CN108035842A - A kind of novel wind power flabellum and method of work - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of novel wind power flabellum, each blade have blade tip and endpiece, and the end of endpiece is fixedly connected with wheel hub, the end connection of its front end and blade tip；The folding of blade tip and endpiece is controlled by micromachine, brake pad is rubbed with drag ring, the rotating speed of wind-powered electricity generation flabellum can be reduced, is played a good protective effect to internal brake and step-up gear；And remote control can be carried out to micromachine inside control centre, manipulation is easy, and the degree of automation is high.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to wind-powered electricity generation field, more particularly to a kind of novel wind power flabellum and method of work.
Background technology
Wind power technology equipment be Wind Power Generation Industry important component, and Wind Power Generation Industry development basis and guarantee, wind
Power generator group is to realize the equipment that wind energy is converted into electric energy, generally includes wind turbine, transmission mechanism, generator, automatically controls
Device and support steel tower etc.；The effect of wind turbine is to convert wind energy into mechanical energy, it is by 2 ~ 3 excellent leaves of aeroperformance
Piece is formed on wheel hub.Existing wind power generating set would generally set brake on the inside of its unit, can conveniently examine
Repair and avoid to work in the case that wind scale is excessive, brake is generally mounted on front side of step-up gear and rear side, generally machinery
Brake, but since brake limits being stopped for unit inner side shaft, the blade in outside still can work as usual, make increasing
The shaft of fast gear-box bears very big pressure, is easily damaged brake and step-up gear.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of novel wind power flabellum and method of work, it can solve the prior art not
Foot, is the good novel wind power flabellum of a kind of simple in structure, remote control, slowing effect.
Technical scheme：A kind of novel wind power flabellum, including wheel hub and multiple blades, wheel hub edge level side
To installation, the circumferential direction of the blade along wheel hub is uniformly distributed installation, it is characterised in that each blade includes blade tip and endpiece；
The end of the endpiece is fixedly connected with the outer wall of wheel hub, and the end of its front end and blade tip is according to hinge connection；Before the blade tip
There is brake pad at end；Drag ring is cased with the outer wall of the wheel hub；The drag ring is located at the homonymy of blade with hinge；The friction
Ring and brake pad are connected.
The drag ring is cirque structure, and the drag ring is arranged close to the position of endpiece end.
Micromachine is housed on the blade；The output shaft of the micromachine and the rotation axis connection of hinge；It is described micro-
The control terminal of type motor is electrically connected with the control signal output of blower fan control system.
The micromachine is installed on the endpiece of blade.
The blower fan control system is mounted in the control system of the wind-driven generator inside wind-power electricity generation control centre, leads to
Cross the control to micromachine working status, thus control hinge realize blade blade tip and tail end folding.
The width of the drag ring is more than the width of brake pad, when blade tip is according to minitype motor driving hinge, rotates blade tip
To when being overlapped with tail end, the contact connectio of drag ring and brake pad can be relied on, the rotating speed of wind-powered electricity generation flabellum is reduced, to blower interior
Brake and step-up gear play a good protective effect.
The brake pad and drag ring use rubber material.
Connected between the rotation axis of the hinge and the output shaft of micromachine by transmission mechanism.
A kind of method of work of novel wind power flabellum, it is characterised in that it includes two states：
1. normal operating conditions：
At this time, hinge is in open mode, and blade tip and the endpiece in the vertical direction is in same plane；When needing to wind-powered electricity generation
When flabellum is slowed down, staff by by the control system of the wind-driven generator inside wind-power electricity generation control centre to miniature
Motor sends control signal, is rotated by the rotation axis of minitype motor driving hinge；
2. working status when slowing down：
Step 1. in, when micromachine obtains control signal, drive the rotation axis of hinge to rotate, hinge is in closed form
State so that blade tip and endpiece are turned up；At this time, the brake pad of blade tip front end just touches the drag ring on wheel hub；Due to friction
Rub between block and drag ring, so as to reduce the rotating speed of wind-powered electricity generation flabellum.
The superiority of the present invention：Make the folding of blade tip and endpiece by micromachine control hinge, by brake pad with rubbing
Wipe ring to rub, reduce the rotating speed of wind-powered electricity generation flabellum, play a good protective effect to internal brake and step-up gear；
Remote control can be carried out to micromachine inside control centre, manipulation is easy, and the degree of automation is high.
Brief description of the drawings
Structure diagram when Fig. 1 is a kind of novel wind power flabellum normal work involved by the present invention.
Fig. 2 is structure diagram when a kind of novel wind power flabellum slows down involved by the present invention.
Wherein, 1 is wheel hub；2 be blade tip；3 be endpiece；4 be brake pad；5 be drag ring；6 be hinge；7 be micromachine.
Embodiment
Embodiment：A kind of novel wind power flabellum（See Fig. 1, Fig. 2）, including wheel hub 1 and multiple blades, the wheel hub 1 is along water
Square it is uniformly distributed installation to installation, the circumferential direction of the blade along wheel hub 1, it is characterised in that each blade includes blade tip 2
With endpiece 3；The end of the endpiece 3 is fixedly connected with the outer wall of wheel hub 1, its front end is connected with the end of blade tip 2 according to hinge 6；
There is brake pad 4 in the front end of the blade tip 2；Drag ring 5 is cased with the outer wall of the wheel hub 1；The drag ring 5 is located at hinge 6
The homonymy of blade；The drag ring 5 and brake pad 4 are connected.
The drag ring 5 is cirque structure, and the drag ring 5 is arranged close to the position of 3 end of endpiece（See Fig. 1, figure
2）.
Micromachine 7 is housed on the blade；The output shaft of the micromachine 7 and the rotation axis connection of hinge 6；It is described
The control terminal of micromachine is electrically connected with the control signal output of blower fan control system（See Fig. 1, Fig. 2）.
The micromachine 7 is installed on the endpiece 3 of blade（See Fig. 1, Fig. 2）.
The blower fan control system is mounted in the control system of the wind-driven generator inside wind-power electricity generation control centre, leads to
The control to 7 working status of micromachine is crossed, so as to control hinge 6 to realize the blade tip 2 of blade and the folding of tail end 3.
The width of the drag ring 5 be more than brake pad 4 width, when blade tip 2 according to micromachine 7 drive hinge 6, make blade tip
2 turn to when being overlapped with tail end 3, can rely on the contact connectio of drag ring 5 and brake pad 4, reduce the rotating speed of wind-powered electricity generation flabellum, right
The brake and step-up gear of blower interior play a good protective effect（See Fig. 1, Fig. 2）.
The brake pad 5 and drag ring 4 are the brake pad and drag ring using rubber material.
Connected between the rotation axis of the hinge 6 and the output shaft of micromachine 7 by transmission mechanism.
A kind of method of work of novel wind power flabellum, it is characterised in that it includes two states：
1. normal operating conditions（See Fig. 1）：
At this time, hinge 6 is in open mode, and 3 in the vertical direction of the blade tip 2 and endpiece is in same plane；When needs pair
When wind-powered electricity generation flabellum is slowed down, staff will pass through the control system pair of the wind-driven generator inside wind-power electricity generation control centre
Micromachine 7 sends control signal, and the rotation axis for driving hinge 6 by micromachine 7 rotates；
2. working status when slowing down（See Fig. 2）：
Step 1. in, when micromachine 7 obtains control signal, drive the rotation axis rotation of hinge 6, be finally in hinge 6 and close
Conjunction state so that blade tip 2 and endpiece 3 are turned up；At this time, the brake pad 4 of 2 front end of blade tip just touches the drag ring on wheel hub 1
5；Due to rubbing between brake pad 4 and drag ring 5, so as to reduce the rotating speed of wind-powered electricity generation flabellum.
As shown in Figure 1, structure diagram during novel wind power flabellum normal work a kind of for the present invention, including 1 He of wheel hub
Multiple blades, wheel hub 1 is horizontally disposed, and multiple blades have been uniformly arranged in the circumferential direction on wheel hub 1, and each blade includes again
Blade tip 2 and endpiece 3, the end of endpiece 3 are fixedly connected with the outer wall of wheel hub 1, and the front end of endpiece 3 passes through hinge with the end of blade tip 2
Chain 6 connects, and micromachine 7 is provided with endpiece 3, and the output shaft of micromachine 7 is connected by the rotation axis of transmission mechanism and hinge 6
Connect, the control terminal of micromachine 7 is electrically connected with the control signal output of control system, and set-up of control system is in control centre
Portion, by the control to 7 working status of micromachine, so as to control the folding of hinge 6.The front end of blade tip 2 is provided with brake pad
4, circular ring shape drag ring 5 is circumferentially arranged with the outer wall of wheel hub 1, drag ring 5 is located at the homonymy of blade with hinge 6, and rubs
The end for being located proximate to endpiece 3 that is arranged of ring 5 is wiped, the width of drag ring 5 is more than the width of brake pad 4.
Material is all rubber used by brake pad 4 and drag ring 5 in one embodiment of the present of invention.
For the present invention in normal work, as shown in Figure 1, hinge 6 is in open mode, blade tip 2 and endpiece 3 are in vertical direction
It is upper to be in same plane；When needing to slow down to wind-powered electricity generation flabellum, staff sends micromachine 7 by control system
Control signal, micromachine 7 drives the rotation axis rotation of hinge 6, as shown in Fig. 2, final hinge 6 is in closure state, blade tip 2
Turned up with endpiece 3, the brake pad 4 of 2 front end of blade tip just touches the drag ring 5 on wheel hub 1, and brake pad 4 occurs with drag ring 5
Friction, so as to reduce the rotating speed of wind-powered electricity generation flabellum.
A kind of novel wind power flabellum of the present invention, the folding of blade tip 2 and endpiece 3 is controlled by micromachine, so that friction
Block 4 rubs with drag ring 5, reduces the rotating speed of wind-powered electricity generation flabellum, internal brake and step-up gear is played good
Protective effect.Remote control can be carried out to micromachine 7 inside control centre, manipulation is easy, and the degree of automation is high.This hair
Bright simple in structure, remote control, slowing effect are good, compared with prior art with clear advantage.
Embodiment described above is only that the preferred embodiment of the present invention is described, not to the model of the present invention
Enclose and be defined, on the premise of design spirit of the present invention is not departed from, technical side of the those of ordinary skill in the art to the present invention
The various modifications and improvement that case is made, should all fall into the protection domain that claims of the present invention determines.
Claims (9)
1. a kind of novel wind power flabellum, including wheel hub (1) and multiple blades, the wheel hub (1) is installed in the horizontal direction, the leaf
Piece is uniformly distributed installation along the circumferential direction of wheel hub (1), it is characterised in that each blade includes blade tip (2) and endpiece (3)；It is described
The end of endpiece (3) is fixedly connected with the outer wall of wheel hub (1), its front end is connected with the end of blade tip (2) according to hinge (6)；It is described
There is brake pad (4) in the front end of blade tip (2)；Drag ring (5) is cased with the outer wall of the wheel hub (1)；The drag ring (5) and hinge
(6) it is located at the homonymy of blade；The drag ring (5) and brake pad (4) are connected.
A kind of 2. novel wind power flabellum according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the drag ring (5) is cirque structure,
The drag ring (5) is arranged close to the position of endpiece (3) end.
3. a kind of novel wind power flabellum according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the width of the drag ring (5) is more than friction
The width of block (4).
4. a kind of novel wind power flabellum according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the brake pad (5) and drag ring (4) are
Using the brake pad and drag ring of rubber material.
5. a kind of novel wind power flabellum according to claim 1, it is characterised in that micromachine (7) is housed on the blade；
The output shaft of the micromachine (7) and the rotation axis connection of hinge (6)；The control terminal of the micromachine and air-blower control system
The control signal output of system is electrically connected.
6. a kind of novel wind power flabellum according to claim 5, it is characterised in that the micromachine (7) is installed on blade
On endpiece (3).
7. a kind of novel wind power flabellum according to claim 5, it is characterised in that the blower fan control system is mounted in wind
The control system of the wind-driven generator of power Generation Control central interior.
8. a kind of novel wind power flabellum according to claim 5, it is characterised in that the rotation axis and micro electric of the hinge (6)
Connected between the output shaft of machine (7) by transmission mechanism.
9. a kind of method of work of novel wind power flabellum, it is characterised in that it includes two states：
1. normal operating conditions：
At this time, hinge (6) is in open mode, and the blade tip (2) and endpiece (3) in the vertical direction are in same plane；When
When needing to slow down to wind-powered electricity generation flabellum, staff will pass through the control of the wind-driven generator inside wind-power electricity generation control centre
System sends control signal to micromachine (7), and the rotation axis for driving hinge (6) by micromachine (7) rotates；
2. working status when slowing down：
Step 1. in, when micromachine (7) obtains control signal, drive the rotation axis rotation of hinge (6), finally make hinge (6)
In closure state so that blade tip (2) and endpiece (3) are turned up；At this time, the brake pad (4) of blade tip (2) front end just touches wheel
Drag ring (5) on hub (1)；Due to rubbing between brake pad (4) and drag ring (5), so as to reduce wind-powered electricity generation flabellum
Rotating speed.
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