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The invention concerns an electrodynamic loudspeaker driver for the reproduction of low frequencies in mid air, dust, gas or liquid.
It consists of a hollow membrane (1) whose faces (1a and b) are spaced apart and joined by a spacer (2) through the internal engine (4, 5, 6, 7, 8) inserted in a housing (11).
Steam Generating Apparatus (SGA) is a small, compact hot water or steam generator using a small motor to spin up to speed for whatever you require.
The SGA device is only 4" in diameter using an AC drive to control a 1HP motor. The system would include a micro processor to set up and tweak your specific application.
A web site that will gather scientist and anyone with good ideas to develop the new generation spacecraft, top migrate to Mars, also fundraising from all around the world, anyone can donate, so its a project from the whole planet not from just a few nations.
eMoTria is a lightweight electric vehicle, specially designed for sustainable mobility in cities and appropriate for a multitude of services. A crossover combining a microcarrier (lightweight quad) and a maxi-scooter, it can be driven without a license. Its width of 1050 mm and 2200 mm long makes it suitable to get into protected urban areas,
The advent of digital cameras have rendered many fine, quality film based 35 m/m cameras obsolete.
Elpipes are polymer-insulated underground HVDC conductors based on low cost extruded metal conductors. Elpipes are designed for higher efficiency than is practical for overhead power lines. For a 325-800kV DC elpipe, we have selected a design basis of 1% loss per 1000 km, about three times better than an overhead 800kVDC line,
Today, data is collected globally from multiple sources via GPS and other handheld devices, stored in the cloud and left to the user to figure out the value of this data, and what to do with it. To create data value requires a data fusion model that consolidates these data silos into one `digital cloud platform,
I am submitting a design for a 40-passenger commuter aircraft. It is powered by two turbo-props.
The take-off video shows the aircraft taking off from a parking lot.
The aircraft flies @340 knots/hr, has a range of 500 miles.
Thank you for allowing me to participate.
Innovative Synergy of New Hybrid Off-Shore Wind Turbine/Permanent Magnet Motor/Generator Design with Renewable Energy Efficiencies
This project plan develops an innovative new wind turbine design which is already highly efficient and increases the efficiency of the wind power capture by synergistically linking the turbine power generation with another renewable technology. Coupled with MagLev Energy, Inc.
I suggest that we combine infrastructure elements; ie: topping the sound barrier walls that buffer neighborhoods from traffic sounds with solar panels. These walls are supported by metal I-beams footed in concrete.
East-west highways (Interstate 70-80-90) have at least one wall facing south across lanes of traffic.
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