Patent ID: 8664793

Claim:
A system for generating electricity, comprising: a rotation-transmission mechanism, wherein a first end of the rotation-transmission mechanism is operatively connected to a rotor shaft of a wind turbine, and wherein a second end of the rotation-transmission mechanism is operatively connected to a set of rotating blades; the set of rotating blades immersed in a low-heat-capacity fluid, wherein the rotating blades are configured to convert rotational energy from the wind turbine into heat in the low-heat-capacity fluid; an insulated vessel containing the low-heat-capacity fluid, wherein the insulated vessel is configured to retain the heat in the low-heat-capacity fluid; a heat-transfer mechanism that comprises a thermally conductive component and a thermally insulating component, wherein the heat-transfer mechanism is configured to selectively transfer the heat from the low-heat-capacity fluid to a working fluid by: disposing the thermally insulating component between the low-heat-capacity fluid and the working fluid to retain the heat in the low-heat-capacity fluid; and repositioning the thermally insulating component to transfer the heat from the low-heat-capacity fluid to the working fluid through the thermally conductive component, wherein transferred heat boils the working fluid; a turbine configured to use vapor from the boiled working fluid to rotate; and an electric generator configured to use the turbine's rotation to generate electricity.