F05B2240/142

HYBRID UTILITY SYSTEM AND METHOD
20190326846 · 2019-10-24 ·

A transportable, deployable utility system comprising a housing including a frame and mounting a subframe. Solar panels, wind turbine(s), fuel cells, fuel reformers, and other energy sources can be placed in and mounted on the housing. A photovoltaic solar panel array is mounted on the housing for movement between a retracted, storage position and an extended, use position. The housing frame and subframe include tubular members which can be releasably interconnected by clamping connectors.

Wave Energy Converter
20190271292 · 2019-09-05 ·

A wave energy converter includes a floating portion and an anchor portion, wherein the anchor portion includes a transport support structure configured to carry the floating portion.

Transportable hybrid power system
10367442 · 2019-07-30 · ·

A transportable, deployable power system comprising a hybrid power box containing solar panels, wind turbine(s), fuel cells, fuel reformers, and other energy sources. The system could also include waste water and potable water inlet and outlet ports for water treatment. It will also allow for shelf mounted solar and wind turbine installation for disaster recovery, backup power for telecommunication, military power, Homeland Security power, off grid homes and water and wastewater packaging domestically and internationally. The present invention is ideal for any situation requiring immediate power and/or water treatment, such as remote construction sites or in emergency situations. The hybrid power box can be mounted to a standard shipping truck, train, or ship, and transported over land to the desired location.

Wind turbine nacelle

A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and for supporting a rotor assembly, the nacelle comprising at least a first and a second nacelle module. The first nacelle module comprises a first frame structure and a main bearing system for a main shaft of the rotor assembly, and the second nacelle module comprises a second frame structure and a drive train system for the wind turbine. When the nacelle is mounted on the wind turbine tower, the main bearing system is supported by the wind turbine tower, and the drive train system is attached to the main bearing such that the weight of the drive train system is transferred to the main bearing system and thereby to the wind turbine tower. Further, the first frame structure is configured to support the main bearing system during transportation and prior to mounting of the nacelle, and the second frame structure is configured to support the drive train system during transportation and prior to mounting of the nacelle, and the first and second frame structures form a load carrying structure of a first and a second shipping freight container such that the first and second nacelle module can be transported as shipping freight containers. When the nacelle is mounted on the wind turbine tower, the first and second frame structures may be placed side by side in a direction along a rotational axis of the wind turbine rotor and may be oriented such as to have a length extending transversely to a rotational axis of the wind turbine rotor.

Nacelle for a wind turbine

A wind turbine nacelle configured for mounting on a wind turbine tower and for supporting a rotor-supporting assembly, the nacelle comprising a main unit, and at least two auxiliary units. To increase flexibility and improve assembly and maintenance procedures of the wind turbine, the auxiliary unit comprises at least two auxiliary units each accommodating at least one wind turbine component, e.g. a converter or a transformer. The auxiliary units are attached individually to the same wall of the main unit, e.g. to a side wall or a rear wall.

MOVABLE, AUTONOMOUS, SCALABLE, SELF-DEPLOYABLE, MONITORABLE, REMOTELY REPROGRAMMABLE SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY

The invention relates to a movable, autonomous, scalable, self-deployable, monitorable, remotely reprogrammable system for generating electrical energy. The system comprises a subsystem for producing renewable electrical energy, a subsystem for storing electrical energy, a subsystem for distributing electrical energy, and a subsystem for management and control, the components of which can be stored in one or two containers that can be transported using conventional transport means. The subsystem for producing electrical energy comprises a photovoltaic generator, a wind turbine and, optionally, a fuel cell. The subsystem for storing energy

ROOFTOP CONTAINERIZED HVAC MODULE FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR
20240229774 · 2024-07-11 ·

A wind turbine generator (10) includes a tower (12), a nacelle (14) rotatably mounted to the tower (12), the nacelle having a longitudinal axis and being configured to align the longitudinal axis with the direction of the incoming wind during operation of the wind turbine generator (10), one or more heat-generating components (22) housed in the wind turbine generator (10), and a containerized HVAC module (26) mounted on a roof (31) of the nacelle (14) and operably connected to the one or more heat-generating h components (22) for cooling the heat-generating components (22). The module (26) includes a shipping container (30) having a floor (32), a roof (34), a pair opposed longer side walls (36), a pair of opposed shorter end walls (38), and a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the shipping container (30) being oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nacelle (14), the shipping container (30) having at least one heat exchanger (40) therein.

USING ADAPTABLE AND MODULAR MOBILE CONTAINERS TO PROVIDE AND MANAGE DIGITAL AND ANALOG RESOURCES
20190027938 · 2019-01-24 ·

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using adaptable and modular mobile container in different environments to provide and manage digital and analog resources. One or more mobile containers can be placed in a location to take advantage of resource availability, generation, and/or distribution at the location. Per mobile container, different numbers and/or combinations of digital and analog components can be configured for use with and contained within or attached to the mobile container to provide different numbers and/or combinations of functionality. The number and/or combination of components and functionalities associated with a mobile container can be tailored to the environment where the mobile container is to be located.

TRANSPORTABLE HYBRID POWER SYSTEM
20180358919 · 2018-12-13 ·

A transportable, deployable power system comprising a hybrid power box containing solar panels, wind turbine(s), fuel cells, fuel reformers, and other energy sources. The system could also include waste water and potable water inlet and outlet ports for water treatment. It will also allow for shelf mounted solar and wind turbine installation for disaster recovery, backup power for telecommunication, military power, Homeland Security power, off grid homes and water and wastewater packaging domestically and internationally. The present invention is ideal for any situation requiring immediate power and/or water treatment, such as remote construction sites or in emergency situations. The hybrid power box can be mounted to a standard shipping truck, train, or ship, and transported over land to the desired location.

METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY OBTAINING MECHANICAL WORK AND/OR GENERATING POWER FROM FLUID FLOWS AND APPARATUS THEREOF
20180328337 · 2018-11-15 ·

The invention describes a method for more efficient way of obtaining mechanical work and/or power generation from fluid flows with the oscillating motion of the blade and the counterweight in a direction that is perpendicular to the flow of fluid in conjunction with a smooth and periodic change of the angle of the blade to the flow of fluid over the sine wave which is characterized by being carried out by: rotating the surface of the blade to the direction of the fluid's flow and/or; changing the amplitude of the oscillation of the blade with respect to the fluid's flow rate and/or; changing the amplitude of the angle of the blade with respect to the fluid's flow rate; capturing mechanical work in the form of torque or tensile/compressive force to propel attached machinery or generate power from the arm of the counterweight. The invention further describes the apparatus to carry out this method.