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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Dylan Thorp, Melrose, MA (US);
Liam Byers, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Mitchell Noah, Randoph, NJ (US);
Thomas Olsen, Millis, MA (US);
Evan Weiner, Windham, NH (US);
Mohammad Taslim, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); F03D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/002 (2013.01); F03D 5/00 (2013.01); Y02E 10/70 (2013.01); Y02E 10/725 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, a non-rotating wind energy generator uses the fluid flow principles of vortex shedding and transverse galloping to generate oscillatory, linear motion of a beam, and linear alternators, optionally located near both ends of the beam, generate electrical power when the beam is in motion.