公开(公告)号：US20070258832A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-08

申请号：US10599475

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Niall Caldwell ,  William Hugh Rampen ,  Uwe Stein

发明人： Niall Caldwell ,  William Hugh Rampen ,  Uwe Stein

IPC分类号： F04B19/00

CPC分类号： F04B49/065

摘要： A fluid-working machine has working chambers (4), each of which is connected to a fluid commutating means (2) which alternately connects the working chamber to either of two fluid manifolds (A, B). An electronically controlled valve (1) is inserted into the flow path between each chamber (4) and the commutating means. This valve is commanded by a controller (6) receiving an input signal of the phase angle of the shaft (5) of the machine or at least one electronic pulse per revolution which informs the controller that the shaft is passing a known phase angle. The valve (1) allows overriding of fixed mechanical commutation by closing the valve cyclically, synchronised with the angular position of the shaft (5). Thus the controller (6) is able to vary the time-averaged fluid flow into or out of the machine by varying the proportion of chambers (4) which are isolated from or connected to the mechanical commutating means (2), to control the torque, speed, and/or fluid flow into and out of the machine.

摘要翻译： 流体加工机器具有工作室（4），每个工作室连接到将工作室交替地连接到两个流体歧管（A，B）中的任一个的流体换向装置（2）。 电子控制阀（1）插入每个室（4）和换向装置之间的流动路径中。 该阀由接收机器的轴（5）的相位角的输入信号或每转至少一个电子脉冲的控制器（6）指令，其通知控制器轴正在通过已知的相位角。 阀（1）允许通过与轴（5）的角位置同步地循环关闭阀来超越固定的机械换向。 因此，控制器（6）能够通过改变与机械换向装置（2）隔离或连接到机械换向装置（2）的室（4）的比例来改变进入或离开机器的时间平均流体流量，以控制扭矩 ，速度和/或流体流入和流出机器。

公开(公告)号：US20130221676A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-29

申请号：US13390682

申请日：2011-07-06

申请人： Niall Caldwell ,  Daniil Dumnov ,  Michael Fielding ,  Stephen Laird ,  Uwe Stein ,  Jamie Taylor

发明人： Niall Caldwell ,  Daniil Dumnov ,  Michael Fielding ,  Stephen Laird ,  Uwe Stein ,  Jamie Taylor

IPC分类号： F03D9/00

CPC分类号： F03D15/20 ,  F03C1/26 ,  F03D9/257 ,  F03D9/28 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F04B1/053 ,  F04B17/02 ,  F05B2240/96 ,  F05B2260/406 ,  Y02E10/725 ,  Y02E60/17 ,  Y02P80/158

摘要： A wind turbine generator (100), or other energy extraction device, has a hydraulic circuit comprising a hydraulic pump (129) driven by a rotating shaft (125) and a hydraulic motor (131) driving an electricity generator (157), or other load. A high pressure manifold (133) extending between the pump and motor is in communication with an accumulator (145, 147, 149). A controller receives a control signal and regulates the displacement of working fluid by the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor relative to each other. Thus, power input through the rotating shaft and output to the load can be decoupled for at least a period of time and the energy output of energy extraction device can be varied, for example to smooth the total power output to an electricity grid (101), without compromising power input. A group of energy extraction devices can be controlled in concert to maximise power input while providing smooth power output. Individual electricity generators in different energy extraction devices can be switched on and off in concert to provide smooth power output while benefiting from the reduced energy losses that can be obtained by switching off electricity generators where possible.

摘要翻译： 风力发电机（100）或其他能量提取装置具有液压回路，其包括由旋转轴（125）驱动的液压泵（129）和驱动发电机（157）的液压马达（131）或其它 加载。 在泵和马达之间延伸的高压歧管（133）与蓄能器（145,147,149）连通。 控制器接收控制信号并通过液压泵和液压马达相对于彼此调节工作流体的位移。 因此，通过旋转轴的输入和输出到负载的功率可以被去耦至少一段时间，并且能量提取装置的能量输出可以改变，例如平滑到电网（101）的总功率输出， ，而不损害电源输入。 一组能量提取装置可以协调控制，以最大化功率输入，同时提供平滑的功率输出。 不同能量提取装置中的单个发电机可以一致地打开和关闭以提供平稳的功率输出，同时受益于在可能的情况下关闭发电机可以获得的减少的能量损失。

公开(公告)号：US20130067900A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-21

申请号：US13390571

申请日：2011-05-30

申请人： Kazuhisa Tsutsumi ,  Masayuki Shimizu ,  Atsushi Maekawa ,  Toshihide Noguchi ,  Yasuhiro Korematsu ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Daniil Dumnov ,  Stephen Salter ,  Uwe Stein ,  William Rampen ,  Robert Fox ,  Alasdair Robertson ,  Stephen Laird ,  Hauke Karstens ,  Venkata Pappala

发明人： Kazuhisa Tsutsumi ,  Masayuki Shimizu ,  Atsushi Maekawa ,  Toshihide Noguchi ,  Yasuhiro Korematsu ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Daniil Dumnov ,  Stephen Salter ,  Uwe Stein ,  William Rampen ,  Robert Fox ,  Alasdair Robertson ,  Stephen Laird ,  Hauke Karstens ,  Venkata Pappala

IPC分类号： F04B49/22 ,  F04B23/00

CPC分类号： F04B49/22 ,  F03C1/0403 ,  F03D9/28 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F03D15/20 ,  F04B1/0404 ,  F04B17/02 ,  F04B23/00 ,  F05B2260/406 ,  F16H39/02 ,  F16H61/4035 ,  Y02E10/722 ,  Y02E10/725 ,  Y02E60/17 ,  Y02P80/158

摘要： A power generating apparatus includes a rotating shaft, a hydraulic pump driven by the rotating shaft, a hydraulic motor driven by pressurized oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, and a generator coupled to the hydraulic motor. Each of the hydraulic pump and motor includes working chambers each defined by a cylinder and a piston, a high pressure manifold and a low pressure manifold. Each of the high and low pressure manifolds includes branch channels connected to the working chambers and a merging channel connected to a high or low pressure oil line. The branch channels are equipped with high or low pressures valves, joined together and merged into the merging channel.

摘要翻译： 发电装置包括旋转轴，由旋转轴驱动的液压泵，由从液压泵供给的加压油驱动的液压马达和联接到液压马达的发电机。 液压泵和电动机中的每一个包括由气缸和活塞，高压歧管和低压歧管限定的工作室。 高压歧管和低压歧管中的每一个包括连接到工作室的分支通道和连接到高压或低压油管线的合流通道。 分支通道配有高压或低压阀，连接在一起并合并入合并通道。

公开(公告)号：US20050067596A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-31

申请号：US10498615

申请日：2002-12-13

申请人： William Rampen ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Uwe Stein

发明人： William Rampen ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Uwe Stein

IPC分类号： F16K15/08 ,  F16K31/06 ,  F16K31/08 ,  F16K31/02

CPC分类号： F16K31/0665 ,  F16K15/08 ,  F16K31/0655 ,  F16K31/082

摘要： A valve assembly (1) operable to allow or prevent the flow of fluid to or from a working chamber of a fluid-operated machine, comprising radially spaced apart inner and outer annular valve seats (8, 15) defining an annular passage therebetween, a valve member comprising a sealing ring (21), and means (3, 7, 26, 25) for moving the valve member axially between a first position in which the sealing ring (21) is in seating engagement with the annular valve seats to close the annular passage to fluid flow therethrough and a second position in which the sealing ring (21) is spaced from the annular valve seats (8, 15) so that the annular passage is open to fluid flow therethrough. The valve assembly further comprises axially spaced apart first and second valve guide means (6) for guiding the valve member during axial movement between its first and second positions.

摘要翻译： 一种阀组件（1），其可操作以允许或防止流体流入或流出来自流体动力机器的工作室的流体，包括径向间隔开的限定其间的环形通道的内部和外部环形阀座（8,15），一个 阀构件包括密封环（21）和用于在第一位置之间轴向移动阀构件的装置（3,7,26,25），其中密封环（21）与环形阀座座接合以密封 流体流过的环形通道和第二位置，其中密封环（21）与环形阀座（8,15）间隔开，使得环形通道对流体流动是开放的。 阀组件还包括轴向间隔开的第一和第二阀引导装置（6），用于在其第一和第二位置之间的轴向运动期间引导阀构件。

公开(公告)号：US20130009612A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-10

申请号：US13390578

申请日：2011-07-06

申请人： Niall Caldwell ,  Daniil Dumnov ,  Michael Fielding ,  Stephen Laird ,  Uwe Stein ,  Jamie Taylor

发明人： Niall Caldwell ,  Daniil Dumnov ,  Michael Fielding ,  Stephen Laird ,  Uwe Stein ,  Jamie Taylor

IPC分类号： H02P9/06 ,  F16D31/02 ,  F03D9/00

CPC分类号： F03D9/255 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F03D9/28 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F05B2260/406 ,  Y02E10/725 ,  Y02E60/17 ,  Y02P80/158

摘要： A wind turbine generator, or other energy extraction device, has a hydraulic circuit comprising a hydraulic pump driven by a rotating shaft and a hydraulic motor driving an electricity generator. When the electricity generator is switched off, it executes one or more pumping cycles to pressurise the high pressure manifold and therefore recover angular kinetic energy from the electricity generator rotor which can later be used to reaccelerate the electricity generator rotor to the correct operating speed for an electricity grid. Overall energy efficiency is increased and the minimum operating high pressure manifold pressure may be reduced as a result.

摘要翻译： 风力涡轮发电机或其他能量提取装置具有包括由旋转轴驱动的液压泵和驱动发电机的液压马达的液压回路。 当发电机关闭时，它执行一个或多个泵送循环以加压高压歧管，并且因此从发电机转子恢复角动量，其稍后可用于将发电机转子重新加速至正确的运行速度 电网。 总能量效率提高，结果可能降低最小工作高压歧管压力。

公开(公告)号：US20060039795A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-23

申请号：US10526444

申请日：2003-09-11

申请人： Uwe Stein ,  Niall Caldwell ,  William Rampen ,  Jonathan Almond

发明人： Uwe Stein ,  Niall Caldwell ,  William Rampen ,  Jonathan Almond

IPC分类号： F04B49/00 ,  F04B27/08

CPC分类号： F04B49/225 ,  F01B25/10 ,  F04B7/0076 ,  F04B49/065 ,  F04B49/12 ,  F04B49/243 ,  F04B53/1082 ,  F04B2201/02 ,  F04B2201/0807

摘要： A fluid-working machine has a plurality of working chambers, e.g. cylinders (11), of cyclically changing volume, a high-pressure fluid manifold (14) and a low-pressure fluid manifold (16), at least one valve (13, 15) linking each working chamber to each manifold, and electronic sequencing means (20) for operating said valves in timed relationship with the changing volume of each chamber (11), wherein the electronic sequencing means is arranged to operate the valves of each chamber in one of an idling mode, a partial mode in which only part of the usable volume of the chamber is used, and a full mode in which all of the usable volume of the chamber (11) is used, and the electronic sequencing means (20) is arranged to select the mode of each chamber on successive cycles so as to infinitely vary the time averaged effective flow rate of fluid through the machine.

摘要翻译： 流体工作机器具有多个工作室，例如， 具有循环变化体积的气缸（11），高压流体歧管（14）和低压流体歧管（16），至少一个将每个工作室连接到每个歧管的阀（13,15），以及电子排序 用于以与每个室（11）的变化的体积定时关系操作所述阀的装置（20），其中所述电子排序装置被布置成以空转模式，部分模式中的仅一部分模式操作每个室的阀 使用腔室的可用体积的全部模式，并且使用所述室（11）的所有可用体积的全模式，并且电子排序装置（20）被布置成在连续循环中选择每个室的模式 以便无限地改变通过机器的流体的平均有效流速的时间。

公开(公告)号：US08646264B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-11

申请号：US12309691

申请日：2007-07-27

申请人： William Rampen ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Uwe Bernhard Pascall Stein

发明人： William Rampen ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Uwe Bernhard Pascall Stein

IPC分类号： F01P7/04

CPC分类号： F01P7/044

摘要： The present invention provides a cooling system such as employed in cooling a heat source and a transmission system having said cooling system integrated therewith. The cooling system further includes a pump for supplying hydraulic fluid under pressure to a motor for driving a fan employed in the cooling process. In operation, a controller initiates operation of the pump such as to supply hydraulic fluid to said motor only when needed, thereby to improve the efficiency and controllability of the cooling system.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于冷却热源的冷却系统和具有与其集成的所述冷却系统的传动系统。 该冷却系统还包括用于将压力下的液压流体供应到用于驱动在冷却过程中使用的风扇的马达的泵。 在操作中，控制器启动泵的操作，以便在需要时仅向所述电动机供应液压流体，从而提高冷却系统的效率和可控性。

公开(公告)号：US20130307493A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-21

申请号：US13390484

申请日：2011-05-30

申请人： Hidekazu Ichinose ,  Kazuhisa Tsutsumi ,  Masayuki Shimizu ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Daniil Dumnov ,  William Rampen ,  Stephen Laird ,  Venkata Pappala

发明人： Hidekazu Ichinose ,  Kazuhisa Tsutsumi ,  Masayuki Shimizu ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Daniil Dumnov ,  William Rampen ,  Stephen Laird ,  Venkata Pappala

IPC分类号： H02K7/18

CPC分类号： H02K7/1807 ,  F03D9/255 ,  F03D9/28 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F05B2260/406 ,  F05B2270/101 ,  F05B2270/1014 ,  F05B2270/104 ,  F16H61/468 ,  F16H2059/6861 ,  H02P9/06 ,  Y02E10/722 ,  Y02E10/725 ,  Y02P80/158

摘要： It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type which obtains desired torque rapidly in response to changes of the renewable energy as well as a method of operation such an apparatus. The power generating device which generates power from a renewable energy source, includes a rotating shaft 8 driven by the renewable energy, a hydraulic pump 12 of variable displacement type driven by the rotating shaft 8, a hydraulic motor 14 driven by pressurized oil supplied from the hydraulic pump 12, a generator 20 coupled to the hydraulic motor 14, a high pressure oil line 16 through which a discharge side of the hydraulic pump 12 is in fluid communication with an intake side of the hydraulic motor 14, a pump demand determination unit 44 which determines a displacement demand Dp of the hydraulic pump based on a target torque Td of the hydraulic pump 12 and an oil pressure in the high pressure oil line 16 and a pump controller 46 which adjusts displacement of the hydraulic pump 12 to the determined displacement demand Dp.

摘要翻译： 旨在提供一种可再生能源类型的发电装置，其响应于可再生能源的变化而快速获得期望的扭矩以及这种装置的操作方法。 从可再生能源产生电力的发电装置包括由可再生能源驱动的旋转轴8，由旋转轴8驱动的可变排量型液压泵12，由从所述可再生能源供给的加压油驱动的液压马达14 液压泵12，联接到液压马达14的发电机20，液压泵12的排出侧与液压马达14的进气侧流体连通的高压油路16，泵需求确定单元44 其基于液压泵12的目标转矩Td和高压油管16中的油压和泵控制器46来确定液压泵的位移要求Dp，该泵控制器46将液压泵12的位移调整到确定的排量需求 Dp。

公开(公告)号：US20130214537A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-22

申请号：US13390807

申请日：2011-11-30

申请人： Jun Hashimoto ,  Tsuyoshi Wakasa ,  Francesco Baldini ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Jamie Taylor ,  Daniil Dumnov

发明人： Jun Hashimoto ,  Tsuyoshi Wakasa ,  Francesco Baldini ,  Niall Caldwell ,  Jamie Taylor ,  Daniil Dumnov

IPC分类号： F03D9/00

CPC分类号： F03D9/255 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F05B2220/70642 ,  F05B2260/406 ,  F05B2270/604 ,  F16H39/02 ,  Y02E10/725 ,  Y02P80/158

摘要： It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type and an operation method of the power generating apparatus, which can achieve both variable speed operation and grid connection without a frequency converting circuit and which uses a hydraulic transmission. In the power generating apparatus of renewable energy type 1, renewable energy received via a blade 4 is transmitted to a synchronous generator 20 via a rotating shaft 8 and a hydraulic transmission 10. The synchronous generator 20 is driven by a hydraulic motor 14 of the hydraulic transmission 10 to generate power. The synchronous generator 20 is connected to a grid without a frequency converting circuit and the power generated by the synchronous generator 20 is supplied to the grid 50. The power generating apparatus 1 is also provided with a transmission controller 40 which controls the hydraulic transmission 10. The transmission controller 40 controls the hydraulic transmission 10 in a normal operation mode to adjust displacement of each of a hydraulic pump 12 and the hydraulic motor 14 such that the rotating shaft 8 rotates at a rotational speed that is variable with respect to flow speed of the renewable energy while keeping a rotational speed of the synchronous generator 20 at a synchronous speed based on frequency of the grid 50 during normal operation of the power generating apparatus.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种可再生能源的发电装置和发电装置的运行方法，其能够实现变频运行和电网连接，而无需频率转换电路并且使用液压变速器。 在可再生能源类型1的发电装置中，通过叶片4接收的可再生能源通过旋转轴8和液压变速器10传递到同步发电机20.同步发电机20由液压马达14驱动 传输10发电。 同步发电机20连接到没有频率转换电路的电网，并且同步发电机20产生的电力被提供给电网50.发电装置1还设置有控制液压变速器10的变速器控制器40。 传动控制器40以正常操作模式控制液压变速器10，以调节液压泵12和液压马达14中的每一个的位移，使得旋转轴8以相对于 可再生能源，同时在发电装置的正常运行期间，基于电网50的频率，将同步发电机20的转速保持在同步速度。

公开(公告)号：US20080258484A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：US11995393

申请日：2006-07-13

申请人： Niall Caldwell ,  Fergus R Mclntyre

发明人： Niall Caldwell ,  Fergus R Mclntyre

IPC分类号： B60R21/34

CPC分类号： B60R21/34 ,  B60R21/13 ,  B60R2021/135 ,  Y10T24/32 ,  Y10T70/7057 ,  Y10T292/11 ,  Y10T292/14

摘要： An electro-magnetic mechanism comprises a spring-operated rod (1) having a recess (1a) and a latching member (2) engageable in the recess to block motion of the rod. A release member (4) retains the latching member engaged in the recess (1a) in a first position of the release member and allows the latching member to be disengaged from the recess in a second position of the release member (4). A magnet (5) retains the release member in the first position and the mechanism includes means such as a spring (7) for urging the release member (4) to the second position. A coil (8) is arranged to demagnetise the magnet (5) at least such that the release member moves to the second position, the latching member (2) is disengaged from the recess (1a) and the rod (1) moves axially by spring force.

摘要翻译： 电磁机构包括具有凹部（1a）的弹簧操作的杆（1）和可与凹部接合以阻止杆的运动的闩锁构件（2）。 释放构件（4）将在所述凹部（1a）中接合的所述闩锁构件保持在所述释放构件的第一位置，并且允许所述闩锁构件在所述释放构件（4）的第二位置脱离所述凹部。 磁体（5）将释放构件保持在第一位置，并且机构包括用于将释放构件（4）推动到第二位置的诸如弹簧（7）的装置。 线圈（8）被布置成至少使磁体（5）消磁，使得释放构件移动到第二位置，闩锁构件（2）从凹部（1a）脱离，并且杆（1）轴向移动 通过弹力。