VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WITH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF BLADE ANGLE BASED ON CENTRIFUGAL FORCE

    公开(公告)号:US20180142673A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15821541

    申请日:2017-11-22

    申请人: KAI-MING WU

    IPC分类号: F03D3/06 F03D3/00

    摘要: The invention disclosed a vertical axis wind turbine with automatic blade adjustment of blade angle, comprising a pillar, a rotational axis disposed at the pillar, and a plurality of wind turbine assemblies rotating around the pillar. Each wind turbine assembly comprises a blade, a support, and a swing axis. The swing axis comprises an axial core element and an axis element, fixed to the blade and uses the axial core element to engage the support to make the blade to swing on the axial core element with an angle within ±90°. The blade comprises first and second blade areas, with an imaginary line of center of gravity dividing first and second blade areas. When the blade is at 0°, the imaginary line overlaps the projection of centrifugal force direction of an extension line of axis of the swing axis, but the line shall not actually overlap the extension line.

    IMPROVEMENTS TO ROTATING MACHINES WITH FLUID ROTOR HAVING ADJUSTABLE BLADES

    公开(公告)号:US20180057129A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15523411

    申请日:2015-10-29

    申请人: ADV TECH

    发明人: Arnaud CURUTCHET

    IPC分类号: B63H1/10 B64C27/54

    摘要: A rotating machine with a fluid rotor comprises a set of blades (4) mounted on arms (2) rotating about a main axis (1) of the rotor, the rotor being held by a support structure (5) in an orientation such that said axis (1) is essentially perpendicular to the direction of the flow of fluid, each blade (4) being mounted pivoting about a respective axis of rotation (3) parallel to the main axis (1), the machine comprising a linkage (13, 7, 14) for generating a relative rotational movement of each blade (4) relative to the arm (2) of same at the axis of rotation (3) thereof, in order to thus vary the tilt of the blade relative to the flow of fluid in an angular range. According to the invention, the machine comprises means for collectively modifying the geometry of the linkages (13, 7, 14) from a movement generated at the main axis of the rotor in order to vary the amplitude of the angular range.

    PRESSURE AND VACUUM ASSISTED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES

    公开(公告)号:US20170175706A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-22

    申请号:US15375971

    申请日:2016-12-12

    申请人: Dan Pendergrass

    发明人: Dan Pendergrass

    摘要: A system and apparatus for wind energy conversion comprising a Savonius style rotor attached to a drive shaft; a first airfoil configured to block air pressure along a return side of the rotor; an airfoil cowling configured to direct blocked air on the return side of the rotor to intersect with air on the drive side of the rotor; at least one vacuum compensator configured on a top edge of the first airfoil wherein the at least one vacuum compensator redirects the blocked air on the return side of the rotor onto the driven side of the rotor; an anemometer; a wind direction indicator; and a computer system operatively connected to the roller and track assembly wherein the computer system adjusts the orientation of the rotor according to a wind speed measured by the anemometer and a wind direction measured by the wind direction indicator.