Electrical generator system

An electrical generator system comprising:

• a support frame assembly adapted for coupling said electrical generator system to a vertical support for elevating said electrical generator system above ground level;
• a generating assembly coupled to said support frame assembly, said generating assembly adapted for converting rotational motion into electrical energy;
• a pair of blade assemblies adapted for converting the kinetic energy of the wind into rotational energy, each one of said blade assemblies being coupled to said generating assembly;
• a rotor assembly coupled to a first one of said pair of blade assemblies;
• a rotating stator assembly coupled to a second one of said pair of blade assemblies, said rotating stator assembly substantially enclosing said rotor assembly;
• wherein said first one of said pair of blade assemblies being adapted for rotating in a first direction, and said second one of said pair of blade assemblies being adapted for rotating in a second direction opposite of said first direction whereby said rotor assembly rotates in a first direction and said rotating stator assembly rotates in a second direction;
• said rotor assembly further comprises:
• a shaft member having a first end and a second end, said first one of said pair of blade assemblies being coupled to a first end of said shaft member;
• a commutator coupled to said second end of said shaft, said shaft extending through a medial portion of said commutator;
• an armature positioned adjacent to said commutator and extending towards said first end of said shaft, said shaft extending through a medial portion of said armature, said armature being for generating electrical current as said armature rotates with respect to said rotating stator;
• said commutator being electrically coupled to said armature, said commutator providing a connection point for electrical current to flow from said armature;
• said rotating stator further comprises:
• a rotating stator housing;
• a magnet assembly for generating a magnetic field, said magnet assembly being coupled to an interior surface of said rotating stator housing;
• a brush assembly positioned to abut a surface of a commutator for conducting electrical current;
• a bearing assembly for supporting a shaft while allowing said shaft to rotate;
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• a stator shaft coupled to said second one of said pair of blade assemblies for providing rotational energy to said rotating stator;
• said magnet assembly further comprises:
• a pair of rare earth magnets, each one of said rare earth magnets being positioned on associated opposite sides of an interior surface of said rotating stator housing, each one of said pair of rare earth magnets providing an initial magnetic field;
• a pair of bobbin assemblies, each one of said bobbin assemblies being positioned around an associated one of said rare earth magnets such that each bobbin assembly substantially encircles a circumference of said associated rare earth magnet, said bobbin assembly providing electrical current and intensifying said magnetic field;
• said brush assembly further comprises:
• a first and second brush bracket, each one of said first and second brush brackets having a first end coupled to an interior surface of said rotating stator housing, said first end of said first brush bracket being positioned on a first side of said rotating stator housing, said first end of said second brush bracket being positioned on a second opposite side of said rotating stator housing;
• a first and second brush member, each one of said first and second brush members being coupled to a second end of an associated one of said first and second brush brackets;
• a pair of biasing assemblies, each one of said pair of biasing assemblies urging an associated one of said first and second brush members to contact an associated side of a commutator, each one of said biasing assemblies being electrically coupled to an associated one of said first and second brush members for facilitating the flow of electrical current;
• said bearing assembly further comprises:
• a first bearing member positioned at a first end of said rotating stator housing, said first bearing member being substantially circular, said first bearing member having a bore therethrough, said first bearing member being for receiving an end of a shaft of an armature;
• a second bearing member positioned at a second end of said rotating stator housing, said second bearing member being substantially circular, said second bearing member having a bore therethrough, said second bearing member being for receiving a second end of said shaft of said armature;
• said rotating stator further comprises an annular contact assembly coupled to an exterior surface of said stator shaft, said annular contact assembly being electrically coupled to said brush assembly for facilitating the flow of electrical current from said rotating stator;
• said annular contact assembly further comprises:
• an annular insulator member positioned on an exterior surface of said stator shaft;
• a first and second annular contact member, each of said first and second annular contact members being electrically coupled to an associated first and second brush member, each of said first and second annular contact members being positioned on an exterior surface of said annular insulator, said first annular contact member being positioned in a substantially spaced parallel orientation with said second annular contact member;
• said annular insulator providing electrical isolation between said first and second annular contact members and said stator shaft;
• said support frame assembly further comprises:
• a frame member, said frame member having a horizontal base portion, said frame member having a first and second vertical end portion, said first and second vertical end portions extending upwardly from an associated one of two opposite ends of said horizontal portion;
• a first frame bushing for supporting said rotating stator assembly, said first frame bushing being positioned adjacent a top edge of said first vertical end portion, said first frame bushing being substantially circular, said first frame bushing having a bore extending therethrough, said first frame bushing being for rotatably receiving a shaft of said rotating stator;
• a second frame bushing for supporting said rotor assembly, said second frame bushing being positioned adjacent a top edge of said second vertical end portion, said second frame bushing being substantially circular, said second frame bushing having a bore extending therethrough, said second frame bushing being for rotatably receiving a shaft of said rotor assembly;
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• a power outlet assembly for facilitating the flow of electrical current from the rotating stator assembly to an external current sink, said power outlet assembly being coupled to said first vertical end portion of said frame member.