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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Accio Energy, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Carmein, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dawn White, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Accio Energy, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for electro-hydrodynamically extracting energy from wind includes an upstream collector that is biased at an electric potential and induces an electric field. An injector introduces a particle into the electric field. The wind drag on the particle is at least partially opposed by a force of the electric field on the particle. A sensor monitors an ambient atmospheric condition, and a controller changes a parameter of the injector in response to a change in the atmospheric condition.