Wind power system for energy production
US7719127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E70/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wind power energy system includes a compression system that produces pressurized air with a first temperature that is received by a storage system at a second temperature that is approximately equal to the first temperature. The wind power energy system is insulated with about ten centimeters of glass-wool insulation to create an essentially adiabatic system. The pressurized air is utilized by a generator and generate electricity for a power grid. The generator also includes a combustion engine input. A control system detects fluctuation in wind power and commands the combustion engine to provide an appropriate amount of input energy to the generator such that the sum of the wind energy and combustion engine inputs produces a predetermined amount of electrical output by the generator.
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