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6552440 Automatic turbogenerator restarting method and 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...
6545373 System and method for providing ballast loading for a turbo-generator  
A ballast load control system and method is presented that regulates the output electrical power supplied by a turbo-generator such that appropriate turbine loading may be achieved. Such enables...
6512305 Method and apparatus having a turbine working in different modes for providing an uninterruptible supply of electric power to a critical load  
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system supplies power to computers, medical apparatus or other critical loads when primary power supply falters. The UPS system includes an electrical machine...
6495929 Turbogenerator power control system  
A power control system for a turbogenerator which provides electrical power to one or more pump-jack oil wells. When the induction motor of a pump-jack oil well is powered by three-phase utility...
6489692 Method and apparatus for controlling rotation of magnetic rotor  
A method and apparatus for starting a turbogenerator having a sensorless magnetic rotor supported for rotation in a stator by a compliant foil fluid film bearing, the method comprising energizing...
6490506 Method and apparatus for monitoring hydroelectric facility maintenance and environmental costs  
A system for monitoring maintenance information in a hydroelectric power generation facility comprises sensors coupled to a controller. The sensors detect actual levels of operating parameters for...
6479907 Plant for generating electric power and a method for operation of such a plant  
In a plant for generating electric power through at least two generators separately driven by wind power and feeding an alternating voltage to an alternating voltage line in common, a converter is...
6452287 Windmill and method to use same to generate electricity, pumped air or rotational shaft energy  
An improved windmill and a method for generating electricity, pumped air or rotational shaft energy are provided. A vertical mast rotatably mounts one end of a substantially horizontal and upward...
6441508 Dual type multiple stage, hydraulic turbine power generator including reaction type turbine with adjustable blades  
A hydraulic turbine power generator mounted on a single shaft wherein the hydraulic turbine means includes a plurality of reaction type turbine stages arranged to be in combination, rotatably...
6437535 Starting system and method for a microturbine power generation unit  
A power electrical system is disclosed for a microturbine power generator. The invention permits the microturbine to be started using an external DC power source. The DC voltage is converted to a...
6420794 Hydropower conversion system  
A hydropower conversion system for circulation of water between a delivering reservoir ( 101 or 201 ) and a receiving reservoir ( 102 or 202 ) through hydro-turbines ( 112 or 212 ), pumps (...
6408625 Operating techniques for internal combustion engines  
An electric power generation system is disclosed, which includes a back-up electric power generator driven by a four-cycle internal combustion engine. The engine includes a plurality of...
6407466 Electric motor or generator  
A device such as an electric motor, an electric generator, or a regenerative electric motor includes a rotor arrangement and a stator arrangement. The stator arrangement has a dielectric...
6392313 Microturbomachinery  
The invention overcomes limitations of conventional power and thermodynamic sources by with micromachinery components that enable production of significant power and efficient operation of...
6376926 Power generation system  
A power generation system. The system includes a magnetically-actuated turbine having a rotating shaft and a generator connected to the turbine. The generator includes a rotor connected to the...
6355987 Power converter and control for microturbine  
An arrangement and method for controlling a microturbine. Back-to-back inverters are provided such that a second inverter provides power to the DC bus prior to achieving self-sustaining operation...
6326703 Power apparatus  
Ethanol fuel is fed into hot burn chamber of twin turbine, initially to burn in the presence of compressed air. After turbine in hot burn chamber is started, water is electrolyzed by means of DC...
6313544 Self-contained energy center for producing mechanical, electrical, and heat energy  
Various forms of energy, such as mechanical, electrical, and/or heat energy are produced by an energy conversion mechanism which includes a spool, the spool including a shaft on which a compressor...
6307278 Microturbine power generating system  
A rotating group for a microturbine power generation system includes an electrical generator rotor, a turbine and a compressor intermediate the generator and the turbine. The turbine, compressor...
6285089 Induction static start for a turbine generator with a brushless exciter and associated methods  
In an electric power generation system (20) which includes a turbine (22) and a turbine generator (25) connected to the turbine (22) along a common shaft (21), an alternating current (AC) induction...
6281595 Microturbine based power generation system and method  
A power electrical system is disclosed to connect a microturbine and an electrical machine to electrical power sources and a load. The invention permits the microturbine to be started using an...
6281601 Turbogenerator power control system and method  
The power meter, required in most utility grid connectged applications to measure load consumption, is utilized to provide a feedback to an associated turbogenerator power controller, providing a...
6274945 Combustion control method and system  
A multi-injector combustion system in which a brake resistor is utilized to provide a minimum load for the combustor system during idle or low power operation of the permanent magnet...
6270309 Low drag ducted Ram air turbine generator and cooling system  
A low drag ducted ram air turbine generator and cooling system is provided. The ducted ram air turbine generator and cooling system has reduced drag while extracting dynamic energy from the air...
6259166 Generator with double driving machinery  
A generator with double driving machinery. On one side of the generator, a gas turbine is coupled directly with a generator shaft. On the other side of the generator, opposite from the gas turbine,...
6255743 Method and apparatus for providing an uninterruptible supply of electric power to a critical load  
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system supplies electric power to computers, medical apparatus or other critical loads when a primary power supply fails. The UPS system includes an electrical...
6249057 Hydrodynamic energy conversion apparatus  
An energy conversion apparatus for converting compressed gas to shaft power includes a housing divided between first and second chambers in fluid communication with each other and adapted to...
6242819 Gas expansion turbine for low power output  
In a gas supply pipe section, an asynchronous motor generator unit is provided in a pipe section consisting of a single supply pipe upstream (at the high pressure side) and adjacent to a separating...
6239505 Hydropowered turbine system  
A hydropowered turbine system has a hollow base member with an inlet fluid conduit at its upper end in contact with retained water under pressure. A flared fluid outlet is located above the inlet...
6239504 Turbine guide and a method for regulating a load cycle process of a turbine  
A turbine guide regulates a load cycle process in a turbine. The turbine guide has a limiting unit, to which a variable for a variable pre-setting of a time duration t v of the load cycle process...
6232679 Electricity generator and heat source for vehicles  
A combined heat and electricity generating unit is suitable for use in class 8 trucks and the like. When it is operating it provides heat for keeping the engine and cabin warm and electricity for...
6177735 Integrated rotor-generator  
A system and method for interconverting moving fluid power and electrical power involves an aerodynamic rotor integrated with an electric rotor without an interconnecting rotating shaft.
6175210 Prime mover for operating an electric motor  
A prime mover such as a microturbine generator is operated to generate dc power, and an inverter is controlled to convert the dc power to ac power. The ac power is supplied to an electric motor....
6169334 Command and control system and method for multiple turbogenerators  
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...
6169390 Flywheel-microturbine system  
A power supply system for providing long and short term backup power to a load comprises a microturbine system, a flywheel system, and a power electronics module. The microturbine system includes a...
6163078 Adjustable speed gas turbine power generation apparatus and its operation method  
An adjustable speed gas turbine power generation apparatus can maintain a rated output of the gas turbine generation apparatus irrespective of ambient temperature change. For this purpose, the...
6153943 Power conditioning apparatus with energy conversion and storage  
A method and apparatus for power conditioning and for storing electrical energy, fossil fuel energy, or both in the form of a compressed gas which may then be used in combination with a fossil fuel...
6147414 Dual-purpose converter/startup circuit for a microturbine power generating system  
A microturbine power generation system includes an electric generator, a rectifier for rectifying an output of the electric generator, and an inverter for up-chopping an output of the rectifier....
6124646 Aircraft air conditioning system including electric generator for providing AC power having limited frequency range  
An air conditioning system for an aircraft includes cascaded high and low pressure turbines, an electric generator that is driven at variable speeds by the low pressure turbine, and a fan that is...
6118187 Method for controlling an output of an electrical power plant  
A method for controlling a power plant which delivers electrical power to an electrical grid. The grid has a grid frequency which fluctuates around a nominal frequency. A power output of the power...
6116853 Method and apparatus for checking the operating reliability of a turbine during load shedding  
For checking the operating reliability of a turbine during load shedding, input values having simulated time profiles are fed to a regulating circuit regulating a turbine. The reaction of the...
6114773 Hydraulic turbine assembly  
A new hydraulic turbine assembly for deriving extra energy out of a conventional hydroelectric power generating system by incorporating a second turbine generator at the inlet from the reservoir....
6093975 Turbogenerator/motor control with synchronous condenser  
A turbogenerator/motor controller with a microprocessor-based control system having a synchronous condenser, line commutated inverter, and a battery coupled to the turbogenerator/motor controller....
6082094 Ventilation system for acoustic enclosures for combustion turbines and air breathing heat engines  
A ventilating system for adjusting temperature within acoustic enclosures for combustion turbines and other engines. The ventilating system includes a duct in flow communication with an inlet...
6066898 Microturbine power generating system including variable-speed gas compressor  
A microturbine power generating system includes a combustor and a gas compressor that provides a flow of natural gas to a combustor. The flow of natural gas is regulated by varying the speed of the...
6064122 Microturbine power of generating system including a battery source for supplying startup power  
A microturbine power generating system includes a battery source for providing startup power. Dc power provided by the battery source is converted to three-phase ac power, and the three-phase ac...
6046509 Steam turbine-driven electric generator  
A steam turbine-driven generator for generating electric power is comprised of an electric generator having a vertical shaft journalled for rotation between bearings contained in a generator...
6031294 Turbogenerator/motor controller with ancillary energy storage/discharge  
A turbogenerator/motor controller with a microprocessor based inverter having multiple modes of operation with an energy storage and discharge system including an ancillary electric storage device,...
6028380 Arrangement in a bulb generator  
6023135 Turbogenerator/motor control system  
A turbogenerator/motor control system having a plurality of proportional integral control loops including a fuel command control loop and a current command control loop. The exhaust gas temperature...