AU2003263827A8 - Variable diameter rotor - Google Patents

Variable diameter rotor

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Publication number
AU2003263827A8
AU2003263827A8 AU2003263827A AU2003263827A AU2003263827A8 AU 2003263827 A8 AU2003263827 A8 AU 2003263827A8 AU 2003263827 A AU2003263827 A AU 2003263827A AU 2003263827 A AU2003263827 A AU 2003263827A AU 2003263827 A8 AU2003263827 A8 AU 2003263827A8
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Australia
Prior art keywords
variable diameter
diameter rotor
rotor
variable
diameter
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
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AU2003263827A
Other versions
AU2003263827A1 (en
Inventor
Peter Mckeich Jamieson
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General Electric Co
Original Assignee
General Electric Co
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Publication date
Application filed by General Electric Co filed Critical General Electric Co
Publication of AU2003263827A8 publication Critical patent/AU2003263827A8/en
Publication of AU2003263827A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003263827A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D7/00—Controlling wind motors 
    • F03D7/02—Controlling wind motors  the wind motors having rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor
    • F03D7/022—Adjusting aerodynamic properties of the blades
    • F03D7/0236—Adjusting aerodynamic properties of the blades by changing the active surface of the wind engaging parts, e.g. reefing or furling
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/20—Rotors
    • F05B2240/202—Rotors with adjustable area of intercepted fluid
    • F05B2240/2021—Rotors with adjustable area of intercepted fluid by means of telescoping blades
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/20—Rotors
    • F05B2240/30—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor
    • F05B2240/31—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor of changeable form or shape
    • F05B2240/313—Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor of changeable form or shape with adjustable flow intercepting area
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
AU2003263827A 2003-07-29 2003-07-29 Variable diameter rotor Abandoned AU2003263827A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2003/023748 WO2005017351A1 (en) 2003-07-29 2003-07-29 Variable diameter rotor

Publications (2)

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AU2003263827A8 true AU2003263827A8 (en) 2005-03-07
AU2003263827A1 AU2003263827A1 (en) 2005-03-07

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AU2003263827A Abandoned AU2003263827A1 (en) 2003-07-29 2003-07-29 Variable diameter rotor

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AU (1) AU2003263827A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2005017351A1 (en)

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AU2003263827A1 (en) 2005-03-07
WO2005017351A8 (en) 2006-02-23
WO2005017351A1 (en) 2005-02-24

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase