JP5043830B2 - 垂直軸式風力タービン - Google Patents
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Description
本発明は、契約第DE−AC02―05CH1 123 1号に基づいて米国エネルギ省による支援によってなされたものである。米国政府は、本発明に関する権利を一部有している。
図1は、ロータ100が回転することによって回転式チューブ2も回転するように、回転式チューブ2に取り付けられたロータ100を含む垂直軸式風力タービンシステム1を表わす。回転式チューブ2のベースは、回転式チューブ2が回転することによって発電機200も回転するように、発電機200に固定されている。発電機200は、制御システム300及びバッテリ400に電気的に接続されている。図示するように、ロータ100は、高速の風に接近するために地面に対して上方に位置している。ロータ100は、該ロータから得た機械的エネルギを電気的エネルギに変換するために発電機200に接続されている。発電機200は制御システム300に接続され、該制御システムは風力タービン100によって発生した電気的エネルギを蓄積するためにバッテリ400に接続されている。制御システム300は、バッテリに流れる電流を制御する。風力タービンシステム1がバッテリではなく電気格子(electric grid)に電力を供給するために、直接又は間接に関わらず電気格子に接続されていることは言うまでもない。さらに、ロータ100は役割を果たすためにポンプ又は他の装置を機械的に回転させるように利用される場合があることも言うまでもない。
図4Aは、前縁24及び丸められた後縁16を有する翼18の概略的な平面図である。断面図には、翼18を固定し、且つ翼18の歪みを最小限に抑えた状態で負荷を伝達するために、構造的な構成要素を挿入するための2つの開口部21a,21bが表わされている。構造的な構成要素は、他の実施形態であっても本発明の技術的範囲に属する。典型的な構造的な構成要素は、延長チューブ25,27である(図2Aを参照)。一の実施例では、翼18は、発泡材料が充填された複合材料やストリンガを有する金属材料から製造される。この金属材料の製造には、押出成形又は引抜成形が適している。
図5は、6つのブレードを備えた垂直軸を有し、発電機90に接続されたロータ600の実施例を表わす。6つのブレードを備えた垂直軸式ロータ600は、10%未満の力のリップルがシステムに機械的に作用することが望ましい状況で有用である。図示する実施例においては、6つの垂直方向に向いているブレードユニット81が中央円環82に取り付けられている。中央円環82は、ポール105を回転させ、これにより発電機90を回転させるベース104に接続している。ロータ600の上側部分83に位置するブレードユニット81a〜81cの角度は、下側部分85に位置するブレードユニット81d〜81fの角度の半分に設定されている。オフセットブレードのこのような構成によって、自動作動が改善され、ブレードユニット81から構造物600に伝達する動的な衝撃が最小限度に抑えられる。このように、ロータ600はさらに低い風速で回転開始可能となり、当該装置を通じた衝撃が最小限度に抑えられる。ロータ600の上部及び下部に設けられた中空の空力的な形状をしたリング84は、ブレードユニット81のための整流端部として機能し、ブレード先端の負荷を中央円環82全体に分散させる。空力的な形状をした円環面(torus)、すなわち上部円環84及び下部円環84によって、ブレードユニットの端部の渦から誘発される先端の渦が低減又は解消される。円環面は、円と同一面内に配置された軸を中心として該円を回転させることによって形成されるドーナッツ状の表面であることは言うまでもない。さらに、上部円環84及び下部円環84の構成及び位置は、ロータ600のための構造的構成要素として機能する。以下の説明するように、3つの空力調整装置300a〜300cから成る一組によって、ロータ600は強風時の回転速度を低減可能とされる。
図8は、強風時にロータ600の回転を減速させるために利用される空力調整装置300の概略的な平面図である。図8に表わす実施例では、ベース104に対する取付点61の回転中心近傍における低い速度を考慮して、空力調整装置の翼62,63は互いに異なる長さを有している。さらに抗力を低減させるための整流部が、空力調整装置300の遠位端に取り付けられている場合がある(図示しない)。整流部が固定された状態で、空力調整装置の翼105,106は、自身に作用する空力的な力を釣り合わせるために両方向に移動可能とされる。当該実施例では、風力タービンは、風速が毎時25マイルを超過した場合に、空力調整装置が風力タービンの回転数を調整するために動作するように風速センサ(wind sensor)を有していることを特徴とする。しかしながら、風が上述のようになった場合、例えば毎時50マイルになった場合に、風速センサは、強風による損傷を防止するためにロータを減速させるか、又は完全に停止させる機械的ブレーキを動作させる。
2 回転式チューブ
5 ウエイト
10 ブレードユニット
12 下部ブレード組立体
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25 延長チューブ
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30 ブレードユニット
35 下部結合ハブ
40 ブレードユニット
50 上部結合部
60 ブレードユニット
75 スプリング
77 スライディングジョイント
81 ブレードユニット
81a ブレードユニット
81b ブレードユニット
81c ブレードユニット
81d ブレードユニット
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300a 空力調整装置
300b 空力調整装置
300c 空力調整装置
350 上面
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Claims (18)
- 少なくとも1つの翼を備えている垂直軸式風力タービンであって、
前記翼が、
前縁と、
後縁であって、前記前縁と前記後縁との間の無次元距離が1として規定される前記後縁と、
前記前縁から前記後縁に至るまで延在している湾曲した上面と、
前記前縁から前記後縁に至るまで延在している湾曲した下面と、
前記前縁から前記後縁に至るまで延在している中心線と、
を備えている前記風力タービンにおいて、
前記中心線と前記上面との間の無次元距離の最大値が、0.5として規定される無次元厚さであり、
前記少なくとも1つの翼が、前記前縁から前記後縁に至るまでの前記無次元距離と前記無次元厚さとの関係が下表に従うように形成されていることを特徴とする風力タービン。
- 前記少なくとも1つの翼は、発泡材料が充填された複合材料から作られることを特徴とする特徴とする請求項1に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記少なくとも1つの翼が、ストリンガを有する金属材料から作られていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の風力タービン。
- 垂直方向に配設されている複数の請求項1に記載の前記翼を有している垂直軸式ロータを備えている垂直軸式風力タービンにおいて、
前記翼が、垂直軸線を中心として回転するように構成されていることを特徴とする風力タービン。 - 複数の前記翼が、複数の上側翼と複数の下側翼とから成り、
前記複数の上側翼が、前記垂直軸線に沿って前記複数の下側翼の上方に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の風力タービン。 - 前記複数の上側翼が、3つの前記翼から成ることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記複数の下側翼が、3つの前記翼から成ることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記複数の上側翼が、前記垂直軸線を中心として前記複数の下側翼から60°オフセットされていることを請求項7に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記ロータは、前記ロータが回転した場合に回転する中心ポールに接続されていることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記中心ポールは、前記中心ポールが回転した場合に回転する発電機に接続されていることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記発電機は、バッテリを充電するために制御システムに電気的に接続されていることを特徴とする請求項12に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記ロータは、ポンプに接続されていることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記ロータは、前記ロータの回転速度を減速させるように構成されている、大きな風速時に制御するための空気調整器をさらに備えていることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記空気調整器は、可動式翼を備えていることを特徴とする請求項15に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記空気調整器は、少なくとも2つの前記可動式翼を備えていることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の風力タービン。
- 前記空気調整器は、スポイラーをさらに備えていることを特徴とする請求項15に記載の風力タービン。
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