Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Renewable energy marine hydrokinetic or wind turbine
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Application No.: US15267655Application Date: 2016-09-16
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Publication No.: US09912209B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Kyung Soo Han
- Applicant: Differential Dynamics Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Owings Mills
- Assignee: Differential Dynamics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Differential Dynamics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Owings Mills
- Agency: Cameron LLP
- Main IPC: F03B13/00
- IPC: F03B13/00 ; F03B13/10 ; H02P9/04 ; H02K7/116 ; F03D15/00 ; H02K7/18 ; F03B13/26 ; F03B15/08 ; F03B15/12 ; F03B17/06 ; F03D3/04 ; F03D3/00 ; H02P1/04 ; F16H48/06

Abstract:
Three controls, three variable gear assemblies, a hatch, and a variable torque and power generator (VT&PG), may be used independently and together to provide constant frequency and voltage output power and to increase the amount of output power generated with the same input water flow or wind speed. A three variable spur/helical gear assembly of sun and planetary gear sets is a mechanical three variable control and referred to herein as a Transgear™ gear assembly, simply Transgear. A hatch wraps around a waterwheel and may control the amount of water inlet to the system by opening and closing and may be controlled by Transgears and a VT&PG. Two Transgears may comprise a constant speed motor control and produce required frequency and voltage and be reduced in part count and complexity. The VT&PG of a marine hydrokinetic or wind power generator may be used as a low torque generator and a high power-rated generator in these applications and may generate more electric power than a conventional fixed power generator (the rotor axially aligned to overlap the stator in a conventional manner) over a wider input range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170030326A1 RENEWABLE ENERGY MARINE HYDROKINETIC OR WIND TURBINE Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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