ELECTRO-HYDRODYNAMIC WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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Abstract
Provided are electro-hydrodynamic (EHD) system for extracting energy from wind. Also provided are injectors for producing particles in an EHD system. Additionally, methods for producing particles in an EHD system is also provided. Further provided are displays comprising an EHD wind energy system. Also, an electro-hydrodynamic wind energy system integrated with a display is provided. A method of generating electricity is also provided. Additionally, a method of displaying a message is provided.
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115 Claims
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1-99. -99. (canceled)
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100. An injector for producing charged particles for an electro-hydrodynamic system that extracts energy from a gas stream, the injector comprising:
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a hydraulic spray nozzle that injects a liquid droplet into the gas stream from a nozzle tip; an electrode, adjacent the nozzle, that generates an electric field with a higher field concentration at a point closer to the nozzle than to the electrode, wherein the electrode charges the liquid droplet; wherein the drag of the gas stream on the liquid droplet at least partially opposes the drag of the electric field on the droplet. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113)
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114. An electro-hydrodynamic system that extracts energy from a gas stream, the system comprising:
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an injector that injects a plurality of particles of a single polarity into the gas stream, the injector including; a hydraulic spray nozzle that emits the particles from a nozzle exit; an electrode, adjacent the nozzle, that generates an electric field with a higher field concentration at a point closer to the nozzle than to the electrode, wherein the electrode charges the particle; wherein the drag of the gas stream on the particle at least partially opposes the drag of the electric field on the particle, and wherein the injector collects particles of the opposite polarity to the injected particle; a downstream collector, disposed downstream within the gas stream, that collets the injected particles; and a load, electrically coupled between the injector and the downstream collector. - View Dependent Claims (115)
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