CN202273812U - Device used for wind power or hydraulic power generation - Google Patents

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CN202273812U
CN202273812U CN2011203153602U CN201120315360U CN202273812U CN 202273812 U CN202273812 U CN 202273812U CN 2011203153602 U CN2011203153602 U CN 2011203153602U CN 201120315360 U CN201120315360 U CN 201120315360U CN 202273812 U CN202273812 U CN 202273812U
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The utility model discloses a device used for wind power or hydraulic power generation, wherein one end of a bracket (6) is connected with a cowling (1); the other end of the bracket (6) is connected with a horizontal tail fin (4) and a vertical tail fin (5) that is connected with and vertical to the horizontal tail fin (4); and runners (2) and a power generator (3) driven by the runners (2) are arranged on the bracket (6) between the cowling (1) and the horizontal tail fin (4). The device can be refitted flexibly as per the application occasions, and even a third runner and a fourth runner can be additionally arranged so as to be applicable to different power generation occasions and improve the energy conversion efficiency. The device belongs to the technical field of renewable energy source (wind energy, flowing water energy and tidal energy) power generation.

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Be used for wind-force or hydroelectric device
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of wind-force or hydroelectric device of can be used in.Belong to renewable energy sources (wind energy, flowing water ability, tidal energy) technical field of power generation.
Background technique
The primary energy that can exhaust in recent years, has presented its problem that is difficult to continue forever one after another.The high enterprise of oil oil price causes the threat of war to appear at one after another in produce oil ground or the petroleum transported way; The difficulty of coal is demonstrated one's courage and power to people with mine disaster, pollution of atmosphere with property one after another.This caused people have to turn one's attention to again cleaning can be lasting the energy---solar energy, tidal energy, place hope on effective transformation of energy device and switching material.
Wind energy, elevated reservoir, lasting flowing water all come from solar energy.Because the nonuniformity of solar energy radiation effects has caused flowing of air promptly to form wind; The solar energy radiation also gets into the high-altitude with the water evaporation in ocean, the earth, lake and the river, arrives the mountain region, plateau to moisture vapor transport through wind then, revert to the highland through rainfall again, forms day and night untiring river then.People build dam (also can form naturally certainly, like high mountain lake, seimic barrier lake) blocking-up river, have formed elevated reservoir.All these have caused empty G&W always directionally to flow in certain moment.
The empty G&W of these directional flow certainly promotes the mechanical orientation motion, also just can easily energy-producing conversion.In the human occasion that can control, electric energy is most popular form of energy.Therefore panoramic wind-force and hydroelectric generator arise at the historic moment.
Comparatively speaking, hydroelectric generator is generally used in the elevated reservoir power generating equipment, and form is more single.Because the control ratio of current is easier to, its difference possibly mainly be size.Yet, for wind-driven generator,, caused blower fan various informative because wind is difficult to control, vary in size.Modal blower fan roughly is divided into two types, i.e. vertical shaft and horizontal axis wind-driven generator.
The wind wheel running shaft of vertical shaft and horizontal axis wind-driven generator is respectively vertical and level.Now, horizontal axis wind-driven generator generally is used for the large-scale wind power field in wilderness, and its installed power is all very big.Its advantage is that energy conversion efficiency is high, and shortcoming has noise bigger, and is unfriendly to birds; Therefore vertical axis aerogenerator is just opposite, is applicable to also can be used for the backvelder away from electrical network in the place that the cities and towns signs of human habitation are intensive, replenishes as of electricity network, helps energy-saving and emission-reduction, benefits the society.
The design of existing multiple vertical axis aerogenerator.They generally are single wind wheels, but the design (like US 6942454, CN 201020196381.2) of a pair of wind wheel is also arranged in the document.With respect to single wind wheel design, two wind wheels rely on anterior air guide sleeve to focus on more wind energy on the wind wheel blade, and rely on it to block effect, reduce the blade resistance when motion against the wind effectively, and therefore two wind wheel designs can increase energy conversion efficiency.
The utility model is a kind of two (many) runners wind-force (waterpower) generator, can be used for the wind-power electricity generation of hinterland, also can be used for the hydroelectric power of beach, river bank.We can say that as long as the place that has fluid to flow, the device that the utility model is announced just can use.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem: the purpose of the utility model provide a kind of can the kinetic energy of fluid be converted to electric energy be used for wind-force or hydroelectric device, can be used for the wind energy that high-altitude or ground form naturally, and river water can and tidal power.
Technological scheme: for solving the problems of the technologies described above; The utility model proposes a kind of wind-force or hydroelectric device of being used for; In this device; Support one end is connected with cowling, and the other end of support is connected with tailplane and links to each other with tailplane and orthogonal vertical tail, the generator that on the support between cowling and the tailplane, is provided with runner and is driven by runner.
Described runner has some groups, and being symmetrically distributed in respectively with the support is on the circumference in axle center.
The blade shape of described runner is parallelogram, the circular arc with the rotating shaft coplane of runner, or multiple combined-type.
Described generator is in cowling, between cowling and the tailplane or in the tailplane.
This device also comprises anterior shutter, the rear portion shutter that is installed in the outside, support medial axis symmetrically.
Beneficial effect: the utility model can be used for wind energy, river water ability and the tidal power of low energy densities.The device of the utility model has the effect of cumulative, and double wheel design also can improve the utilization ratio of fluid energy.The mentality of designing that is provided is succinct, and easy operating allows the flexible configuration electricity generating device to be fit to the requirement of specific occasion.For example, electricity generating device can rise aloft with booting, generates electricity in the high-altitude; Can carry out wind-force or tidal power on the face of land; Also can swim on the water surface, or be suspended in the water and generate electricity in river central authorities.Can be used for the power supply of cities and towns and rural electricity consumption individuality, various direction boards, street lamp, navigation mark light, accumulate station power devices such as (or energy-storage batteries of power device) away from electricity network.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the utility model.Wherein have: cowling 1, runner 2, generator 3, tailplane 4, vertical tail 5 and support 6.Whole device has mirror symmetry.
Fig. 2 is the structure plan view that the utility model is used for limit, seabeach fluctuation tidal water flow electricity generating device, wherein has: cowling 1, runner 2, generator 3, vertical tail 5, anterior shutter 7, rear portion shutter 8.
Fig. 3 is the transfer mechanism schematic top plan view that rotatablely moves of the utility model device.Comprising: driving gear 9, gear 10, drivign belt 11.
Fig. 4 a is the utility model device generator kind of drive schematic side view when having only pair of turning wheels.Comprising driving gear 9, generator amature gear 10, generator unit stator 12.
Fig. 4 b is the kind of drive when having four runners.Wherein have: sense of rotation change wheel 13
Fig. 5 a is the rectangular blade of blade shape transfer axle (heavy line) coplane of runner use;
Fig. 5 b is the special-shaped blade of blade shape transfer axle (heavy line) coplane of runner use;
Fig. 5 c is blade shape part transfer axle (heavy line) coplane that runner uses, but the blade of bending is arranged at the bottom;
Fig. 5 d is a projection drawing that can carry out the blade of suitable damping rotation (bullet is rotating shaft) in rotating shaft (maximum bullet) direction.
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Below with reference to accompanying drawings the utility model is described.
Fig. 1 is used for ground and high altitude wind generating; And the hydroelectric device schematic representation of river central authorities (for clear for the purpose of, omitted the bracket detail that is used to support and fix each parts, prevented that turbulent flow from rotating the streamlined middle part outer cover that influences and protect driving mechanism to runner).Wherein have: cowling 1, runner 2, generator 3, tailplane 4, vertical tail 5 and support 6.Whole device has mirror symmetry.
Fig. 2 is the structure plan view (for the purpose of clear, having omitted the support that is used to support and fix each parts) that the utility model is used for limit, seabeach fluctuation tidal water flow electricity generating device.Wherein have: cowling 1, runner 2, generator 3, vertical tail 5, anterior shutter 7, rear portion shutter 8.Whole device is about crossing the vertical surface minute surface symmetry of medial axis.
Fig. 3 is the transfer mechanism schematic top plan view that rotatablely moves of the utility model device.Gear 10, drivign belt (or chain) 11 that the vertical and generator amature of the belt pulley (or chain pitch wheel) that integrates comprising: the belt pulley (or chain pitch wheel) that directly links with runner 2, with driving gear 9, running shaft and two driving gears 9 integrates.This driving mechanism also has mirror symmetry.
Fig. 4 a is the utility model device generator kind of drive schematic side view when having only pair of turning wheels.Comprising driving gear 9 (back side also has), generator amature gear 10, and generator unit stator 12.
Fig. 4 b is the kind of drive when having four runners.Wherein driving gear 9, driving gear 9 ', driving gear 9 " all to pass through belt (or chain) and directly obtain energy from runner, their are (to driving gear 9,9 ') or through sense of rotation change wheel 13 (to driving gear 9 ") pushing generator exteranl gear 11 generatings indirectly directly.Under two kinds of situation, the axle of generator amature gear is vertical each other with the axle of driving gear, and its integral body has mirror symmetry.
This device mainly comprises cowling, two runners, a generator, and the transmission part of runner and generator coupling.This device can according to direction of flow rotate flexibly with guarantee head to quasi-fluid come to; The fluid promotion runner of two-way flow in the opposite direction (like tide) is rotated to same direction; Can also design runner bucket as required and make it to produce lift, be used for the high altitude wind generating.
The utility model is a kind of device that fluid can convert electric energy to that is used for, and mainly comprises cowling (also can add some shutters), runner, generator and their connected element.The effect of each parts is following:
1) cowling (shutter): make the fluid on the large size more converge direction and zone flows, therefore have the effect of cumulative to appointment; Resistance to motion when reducing the revolution of runner bucket adverse current simultaneously efficiently effectively promotes the runner rotation.Disorderly for the motion that does not make fluid, cowling will be made fairshaped.
2) runner: generally having a pair ofly in the utility model technological scheme, but also can be 3 or 4.Under the situation of the inhomogeneous symmetry of fluid motion (river bank hydroelectric power), also can have only 1.They convert the kinetic energy of fluid to the mechanical energy of rotation.
3) generator: the runner mechanical energy that driving mechanism is passed over changes into electric energy.
4) connected element of runner and generator: with rotatablely moving through couplings such as belt, chain, gears of the runner of two opposite directions rotation, the pushing generator rotor orientation is rotated.In addition, connected element also links together whole device, becomes as a whole.Whole device can be placed in the rotating shaft, guarantee it can along with wind direction rotation with head automatically face all the time fluid come to.
1. the structure of electricity generating device:
The basic structure of this wind-force or hydroelectric installation is as depicted in figs. 1 and 2.Fig. 1 is ground and the high altitude wind energy that is used for even flow field, and the hydroelectric device of river central authorities; Fig. 2 is the device that is used for the seabeach tidal power.Mainly comprise a fairshaped cowling 1, pair of turning wheels 2, generator 3, one a secondary empennage guide plate 4 and/or 5.Whole device is about crossing medial axis vertical surface mirror image symmetry.Generator also is made into centrosymmetric, is placed on position suitable on the medial axis of device according to the application.
The coupling mechanism that runner and generator rotatablely move is as shown in Figure 3.Wherein runner belt pulley (or chain pitch wheel) 2 links to each other with drive wheel belt pulley (or chain pitch wheel) 9 usefulness belts (or chain) 11; Rotatablely moving of runner 2 passed to drive wheel 9 efficiently; Press mode (perhaps through the alternating expression angular wheel) coupling of Fig. 4 upper left quarter then through drive wheel gear and generator amature gear, the common pushing generator rotor 10 of two drive wheels that opposite direction is rotated rotates and generates electricity.
For fluid energy is converged on the outer foil of runner efficiently, cowling is made fairshaped especially.Can partly lose the influence of the turbulent flow of (because transformation of energy) generation afterwards to the runner rotation in order to reduce fluid, the rear portion of runner also will add a fairshaped cover.This cover protects transmission device not receive the erosion of air and current simultaneously.The number of the blade of runner can be like 4 among Fig. 1, also can be the sheet numbers of 3,5 or other number; The shape of blade can be shown in Fig. 5 a and 5b with the coplanar straight plate of rotating shaft, also can be like Fig. 5 c and bottom and the angled straight plate of rotating shaft, also to be a plurality of combined blades that damping is rotated that carry out that have shown in Fig. 5 d; Can also give the blade of the blade shown in Fig. 5 a and the 5b or other shape with Fig. 5 c and 5d characteristics, to obtain the highest energy conversion efficiency.It depends on the application, depends on fluid dynamic requirement, and purpose is to make the device energy conversion efficiency the highest.
2. practical implementation step:
This electricity generating device can be used for having the various occasions of flowing fluid, and its allocation method also depends on the requirement of occasion.In different use occasions, the parts of device can optionally remove or increase, and the position of generator also can place the correct position of device symmetry plane, so that whole device stablized, and can build cheaply.
Below for giving an example by the design preferred version of different use occasion summaries.
Embodiment 1: be used for the hydroelectric generator on the seabeach
When this device is placed in the seabeach because rise, during ebb tide the direction of current be two to, device as shown in Figure 2 is fixed on the pedestal, head surface comes the direction of water to the sea.Like this, when fluid when the head of electricity generating device or afterbody flow, two runners all can drive the generator amature generating to same direction rotation then.
Embodiment 2: the hydroelectric generator that is used for the river
When this device was used to the edge, river, because the direction of current is fixed, device was fixed on the pedestal, and removed the shutter at rear portion.Because one side water velocity near the riverbank maybe be very little; The size of two runners can be different to obtain suitable thrust; Also can remove that runner by the riverbank, in addition remove half the and generator is directly linked with runner by on one side that of riverbank, with the lower cost of acquisition.
When central authorities use in the river; The velocity field of current is evenly distributed; Therefore can remove the front and back shutter among Fig. 2; Only stay the outer cover that plays water conservancy diversion and protective action (for for the purpose of clear, not drawing among the figure) and the afterbody guide plate at cowling, runner rear, make a fish shape device (as shown in Figure 1) that can swim on the water surface.The rope that device will be anchored on the riverbed holds.Can be passed to the river bank user to electric power through the river bed cable, perhaps only give korneforos navigation mark tutorial light power supply.
Embodiment 3: high altitude wind power generator
Wind generating unit as shown in Figure 1 has the aerodynamic profile of the kite of meeting, so that it swims in the high-altitude.The blade of wind wheel can design (as having the shape shown in Fig. 5 c) especially, and makes the inclination angle appropriate change of the horizontal guide plate of empennage, makes device in wind, produce lift automatically, thereby can float on aerial with booting.The electricity that sends can be led ground with (storage) electrical equipment through the traction rope of device.
Embodiment 4: be used for the wind-driven generator near the face of land
The wind that approaches the face of land comes to indefinite, but its moving direction generally is parallel to ground.Therefore, in use, the electricity generating device that is similar to Fig. 1 is placed in its position of centre of gravity, perpendicular in the ground and the rotating shaft that can rotate freely.Like this because the effect of afterbody guide plate, the head of electricity generating device can automatically face all the time wind come to.
Embodiment 5: wind-force (or waterpower) generator with 3 or 4 runners
The electricity generating device of the utility model also can be installed the runner more than 2 on the basis of device shown in Figure 1, be used for the uniform occasion of fluid momentum field pattern and generate electricity.The runner rotating shaft that increases is vertical with aforesaid existing two runner rotating shafts, places the top and/or the appropriate location, bottom of device respectively, and the gear transmission that causes is shown in Fig. 4 b.
Such arrangement has following benefit: if having only 3 runners, then the 3rd runner can be placed in the top or the bottom of device.The 3rd runner places the electricity generating device on top can be used for the high altitude wind generating; Because like this; Electricity generating device not only can utilize the wind energy of electricity generating device top, but also can utilize Magnus effect (Magnus effect) to produce lift, and device is floated aloft more easily; The 3rd runner places the electricity generating device of bottom then can be used for the hydroelectric power of river central authorities, because the top of device possibly not have current to pass through.At this moment, Magnus effect (Magnus effect) can produce a power that lets device sink, but this effect can be offset through the design that changes anterior cowling.
Certainly, also can pacify and ranked fourth runner.See past tense so from the head, the rotating shaft of four runners has just constituted a rectangular, and this helps fluid can comprehensive absorption.Through the suitable design to cowling and empennage guide plate (cover), device can be used for wind-force or submersible type hydroelectric power.
The above is merely the preferred embodiments of the utility model; The protection domain of the utility model does not exceed with above-mentioned mode of execution; As long as the equivalence that those of ordinary skills do according to the utility model institute disclosure is modified or changed, all should include in the protection domain of putting down in writing in claims.

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1. one kind is used for wind-force or hydroelectric device; It is characterized in that in this device; Support (6) one ends are connected with cowling (1); The other end of support (6) is connected with tailplane (4) and links to each other and orthogonal vertical tail (5) with tailplane (4), the generator (3) that on the support (6) between cowling (1) and the tailplane (4), is provided with runner (2) and is driven by runner (2).
2. wind-force or the hydroelectric device of being used for according to claim 1 is characterized in that described runner (2) has some groups, and being symmetrically distributed in support (6) respectively is on the circumference in axle center.
3. wind-force or the hydroelectric device of being used for according to claim 1 and 2, the blade shape that it is characterized in that described runner (2) are parallelogram, the circular arc with the rotating shaft coplane of runner, or multiple combined-type.
4. wind-force or the hydroelectric device of being used for according to claim 1 is characterized in that described generator (3) is positioned between cowling (1), cowling (1) and the tailplane (4) or tailplane (4).
5. wind-force or the hydroelectric device of being used for according to claim 1 is characterized in that: this device also comprises anterior shutter (7), the rear portion shutter (8) that is installed in the outside, support (6) medial axis symmetrically.
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