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TARP Yaw track means for rotors

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-12-21
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Granted: 1981-09-08
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Expires: 1998-12-21
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Abstract

Abstract Yaw track means for fluid impact impellers of a Toroidal Accelerator Rotor Platform (TARP) providing for revolution or yaw motion about a vertical centroidal TARP axis to a plurality of interconnected impact impellers supported and guided on said track means within the TARP's peripheral fluid flow augmentor channel. Said impact impellers, which may provide shaft output to electric generators, may actuate the yawing motion on said track means from a steady state position via differential forces acting upon said impellers, from directionally shifting flow impacting a TARP. Impeller yaw response motion will subsequently vector said impellers on said track means into a new steady state and impeller thrust force-balanced position within the TARP peripheral flow field for best energy recovery and energy extraction from said flow field.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alfred L. Weisbrich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 13:38
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03D; F03D1/00; F03D1/04; F03D13/00; F03D13/20; F05; F05B; F05B2250/00; F05B2250/50; F05B2250/501; F05B2250/5012; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/72; Y02E10/728; Y10; Y10S; Y10S415/00; Y10S415/905

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 154 words
A power generating device comprising: a fluid flow velocity augmentor structure means being substantially the shape of a concentric interior section of a hollow toroid of general arbitrary cross-section in both vertical and horizontal planes, meaning that in both a vertical and horizontal plane cross-sections may not be limited to circular arc and circular sections respectively, providing thereby open peripheral fluid flow channel means and defining augmented flow velocity regions about the exterior periphery of said fluid flow augmentor structure wherein a plurality of interconnected fluid impact impellers are mounted within said peripheral fluid flow channel; Track means, mounted on the fluid flow augmentor structure substantially concentric to the peripheral fluid flow channel, with said interconnected fluid impact impellers mounted for yaw upon track means within the peripheral fluid flow channel for tracking and maintaining alignment with shifting flow augmentation fields relative to flow augmentation structure in response to change in ambient flow direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 154 words
A power generating device comprising: a fluid flow velocity augmentor structure means being substantially the shape of a concentric interior section of a hollow toroid of general arbitrary cross-section in both vertical and horizontal planes, meaning that in both a vertical and horizontal plane cross-sections may not be limited to circular arc and circular sections respectively, providing thereby open peripheral fluid flow channel means and defining augmented flow velocity regions about the exterior periphery of said fluid flow augmentor structure wherein a plurality of interconnected fluid impact impellers are mounted within said peripheral fluid flow channel; Track means, mounted on the fluid flow augmentor structure substantially concentric to the peripheral fluid flow channel, with said interconnected fluid impact impellers mounted for yaw upon track means within the peripheral fluid flow channel for tracking and maintaining alignment with shifting flow augmentation fields relative to flow augmentation structure in response to change in ambient flow direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
A power generating device according to claim 1 wherein said track means is comprised of rails and/or channels wherein impact impellers are guided, supported and may yaw upon said rails and channels by wheel-like devices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
A power generating device according to claim 2 wherein the fluid flow augmentor has substantially horizontally circular peripheral channel means and wherein impact impellers are two horizontal axis rotors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
A power generating device according to claim 1 wherein said track means is comprised of bearing-like structures with impact impellers mounted upon said track means for yaw.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
A power generating device according to claim 4 wherein the fluid flow augmentor has substantially horizontally circular peripheral channel means and wherein impact impellers are two interconnected horizontal axis rotors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 35 words
A power generating device according to claim 1 wherein said track means is comprised of rails and/or channels and wherein impact impellers are mounted, guided, and yaw on said track means by fluid cushion action.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 29 words
A power generating device according to claim 6 wherein the fluid flow augmentor has substantially horizontally circular peripheral channel means and wherein impact impellers are two horizontal axis rotors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 35 words
A power generating device according to claim 1 wherein the track means is comprised of rails and/or channels and wherein impact impellers are mounted, guided, and may yaw on said track means by electro-magnetic action.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 56 words
A power generating device according to claim 1 wherein said fluid flow augmentor is comprised of two horizontally split sections and having one said section, with impact impellers mounted to it, mounted upon track means affixed to said remaining section to allow yaw motion together with impact impellers being within the fluid flow augmentor peripheral channel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 29 words
A power generating device according to claim 9 wherein the fluid flow augmentor has substantially horizontally circular peripheral channel means and wherein impact impellers are two horizontal axis rotors.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-09-07 1985-03-09 1985-09-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-09-07 1989-03-09 1989-09-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-09-07 1993-03-09 1993-09-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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