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US 4,447,738 AGranted
Wind power electrical generator system
OwnerJohnny H. Allisoninventor
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Abstract
A wind power electrical generator system having improved efficiency including a wind mill which activates an air compressor to generate a supply of pressurized air. An air motor activated by the supply of pressurized air drives a generator to produce electrical power. A waste air recovery mechanism, activated by the waste air from the air motor produces rotary energy assisting the wind mill in activating the air compressor.
Claims17
A wind power electrical generator system comprising:
- means for converting wind energy into rotational energy of an output shaft;
- first air compressor means driven by said output shaft for generating a supply of compressed air;
- accumulator means connected to said first air compressor means for storing said compressed air;
- electrical generator means for generating electrical power in response to a rotary input;
- first air motor means having an input port and an exhaust port, for generating said rotary input to said electrical generator in response to a flow of pressurized air received at said input port from said accumulator means;
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- first waste air recovery means connected to said exhaust port of said first air motor means for converting the waste air flow exhausted by said first air motor means into a rotational energy supplementing said means for converting wind energy in driving said first air compressor means.
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A method for generating electrical power from wind energy comprising the steps of:
- converting wind energy to a rotational motion with a wind mill;
- activating an air compressor with said rotational motion to generate a supply of pressurized air;
- driving an air motor from said supply of pressurized air to generate a rotary output and supply of waste air;
- activating an electrical generator with said rotary output of said air motor to produce electrical power;
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- converting said supply of waste air exhausted from said air motor to rotational energy assisting said wind mill in activating said air compressor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.