Prime-mover dynamo plants – Electric control – Fluid-current motors
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2006-08-08
Waks, Joseph (Department: 2834)
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Electric control
Fluid-current motors
Reexamination Certificate
active
07088012
ABSTRACT:
A power plant extracts energy from a free flowing motive fluid by means of a transverse mounted generator with its rotor extending downward into the flow. Runner blades with hinges attain the greatest surface area when the flow is tangent to and in the same direction as the rotor rotation. The hinges fold the runner blades to minimize the surface area proportional to drag when the blades oppose the flow. The generator with feedback control charges batteries, produces hydrogen fuel by electrolysis of water, or further couples to a DC motor coupled to an AC generator. Other features optionally perform such tasks as adaptively locating the generator in the maximum velocity flow, controlling and communicating the state of charge of the battery, or gauging and controlling the electrolysis process and communicating the fullness of the hydrogen gas output tanks.
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