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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Giridhari L. Agrawal, Simsbury, CT (US);
Charles William Buckley, West Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Giridhari L. Agrawal, Simsbury, CT (US);
Charles William Buckley, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
R&D Dynamics Corporation, Bloomfied, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F02C 6/00 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); F01B 31/00 (2006.01); F01K 19/00 (2006.01); F16C 32/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a small, high efficiency, oil-free turbine-driven alternator (i.e. turboalternator) suitable for conversion of stored energy in a process gas to electrical power, facilitating recapture of energy during operation that would otherwise be wasted. The turboalternator includes a turbine and a generating device operatively connected together by a rotating shaft capable of rotating at high speeds. The rotating shaft is supported by foil gas bearings.