Windmill energy system

Patent · Tue Oct 16 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6029810

Brugger, H; Brugger, W B

A windmill energy system for extracting energy from available wind power comprising a windmill in combination with a compressor pump in an essentially closed loop system with the compressor pump including a tubular upper section having a cylindrical bore forming a piston chamber in which a piston is reciprocated and a lower section having a control chamber, a crankshaft assembly located in the control chamber for reciprocating the piston, a first and second passageway in the lower section, conduit means for interconnecting the first and second passageways with the piston chamber and a heat exchange medium and means rotatably mounted to the crankshaft assembly for opening the first passageway while closing the second and vice versa during consecutive discharge and suction strokes.

• Assignee: EDB-85-036746
• Patent Number(s): US 4476851
• OSTI ID: 6029810
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
170602* -- Wind Energy Engineering-- Turbine Design & Operation
CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL
COMPRESSORS
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS
MACHINE PARTS
MACHINERY
MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY
PISTONS
POWER
PUMPS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SHAFTS
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
WIND POWER
WIND TURBINES