EP2879950A4 - Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines - Google Patents

Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines

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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Withdrawn
Application number
EP13826340.5A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2879950A1 (en
Inventor
Benjamin W Glass
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Altaeros Energies Inc
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Altaeros Energies Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US13/565,916 external-priority patent/US9000605B2/en
Application filed by Altaeros Energies Inc filed Critical Altaeros Energies Inc
Publication of EP2879950A1 publication Critical patent/EP2879950A1/en
Publication of EP2879950A4 publication Critical patent/EP2879950A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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)
EP13826340.5A 2012-08-03 2013-08-02 Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines Withdrawn EP2879950A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
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)

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EP2879950A1 EP2879950A1 (en) 2015-06-10
EP2879950A4 true EP2879950A4 (en) 2016-03-23

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EP13826340.5A Withdrawn EP2879950A4 (en) 2012-08-03 2013-08-02 Lighter-than-air craft for energy-producing turbines

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EP (1) EP2879950A4 (en)
IN (1) IN2015DN00839A (en)
WO (1) WO2014022770A1 (en)

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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

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Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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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Title
See also references of WO2014022770A1 *

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EP2879950A1 (en) 2015-06-10
IN2015DN00839A (en) 2015-06-12

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