CN220043259U - Wind-solar complementary integrated power generation device - Google Patents
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The wind-solar complementary integrated power generation device is characterized in that a rotating seat is arranged at the upper end part of a hollow upright body, the bottom of the rotating seat is fixedly connected with the hollow upright body through a bearing, and a stator is parallel to the axis of the hollow upright body and is fixed at the center of the rotating seat; two ends of the rotating seat are provided with vertical end plates, and the pipe grooves of the vertical end plates are respectively and coaxially connected with a horizontal rotating shaft; the magnetic rotor is clamped and fixed between the two horizontal rotating shafts, a slip ring is arranged at the end part of each horizontal rotating shaft, and the stator is electrically connected with the charging end of the storage battery through the rectifier; the end part of the horizontal rotating shaft is fixed with a fan blade component; the transverse support column of the fan blade assembly is fixedly connected with the horizontal rotating shaft; the solar cell square matrix is connected with the storage battery through the slip ring. The solar energy collecting device is simple in structure, the direction of the whole fan blade assembly can be adjusted along with the change of a wind field, and the solar energy plate can synchronously rotate to collect sunlight at multiple angles while the fan blades rotate; the wind power generation and the photovoltaic power generation are effectively complemented, and the maximum power generation effect is realized.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a new energy power generation device, in particular to a wind-solar complementary vertical power generation device.
Background
Wind energy and solar energy are used as two common clean energy sources with development value and are widely applied to the field of power generation. The wind energy is used by converting wind energy into electric energy by utilizing wind power, the solar energy is used by converting solar energy into electric energy, and the working principle of the wind-solar complementary power generation system is as follows: on the one hand, natural wind is used as power, wind wheels absorb wind energy and drive wind driven generators to rotate to generate alternating current, the alternating current is converted into direct current through a rectifier, the storage battery is charged and stores electric energy, and meanwhile, a photovoltaic effect of a solar panel is utilized to convert a solar bracket into direct current for load use or storage in the storage battery for standby.
The existing wind-solar complementary power generation device generally adopts a structural design that fan blades are separated from solar panels, and most of solar panels are fixedly connected to the power generation device to play a role in auxiliary power generation, so that the maximum power generation effect cannot be achieved along with the change of sunlight. Most fan blade designs usually rotate on the same plane, and the angle cannot be adjusted at any time according to the wind direction, so that the fan blade cannot exert the maximum rotation effect according to the wind direction.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a wind-solar complementary integrated power generation device which has a simple structure, integrates wind power generation and solar power generation, and can adjust the rotation direction of a fan blade assembly along with the change of wind direction and light to realize the maximum power generation effect.
The utility model solves the problems in the prior art by adopting the technical scheme that: the wind-solar complementary integrated power generation device comprises a rotary upright post, a power generation assembly and a storage battery, wherein a fan blade assembly is arranged on the rotary upright post, and the power generation assembly comprises a pair of stators which are arranged in parallel and provided with induction coils, and a magnetic rotor positioned between the two stators; the rotary upright post comprises a hollow upright post body which is perpendicular to the ground, and a rotary assembly is arranged at the upper end part of the hollow upright post body; the rotating assembly comprises a rotating seat, wherein the bottom of the rotating seat is fixedly connected with the hollow upright post body through a bearing so as to enable the rotating seat to rotate around the axis of the hollow upright post body; the stator is parallel to the axis of the hollow upright body and is fixed at the center of the rotating seat; two ends of the rotating seat are respectively provided with a vertical end plate, the vertical end plates are provided with pipe grooves, and the pipe grooves at the two ends of the rotating seat are coaxial and collinear; each pipe groove is respectively and coaxially connected with a horizontal rotating shaft vertical to the hollow upright post; the magnetic rotor is clamped and fixed between two horizontal rotating shafts, a slip ring is arranged at the end part of each horizontal rotating shaft, the storage battery is arranged in the hollow upright body, and the induction coil of the stator is electrically connected with the charging end of the storage battery through the rectifier;
the end part of the horizontal rotating shaft is fixed with a fan blade component; the fan blade assembly comprises a main support frame and a solar cell matrix paved and fixed on the main support frame; the main support comprises a transverse support column, and a plurality of longitudinal support columns which are perpendicular to the transverse support column are arranged on two sides of the transverse support column; one end of the transverse support column is fixedly connected with the horizontal rotating shaft; the solar cell array comprises a plurality of solar cell panels which are mutually connected in series; and a group of solar cell matrixes are respectively arranged on two sides of the transverse supporting column, and are mutually connected in parallel and connected with a photovoltaic charger through the slip ring, and the photovoltaic charger is electrically connected with a charging end of the storage battery.
The outer side of the rotary upright post is provided with a shell, and the shell comprises a columnar cylinder; the end parts of the horizontal rotating shafts are respectively and rotatably connected with a circumferential rolling mechanism; the circumferential rolling mechanism comprises a transverse connecting rod and a vertical side plate, one end of the transverse connecting rod is rotationally connected to the end part of the horizontal rotating shaft, and the other end of the transverse connecting rod is fixedly connected with the vertical side plate; the outer side wall of the vertical side plate is rotationally connected with a roller through a roller, and the roller is in rolling connection with the upper opening end of the columnar cylinder.
The end part of the main support frame is connected with an auxiliary support frame, the auxiliary support frame comprises auxiliary support rods and end rods, the auxiliary support rods are arranged in parallel, the end rods are perpendicular to the auxiliary support rods, one end of each auxiliary support rod is connected to the end part of each longitudinal support column, and the other end of each auxiliary support rod is fixedly connected with each end rod; an included angle of 100-120 degrees is formed between the auxiliary supporting rod and the longitudinal supporting column; the solar cell square matrix is paved and fixed on the auxiliary supporting frame, and is connected with the photovoltaic charger through the slip ring, and the photovoltaic charger is electrically connected with the charging end of the storage battery.
The upper end of the columnar cylinder body is in a shutter shape.
A driving motor is fixed on the vertical side plate, and the driving motor is a direct-current gear motor; the outer side of the roller is coaxially connected with a gear, the output shaft end of the driving motor is provided with a transmission gear, and the transmission gear is meshed with the gear; the power input end of the driving motor is connected with the storage battery through the PLC.
The longitudinal support columns are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the transverse support columns; and the main support frame and the auxiliary support frame are in a Z-shaped structure.
A protective cover is covered above the rotating seat.
The utility model has the beneficial effects that: the utility model has simple structure, combines the fan blade structure of the existing vertical wind power generation device with the solar panel, and is matched with reasonable structural improvement, so that the direction of the whole fan blade assembly can be adjusted along with the change of a wind field, and the solar panel can synchronously rotate to collect sunlight at multiple angles while the fan blade rotates; the design thought of photovoltaic power generation by the existing solar panel in a fixed structure is broken, wind power generation and photovoltaic power generation are effectively complemented, and the maximum power generation effect is achieved. The utility model can be widely applied to the field of charging of electric automobiles and battery cars.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 is a schematic top view of the present utility model.
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the fan blade assembly and the rotating assembly of the present utility model.
Fig. 5 is an exploded side view of the rotary assembly of the present utility model.
Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the assembled structure of fig. 4.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion a of fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion B of fig. 6.
Fig. 9 is a side view of the circumferential rolling mechanism of the present utility model.
Fig. 10 is a top view of fig. 9.
In the figure: 1-hollow upright column, 2-fan blade assembly, 3-storage battery, 4-stator, 5-magnetic rotor, 6-rotating seat, 7-bearing, 8-vertical end plate, 9-protective cover, 10-horizontal rotating shaft, 11-driving motor, 12-slip ring, 13-roller, 14-main support frame, 15-auxiliary support frame, 16-transverse support column, 17-longitudinal support column, 18-solar cell square matrix, 19-rectifier, 20-photovoltaic charger, 21-transverse connecting rod, 22-vertical side plate, 23-column cylinder, 24-auxiliary support rod, 25-end rod, 26-gear and 27-transmission gear.
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The utility model is described below with reference to the drawings and the detailed description:
fig. 1-3 are schematic structural diagrams of a wind-solar hybrid integrated power generation device. A wind-solar complementary integrated power generation device comprises a rotary upright post, a power generation assembly, a fan blade assembly 2 and a storage battery 3. The power generation assembly comprises a pair of stators 4 with induction coils which are arranged in parallel and a magnetic rotor 5 positioned between the two stators 4; as shown in fig. 4-5: the rotary upright post comprises a hollow upright post body 1 which is perpendicular to the ground, and a rotary assembly is arranged at the upper end part of the hollow upright post body 1: including swivel 6, as in fig. 7: the bottom of the rotary seat 6 is fixedly connected with the hollow upright body 1 through a bearing 7 so as to enable the rotary seat 6 to rotate around the axis of the hollow upright body 1; the stator 4 is fixed at the center of the rotary seat 6 parallel to the axis of the hollow upright body 1; two ends of the rotating seat 6 are respectively provided with a vertical end plate 8, the vertical end plates 8 are provided with pipe grooves, and the pipe grooves at the two ends of the rotating seat 6 are coaxial and collinear; a horizontal rotating shaft 10 vertical to the hollow upright body 1 is coaxially connected in each pipe groove, and lubricating pieces such as bearings are preferably arranged in the pipe grooves; the magnetic rotor 5 is clamped and fixed between two horizontal rotating shafts 10, a slip ring 12 is arranged at the end part of each horizontal rotating shaft 10, the storage battery 3 is arranged in the hollow upright body 1, and an induction coil of the stator 4 is electrically connected with a charging end of the storage battery 3 through the slip ring 12 and a rectifier 19 (or an alternating current rectifying charger).
As shown in fig. 6: the ends of the two horizontal rotating shafts 10 are respectively fixed with a group of fan blade assemblies 2; specifically, as shown in fig. 2: the fan blade assembly 2 comprises a main support frame 14 and auxiliary support frames 15 arranged at two ends of the main support frame 14, wherein as shown in fig. 3: the main support 14 comprises a transverse support column 16, wherein a plurality of longitudinal support columns 17 perpendicular to the transverse support column 16 are arranged at two sides of the transverse support column 16, and the longitudinal support columns 17 are preferably symmetrically arranged at two sides of the transverse support column 16; the transverse support column 16 and the longitudinal support column 17 form a planar frame structure, and one end of the transverse support column 16 is fixedly connected with the end part of the horizontal rotating shaft 10; a group of solar cell matrixes 18 are respectively paved on the main support frames 14 at two sides of the transverse support column 16, wherein the solar cell matrixes 18 are formed by connecting a plurality of solar cell panels in series, the two groups of solar cell matrixes 18 at two sides of the transverse support column 16 are mutually connected in parallel and are connected with the photovoltaic charger 20 through the slip ring 12, and the photovoltaic charger 20 is electrically connected with the charging end of the storage battery 3.
As shown in fig. 2-3: the auxiliary supporting frame 15 comprises an auxiliary supporting rod 24 and an end rod 25 which are arranged in parallel and perpendicular to the auxiliary supporting rod 24, one end of the auxiliary supporting rod 24 is connected with the end part of the longitudinal supporting column 17, and the other end of the auxiliary supporting rod 24 is fixedly connected with the end rod 25; and an included angle of 100-120 degrees is formed between the auxiliary supporting rod 24 and the longitudinal supporting column 17; namely: the main support frame 14 and the auxiliary support frame 15 are made to have a Z-shaped structure. A solar cell array 18 is laid and fixed on the auxiliary supporting frame 15, a current output end of the solar cell array 18 is connected with a photovoltaic charger 20 through a slip ring 12, and the photovoltaic charger 20 is electrically connected with a charging end of the storage battery 3. When the fan blade assembly 2 rotates, the magnetic rotor 5 rotates around the axis of the transverse support column 16 along with the rotation of the fan blade assembly 2 to form the effect of cutting magnetic induction lines, so that alternating current is generated; at the same time, the solar cell array 18 on the fan blade assembly 2 absorbs sunlight from different angles along with the rotation of the fan blade assembly 2, and generates direct current. Because the bearing 7 is arranged at the bottom of the rotating seat 6, when the wind power is large, the whole fan blade assembly 2 can also rotate around the hollow upright body 1.
As shown in fig. 1-2: in order to make the whole fan blade assembly 2 have a more stable structure when rotating around the hollow upright body 1, a shell is preferably arranged on the outer side of the rotating upright body, the shell comprises a columnar cylinder body 23, and in order to achieve good ventilation effect, the upper end of the columnar cylinder body 23 is preferably designed into a shutter shape; meanwhile, the end parts of the horizontal rotating shafts 10 are respectively and rotatably connected with a circumferential rolling mechanism; as shown in fig. 8: the circumferential rolling mechanism comprises a transverse connecting rod 21 and a vertical side plate 22, one end of the transverse connecting rod 21 is rotatably connected to the end part of the horizontal rotating shaft 10, the other end of the transverse connecting rod 21 is fixedly connected with the vertical side plate 22, a roller 13 is rotatably connected to the outer side wall of the vertical side plate 22 through a roller, the roller 13 is rotatably connected to the upper opening end of the cylindrical barrel 23, and two rollers 13 can be rotatably connected to the outer side wall of the vertical side plate 22 in a mode shown in fig. 9-10. Further, to achieve a good boosting effect, as shown in fig. 8: the vertical side plate 22 is fixed with a driving motor 11 through a motor bracket, the driving motor 11 is preferably a direct current gear motor, and a gear 26 is coaxially connected to the outer side of the roller 13, as shown in fig. 10: the output shaft end of the driving motor 11 is provided with a transmission gear 27, and the transmission gear 27 is meshed with a gear 26 at the outer side of the roller 13 to realize the rotation of the roller 13 along with the rotation of the driving motor 11; the power input end of the driving motor 11 is connected with the storage battery 3 through the PLC controller. The on-off of the PLC controller is controlled by a conventional PLC control program to control whether the driving motor 11 rotates.
A protective cover 9 is covered above the rotating seat 6. According to the utility model, the transverse support column 16 and the longitudinal support column 17 can both adopt hollow tube structures, so that the induction coil of the stator 4 and the current output end of the solar cell array 18 can be reasonably wired in the hollow tube body through cables to form electric connection with the storage battery 3 through the slip ring 12. In general, since the movement angle of the circumferential rolling mechanism is controlled to be within 180 degrees, the drive motor 11 and the photovoltaic charger 20 may be connected by a open cable. The electric energy generated by the utility model is stored in the storage battery 3 and can be used for equipment capable of carrying out direct current charging on battery cars, electric automobiles and the like.
The above is a further detailed description of the utility model in connection with specific preferred embodiments, and it is not to be construed as limiting the practice of the utility model to these descriptions. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several simple deductions or substitutions may be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, and these should be considered to be within the scope of the utility model.
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1. The wind-solar complementary integrated power generation device comprises a rotary upright post, a power generation assembly and a storage battery, wherein a fan blade assembly is arranged on the rotary upright post, and the power generation assembly comprises a pair of stators which are arranged in parallel and provided with induction coils, and a magnetic rotor positioned between the two stators; the rotary upright post is characterized by comprising a hollow upright post body which is perpendicular to the ground, and a rotary assembly is arranged at the upper end part of the hollow upright post body; the rotating assembly comprises a rotating seat, wherein the bottom of the rotating seat is fixedly connected with the hollow upright post body through a bearing so as to enable the rotating seat to rotate around the axis of the hollow upright post body; the stator is parallel to the axis of the hollow upright body and is fixed at the center of the rotating seat; two ends of the rotating seat are respectively provided with a vertical end plate, the vertical end plates are provided with pipe grooves, and the pipe grooves at the two ends of the rotating seat are coaxial and collinear; each pipe groove is respectively and coaxially connected with a horizontal rotating shaft vertical to the hollow upright post; the magnetic rotor is clamped and fixed between two horizontal rotating shafts, a slip ring is arranged at the end part of each horizontal rotating shaft, the storage battery is arranged in the hollow upright body, and the induction coil of the stator is electrically connected with the charging end of the storage battery through the rectifier;
the end part of the horizontal rotating shaft is fixed with a fan blade component; the fan blade assembly comprises a main support frame and a solar cell matrix paved and fixed on the main support frame; the main support comprises a transverse support column, and a plurality of longitudinal support columns which are perpendicular to the transverse support column are arranged on two sides of the transverse support column; one end of the transverse support column is fixedly connected with the horizontal rotating shaft; the solar cell array comprises a plurality of solar cell panels which are mutually connected in series; and a group of solar cell matrixes are respectively arranged on two sides of the transverse supporting column, and are mutually connected in parallel and connected with a photovoltaic charger through the slip ring, and the photovoltaic charger is electrically connected with a charging end of the storage battery.
2. The wind-solar hybrid integrated power generation device according to claim 1, wherein a shell is arranged on the outer side of the rotating upright post, and comprises a columnar cylinder; the end parts of the horizontal rotating shafts are respectively and rotatably connected with a circumferential rolling mechanism; the circumferential rolling mechanism comprises a transverse connecting rod and a vertical side plate, one end of the transverse connecting rod is rotationally connected to the end part of the horizontal rotating shaft, and the other end of the transverse connecting rod is fixedly connected with the vertical side plate; the outer side wall of the vertical side plate is rotationally connected with a roller through a roller, and the roller is in rolling connection with the upper opening end of the columnar cylinder.
3. The wind-solar hybrid integrated power generation device according to claim 1, wherein the end part of the main support frame is connected with an auxiliary support frame, the auxiliary support frame comprises auxiliary support rods which are arranged in parallel with each other and end rods which are perpendicular to the auxiliary support rods, one end of each auxiliary support rod is connected with the end part of the longitudinal support column, and the other end of each auxiliary support rod is fixedly connected with the corresponding end rod; an included angle of 100-120 degrees is formed between the auxiliary supporting rod and the longitudinal supporting column; the solar cell square matrix is paved and fixed on the auxiliary supporting frame, and is connected with the photovoltaic charger through the slip ring, and the photovoltaic charger is electrically connected with the charging end of the storage battery.
4. The wind-solar hybrid integrated power generation device according to claim 2, wherein the upper end of the columnar cylinder is in a shutter shape.
5. The wind-solar hybrid integrated power generation device according to claim 2, wherein a driving motor is fixed on the vertical side plate, and the driving motor is a direct-current gear motor; the outer side of the roller is coaxially connected with a gear, the output shaft end of the driving motor is provided with a transmission gear, and the transmission gear is meshed with the gear; the power input end of the driving motor is connected with the storage battery through the PLC.
6. A wind-solar hybrid integrated power generation device according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the longitudinal support columns are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the transverse support columns; and the main support frame and the auxiliary support frame are in a Z-shaped structure.
7. The wind-solar hybrid integrated power generation device according to claim 1, wherein the cover above the rotating base is provided with a protective cover.
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