Annette D Lane

US Patent:

20100239411, Sep 23, 2010

Filed:

Dec 12, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/636733

Inventors:

Annette Lane - Morgan Hill CA, US
Steve Lane - Morgan Hill CA, US
Marcus Byrd - Saratoga CA, US
Aaron Roth - San Jose CA, US
Derek Snyder - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

F04D 15/00
B23P 6/00
B21D 53/78

US Classification:

415 18, 298891, 29889

Abstract:

A hybrid wind machine includes a fan shaft to drive a fan, and an electrical motor/generator combination, coupled to the first shaft, so as to allow the electrical motor/generator to drive the fan shaft when the wind machine is operating in a wind generating mode. Further, the coupling of the electrical motor/generator combination to the fan shaft allows the fan shaft to drive the electrical motor/generator combination as an electrical generator when the wind machine is operating in a power generating mode.