficiently converting...
7485978 Compliant walled combustion devices for producing mechanical and electrical energy  
Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a...
7482704 Automatic generator starting protection  
This document discusses, among other things, systems, devices, and methods of disabling an automatic generator starting (AGS) actuator, such as used with a fuel-powered AC power generator providing...
7466034 Cogeneration system  
A cogeneration system is disclosed, wherein a generator which generates electricity, a drive source which operates to drive the generator, and generates waste heat during the operation of the drive...
7466032 Power from a non-animal organism  
A system includes a non-animal organism, a first electrical conductor electrically coupled to the non-animal organism, a second electrical conductor coupled to a ground, and an electrical load...
7462944 Hybrid drive system and method for controlling a hybrid drive system  
A hybrid driving system for a vehicle including a generator connected to an internal combustion engine ( 1 ) which is linked to an electric driving motor ( 6 ) by means of a generator frequency...
7459800 Electronic control for a hydraulically driven generator  
Electronic control for a hydraulic system driving an auxiliary power source is provided, with specific application as a system for controlling the operation of a hydraulically driven AC generator....
7455101 Device of micro loop thermosyphon for ferrofluid power generator  
The present invention provides a micro loop thermosyphon cooler, having a thermal absorption unit and a condenser sequentially arranged therein, wherein the condenser is arranged at a position...
7446450 Method and system using liquid dielectric for electrostatic power generation  
A system and method for generating power. The system has a first electrode member comprising a first region and a second electrode member comprising a second region. Preferably, the second...
7439630 System and methodology for generating electricity using a chemical heat engine and piezoelectric material  
A system for generating electrical power supply signals includes at least one heat engine having a chamber that undergoes heating/cooling cycle and corresponding pressure variations. At least one...
7439629 Asynchronous generator with galvano-magnetic-thermal effect  
The generator includes: elements ( 4, 10 ) for generating a magnetic field in a first direction, a hot source ( 6 ) and a cold source ( 8 ) creating a temperature gradient (∇T) in a second...
7432607 Power generation pad using wasted energy  
An energy generator comprising a generally flat and partially flexible traffic surface on which pedestrians and traffic may pass. Underneath the traffic surface, a plurality of dynamo cells each...
7429801 System and method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy  
A tire assembly with integrated power generation features includes one or more piezoelectric devices configured to generate electric charge therein upon being subjected to mechanical strains...
7429145 Bi-directional roadway for decelerating a vehicle including an aircraft  
A method for slowing a vehicle upon a roadway. The method including: providing a movable surface upon which the vehicle travels, the movable surface being movable in two opposite directions;...
7425768 Power-generating magnetic sensing equipment  
A power-generating magnetic sensing equipment comprises a magnetic sensing read head and a magnetic scale. The magnetic sensing read head includes a power-generating device and a signal sensing...