Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Wind turbine system

a wind turbine and system technology, applied in the direction of steam engine plants, clutches, fluid couplings, etc., can solve the problems of difficulty in dispatching wind energy harvested

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-28
GENERAL COMPRESSION
View PDF13 Cites 69 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0008]According to one aspect of the invention, a system for producing compressed air from wind energy is disclosed. The system comprises a wind turbine that harvests energy from wind to produce mechanical energy. A compressor receives mechanical energy from the wind turbine to compress air to an

Problems solved by technology

One constraint relates to the difficulty in dispatching energy harvested from the wind when needed by customers.
Relatively unpredictable wind speeds affect the hour-to-hour output of wind plants, and thus the ability of power aggregators to reliably supply a given amount of energy at any particular time.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Wind turbine system
  • Wind turbine system
  • Wind turbine system

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0016]This invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of “including”, “comprising”, or “having”, “containing”, “involving”, and variations thereof herein, is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items.

[0017]Aspects of the invention relate to a system for producing compressed air from wind energy. The system includes one or more wind turbines that, when driven by the wind, provide mechanical energy to a compressor. The compressor, in turn, compresses a working fluid, such as air, to an elevated pressure. The compressed working fluids may then be released to...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

A wind turbine system for producing compressed air from wind energy. The wind turbine harvests energy from wind to produce mechanical energy. A compressor receives mechanical energy from the wind turbine to compress air to an elevated pressure. Thermal energy may be removed from the air, and the air is stored in a storage device, such that the air may be released from the storage device on demand.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 437,419 filed on May 19, 2006, U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 437,424 filed on May 19, 2006; U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 438,132 filed on May 19, 2006; U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 437,261 filed on May 19, 2006; U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 437,407 filed on May 19, 2006; U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 437,408 filed on May 19, 2006; U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 437,836 filed on May 19, 2006; U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 437,406 filed on May 19, 2006; and U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 437,423 filed on May 19, 2006, each of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field[0003]This invention relates generally to a system for harvesting energy from the wind.[0004]2. Discussion of Related Art[0005]From its commercial beginnings more than twenty years ago, wind energy has achieved rapid growth as a technology for the generation of electricity. The current generati...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
IPC IPC(8): F01K13/00
CPCF01K27/00
Inventor INGERSOLL, ERIC
Owner GENERAL COMPRESSION
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com