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6960900 Method and apparatus for starting a gas turbine using a polyphase electric power generator  
A method to start a combined unit gas turbine and electrical unit having a static start drive including the steps of: applying a variable frequency voltage from the static start drive to a winding...
6960840 Integrated turbine power generation system with catalytic reactor  
The invention provides integrated turbogenerators having a turbine wheel, a compressor impeller, and a motor generator mounted to or mechanically constrained to a common shaft, and improved...
6958550 Method and system for control of turbogenerator power and temperature  
A power controller controls the turbine of a turbine powered generating system regardless of the load on the system to maximize the efficiency of the turbine and maintains the turbine at a...
6956301 Method and apparatus for controlling output voltages and frequencies of turbine/alternator on common shaft  
An electrical system and method for a turbine/alternator comprising a gas driven turbine and a permanent magnet alternator rotating on a common shaft includes an inverter circuit connectable either...
6952058 Wind energy conversion system  
A wind energy conversion system includes upper and lower wind turbines having counter-rotating blade assemblies supported for rotation about a vertical rotation axis, with each blade assembly...
6933624 Hydropower generation apparatus and method  
Apparatus and methods for generating power utilizing the flow of water from an upper water body to a lower water body in order to generate an upward buoyant force on at least one buoyant object...
6921985 Low voltage ride through for wind turbine generators  
A wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a blade pitch control system to vary a pitch of one or more blades and a turbine controller coupled with the blade pitch control system. A first power...
6914344 Integrated starter/generator for a turbomachine  
The invention relates to a turbomachine of axis X including a compressor and an integrated starter/generator. The field magnetic circuit of the starter/generator is mounted in the bore of at least...
6912451 Control system for a redundant prime mover system  
The present invention provides a control system for a redundant prime mover system to drive a machine having an engine coupled to the machine, and a motor/generator coupled to the machine and an...
6911742 Method and apparatus for turbine/alternator on common shaft during start-up  
An electrical system for a turbine/alternator comprising a gas driven turbine and a permanent magnet alternator rotating on a common shaft includes an inverter circuit connectable either to an...
6909199 Method and apparatus for compensating output voltage fluctuations of turbine/alternator on common shaft  
An electrical system and method for a turbine/alternator comprising a gas driven turbine and a permanent magnet alternator rotating on a common shaft includes an inverter circuit connectable either...
6906432 Electrical power generation system and method  
An electrical power generating system and method wherein a generator is driven by an air-breathing engine. At any operating condition, for a given power output the engine efficiency is...
6900553 Gas turbomachinery generator  
A gas turbomachinery electricity generation apparatus includes a gas turbomachinery arrangement having an associated rotary drive take-off, an electricity generating arrangement which includes a...
6897573 Electrical voltage generating device  
A manually operated voltage generating device provides an electrical voltage for operating an electronic unit such as a remote control handheld unit. The device has a permanent magnet mounted in a...
6897578 Integrated microturbine gearbox generator assembly  
A microturbine engine comprising a turbine including a first housing and a turbine rotor. The engine also includes a generator having a second housing and a generator rotor. The generator rotor is...
6897577 Methods and system for power generation  
A method of operating a power generation system and a power generation system are provided. The method includes coupling at least one electrical generator to at least one prime mover, wherein the...
6891282 Method and apparatus for monitoring turbine parameters of turbine/alternator on common shaft  
An electrical system and apparatus for a turbine/alternator comprising a gas driven turbine and a permanent magnet alternator rotating on a common shaft includes an inverter circuit connectable...
6888263 Gas turbine generator  
A gas turbine generating apparatus according to the present invention comprises a gas turbine capable of a high-speed operation, a permanent-magnet-type generator driven at a high speed by the gas...
6885114 Miniature hydro-power generation system  
A miniature hydro-power generation system may produce electric power from a flow of liquid. The miniature hydro-power generation system may include a housing that includes a plurality of paddles...
6882060 Turbine generating apparatus  
A turbine generating apparatus includes a control unit which controls the turbine generating apparatus as follows. During a system connection running mode, a fuel is fed to the gas turbine at a...
6876100 Small power generating device and water faucet device  
A small generator includes a hydraulic turbine provided in a fluid path rotating with a passage of a fluid in a predetermined flow and a rotator coupled to the hydraulic turbine rotating together...
6864595 Detection of islanded behavior and anti-islanding protection of a generator in grid-connected mode  
A method of controlling a generator system connected to an electric power system in which the output frequency characteristic of the generator system is measured, a first phase angle and frequency...
6864593 Device for producing of electric energy and of signal transmitting pressure pulses  
The invention is directed to a device for the generation of pressure pulses, being intended for transmitting signals, in a fluid-carrying channel ( 2 ), using a pulser ( 1 ) designed to be...
6853096 Wind turbine  
A rotation shaft is installed in the center of a wind turbine. Blades are secured to the rotation shaft to be circumferentially spaced apart one from another. Each blade has a lattice composed of...
6847129 Turbine generator starting method and turbine generation system  
An object of the present invention is to provide a turbine generation system in which a starting inverter circuit for starting a turbine generator is additionally employed so that the system...
6841891 Electrogasdy anamic method for generation electrical energy  
A process is provided for producing electrical energy from thermal energy in which charges are separated between two working media triboelectrically or electrostatically, the charges are moved away...
6838781 Control system for a cogeneration unit  
A control system for a cogeneration unit, the cogeneration unit including a heat engine and an alternator, driven by the heat engine, which generates AC electricity for an electrical load. The...
6832486 Electrical machine  
An electrical machine, such as a generator or motor, is incorporated in a gas turbine engine. The engine has compressor blades which are shrouded at. Beyond the shroud, an electrical machine is...
6812586 Distributed power system  
A power generation system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the power generation system includes a fuel source, a turbogenerator coupled to the fuel source, and a power controller coupled to the...
6812587 Continuous power supply with back-up generation  
A continuous power supply may include a turbogenerator to provide power to supply the load and or an energy storage element and possibly also to the primary energy source. Utilizing an isolated DC...
6798080 Hydro-power generation for a water treatment system and method of supplying electricity using a flow of liquid  
A hydro-power generation system for use in conjunction with a water treatment system is disclosed. The embodiments of the hydro-power generation system include an impeller rotatably positioned in a...
6794766 Method and operational strategy for controlling variable stator vanes of a gas turbine power generator compressor component during under-frequency events  
A method is provided for controlling variable inlet and stator vanes of a heavy-duty gas turbine electrical power generator compressor component upon occurrence of power grid under-frequency...
6791204 Torque generation for salient-pole synchronous machine for start-up of a prime mover  
A system and method to provide an improved power electronics starting system ( 100 ) in which starting torque is delivered by a salient pole synchronous machine ( 102 ), while associated power...
6787933 Power generation system having transient ride-through/load-leveling capabilities  
A power generation system includes a turbogenerator having a motor/generator and a turbine coupled to a common shaft, and generates AC power. A first power converter is coupled to the...
6784565 Turbogenerator with electrical brake  
In an integrated turbogenerator system having an air intake for a compressor to supply combustion air to a combustor, an electric brake device such as a resistor is connected to the electrical...
6777823 Integrated continuous power system assemblies having multiple nozzle block segments  
A continuous power system assembly is provided that includes an integrated shaft-driven unit. The unit contains a turbine, an alternator, a flywheel and a feed pump, all of which are coupled to the...
6762512 Methods for starting a combustion turbine and combustion turbine generator configured to implement same methods  
A method for starting a combustion turbine generator 10 includes configuring the generator so that the generator's rotor 16 is connected to receive all DC electrical power from the armature 30...
6750633 Electrical circuit for generating a three-phase alternating current  
An electrical circuit for producing a three-phase AC current from a low-power generator (10 kW to 5 MW) and for feeding the current into a power grid has a forward mode where energy flows from the...
6750557 Redundant prime mover system  
The present invention provides a redundant prime mover system to drive a machine having an engine coupled to the machine, and a motor/generator coupled to the machine and an electrical network...
6724099 Method and apparatus for starting up a turboset  
In order to achieve efficient utilization of components required for the generator operation, during the run-up of a turboset having a gas turbine, a generator and also a rectifier exciter, the...
6724098 Generator system with gas turbine  
In a generator system having a gas turbine ( 1 ) and a generator ( 2 ), which is driven by the gas turbine ( 1 ), an electricity supply network ( 5 ) is supplied from an energy reservoir ( 6 ) when...
6713892 Automatic turbogenerator restarting system  
A method and system to automatically restart a permanent magnet turbogenerator/motor when a fatal fault is detected. The automatic restart logic includes time constraints and limitations on the...
6703719 Systems and methods for managing a battery source associated with a microturbine power generating system  
A microturbine power generating system and associated method for managing a battery source associated with a microturbine power generating system is disclosed. The system and methods enable...
6664653 Command and control system for controlling operational sequencing of multiple turbogenerators using a selected control mode  
A command and control system and method for multiple turbogenerators in a grid parallel system includes a master controller to start, sequence, coordinate power commands, and provide fault handling...
6664654 System and method for dual mode control of a turbogenerator/motor  
A method of controlling a permanent magnet turbogenerator/motor includes providing a protected load connected in parallel with the turbogenerator/motor through a pulse width modulated inverter...
6661112 Fluid control system with automatic recovery feature  
A fluid control method includes providing fluid flow through a conduit having a pressure sensitive shutdown valve; driving an electrical power generator with the turbine wheel and delivering...
6639328 Microturbine/capacitor power distribution system  
A power generation system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the power generation system includes a fuel source to provide fuel, a turbogenerator, coupled to the fuel source, to generate AC power,...
6628005 Single speed turbine generator for different power system output frequencies in power generation systems and associated methods  
A power generation system ( 10 ) and associated methods to compensate for different power system output frequencies are provided. The system ( 10 ) preferably includes a turbine ( 12 ) having a...
6628006 System and method for recovering potential energy of a hydrogen gas fuel supply for use in a vehicle  
A system 10 is provided for recovering the potential energy of a hydrogen gas fuel supply within a fuel cell powered vehicle 14 . The system 10 includes a conventional storage tank 16 which...
6559551 Starter device for fuel cell system  
A starter device, preferably for cold-starting, for fuel cell systems, including a current generation system, for generating electrical energy, and a gas generation system, for generating H 2 -rich...