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Title:
MINIATURE HYDRO-POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011087459
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a miniature hydro-power generation system which is suited for a system such as a sanitary fixture.

The miniature hydro-power generation system includes a plurality of energy storage devices, a hydraulic power generator which generates an electric power to the generator output, a first switch which is coupled among a load, the energy storage devices, and the generator output of the hydraulic power generator, and a second switch which is coupled between at least two energy storage devices out of the plurality of energy storage devices. The first switch can be switched to connect the generator output and at least one of the plurality of energy storage devices with the load, while the second switch can be switched to transit the electrical configurations of at least two energy storage devices out of the plurality of energy storage devices between the parallel configuration and serial configuration.


Inventors:
BAARMAN DAVID (US)
LEPPIEN THOMAS (US)
LAUTZENHEISER TERRY LEE (US)
HOUGHTON CHRISTOPHER B (US)
MCPHILLIAMY STEPHEN J (US)
Application Number:
JP2010279778A
Publication Date:
April 28, 2011
Filing Date:
December 15, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ACCESS BUSINESS GROUP INT LLC (US)
International Classes:
H02J7/00; C02F1/00; C02F1/32; E03C1/00; F03B1/00; F03B13/00; F03B13/10; F03B17/06; H01M10/44; H02K7/18; H02P9/04
Domestic Patent References:
JPH08206642A1996-08-13
JP2002345157A2002-11-29
JP2003189494A2003-07-04
JPH04340328A1992-11-26
JPH07303335A1995-11-14
JPH08126211A1996-05-17
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Jun Tsuruta
Tetsuro Shimada
Hirose Shigeki