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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Jean L. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jean L. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that generates electricity. During operation, the system uses a set of rotating blades to convert rotational energy from a wind turbine into heat in a low-heat-capacity fluid. Next, the system selectively transfers the heat from the low-heat-capacity fluid to a working fluid. Finally, the system uses the transferred heat in the working fluid to generate electricity.