Prime-mover dynamo plants – Miscellaneous – Drive gearing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-26
2011-07-26
Waks, Joseph (Department: 2839)
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Miscellaneous
Drive gearing
Reexamination Certificate
active
07986051
ABSTRACT:
An energy converter for inducing membrane vibrations when subject to a fluid flow and converting the kinetic energy embedded in the fluid flow into another form of energy, such as electricity. The energy converter includes a supporting structure and multiple generator units. Each generator unit includes at least one flexible membrane, and at least one electrical conductor and at least one magnetic field generator configured to apply a magnetic field to the at least one electrical conductor, wherein one of the electrical conductor and the magnetic field generator is attached to the membrane and configured to move with the membrane. Each membrane vibrates when subject to the fluid flow and has at least two ends supported by the supporting structure. The vibration of each membrane creates a relative movement between the conductor and a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator, which induces a current. A power conditioning circuit is provided to condition the current.
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Humdinger Wind Enery LLC
Schox Jeffrey
Waks Joseph
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