GB2256010A - A wind driven apparatus for driving a generator. - Google Patents

A wind driven apparatus for driving a generator. Download PDF

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GB2256010A
GB2256010A GB9111088A GB9111088A GB2256010A GB 2256010 A GB2256010 A GB 2256010A GB 9111088 A GB9111088 A GB 9111088A GB 9111088 A GB9111088 A GB 9111088A GB 2256010 A GB2256010 A GB 2256010A
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King-Mong Chue
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    • 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
    • F03D9/00—Adaptations of wind motors for special use; Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven thereby; Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/30—Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/34—Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations on stationary objects or on stationary man-made structures
    • 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
    • F03D15/10—Transmission of mechanical power using gearing not limited to rotary motion, e.g. with oscillating or reciprocating members
    • 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
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/30—Wind power
    • 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
    • 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

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Abstract

A wind driven apparatus to drive a generator 3 includes a casing 2 provided on top of a building H. The casing 2 has a horizontal shaft 11 with a first end extending out from the front end of the casing 2. A plurality of blades 10 are vertically mounted at the front end of the horizontal shaft while a rudder 40 is mounted at the rear end of the casing 2. A connecting member 5 is provided between the casing 2 and the building H, which includes a first plate (51, Fig. 2) fixedly attached to the top of the building H and a second plate (50) attached to the bottom of the casing 2. The second plate 50 is rotatable with the casing. <IMAGE>

Description

WIND DRIVEN APPARATUS FOR DRIVING A GENERATOR The invention relates to a wind driven apparatus, more particularly to a wind driven apparatus which is used to drive a generator.
Wind is a natural power source. Under proper control, it can be applied in many useful ways. Since time inmemorial, mankind has been trying to apply wind to the best advantage of all mankind. The most distinguished phenomenon is in sailing. A mast is erected on ship, to which mast a plurality of sails are tied by several cords. Since wind does not blow constantly in the same direction, some means to adjust these sails so that they catch wind is also provided. Thus wind is harnessed to move a ship.
Apart from ships, other wind driven apparatuses include windmills where wheat is ground by rollers driven by wind or whereby water is transported uphill from a stream to irrigate cultivating fields. Recently, much research has been carried out to confirm that a generator can be driven by wind to produce electricity.
Such a generator will be much appreciated by the consumers because it does not cause pollution and no expense will be charged for using wind as a power source.
But a problem arises, how to keep the wind driven apparatus facing the optimum direction to catch the wind.
The main object of the present invention is to provide a wind driven apparatus which can always face the directional source of the wind.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a wind driven apparatus by which to drive a generator, thereby reducing the cost of buying fuel.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a wind driven apparatus which not only reduces the expense of buying fuel but also causes no pollution.
Accordingly, a wind driven apparatus of the present invention is mounted on the top portion of a building with a predetermined height for driving a generator situated in or at the bottom portion of the building.
The wind driven apparatus includes a housing disposed on top of the building, the housing having a horizontal shaft rotatably mounted so it can rotate about its axis in the housing. The horizontal shaft has a front end extending out from the front of the housing. A ple- rality of blades are fixedly and vertically mounted on the front end of the horizontal shaft. A rudder is mounted on the rear end of the housing.
A vertical transmission shaft is provided in the building and has a lower end associated with the generator. The upper end of the vertical transmission shaft extends into the housing near the horizontal shaft. A gear assembly disposed in the housing inte- connects the horizontal shaft and the vertical transmission shaft. A clutch assembly provided in the housing is associated with the gear assembly for engaging and disengaging the horizontal shaft and the vertical transmission shaft.
A connecting member is disposed between the housing and the top portion of the building. The vertical transmission shaft passes through the center of the connecting member. The connecting member includes a first plate, a second plate and lubricating member provided around the transmission shaft between the first and second plates. The second plate is fixedly mounted on the top portion of the building. The first plate has a top side with a plurality of fixing members attached to the bottom portion of the housing. The lower side of the first plate has a plurality of rollers extending down from the periphery of the same towards the second plate.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description, including drawings, all of which show a non-limiting form of the invention, and of which: Figure 1 is a perspective, schematic view of a wind driven apparatus of the present invention mounted on the top of a building.
Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the wind driven apparatus of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a bottom view of a connecting member of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to Figure 1, a wind apparatus of the present invention is shown, mounted on the top portion of a building H of a predetermined height for driving a generator 3 disposed at or in the bottom portion of the building H.
The wind driven apparatus includes a housing 2 having a horizontal shaft 11 rotatable about its axis and is disposed in the housing 2 with a first end extending out from the front of the housing 2. A plurality of blades 18 are fixedly and vertically mounted on the first end of the horizontal shaft 11, and a rudder 4 is provided at the rear end of the housing 2.
A gear assembly 2 including two sets of bevel gears 211, 218, is disposed in the housing 2. The bevel gear 211 is associated with the shaft 11. The gear assembly 2 is essential in this apparatus to change the rotation speed of the horizontal shaft 11.
A vertical transmission shaft 22 includes a first end extending into the housing 2 and connected to the horizontal shaft 11 through the bevel gear 218 of gear assembly 2, and a second end passing through the building H and associated with the generator 3 through another gear assembly 3.
A clutch assembly 23 is also provided in the housing 2 in communication with the gear assembly 2 for engaging and disengaging the horizontal shaft 11 and the vertical transmission shaft 22.
The connecting member 5 includes a first plate 5, a second plate 51, and lubrication means 53 provided between the first and second plates. The vertical transmission shaft 22 passes centrally through the connecting member 5, and a conventional bearing 222 is provided between the first plate 5 and the second plate 51. A bearing 221,223 is also provided in the first plate 5 and the second plate 51, through which the vertical transmission shaft 22 passes. The second plate 51 is fixedly mounted on a top portion of a building H as shown in Figure 1. The first plate 5 has a pair of engaging members 501 at its top surface by which to affix the base of the housing 2, see in Figure 2, while the bottom surface of the same has a plurality of wheels 52 extending from the periphery of the first plate 5, as shown in Figure 4. Under these conditions, the first plate 5 is rotatable on the second plate 51.
When the wind flows in the direction shown by arrow R in Figure 1, the blades 10 will rotate. Wind does not always blow in the same direction, but the rudder 4 mounted at the second end of the horizontal shaft 11 will change the orientation of the apparatus so the blades 18 to face direction S when the wind is changed into S direction. When this occurs, the first plate 5 will also rotate to a position to compliment the position of the horizontal shaft 11.
In order to allow the housing 2 to rotate smoothly with the horizontal shaft 11-, rollers 8,9 are provided at the base of the housing 2, which rollers 8,9 are in touch with the top surface of the building. A circular path 511 is provided on the top surface of the building so that the rollers 8,9 can rotate along this path, as shown in Figure 3.
To transmit ad increase the rotation of the vertical transmission shaft 22 to the generator 3, a second gear assembly 3 is provided between the vertical transmission shaft 22 and the generator 3.

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CLAIMS:
1. A wind driven apparatus mounted on the top of a building with a predetermined height for driving a generator situated at the bottom portion of said building, said wind driven apparatus including a housing disposed on the top portion of said building and having a horizontal shaft rotatable about its axis and mounted in said housing, said horizontal shaft having a front and a rear end respectively extending out of said housing, said front end of said horizontal shaft having a plurality of blades vertically connected thereto, a vertical transmission shaft mounted in said building and having a lower end associated with said generator and an upper end extending into said housing near said horizontal shaft, a gear assembly interconnecting said horizontal shaft and said vertical transmission shaft, said vertical transmission shaft being driven to rotate about its axis by said horizontal shaft when said horizontal shaft is rotated, a clutch assembly disposed in said housing and being associated with said gear assembly for engaging and disengaging said horizontal shaft and said vertical transmission shaft; characterized in that a rudder is provided on said second end of said horizontal shaft and a connecting member is disposed between said housing and said top portion of said building with said vertical transmission shaft passing centrally through said connecting member, said connecting member including a first plate fixed to said said housing, a second plate fixed to the top of said building and a bearing member being disposed between said first and second plates, said first plate being rotatable on said second plate when said housing is rotated.
2. A wind apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that said first plate further has a plurality of rollers on said lower side of said first plate which roll along the top portion of said second plate.
3. A wind apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that said housing further comprises a plurality of wheels depending from the bottom of said housing and contacting the top portion of building.
4. A wind apparatus substantially as described heretofore with reference to Figures 1 to 4.
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GB226400A (en) * 1924-02-23 1924-12-24 George Edward Worthington Improvements in wind motors
GB249011A (en) * 1925-08-21 1926-03-18 Arthur Seids Improvements in a wind motor
GB331683A (en) * 1929-06-24 1930-07-10 James Franklin Struble Improvements in wind motor power plants
US3942026A (en) * 1974-06-11 1976-03-02 Carter Frank H Wind turbine with governor
EP0050891A1 (en) * 1980-10-23 1982-05-05 Amaury Feraille Wind motor
GB2096250A (en) * 1981-04-03 1982-10-13 Unisearch Ltd Centrifugal clutch in wind driven machine
GB2206654A (en) * 1987-07-08 1989-01-11 Gary Moore Wind-driven air pump

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB226400A (en) * 1924-02-23 1924-12-24 George Edward Worthington Improvements in wind motors
GB249011A (en) * 1925-08-21 1926-03-18 Arthur Seids Improvements in a wind motor
GB331683A (en) * 1929-06-24 1930-07-10 James Franklin Struble Improvements in wind motor power plants
US3942026A (en) * 1974-06-11 1976-03-02 Carter Frank H Wind turbine with governor
EP0050891A1 (en) * 1980-10-23 1982-05-05 Amaury Feraille Wind motor
GB2096250A (en) * 1981-04-03 1982-10-13 Unisearch Ltd Centrifugal clutch in wind driven machine
GB2206654A (en) * 1987-07-08 1989-01-11 Gary Moore Wind-driven air pump

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WO2013075193A1 (en) * 2011-11-25 2013-05-30 Monteiro De Barros Marcelo Wind turbine for generating energy for electric and hybrid vehicles
WO2013075192A1 (en) * 2011-11-25 2013-05-30 Monteiro De Barros Marcelo Multiple electrical energy-generating wind turbine
WO2014134695A1 (en) 2013-03-07 2014-09-12 Monteiro De Barros Marcelo Wind turbine for generating electricity with naval technology
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