Electric generation system including multiple motor/generators

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2010-02-09

2010-10-19

Ponomarenko, Nicholas (Department: 2839)

Prime-mover dynamo plants

Fluid-current motors

C290S043000, C415S004300

Reexamination Certificate

active

07816800

ABSTRACT:
An electric generating system including a frame configured to couple to a tether system and at least one power generation module mounted to the frame. The at least one power generation module includes a holding structure attached to the frame, a rotating structure, including a rotor shaft, configured to rotate relative to the holding structure, a rotor attached to the rotor shaft, and a plurality of motor/generators attached to the holding structure, each including a drive shaft configured to engage with the rotor shaft. The electric generating system is configured to operate in a first mode wherein the motor/generators are configured to receive electrical energy from the tether system and drive the drive shafts to create a torque on the rotor shaft to thereby rotate the rotor and create lift to fly the electric generating system to an operating position within an air stream, and to operate in a second mode wherein the rotor is configured to be rotated by the air stream to provide lift to maintain the electric generating system within the air stream and to create a torque on the rotor shaft to thereby rotate the rotor shaft and the rotating structure so that the torque from the rotor is transmitted to the motor/generators via the drive shafts to generate electrical energy which is provided to the tether system.

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