Patent ID: 8621856

Claim:
A system for generating electricity, including; a drive train for powering a wind turbine; a wind turbine for receiving input energy; and a hydraulic pump connected to the wind turbine located in a nacelle at the top of a wind tower above at least one positive displacement electric motor driver pump; wherein: the at least one positive displacement electric motor driver pump is adapted to supercharge and direct hydraulic fluid from at least one reservoir upwardly from the ground to the hydraulic pump in the wind tower such to convert the inputted energy via the supercharging into hydraulic fluid pressure by pressurizing the hydraulic fluid; the at least one positive displacement electric motor driven pump includes an encoder which is controlled by a programmable logic controller; at least one directional valve is configured to direct hydraulic fluid to the at least one positive displacement electric motor driven pump which in turn is directly coupled to at least one electrical generator; at least one proportional control flow valve to regulate the amount of oil in the system and which is controlled by the programmable logic controller; at least one proportional flow control valve configured to regulate hydraulic motor speed and adapted to control the revolutions per minute of the at least one electrical generator; at least one high pressure relief valve configured to control the release of the input energy in the form of hydraulic fluid pressure such that the hydraulic fluid pressure is dissipated as heat; and the system is an open loop such that the hydraulic fluid is returned through a plurality of filters and directed back to the at least one reservoir through a plurality of inlet ports after completion through the system.