Wind powered hydroelectric power plant and method of operation thereof
CA 2443907 C · Owner: Merswolke, Paul H. F. · Inventors: Gardner, Thomas B.; Merswolke, Paul H. F.
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A hydroelectric power plant uses a plurality of windmills connected to compressed air generators to produce pressurized air. Pressurized air is used to drive water through a turbine to produce electrical power. The water is recycled and the power plant includes reserve pressurized air tanks to allow the plant to continue to operate when the wind levels are not sufficient to produce high pressure air. The power plant is designed to be operated on a continuous basis based on wind power. When the wind subsides and the reserve capacity has been exhausted, electricity can be drawn from the local utility supplier. When excess power is generated by the power plant electricity from , the …
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- Filed April 8, 2002 and granted March 22, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 8, 2022.
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