GB2417761A - Power generating device mounted on pylon - Google Patents

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GB2417761A
GB2417761A GB0419527A GB0419527A GB2417761A GB 2417761 A GB2417761 A GB 2417761A GB 0419527 A GB0419527 A GB 0419527A GB 0419527 A GB0419527 A GB 0419527A GB 2417761 A GB2417761 A GB 2417761A
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • F03D9/20—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus
    • F03D9/25—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus the apparatus being an electrical generator
    • F03D9/255—Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus the apparatus being an electrical generator connected to electrical distribution networks; Arrangements therefor
    • 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
    • F05B2240/20—Rotors
    • F05B2240/21—Rotors for wind turbines
    • F05B2240/211—Rotors for wind turbines with vertical axis
    • F05B2240/213—Rotors for wind turbines with vertical axis of the Savonius type
    • 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
    • F05B2240/911—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure already existing for a prior purpose
    • 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 power generating device 4 (1 in fig. 2) is mounted on a pylon 3. The power generating device can be a wind turbine 4 or solar cells (1 in fig. 2). The power generating device supplies power to the national grid.

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Description
Pylon Power.
The invention relates to the addition of a power generation device to an electrical pylon, using the existing structure to support a means of adding power to the national grid.
This invention will provide power to top up the national grid as fossil fuels diminish, new technology for power generation will be increasingly important and the addition of a generation device on each pylon will be an important contributor.
This invention could be wind driven, photovoltaic, photoelectric, or any other means of generating power, the generation device could be mounted on the top, sides, down the centre or at any point on the pylon.
Electrical pylons are already in place across the country and tend to be centred near towns and cities where the power is required. By generating power at each pylon the means of distributing the power is at hand and the impact on the environment is mmlmlsec..
A typical example of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1; Shows a typical example of an electricity pylon with a horizontal rotor(4) on top which is generating electricity. The generator is connected to the grid and along with the other pylons in the vicinity it is adding electricity to the grid Figure 2; Shows a typical example of a pylon mounted photovoltaic generating device (1) connected to the grid supplying energy in conditions of high sunlight. The existing pylon (3) would be modified to accept the power-generating device. The insulators (2) are shown in the drawings but the power transition wires between each pylon have been omitted for clarity.
Background to the invention.
With diminishing reserves of fossil fuel the need for cheap renewable energy has seen the rise of "windfarms" across the countryside. It become apparent that a location already existed were thousands of new turbines or various solar devises could be located and is close enough to the national grid to be easily connected and maintained.
With current technology the ability to locate a power generation device on top of an existing pylon is well within the current bounds of technology.
The existing national grid transmits electricity at high voltage around the country and the electricity is then stepped down to a more usable voltage at sub-stations nearer to its intended point of use such as a town or city. By generating large amounts of power at each pylon the amount of energy required from power stations would be reduced, to a point in the future where this and other forms of renewable energy will be the sole source of supply.
By generating electricity at each pylon there would be no need to use such a high voltage to transmit the electricity, future designs of electricity grid could be designed to work at a lower voltage as the "Pylon Power" design will keep the voltage the same across the network. The lower voltage for power distribution could lead to a more efficient network and less concerns regarding risks to health.
Design.
Using this design existing pylons could be modified to incorporate a horizontal wind turbine figure I or photovoltaic plate figure 2, and new pylons could be designed to incorporate a power generation device of either A/C or D/C at any voltage.
Long term the fore-mentioned design could be used to add to the renewable energy quota required by the government to meet the targets recently set on the reduction of C02 emissions.
The use of a horizontal rotor (Fig 1) reduces the need for the device to face into the wind to catch the prevailing wind to turn the blades. It also has the benefit of being considerably shorter than an existing wind turbine and therefore has less impact on the environment. The rotor, mounting device, or associated equipment could be made of steel, plastic, composite or any such material as required to achieve the strength of design with the weight saving required to be supported by existing pylons which would not have been designed to carry this apparatus which initially erected. Claim

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Pylon Power.
1. The addition of a power generation device, of any type, to the existing or specifically designed pylons typically used for carrying the cables used for transmitting electrical power.
2. The power generation device can be wind driven, photovoltaic, solar panels or any other means to generate electricity.
3. The Power generation device could be alternating current (A/C) or direct current (D/C).
4. A power generation device mounted on a pylon according to claim (2) working at any voltage.
5. A power-generating device mounted on a pylon according to claim 2 in which the rotating drive for the power generation device is mounted horizontally, vertically or in any other plane.
6. A power generation device mounted on a pylon according to claim 2 in which the photoelectrical cell or photovoltaic plate is mounted in or on the pylon at any point.
7. A power generating and distributing pylon substantially as herein described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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GB2425153A (en) * 2005-04-13 2006-10-18 Leon J Robinson Wind turbine(s) mounted on a lattice tower
GB2425334A (en) * 2005-04-20 2006-10-25 Asif Ali Bagal Khan Vertical axis wind turbine
GB2460389A (en) * 2008-02-16 2009-12-02 Carolyn Popple Drum shaped wind turbine with solar panels
NL1037009C2 (en) * 2009-06-02 2010-12-07 Euroba Holding B V Wind power installation.
GB2491386A (en) * 2011-06-02 2012-12-05 Rosemary Jones Multifunctional electricity transmission tower
GB2495531A (en) * 2011-10-13 2013-04-17 Graham Laverick Wind turbine fixed to an electricity pylon
DE102023001581A1 (en) 2022-12-21 2024-06-27 René Geuenich Line mast for holding lines above ground

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FR2474603A1 (en) * 1980-01-10 1981-07-31 Rabatel Edouard Electricity pylon mounted vertical blade wind turbine - uses wind turbine with controllable transmission and generator on rotating cap at top of electric transmission pylon
DE4106976A1 (en) * 1991-03-05 1992-09-10 Arneth Borros Wind power plant with rotors on horizontal or vertical axes - has rotors at different levels on HV mast, driving generators connected by transformers etc. to grid lines
DE29520150U1 (en) * 1995-12-19 1996-02-22 Häbler, Andreas, Dipl.-Ing., 87435 Kempten Wind turbine system with a vertical axis of rotation
DE19532880C1 (en) * 1995-09-06 1996-11-07 Rolf Hoericht Wind power generating system mounted on pylon carrying overhead power line
DE29621822U1 (en) * 1996-12-16 1997-02-20 Bock, Manfred, Dipl.-Ing., 30455 Hannover Device for generating solar electricity
DE19604476A1 (en) * 1996-02-08 1997-09-25 Reinhard Goepfert Wind-powered generator e.g. for high output power
JPH09319975A (en) * 1996-05-31 1997-12-12 Hitachi Cable Ltd Airplane warning light
DE19802210A1 (en) * 1998-01-22 1999-07-29 Karlheinz Funke Overland pylon

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2474603A1 (en) * 1980-01-10 1981-07-31 Rabatel Edouard Electricity pylon mounted vertical blade wind turbine - uses wind turbine with controllable transmission and generator on rotating cap at top of electric transmission pylon
DE4106976A1 (en) * 1991-03-05 1992-09-10 Arneth Borros Wind power plant with rotors on horizontal or vertical axes - has rotors at different levels on HV mast, driving generators connected by transformers etc. to grid lines
DE19532880C1 (en) * 1995-09-06 1996-11-07 Rolf Hoericht Wind power generating system mounted on pylon carrying overhead power line
DE29520150U1 (en) * 1995-12-19 1996-02-22 Häbler, Andreas, Dipl.-Ing., 87435 Kempten Wind turbine system with a vertical axis of rotation
DE19604476A1 (en) * 1996-02-08 1997-09-25 Reinhard Goepfert Wind-powered generator e.g. for high output power
JPH09319975A (en) * 1996-05-31 1997-12-12 Hitachi Cable Ltd Airplane warning light
DE29621822U1 (en) * 1996-12-16 1997-02-20 Bock, Manfred, Dipl.-Ing., 30455 Hannover Device for generating solar electricity
DE19802210A1 (en) * 1998-01-22 1999-07-29 Karlheinz Funke Overland pylon

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2425153A (en) * 2005-04-13 2006-10-18 Leon J Robinson Wind turbine(s) mounted on a lattice tower
GB2425334A (en) * 2005-04-20 2006-10-25 Asif Ali Bagal Khan Vertical axis wind turbine
GB2460389A (en) * 2008-02-16 2009-12-02 Carolyn Popple Drum shaped wind turbine with solar panels
NL1037009C2 (en) * 2009-06-02 2010-12-07 Euroba Holding B V Wind power installation.
EP2261505A1 (en) * 2009-06-02 2010-12-15 Euroba Holding B.V. Wind power installation
GB2491386A (en) * 2011-06-02 2012-12-05 Rosemary Jones Multifunctional electricity transmission tower
GB2491386B (en) * 2011-06-02 2016-01-13 Rosemary Jones A multifunctional transmission tower design
GB2495531A (en) * 2011-10-13 2013-04-17 Graham Laverick Wind turbine fixed to an electricity pylon
DE102023001581A1 (en) 2022-12-21 2024-06-27 René Geuenich Line mast for holding lines above ground

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