Dual-mode wind machine
US8882465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49318
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid wind machine includes a fan shaft to drive a fan, and an electrical motor/generator combination, coupled to the first shaft, so as to allow the electrical motor/generator to drive the fan shaft when the wind machine is operating in a wind generating mode. Further, the coupling of the electrical motor/generator combination to the fan shaft allows the fan shaft to drive the electrical motor/generator combination as an electrical generator when the wind machine is operating in a power generating mode.
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