US485933A - Wind and current wheel - Google Patents

Wind and current wheel Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US485933A
US485933A US485933DA US485933A US 485933 A US485933 A US 485933A US 485933D A US485933D A US 485933DA US 485933 A US485933 A US 485933A
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
wings
current
wheel
wind
wing
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
Publication date
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US485933A publication Critical patent/US485933A/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03DWIND MOTORS
    • F03D7/00Controlling wind motors 
    • F03D7/02Controlling wind motors  the wind motors having rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor
    • F03D7/022Adjusting aerodynamic properties of the blades
    • F03D7/0224Adjusting blade pitch
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03BMACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B7/00Water wheels
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00Function
    • F05B2260/70Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades
    • F05B2260/72Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades by turning around an axis parallel to the rotor centre line

Definitions

  • the movement of the wings on their pivots is limited by stop-bars, which hold them in position to cause the turning of the wheel by the impact of the current.
  • the only inactive wings are those which are moving in a direction opposite or nearly opposite to the current, and these form scarcely any impediment to the turning of the wheel, because they are in line with the current.
  • Figure I is a horizontal section of. the wheel, taken at I I, Fig. II.
  • Fig. II is a side elevation of the wheel.
  • Fig. III is a detail horizontal section showing a modification embracing an additional feature.
  • Fig. IV is a detail side view showing a modification of the wings.
  • Fig. V is a detail section showing a preferred means of pivoting the wings, so as to render them easily removable.
  • 1 is a shaft, to which the wheel is fixed by means of a hub 2 and spider or spokes 3.
  • 4 and 5 are two parallel fiat rings or plates, between which the wings U are set, and in which the ends of the wing-pivots 7 have bearing.
  • the inner rods 8 arrest the inner movement of the longer ends 6 of the wings and the stop-rods 8 arrest the outer movement of the longer ends (i At the point 9 the wings are in line with the current, and continue inline with the current until they pass the point 9 At the point 9 the wing is in contact with the stop-rod 8, and as the wing moves past this point the current acts upon the outer side of the wing to turn the wheel.
  • the wings retain this position till they reach a point 9 when the current acts upon their inner side and carries the end 6 against the outer stoprod 8, which position it retains to the point 9, and in which it is available for the turning of the wheel.
  • the wings are constantly in active position and that theyare moved into and retained in this position by the direct action of the current without any appendage for this purpose and almost without friction.
  • the top and bottom edges of the Wings are so near to the rings 4 and 5 as to eifectually check the escape of the air or water at those points.
  • the rings prevent any vertical escape of the current from the wings either upward or downward.
  • the wheel is open atthe center to allow the free vertical escape of the current after it has done its work on the wings at the wind side-of the wheel and to allow its free entrance into the wheel to the leeward wings as induced by the partial vacuum at the periphery of the wheel upon that side.
  • the wheel may be set horizontal or perpendicular or at any angle between and will be turned by a current. in any direction except in the direction of its axis. wheels may be attached to the same shaft, so that the capacity can be readilyincreased at will by increasing the number of the wheels.
  • the wings have a flexible extension 6 at their rear end and the stop-pins S S are increased in number, so as to make an efiicient bearing for this extension.
  • the purpose of this construction is to give the wings a concave form upon the wind side when in active position, as seen at the left hand in Fig. III, thus increasing their etficiency, owing to the concentration of the current to the central part of the wing, causing increased pressure thereon and checking the lateral escape of the current.
  • the material of the wing extensions 6 may be such as to givethem vertical stitfness, preventing their sagging, or they may be braced in any way to this end-for instance, by cross braces 10, as indicated by diagram Fig. IV.
  • top and bottom plates 4 and 5 as flat rings and shown a considerable central opening, and this is the best form; but I do not confine myself to this shape, as there may be merely a small central opening Any number of or none at all.
  • the stop-rods have been describedas arrestingthe movement of the wing by impingement against them. of the longer or rear end of the wing. These stop-rods may, however, be so placed as to arrest the movement on the wings.
  • a preferred means for pivoting the wings in their bearings In this 7 is a gudgeon fixed to one edge-say the bottom of the wingand having free bearing in the plate 5, while 7 is a spring gudgeon or bolt having bearing in the top plate 4. After drawing down the bo1t 7 the wing may be withdrawn by pullingoutthe upper edge until limiting the movement of the wings on their pivots and giving bearing to the flexible extensions in their working position, substantially as set forth.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)

Description

(No Model.)
D. O. HERMAN. WIND AND CURRENT WHEEL.
No. 485,933. Patented Nov. 8,1892,
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
DAVID C. HERMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
WIND AND CURRENT WHEEL.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,933, dated November 8, 1892.
Application filed January 8, 1892 Serial No. 417,407. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern.-
Be it known that I, DAVID C. HERMAN, of the city of St. Louis,iu the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Wind and Current Wheels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.
This is a wheel with wings pivoted between two flat rings, the pivotal points being nearer to one end of the wing than the other end, so that they tend to take a position in line with the wind or water current.
The movement of the wings on their pivots is limited by stop-bars, which hold them in position to cause the turning of the wheel by the impact of the current. The only inactive wings are those which are moving in a direction opposite or nearly opposite to the current, and these form scarcely any impediment to the turning of the wheel, because they are in line with the current.
Figure I is a horizontal section of. the wheel, taken at I I, Fig. II. Fig. II is a side elevation of the wheel. Fig. III is a detail horizontal section showing a modification embracing an additional feature. Fig. IV is a detail side view showing a modification of the wings. Fig. V is a detail section showing a preferred means of pivoting the wings, so as to render them easily removable.
1 is a shaft, to which the wheel is fixed by means of a hub 2 and spider or spokes 3.
4 and 5 are two parallel fiat rings or plates, between which the wings U are set, and in which the ends of the wing-pivots 7 have bearing.
8 8 are stop-rods, between which are the longer or rear ends 6 of the wings. These rods serve to bind together the plates or rings 4 5. The inner rods 8 arrest the inner movement of the longer ends 6 of the wings and the stop-rods 8 arrest the outer movement of the longer ends (i At the point 9 the wings are in line with the current, and continue inline with the current until they pass the point 9 At the point 9 the wing is in contact with the stop-rod 8, and as the wing moves past this point the current acts upon the outer side of the wing to turn the wheel. The wings retain this position till they reach a point 9 when the current acts upon their inner side and carries the end 6 against the outer stoprod 8, which position it retains to the point 9, and in which it is available for the turning of the wheel. It will be seen that over twothirds of the wings are constantly in active position and that theyare moved into and retained in this position by the direct action of the current without any appendage for this purpose and almost without friction. The top and bottom edges of the Wings are so near to the rings 4 and 5 as to eifectually check the escape of the air or water at those points. The rings prevent any vertical escape of the current from the wings either upward or downward. The wheel is open atthe center to allow the free vertical escape of the current after it has done its work on the wings at the wind side-of the wheel and to allow its free entrance into the wheel to the leeward wings as induced by the partial vacuum at the periphery of the wheel upon that side. The wheel may be set horizontal or perpendicular or at any angle between and will be turned by a current. in any direction except in the direction of its axis. wheels may be attached to the same shaft, so that the capacity can be readilyincreased at will by increasing the number of the wheels.
In the modification shown in Fig. III the wings have a flexible extension 6 at their rear end and the stop-pins S S are increased in number, so as to make an efiicient bearing for this extension. The purpose of this construction is to give the wings a concave form upon the wind side when in active position, as seen at the left hand in Fig. III, thus increasing their etficiency, owing to the concentration of the current to the central part of the wing, causing increased pressure thereon and checking the lateral escape of the current. The material of the wing extensions 6 may be such as to givethem vertical stitfness, preventing their sagging, or they may be braced in any way to this end-for instance, by cross braces 10, as indicated by diagram Fig. IV.
I have described the top and bottom plates 4 and 5 as flat rings and shown a considerable central opening, and this is the best form; but I do not confine myself to this shape, as there may be merely a small central opening Any number of or none at all. The stop-rods have been describedas arrestingthe movement of the wing by impingement against them. of the longer or rear end of the wing. These stop-rods may, however, be so placed as to arrest the movement on the wings.
In Fig. V isshown a preferred means for pivoting the wings in their bearings. In this 7 is a gudgeon fixed to one edge-say the bottom of the wingand having free bearing in the plate 5, while 7 is a spring gudgeon or bolt having bearing in the top plate 4. After drawing down the bo1t 7 the wing may be withdrawn by pullingoutthe upper edge until limiting the movement of the wings on their pivots and giving bearing to the flexible extensions in their working position, substantially as set forth.
DAVID C. HERMAN. In presence of- SAML. KNIGHT, E. S. KNIGHT.
US485933D Wind and current wheel Expired - Lifetime US485933A (en)

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US485933A true US485933A (en) 1892-11-08

Family

ID=2554781

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US485933D Expired - Lifetime US485933A (en) Wind and current wheel

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) US485933A (en)

Cited By (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4468169A (en) * 1982-08-18 1984-08-28 Williams Dennis L Regulated high torque flexible bladed wind wheel
US4834610A (en) * 1986-04-25 1989-05-30 Bond Iii Frederick W Wind processing air turbine, and methods of constructing and utilizing same
US5391926A (en) * 1992-08-18 1995-02-21 Staley; Frederick J. Wind turbine particularly suited for high-wind conditions
US6191496B1 (en) 1998-12-01 2001-02-20 Dillyn M. Elder Wind turbine system
US6448669B1 (en) 1998-12-01 2002-09-10 Dillyn M. Elder Water power generation system
US6981839B2 (en) 2004-03-09 2006-01-03 Leon Fan Wind powered turbine in a tunnel
US20070222224A1 (en) * 2006-03-27 2007-09-27 Jonsson Stanley C Louvered horizontal wind turbine
US20080169652A1 (en) * 2006-10-06 2008-07-17 Green William M Electricity Generating Assembly
US20090289459A1 (en) * 2008-05-22 2009-11-26 Chun-Neng Chung Apparatus for generating electric power using wind energy
US20100098542A1 (en) * 2008-10-20 2010-04-22 Jonsson Stanley C Wind Turbine Having Two Sets of Air Panels to Capture Wind Moving in Perpendicular Direction
US20100283254A1 (en) * 2008-01-04 2010-11-11 Patrick Richter Wind Power Plant
US20110049894A1 (en) * 2006-10-06 2011-03-03 Green William M Electricity Generating Assembly
US20120045332A1 (en) * 2009-03-09 2012-02-23 Windjoule Ltd Vertical axis wind turbine
EP2431603A1 (en) 2010-09-16 2012-03-21 Hydrogeneos S.L. Hybrid eolic-solar gernerator
DE102014009962A1 (en) * 2014-07-07 2016-01-07 Jürg P. Junker Energy conversion according to Bernoulli principle
US9644603B1 (en) * 2014-01-08 2017-05-09 Amplified Wind Solutions, LLC Electric generating wind turbine system for low and high wind speeds
US10378510B2 (en) * 2014-04-28 2019-08-13 Alexander Margolis Vertical axis wind turbine with self-orientating blades

Cited By (21)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4468169A (en) * 1982-08-18 1984-08-28 Williams Dennis L Regulated high torque flexible bladed wind wheel
US4834610A (en) * 1986-04-25 1989-05-30 Bond Iii Frederick W Wind processing air turbine, and methods of constructing and utilizing same
US5391926A (en) * 1992-08-18 1995-02-21 Staley; Frederick J. Wind turbine particularly suited for high-wind conditions
US6191496B1 (en) 1998-12-01 2001-02-20 Dillyn M. Elder Wind turbine system
US6448669B1 (en) 1998-12-01 2002-09-10 Dillyn M. Elder Water power generation system
US6981839B2 (en) 2004-03-09 2006-01-03 Leon Fan Wind powered turbine in a tunnel
US20070222224A1 (en) * 2006-03-27 2007-09-27 Jonsson Stanley C Louvered horizontal wind turbine
US7323791B2 (en) * 2006-03-27 2008-01-29 Jonsson Stanley C Louvered horizontal wind turbine
US20080169652A1 (en) * 2006-10-06 2008-07-17 Green William M Electricity Generating Assembly
US7816802B2 (en) * 2006-10-06 2010-10-19 William M Green Electricity generating assembly
US20110049894A1 (en) * 2006-10-06 2011-03-03 Green William M Electricity Generating Assembly
US8552579B2 (en) * 2008-01-04 2013-10-08 Patrick Richter Wind power plant
US20100283254A1 (en) * 2008-01-04 2010-11-11 Patrick Richter Wind Power Plant
US20090289459A1 (en) * 2008-05-22 2009-11-26 Chun-Neng Chung Apparatus for generating electric power using wind energy
US7969036B2 (en) * 2008-05-22 2011-06-28 Chun-Neng Chung Apparatus for generating electric power using wind energy
US20100098542A1 (en) * 2008-10-20 2010-04-22 Jonsson Stanley C Wind Turbine Having Two Sets of Air Panels to Capture Wind Moving in Perpendicular Direction
US20120045332A1 (en) * 2009-03-09 2012-02-23 Windjoule Ltd Vertical axis wind turbine
EP2431603A1 (en) 2010-09-16 2012-03-21 Hydrogeneos S.L. Hybrid eolic-solar gernerator
US9644603B1 (en) * 2014-01-08 2017-05-09 Amplified Wind Solutions, LLC Electric generating wind turbine system for low and high wind speeds
US10378510B2 (en) * 2014-04-28 2019-08-13 Alexander Margolis Vertical axis wind turbine with self-orientating blades
DE102014009962A1 (en) * 2014-07-07 2016-01-07 Jürg P. Junker Energy conversion according to Bernoulli principle

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US485933A (en) Wind and current wheel
US589530A (en) Automatic windmill
US412099A (en) Wind-wheel
US1008372A (en) Water-wheel.
US998446A (en) Windmill.
US538366A (en) cooper
US3565546A (en) Wind motor
US1145667A (en) Automatic mud-rim for automobiles.
US893790A (en) Water-wheel.
US773976A (en) Wind-wheel.
US796836A (en) Propulsion-wheel.
US118546A (en) Improvement in water-wheels
US173412A (en) Improvement in locomotive smoke-stacks
US52082A (en) Improvement in tide-wheels
US4629A (en) Improvement in water-wheels
US690309A (en) Cinder-guard.
US1045447A (en) Detachable panel structure for flood-gates.
US144195A (en) Improvement in car-wheels
US535120A (en) Windmill
US1443057A (en) Auxiliary car step
US1439136A (en) Ventilator for cars
US1532158A (en) Airship propeller
US499673A (en) Exhaust-fan
US237142A (en) Chain-pump
US142198A (en) Improvement in windmills