Wind-driven electric generator array
First Claim
1. A wind-driven charging assembly configured to be driven by a wind-driven rotation device having a rotor, the wind-driven charging assembly comprising:
- a plurality of parallel rotatable shafts that are rotated by the rotor of the wind-driven rotation device; and
each of the plurality of rotatable shafts driving a plurality of electric generators that are arranged longitudinally along the corresponding rotatable shaft.
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Abstract
In one illustrative embodiment, a wind-driven charging system includes a wind-driven rotation device coupled to a rotatable shaft, and a plurality of electric generators disposed at different longitudinal locations along the rotatable shaft and each of the plurality of electric generators are rotationally driven simultaneously by the rotatable shaft. By having the electric generators disposed at different longitudinal locations, more electric generators may be simultaneously driven by a common shaft. In some instances, a controller may be configured to enable more of the electric generators to provide electrical current to recharge a battery when the speed of rotation of the rotatable shaft increases, and may disable more of the plurality of electric generators to not provide electrical current when the speed of rotation of the rotatable shaft decreases.
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20 Claims
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1. A wind-driven charging assembly configured to be driven by a wind-driven rotation device having a rotor, the wind-driven charging assembly comprising:
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a plurality of parallel rotatable shafts that are rotated by the rotor of the wind-driven rotation device; and each of the plurality of rotatable shafts driving a plurality of electric generators that are arranged longitudinally along the corresponding rotatable shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wind-driven charging assembly configured to be driven by a wind-driven rotation device having a rotor, the wind-driven charging assembly comprising:
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a plurality of electric generators; a frame for mounting the plurality of electric generators in a two-dimensional array having an array size of “
n”
by “
m”
, wherein “
n”
is greater than two and “
m”
is greater than two; andtwo or more drive shafts for driving the plurality of electric generators, the two or more drive shafts are configured to be rotated by the rotor of the wind-driven rotation device. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A wind-driven charging system, comprising:
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a wind-driven rotation device having a rotor; a primary shaft extending along a rotation axis; a coupling for operatively coupling the rotor of the wind-driven rotation device to the primary shaft; a first drive shaft operatively coupled to the primary shaft and rotated by power from the primary shaft; a first plurality of electric generators each disposed at a different longitudinal location along the first drive shaft, each of the first plurality of electric generators rotationally driven simultaneously by the first drive shaft; a second drive shaft operatively coupled to the primary shaft and rotated by power from the primary shaft; and a second plurality of electric generators each disposed at a different longitudinal location along the second drive shaft, each of the second plurality of electric generators rotationally driven simultaneously by the second drive shaft. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification