EP2504576A4 - Wind-power unit with a vertical shaft - Google Patents

Wind-power unit with a vertical shaft

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Publication number
EP2504576A4
EP2504576A4 EP10833663.7A EP10833663A EP2504576A4 EP 2504576 A4 EP2504576 A4 EP 2504576A4 EP 10833663 A EP10833663 A EP 10833663A EP 2504576 A4 EP2504576 A4 EP 2504576A4
Authority
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Prior art keywords
wind
power unit
vertical shaft
shaft
vertical
Prior art date
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Application number
EP10833663.7A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2504576A1 (en
Inventor
Hans Bernhoff
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Vertical Wind AB
Original Assignee
Vertical Wind AB
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Application filed by Vertical Wind AB filed Critical Vertical Wind AB
Publication of EP2504576A1 publication Critical patent/EP2504576A1/en
Publication of EP2504576A4 publication Critical patent/EP2504576A4/en
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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
    • F03D3/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D3/005—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor  the axis being vertical
    • F03D3/011—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor  the axis being vertical of the lift type, e.g. Darrieus or Musgrove
    • 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
    • F03D3/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D3/005—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor  the axis being vertical
    • 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
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/20—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors
    • 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
    • F03D15/00—Transmission of mechanical power
    • 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
    • F03D15/00—Transmission of mechanical power
    • F03D15/205—Transmission of mechanical power to the generator located at the tower bottom
    • 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
    • F05B2240/60—Shafts
    • F05B2240/61—Shafts hollow
    • 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
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/91—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure
    • F05B2240/913—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure on a mast
    • 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
    • Y02E10/728—Onshore wind turbines
    • 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
    • Y02E10/74—Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (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)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
EP10833663.7A 2009-11-27 2010-11-19 Wind-power unit with a vertical shaft Withdrawn EP2504576A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE0950903A SE534330C2 (en) 2009-11-27 2009-11-27 Vertical axle wind turbine
PCT/SE2010/051280 WO2011065897A1 (en) 2009-11-27 2010-11-19 Wind-power unit with a vertical shaft

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2504576A1 EP2504576A1 (en) 2012-10-03
EP2504576A4 true EP2504576A4 (en) 2014-06-04

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EP10833663.7A Withdrawn EP2504576A4 (en) 2009-11-27 2010-11-19 Wind-power unit with a vertical shaft

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP2504576A4 (en)
SE (1) SE534330C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2011065897A1 (en)

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US23932A (en) * 1859-05-10 Windmill
US166982A (en) * 1875-08-24 Improvement in windmills
US1404715A (en) * 1920-08-04 1922-01-24 Herman J Hegwer Windmill
US2099617A (en) * 1936-09-21 1937-11-16 Orvis K Nelson Fluid current motor
WO1996030647A1 (en) * 1995-03-29 1996-10-03 Owen Garth Williamson Vertical axis wind turbine
WO2008153489A1 (en) * 2007-06-11 2008-12-18 Vertical Wind Ab A wind-power unit, a supporting pillar therefore and a use thereof

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US23932A (en) * 1859-05-10 Windmill
US166982A (en) * 1875-08-24 Improvement in windmills
US1404715A (en) * 1920-08-04 1922-01-24 Herman J Hegwer Windmill
US2099617A (en) * 1936-09-21 1937-11-16 Orvis K Nelson Fluid current motor
WO1996030647A1 (en) * 1995-03-29 1996-10-03 Owen Garth Williamson Vertical axis wind turbine
WO2008153489A1 (en) * 2007-06-11 2008-12-18 Vertical Wind Ab A wind-power unit, a supporting pillar therefore and a use thereof

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
SE0950903A1 (en) 2011-05-28
WO2011065897A1 (en) 2011-06-03
SE534330C2 (en) 2011-07-12
EP2504576A1 (en) 2012-10-03

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