A wind driven electric generator comprises: a fan element including a fan blade and a transmission shaft, the fan blade being served to receive a wind force for rotation, the transmission shaft transferring the rotary motion of the fan blade; a first generator being driven by the transmission shaft to generate electric energy; a motor receiving the electric energy generated by the first generator to rotate the transmission shaft; and a generating device including a second generator, a maximum power point tracker and an energy storage element, the second generator being driven by the transmission shaft to generate electric energy, the electric energy generated by the second generator being stored to the energy storage element under the control of the maximum power point tracker.

The present invention relates to a flow controller configured to selectively act as a pump or as a flow regulator. The flow controller comprises: an inlet for a fluid; an outlet for the fluid; a pump assembly arranged between the inlet and the outlet and configured to pump the fluid through the flow controller from the inlet to the outlet; a hydro electrical generator assembly arranged between the inlet and the outlet, the hydro electrical generator assembly configured to allow the fluid flow through the flow controller from the inlet to the outlet and to generate electricity by transforming flow energy of the fluid flowing through the flow controller into electricity; and a mode controller configured to selectively set the flow controller in a pumping mode or in an electricity generating mode.

The present invention relates to a flow controller configured to selectively act as a pump or as a flow regulator. The flow controller comprises: an inlet for a fluid; an outlet for the fluid; a pump assembly arranged between the inlet and the outlet and configured to pump the fluid through the flow controller from the inlet to the outlet; a hydro electrical generator assembly arranged between the inlet and the outlet, the hydro electrical generator assembly configured to allow the fluid flow through the flow controller from the inlet to the outlet and to generate electricity by transforming flow energy of the fluid flowing through the flow controller into electricity; and a mode controller configured to selectively set the flow controller in a pumping mode or in an electricity generating mode.

In a first aspect, a system for rotating an unbalanced direct drive wind turbine is provided. The system comprises an auxiliary converter and a power source coupled to the auxiliary converter, wherein the auxiliary converter is configured to supply a current to the wind turbine generator for generating a torque to rotate the hub. In a further aspect, a method of rotating an unbalanced hub of a direct drive wind turbine is provided. In a yet further aspect, a method of installing a blade in a hub of a direct drive wind turbine is provided.

Underwater vehicles capable of self-propulsion are described. An underwater vehicle includes a cross-flow turbine including two or more foils spaced apart from a main shaft. The foils have a pitch that is adjustable under control of a pitch control mechanism. The underwater vehicle also includes a frame supporting the main shaft. The frame enables rotation of the cross-flow turbine. The underwater vehicle additionally includes a generator-motor set including rotor and stator elements. The rotor element is in rotary communication with the main shaft.

A device for the accumulation of elastic energy and converting it into electrical energy, which provides the highest possible efficiency of energy storage and conversion. The device uses a high load capacity and efficiency of the roller screw mechanism and the ability of disc springs to store and release energy with the greatest possible specific elastic deformation. The device is equipped with a brake, which makes it possible to maintain the accumulation of elastic energy for a long time. In the state of energy storage, the motor-generator works as a motor, and to convert the stored elastic energy into electrical energy, it works as a generator.

A wind power generation device includes a blade, a main shaft of which one end is connected to the blade, a speed increaser connected to the other end of the main shaft, an output shaft of which one end is connected to the speed increaser, a power generation unit connected to the other end of the output shaft, a vibration sensor, and an abnormality diagnosis unit. The power generation unit is configured to rotate the output shaft and the main shaft by performing powering operation. The abnormality diagnosis unit diagnoses the presence or absence of an abnormality based on data acquired by the vibration sensor during a period in which the power generation unit performs powering operation.

The subject of this invention are two methods for converting the kinetic energy of fluids into electric energy, and machines for their embodiment, whereby the energy of the turbine rotor is not transferred to the generator's rotor via the shaft, directly or by a gearbox, but is transferred via: i) motor-generator (dynamotor) or ii) direct interaction between two systems of coils/windings: a) the first one being fed by electrical source for creation of a rotating magnetic field, the torque of which is added to the torque of the hub with blades because the windings are fixed to it or to its shaft; b) the second windings, designed for induction of electric energy in them, which are motionless or fixed to another hub with counter torque.

A device for the accumulation of elastic energy and converting it into electrical energy, which provides the highest possible efficiency of energy storage and conversion. The device uses a high load capacity and efficiency of the roller screw mechanism and the ability of disc springs to store and release energy with the greatest possible specific elastic deformation. The device is equipped with a brake, which makes it possible to maintain the accumulation of elastic energy for a long time. In the state of energy storage, the motor-generator works as a motor, and to convert the stored elastic energy into electrical energy, it works as a generator.