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US20120107126A1
US20120107126A1 US13/278,832 US201113278832A US2012107126A1 US 20120107126 A1 US20120107126 A1 US 20120107126A1 US 201113278832 A US201113278832 A US 201113278832A US 2012107126 A1 US2012107126 A1 US 2012107126A1
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Shigeo Yoshida
Ikuo TOBINAGA
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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
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06—Rotors
    • F03D1/065—Rotors characterised by their construction elements
    • 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
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06—Rotors
    • F03D1/0608—Rotors characterised by their aerodynamic shape
    • 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
    • F05B2240/221—Rotors for wind turbines with horizontal axis
    • F05B2240/2213—Rotors for wind turbines with horizontal axis and with the rotor downwind from the yaw pivot axis
    • 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
    • F05B2250/00—Geometry
    • F05B2250/70—Shape
    • F05B2250/71—Shape curved
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a downwind type wind power generator in which the rotor is located on the downwind side of the nacelle, and more particularly to a downwind type wind power generator in which the entire length of the nacelle is shortened.
  • a wind power generator generates electrical power by a rotor driving a generator that is housed inside a nacelle that is located on the top of a tower.
  • a wind power generator there is an upwind type, in which the rotor is located on the upwind side of the nacelle during normal use, and a downwind type, in which the rotor is located on the downwind side of the nacelle.
  • a downwind type wind power generator is known to have excellent power generation performance in the blowing wind, and excellent safety during standby conditions under high wind.
  • Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. S59-147879 discloses such a downwind type wind power generator.
  • a wind power generator must be designed so that the blades do not interfere with the other parts such as the tower.
  • Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2009-156260 discloses an upwind type wind power generator that considers pre-bending of the blades.
  • pre-bent blades to a downwind type wind power generator in which the blades and tower do not normally come close to each other due to bending of the blades caused by the force of the wind.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a downwind type wind power generator that is capable of shortening the rotor overhang and making the nacelle more lightweight.
  • the position of the hub can be located such that the hub is near the tower side while suitably maintaining clearance between the airfoil section of the blades and the tower. Moreover, it is possible to shorten the amount of rotor overhang, which is the distance in the horizontal direction between the center of the rotation of the rotor and the tower.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a wind power generator to which the present invention is applied.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a wind power generator, which is a comparative example to the present invention.
  • the object of the present invention is to solve the problem of providing a downwind type wind power generator that is capable of shortening the overall length of the nacelle.
  • pre-bent blades the end sections of which are bent toward the tower side, are mounted at a specified coning angle.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of a wind power generator to which the present invention is applied, and illustrates the state as seen in the horizontal direction that is orthogonal to the wind direction during normal operation (this is the same in FIG. 2 described later).
  • the wind power generator 1 comprises a nacelle 10 , a tower 20 and a rotor 30 .
  • the nacelle 10 is the portion that houses a generator, transformer, control panel, lubrication equipment, cooling equipment and the like (which are not illustrated in the drawings). Moreover, as necessary a step-up gear, which increases the speed of rotation of the rotor 30 and transmits that rotational speed to the generator, is provided in the nacelle 10 .
  • the nacelle 10 has a nacelle frame (not illustrated in the drawing) on which the devices and equipment above are mounted, and the nacelle 10 is formed by covering this nacelle frame with a cover.
  • the tower 20 is for supporting the nacelle 10 at a high location.
  • the tower 20 is formed as a nearly column shaped post that extends in the vertical direction.
  • the bottom end section of the tower is fastened to a base section (not illustrated in the drawings) that is provided on the ground, at the bottom of the ocean or on the ocean.
  • the top end section of the tower 20 is connected to the bottom section of the nacelle 10 .
  • the nacelle 10 is attached to the tower 20 so that it can rotate in the yaw direction.
  • the rotor 30 is a wind turbine that rotates by receiving the force of the wind, and is for driving the generator in the nacelle 10 .
  • the rotor 30 comprises a hub 31 , blades 32 and the like.
  • the hub 31 is supported by the nacelle 10 such that it can rotate, and is connected to the main shaft of the generator.
  • a plurality of blades 32 are provided such that they extend in a radial shape from the hub 31 , and they form the blade section.
  • the blades 32 have an airfoil shape that generates lift in a direction that causes the rotor 30 to rotate due the flow of air over them, and they are attached to the hub 31 such that the pitch angle of the blades 32 can be changed.
  • the blades 32 have a root end section 32 a , a tip end section 32 b and a middle section 32 c .
  • the root end section 32 a is a base section that is attached to the hub 31 .
  • the tip end section 32 b is the end section on the outer diameter side of the rotor 30 .
  • the middle section 32 c is the area of the blade 32 between the root end section 32 a and the tip end section 32 b.
  • the blades 32 in a no-load state (state in which no thrust is generated), are pre-bent into a curved shape so that the middle section 32 c protrudes toward the downwind side during normal operation with respect to a straight line L that connects the root end section 32 a and the tip end section 32 b.
  • the area near the tip end section 32 b of the blades 32 is formed so that it is curved toward the tower side.
  • Table 1 illustrates an example of the relationship between the radius of the blades 32 from the center of rotation of the rotor 30 and the pre-bent angle and pre-bent amount.
  • a coning angle ⁇ which is sloped with respect to a plane that is orthogonal to the center axis of rotation of the rotor 30 so that the blade is located further toward the downwind side going in the direction toward the outer diameter side from the hub 31 .
  • This coning angle ⁇ is set such that it is larger than the coning angle in a typical downwind type wind power generator.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a comparative example of a wind power generator, and in order for comparison, the wind power generator of the embodiment above is also illustrated using dashed lines.
  • the blades 32 of the rotor 30 in the embodiment will be presumed to be as the blades 33 explained below.
  • the blades 33 in the no-load state are not pre-bent blades, and are such that the middle section 33 c of the blade is nearly on a straight line that connects the root end section 33 a and the tip end section 33 b.
  • the blades 32 , 33 are such that when thrust occurs, the tip end sections 32 b , 33 b bend toward the downwind side, or in other words, in the direction away from the tower 20 .
  • the nacelle 10 extends further toward the downwind side than the tower 20 , and the hub 31 of a rotor 30 having blades 33 that are not pre-bent is attached to the base thereof. In other words, the rotor overhang is relatively large, which results in the problem of a large and heavy nacelle 10 .
  • the blades 32 are pre-bent such that the tip end section 32 b curves toward the tower 20 side. Furthermore, the blades 32 are attached to the hub 31 with a coning angle being applied to the root end section 32 a . Therefore, the position, where there is a problem with interference with the tower 20 when the tip end section 32 b passes through, is separated from the tower 20 . Also, it is possible to locate the hub 31 further on the tower 20 side (upwind side) than in the comparative example while maintaining the necessary clearance to prevent interference. In other words, it is possible to shorten the rotor overhang, and shorten the portion of the nacelle 10 that extends toward the downwind side from the tower 20 .
  • the radius of the rotor 30 when the radius of the rotor 30 is 40 m, for example, by shortening the rotor overhang by 830 m, it is possible to shorten the horizontal distance from the center of the tower 20 to the center of the hub 31 from approximately 3.4 m to approximately 2.6 m.
  • the weight of the nacelle 10 can be reduced by 20% or more, and it is possible to simplify the construction of the nacelle 10 , tower 20 and the like.
  • the amount of pre-bending and the angle of the blades in the embodiment above are just an example, and can be appropriately changed according to the size of the wind power generator, the construction of the parts other than the rotor, and the like.
  • the shape, construction, location and the like of the components of the wind power device are not limited to the construction of the embodiment above, and can be appropriately change.
  • the transformer, control panel and the like were mounted inside the nacelle, however, part or all of these could also be located inside the tower or the ground.

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