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An energy utilization circuit and method energizes a.c. loads with a.c. power of conventional voltage and frequency characteristics. A coverter responsive to an energy source, typically a wind or solar driven generator, converts the energy to d.c. electrical power. An inverter alters the d.c. power

An energy utilization circuit and method energizes a.c. loads with a.c. power of conventional voltage and frequency characteristics. A coverter responsive to an energy source, typically a wind or solar driven generator, converts the energy to d.c. electrical power. An inverter alters the d.c. power to a.c. power. An a.c. wave generator, such as an alternator, is connected to the output of the inverter. The alternator is operated to impress its voltage and frequency on the output of the inverter so as to lend conventional characteristics to this output. Excess power from the inverter maintains the operation of the alternator.

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A utilization circuit for utilizing the energy present in contemporaneous geophysical conditions to energize an a.c. load with a.c. power having selected voltage and frequency characteristics, said load being connectable to output terminals of said utilization circuit, said circuit comprising: conve

A utilization circuit for utilizing the energy present in contemporaneous geophysical conditions to energize an a.c. load with a.c. power having selected voltage and frequency characteristics, said load being connectable to output terminals of said utilization circuit, said circuit comprising: conversion means responsive to the energy of the contemporaneous geophysical conditions for converting the energy to d.c. electrical power; inverting means having an input connected to said conversion means for receiving said d.c. electrical power, said inverting means altering said d.c. power to a.c. power and providing same to an output thereof connected to the output terminals of said circuit; electrical power storage means interposed at the input of said inverting means and operatively associated with said conversion means for storing power from said conversion means when said conversion means is in an excess power condition and for augmenting the power of said conversion means to the inverting means when said conversion means is in a power deficit condition; a.c. wave generating means connected in the output of said inverting means and to said circuit output terminals, said a.c. wave generating means assuming an operative condition, responsive to energization by said inverting means, establishing a wave having the selected voltage and frequency characteristics and maintaining said characteristics when subjected to the output of said inverting means; means for synchronizing the operation of said inverting means and a.c. wave generating means; and a.c. wave generating means operative condition signal means connected to said generating means for providing a signal responsive to the operative condition of said generating means, said signal means being coupled to said inverting means for controlling the power output of said inverting means to maintain the operative condition of said generating means.