Noel Richard Potter
Engineers in Bountiful, UT
License number
Utah 152386-2202
Issued Date
Jan 1, 1910
Expiration Date
Dec 31, 2002
Category
Engineer/Land Surveyor
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
Bountiful, UT
Professional information
Variable Vane Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
US Patent:
2010008, Apr 8, 2010
Filed:
May 26, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/471837
Inventors:
Noel Richard Potter - Woods Cross UT, US
International Classification:
H02P 9/04, F03D 7/06, F03D 9/00
US Classification:
290 44, 416 44, 416 1, 290 55
Abstract:
An embodiment of a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with a turbine shaft for transmitting mechanical power. Coupled to the turbine shaft is a support structure with a vane rotatably coupled to the support structure at a vane shaft. The vane rotates the vane shaft, support structure and the turbine shaft around the center of the turbine shaft when the vane is acted upon by the wind. A centrifugal compensation rod is connected to the vane. The centrifugal compensation rod counteracts the centrifugal forces acting upon the vane as the vane rotates about the center of the turbine shaft.Embodiments of the vertical axis wind turbine increase the efficiency of the wind turbine by reducing wind resistance. Some embodiments develop power when the vanes move into the wind instead of simply reducing drag on the side of the turbine that moves into the wind.
Multi-Modal Light
US Patent:
2010002, Feb 4, 2010
Filed:
Jul 29, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/181818
Inventors:
Noel R. Potter - Woods Cross UT, US
International Classification:
H05B 37/02
US Classification:
315158
Abstract:
The invention is a light that operates in many different modes based on a settings switch and environmental conditions such as ambient light levels and the detection of movement near the light. In one of the modes, the light will only come on after a darkness threshold has been reached and movement is detected near the light. By limiting when the light is on maximizes the amount of time the light can operate without recharging the energy storage unit. In another mode, the light comes on when there is movement detected near the light regardless of the darkness threshold conditions. A walk-in closet light is an example of this type of light use. In all modes the light will operate for multiple days without power being available to recharge the energy storage unit. In each mode, the light brightness is determined by the brightness control. Lowering the brightness will increase the time the light will operate without an external power source to recharge the energy storage unit.