EP2879950A4 - Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines - Google Patents
Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbinesInfo
- Publication number
- EP2879950A4 EP2879950A4 EP13826340.5A EP13826340A EP2879950A4 EP 2879950 A4 EP2879950 A4 EP 2879950A4 EP 13826340 A EP13826340 A EP 13826340A EP 2879950 A4 EP2879950 A4 EP 2879950A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- lighter
- energy
- air craft
- producing turbines
- turbines
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03D—WIND MOTORS
- F03D3/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor
- F03D3/04—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor having stationary wind-guiding means, e.g. with shrouds or channels
- F03D3/0427—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor having stationary wind-guiding means, e.g. with shrouds or channels with converging inlets, i.e. the guiding means intercepting an area greater than the effective rotor area
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
- B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
- B64B1/40—Balloons
- B64B1/42—Construction or attachment of stabilising surfaces
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
- B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
- B64B1/40—Balloons
- B64B1/50—Captive balloons
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03D—WIND MOTORS
- F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
- F03D13/20—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
- B64B2201/00—Hybrid airships, i.e. airships where lift is generated aerodynamically and statically
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
- F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
- F05B2240/00—Components
- F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
- F05B2240/92—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on an airbourne structure
- F05B2240/922—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on an airbourne structure kept aloft due to buoyancy effects
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/70—Wind energy
- Y02E10/728—Onshore wind turbines
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/70—Wind energy
- Y02E10/74—Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Sustainable Development (AREA)
- Sustainable Energy (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Wind Motors (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US13/565,916 US9000605B2 (en) | 2008-10-15 | 2012-08-03 | Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines |
PCT/US2013/053421 WO2014022770A1 (en) | 2012-08-03 | 2013-08-02 | Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP2879950A1 EP2879950A1 (en) | 2015-06-10 |
EP2879950A4 true EP2879950A4 (en) | 2016-03-23 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP13826340.5A Withdrawn EP2879950A4 (en) | 2012-08-03 | 2013-08-02 | Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP2879950A4 (en) |
IN (1) | IN2015DN00839A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2014022770A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE102017206419A1 (en) * | 2017-04-13 | 2018-10-18 | Sanfritsch Gmbh | Altitude wind power plant |
IT202100002609A1 (en) * | 2021-02-05 | 2022-08-05 | C I R A Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali S C P A | UNMANNED TYPE HYBRID INFLATABLE AIRCRAFT |
US11391262B1 (en) | 2021-08-26 | 2022-07-19 | Aeromine Technologies, Inc. | Systems and methods for fluid flow based renewable energy generation |
US11879435B1 (en) | 2023-06-21 | 2024-01-23 | Aeromine Technologies, Inc. | Systems and methods for cold-climate operation of a fluid-flow based energy generation system |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US20080048453A1 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2008-02-28 | Amick Douglas J | Tethered Wind Turbine |
US20080116315A1 (en) * | 2006-11-21 | 2008-05-22 | Ron Wayne Hamburg | Soaring wind turbine |
WO2010006433A1 (en) * | 2008-07-16 | 2010-01-21 | Nykolai Bilaniuk | Airborne wind powered generator |
US20100090473A1 (en) * | 2008-10-15 | 2010-04-15 | Ben Glass | Power-augmenting shroud for energy-producing turbines |
WO2011025343A2 (en) * | 2009-08-31 | 2011-03-03 | Choi Jeong Dong | Balloon wind gathering type power plant |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4166596A (en) * | 1978-01-31 | 1979-09-04 | Mouton William J Jr | Airship power turbine |
JPS5751967A (en) * | 1980-07-26 | 1982-03-27 | Gilchrist Timothy M | Wind force turbine construction |
GB0601520D0 (en) * | 2006-01-26 | 2006-03-08 | Goodall Peter R | A way of helping with the generation of electricity |
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2013
- 2013-08-02 WO PCT/US2013/053421 patent/WO2014022770A1/en active Application Filing
- 2013-08-02 EP EP13826340.5A patent/EP2879950A4/en not_active Withdrawn
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2015
- 2015-02-02 IN IN839DEN2015 patent/IN2015DN00839A/en unknown
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US20080048453A1 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2008-02-28 | Amick Douglas J | Tethered Wind Turbine |
US20080116315A1 (en) * | 2006-11-21 | 2008-05-22 | Ron Wayne Hamburg | Soaring wind turbine |
WO2010006433A1 (en) * | 2008-07-16 | 2010-01-21 | Nykolai Bilaniuk | Airborne wind powered generator |
US20100090473A1 (en) * | 2008-10-15 | 2010-04-15 | Ben Glass | Power-augmenting shroud for energy-producing turbines |
WO2011025343A2 (en) * | 2009-08-31 | 2011-03-03 | Choi Jeong Dong | Balloon wind gathering type power plant |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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See also references of WO2014022770A1 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO2014022770A1 (en) | 2014-02-06 |
IN2015DN00839A (en) | 2015-06-12 |
EP2879950A1 (en) | 2015-06-10 |
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Legal Events
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Inventor name: GLASS, BENJAMIN, W. |
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Effective date: 20160219 |
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Effective date: 20180528 |