Hybrid wind power system
AssigneeFOI Group, LLC
InventorDAVID MUNSON, JR.
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Abstract
Hybrid power system utilizes wind powered compression for operation of expansion turbine. The hybrid power system includes at least one wind turbine that produces mechanical power, a compressor unit that compresses air, and an expansion turbine that receives the compressed air from the compressor unit and produces power to operate an alternator or a generator that produces electricity. The compressor unit includes one or more compressors coupled to the at least one wind turbine to compress air and may optionally include at least one intercooling device configured to cool the air compressed by the compressors. The hybrid power system may optionally include one or more heating devices configured to heat the compressed air flowing from the compressor unit to the expansion turbine.
Claims19
A hybrid power system, comprising:
- one or more wind turbines that produce power;
- a compressor unit comprising one or more compressors coupled to the one or more wind turbines, wherein the compressors are configured to compress air and are operated by the power produced by the wind turbines;
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- an expansion turbine that receives the compressed air from the compressor unit and produces power to operate an alternator or a generator that produces electricity.
A hybrid power system, comprising:
- at least one renewable power system that is configured to produce electrical power;
- at least one motor driven by the electrical power provided by the renewable power system;
- a compressor unit comprising one or more compressors configured to compress air, wherein the compressors are operated by the motor;
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- an expansion turbine that receives the compressed air from the compressor unit and produces power to operate an alternator or a generator that produces electricity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.