Prime-mover dynamo plants – Electric control – Fluid-current motors
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-27
2009-10-20
Gonzalez, Julio (Department: 2834)
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Electric control
Fluid-current motors
C290S054000, C310S103000, C310S105000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07605485
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for generating and harvesting energy in response to the flow of water through rotating device, such as a nutating or oscillating disk. Mechanical energy from flow of water is converted into electrical energy via an energy conversion unit. For example, the power generation system may be used to power electronic and mechanical devices used in automated meter reading (AMR) systems. The power generator system may recharge a storage circuit that enables long term AMR operations without the need for battery replacement. The power generation system, in various embodiments, can provide additional power for two-way communication and other sensors such as pressure, temperature, water quality and services such as remote shut-off, event-based messaging, and water quality monitoring.
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Binning C. David
Pitchford Barth Robins
Pitchford William Dudley
Rasmussen David Lewis
Simon Robert Paul
Fairfax County Water Authority
Gonzalez Julio
Hunton & Williams
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