JP2012167662A - Support structure for vertical wind turbine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly durable support structure for a large vertical wind turbine that can endure an impact of an earthquake and wind.SOLUTION: Two wire cables are stretched between two towers, and the wires are nearly orthogonally crossed at a point near the maximum deflection point between the towers. A cable band for tying the two wire cables in a crossed state is provided at the crossing point, and suspension wire ropes hung from the cable band and at least three wire ropes for attitude stabilization with lower ends thereof connected to anchors on the ground are used to place a rotor in a state of being suspended in the air while stabilized in its attitude.

Description

The present invention relates to a support structure for a vertical axis wind turbine.

The vertical axis type windmill has the advantages that the rotor structure is simpler and more easily mass-produced than the horizontal axis type windmill, and it is easy to secure the strength against changes in wind. There are many problems such as difficulty in obtaining a wind speed in the sky that can be used compared to a horizontal axis type wind turbine, and development of large wind turbines for the power generation industry has been carried out mainly by the horizontal axis type.
In recent years, the evaluation of the environmental performance of vertical axis wind turbines has increased and development for the power generation industry has been underway, but the development of a support structure that can handle the increased rotor load associated with the upsizing of vertical axis wind turbines has become an issue. ing.
For this reason, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for increasing a wind receiving area by connecting many completed small vertical axis wind turbines or incorporating many small vertical axis wind turbines into a large frame. A small vertical axis wind turbine has a general structure in which a rotor shaft is directly connected to a support via a bearing mechanism, and the support is fixed to a foundation made of concrete or the like with bolts. In the structure, the energy of the earthquake is directly transmitted to the rotor, and if applied directly to a large vertical axis wind turbine, its durability may be greatly impaired.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-207355 (FIG. 9)

Wind Energy Basics, by Ushiyama Izumi, Ohm, 76

In order to use vertical axis wind turbines for industrial purposes, it is important to reduce the cost of power generation and aim for efficient power generation. To that end, it is essential to increase the size of the rotor that can increase the wind receiving area. . However, increasing the size of the rotor is likely to cause a sudden increase in weight. Not only earthquakes, but also small gusts that are not a problem with small vertical axis wind turbines, and the impact of damage from the top and bottom, such as damage and reduced functionality, occur. It becomes easy to do.
An object of the present invention is to provide a support structure that effectively suppresses an impact caused by an earthquake or wind in order to increase the durability of a rotor that has become a bottleneck for increasing the size of a vertical axis wind turbine.

As shown in Fig. 1, this proposal uses a wire cable, a suspension wire rope, and a posture stabilization wire rope installed in a structure that crosses over the tower, so that the rotor of the vertical axis wind turbine is suspended in the air. Stabilize the rotor shaft in a vertical position.
The suspended rotor is connected to the tower via a wire cable or wire rope, and to the ground and a wire rope, so that the vibration of the earthquake transmitted to the rotor is absorbed by the bending properties of the wire, and sudden winds from above and below. As described above, the wind energy acting as an impact on the rotor causes the rotor itself to sway and absorb a part of the impact to prevent damage and deterioration of the rotor.

The present invention has the following effects.

The flexible nature of the wire cable and wire rope protects the rotor from impacts such as earthquakes, gusts, and winds from above and below, extending the life of the vertical axis wind turbine.

Since the frame structure for supporting the rotor of the vertical axis type wind turbine is not necessary, it is possible to introduce a large rotor that is currently limited because the frame strength cannot be secured.

The rotor of the vertical axis type wind turbine can be used in a stable wind in the sky by pulling it up to a high position from the ground with a wire cable passed to the tower.

Since the rotor is lifted in the air, it can be installed over rivers and buildings where wind turbines cannot be installed.

Topography such as cliffs across the valley, high-rise buildings, power poles, etc. can be used as a tower or part of a tower.

When replacing only the rotor without changing the anchor, tower, wire cable, etc., which are the support mechanism, it is possible to install a rotor with a different standard, for example, by replacing it with a long wing.

  It is a perspective view of the vertical axis type windmill which shows one Embodiment concerning the present invention.   It is a perspective view of the vertical axis type windmill which shows other embodiment which concerns on this invention.   It is a perspective view of the vertical axis type windmill which shows other embodiment concerning the present invention.   It is a perspective view of the vertical axis type windmill which shows other embodiment concerning the present invention.   It is a perspective view of the vertical axis type windmill which shows other embodiment concerning the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The wire cable 2 is stretched over the two towers 1 and both ends thereof are connected to the anchor A3 on the ground, and the two wire cables 2 are installed so as to intersect at almost right angles in the vicinity where the deflection between the towers is maximum.

A cable band 6 is provided at a location where the wire cables 2 intersect to hold the wire cables 2 in a state where the wire cables 2 are vertically crossed.

A suspension wire rope 7 is hung from the cable band 6, and the upper part of the rotor shaft 8 of the vertical axis wind turbine is connected to the lower part thereof. Therefore, as this rotor, various known rotors used in a vertical axis type windmill can be used as long as the rotor is mounted on the rotor shaft via a bearing and has a blade portion that rotates outside the non-rotating rotor shaft. However, as an example, a rotor 9 having a structure in which the blade area can be easily enlarged is shown in the drawing.

At least three posture stabilizing wire ropes 10 are attached to the lower part of the rotor shaft 8 to specify the position of the lower part of the rotor shaft, and the lower end thereof is connected to an anchor C5 provided on the ground part.

The wire cable 2 can be stretched so that the deflection is approximately 10% of the distance between the towers, so that the rotor 9 can be stably lifted and stopped in the air, and at the same time, the rotor can effectively prevent earthquakes and wind shocks. Can help to absorb. If the deflection greatly exceeds 10%, it tends to become unstable due to wind, and in order to stretch linearly less than 10%, huge tension and anchors, towers and wire cables that can withstand that tension are required. .

As shown in the figure, when the column is used for the tower 1 and the position of the anchor A3 is close to the tower 1, the force to tilt the tower 1 to the rotor 9 side becomes strong, so the tower 1 is inclined to the anchor A3 side. To prevent the tower from falling over. In the case where the tower 1 is a structure that does not have to worry about the tower falling down, such as when the tower 1 has a conical shape with a large bottom area, it is not necessary to incline it.

1 Tower 2 Wire cable 3 Anchor A
4 Anchor B
5 Anchor C
6 Cable band that holds the wire cable in a state where it is crossed up and down 7 Hanging wire rope 8 Rotor shaft 9 Rotor including rotor shaft Posture stabilization wire rope 11 Damper 12 Rotating blade 13 Pulley 14 Timing belt 15 Power generation motor 16 Yaw Control motor

Claims (7)

The wire cable is stretched over the two towers, both ends are further extended and connected to the anchors on the ground, the two wire cables, and the two wire cables are almost in the vicinity where the deflection of the wire cable between the towers is maximum. Install a cable band that crosses up and down to make a right angle, and connects the wire cables to each other at the intersection of the wire cables, and hangs the wire rope from the cable band and connects it to the upper end of the rotor shaft. The rotor is structured to rotate around a fixed rotor shaft, and at least three posture stabilization wire ropes are attached to the lower end of the rotor shaft, and the lower end of the posture stabilization wire rope is attached to an anchor on the ground. Vertical axis type windmill. 2. The vertical axis wind turbine according to claim 1, wherein a damper is attached between the wire rope for posture stabilization and the anchor on the ground. 2. The vertical axis wind turbine according to claim 1, wherein a damper is attached in place of the wire rope for posture stabilization. Lift one of the two wire cables that intersect with each other, and connect the remaining wire cables to the anchor without providing a lifting tower to prevent the rotor shaft from rolling. The vertical axis type windmill according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein The vertical axis type windmill according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a topography such as a cliff across a valley, a high-rise building, a power line post, or the like is used as a tower or a part of the tower. The vertical axis wind turbine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a tower is added between two towers, and a rotor is installed between each tower. The vertical axis wind turbine according to claim 1, wherein the lifting wire cable is doubled.

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