GB2437595A - Vertical axis wind turbine - Google Patents

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GB2437595A
GB2437595A GB0608082A GB0608082A GB2437595A GB 2437595 A GB2437595 A GB 2437595A GB 0608082 A GB0608082 A GB 0608082A GB 0608082 A GB0608082 A GB 0608082A GB 2437595 A GB2437595 A GB 2437595A
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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
    • F03D3/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • 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
    • F03D80/00—Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
    • 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
    • F03D80/00—Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
    • F03D80/70—Bearing or lubricating arrangements
    • 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
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/96—Preventing, counteracting or reducing vibration or noise
    • 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
    • Y02E10/74—Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction

Abstract

A vertical axis wind turbine comprises multiple blades 1, and may be used to generate electricity using generator 8 connected to the blades by shaft 6 and gearbox 7. The wind turbine rotor may be supported on bearings 4 at its top and bottom ends, with top and bottom dampers 2, 3 being provided to reduce vibration and increase momentum.

Description

<p>Title: Vertical Wind Generator page 1</p>
<p>Description:</p>
<p>The vertical wind generator is designed to improve the efficiency of harnessing wind power as a means of generaling electricity. Instead of a conventional windmill the blades would be vertical to collect more wind and increase velocity. This vertical positioning of the blades would also mean that they would collect the wind from whichever direction the wind was blowing unlike the current windmills which need to able to turn to the correct postion.</p>
<p>Current windmills also require a great deal of space due to this need to rotate on their circumference whereas the vertical sails would require less space and therefore windfarms could be more denser. The increased velocity together with the increase in windmills per acre would improve the output of each windfarm. Smaller versions would also be used for domestic & commercial use.</p>
<p>The Vertical Wind Generator would consist of vertical blades spinning around a tubular stantion on bearings above & below, with top & bottom dampers to cut vibration & increase momentunt Inside the stantion would be a drive shaft being driven by the blades. The drive shaft would thai go through a gearbox at the base of the stantion, which would in turn drive a generator also at the base of the unit Drawing!: attached shows the Vertical Wind Generator from the front view.</p>
<p>Showing the vertical blades (ref. 01) with top damper (ref.02) & bottom damper (ref. 03), bearings (ref 04), tubular stantion (ref 05) with interior drive shaft (ref 06) & gearbox (ref. 07) connected to a generator (ref.08) beside a concrete base (ref. 09).</p>
<p>Drawing 2: from above with the top damper (ref 02) removed. This is to highlight the aerodynamic curve of the blades (ref 01) to achieve the greatest velocity.</p>
<p>Also showing the spinning movement of the blades (Ref. 10)</p>

Claims (1)

  1. <p>Title: Vertical Wind Generator page 2 Claims: 1. The vertical wind
    generator is a multi vertical bladed windmill.</p>
    <p>2. The vertical wind generator as above generates its own electricity.</p>
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US20170067442A1 (en) * 2015-09-09 2017-03-09 Noel R. Potter Apparatuses and methods for balancing a wind turbine assembly
US20190040845A1 (en) * 2015-09-09 2019-02-07 Noel Richard Potter Balancing a wind turbine

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GB191119155A (en) * 1911-08-26 1912-02-22 Clement Gillotin Improvements in or relating to Wind Motors.
GB281360A (en) * 1926-08-24 1927-11-24 Frank Leslie Sharp Improvements in windmills
GB946685A (en) * 1959-05-05 1964-01-15 Fausto Rusconi Improvements in or relating to wind motors
GB1555025A (en) * 1975-09-08 1979-11-07 Baumgartner F W Wind driven power generators
GB1593459A (en) * 1978-05-17 1981-07-15 Rio Ming Chen J Yueh Chen S Wind turbine
US4494007A (en) * 1982-09-02 1985-01-15 Gaston Manufacturing, Inc. Wind machine
US5038049A (en) * 1990-09-12 1991-08-06 Shuichi Kato Vertical axis wind powered generator
GB2296048A (en) * 1994-12-15 1996-06-19 Ian Goodhall Meiklejohn Vertical axis wind turbine
JPH09222070A (en) * 1996-02-15 1997-08-26 Yamaha Corp Savonius type wind mill
JP2005009415A (en) * 2003-06-19 2005-01-13 Suiden Co Ltd Automatic rotation adjustment device of windmill for wind power generation

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191119155A (en) * 1911-08-26 1912-02-22 Clement Gillotin Improvements in or relating to Wind Motors.
GB281360A (en) * 1926-08-24 1927-11-24 Frank Leslie Sharp Improvements in windmills
GB946685A (en) * 1959-05-05 1964-01-15 Fausto Rusconi Improvements in or relating to wind motors
GB1555025A (en) * 1975-09-08 1979-11-07 Baumgartner F W Wind driven power generators
GB1593459A (en) * 1978-05-17 1981-07-15 Rio Ming Chen J Yueh Chen S Wind turbine
US4494007A (en) * 1982-09-02 1985-01-15 Gaston Manufacturing, Inc. Wind machine
US5038049A (en) * 1990-09-12 1991-08-06 Shuichi Kato Vertical axis wind powered generator
GB2296048A (en) * 1994-12-15 1996-06-19 Ian Goodhall Meiklejohn Vertical axis wind turbine
JPH09222070A (en) * 1996-02-15 1997-08-26 Yamaha Corp Savonius type wind mill
JP2005009415A (en) * 2003-06-19 2005-01-13 Suiden Co Ltd Automatic rotation adjustment device of windmill for wind power generation

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20170067442A1 (en) * 2015-09-09 2017-03-09 Noel R. Potter Apparatuses and methods for balancing a wind turbine assembly
US20190040845A1 (en) * 2015-09-09 2019-02-07 Noel Richard Potter Balancing a wind turbine
US10655605B2 (en) * 2015-09-09 2020-05-19 Noel Richard Potter Balancing a wind turbine

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