公开(公告)号：US20150167639A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14594617

申请日：2015-01-12

申请人： Regenedyne LLC

发明人： Cheong S. Choi ,  Michael Anthony Jenkins

IPC分类号： F03D7/02 ,  F03D11/02 ,  H02K49/10 ,  F03D11/00 ,  H02K7/09 ,  F03D9/00

CPC分类号： F03D7/0296 ,  F03D3/005 ,  F03D3/0418 ,  F03D3/0427 ,  F03D7/042 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F03D13/20 ,  F03D15/00 ,  F03D15/10 ,  F03D80/70 ,  F05B2220/707 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2240/13 ,  F05B2240/511 ,  F05B2240/515 ,  F05B2240/941 ,  F05B2250/12 ,  F05B2250/231 ,  F05B2260/302 ,  F05B2260/404 ,  F05B2270/32 ,  F05B2270/321 ,  F05B2270/327 ,  F05B2280/4003 ,  F16C32/0431 ,  F16C2360/31 ,  H02K7/09 ,  H02K49/102 ,  Y02E10/728 ,  Y02E10/74

摘要： A wind turbine having one or more magnets for reducing friction between the turbine support and a turbine rotor. The reduction of friction between the turbine rotor and the turbine support allows for an increase in energy production and scale of the wind turbines. The magnet configuration employs a ring of cylindrically-shaped magnets at the bottom and opposed by a corresponding number of generally rectangular-shaped magnets. Bearing magnets are also employed for axial stabilization.

摘要翻译： 一种具有一个或多个磁体的风力涡轮机，用于减少涡轮机支架和涡轮机转子之间的摩擦。 涡轮转子和涡轮机支架之间的摩擦减小允许增加风力发电机的能量产生和规模。 磁体配置在底部采用圆柱形磁体环，并与相应数量的大致矩形磁体相对。 轴承磁体也用于轴向稳定。

公开(公告)号：US20140030059A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-30

申请号：US14041895

申请日：2013-09-30

申请人： FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.

发明人： Walter M. Presz, JR. ,  Michael J. Werle ,  Søren Hjort ,  Rune Rubak ,  Bo Lovmand ,  Søren Dalsgaard

IPC分类号： F01D11/22

CPC分类号： F03D1/0675 ,  F01D11/22 ,  F03D1/04 ,  F03D7/02 ,  F03D7/028 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F05B2240/12 ,  F05B2240/122 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2250/41 ,  Y02E10/723

摘要： One or more variable pitch airfoils in fluid communication with a rotor of a fluid turbine can control the amount of energy directed to the rotor, and further control the amount of energy generated by the turbine. Varying the pitch of the airfoils may provide a means of controlling the power output of a fluid turbine without the need to control the pitch of the rotor blades, and may further provide a means of mitigating the effects of wind shear on the rotor. Variable pitch airfoils may also include a means of controlling the active power, reactive power and SCADA, of a group of fluid turbines.

摘要翻译： 与流体涡轮机的转子流体连通的一个或多个可变桨距翼型件可以控制指向转子的能量的量，并进一步控制涡轮机产生的能量的量。 改变翼型件的间距可以提供控制流体涡轮机的功率输出的手段，而不需要控制转子叶片的桨距，并且还可以提供减轻风切变对转子的影响的手段。 可变桨距翼型件还可以包括控制一组流体涡轮机的有功功率，无功功率和SCADA的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20130266439A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-10

申请号：US13860173

申请日：2013-04-10

申请人： FLODESIGN WIND TURBINE CORP.

发明人： Rune Rubak ,  Carsten H. Westergaard ,  Søren Hjort

IPC分类号： F01D1/04

CPC分类号： F01D1/04 ,  F03D1/04 ,  F05B2240/122 ,  F05B2240/123 ,  F05B2240/1231 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2240/133 ,  F05B2250/182 ,  Y02E10/72

摘要： The present disclosure relates to fluid turbines having a turbine shroud assembly formed with mixing elements (e.g., both inwardly and outwardly curving elements) having airfoil cross sections. These airfoils form ringed airfoil shapes that provide a means of controlling the flow of fluid over the rotor assembly or over portions of the rotor assembly. The fluid dynamic performance of the ringed airfoils directly affects the performance of the turbine rotor assembly. The mass and surface area of the shrouds result in load forces on support structures. By delaying or eliminating the separation of the boundary layer over the ringed airfoils, boundary layer energizing members (e.g., vortex generators, flow control ports) on the ringed airfoils increase the power output of the fluid turbine system and allow for relatively shorter chord-length airfoil cross sections and therefore reduced mass and surface area of the shroud assemblies.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及具有涡轮机护罩组件的流体涡轮机，该涡轮机护罩组件形成有具有翼型截面的混合元件（例如，向内和向外的弯曲元件）。 这些翼型件形成环形翼型，其提供控制流体在转子组件上或在转子组件的部分上方的流动的手段。 环形翼型件的流体动力学性能直接影响涡轮转子组件的性能。 护罩的质量和表面积导致支撑结构上的载荷力。 通过延迟或消除环形翼型件上的边界层的分离，环形翼型上的边界层通电构件（例如，涡流发生器，流量控制端口）增加了流体涡轮机系统的功率输出并且允许相对较短的弦长 机翼横截面因此降低了护罩组件的质量和表面积。

公开(公告)号：US20130257058A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-03

申请号：US13261537

申请日：2011-06-16

申请人： Ronald Davenport Wilson

发明人： Ronald Davenport Wilson

IPC分类号： F03D9/00

CPC分类号： F03D9/25 ,  F03B17/005 ,  F03D1/00 ,  F03D1/02 ,  F03D1/04 ,  F03D5/00 ,  F03D9/11 ,  F03D9/28 ,  F03D9/34 ,  F05B2220/20 ,  F05B2240/121 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2240/13 ,  Y02E10/38 ,  Y02E10/70 ,  Y02E10/72

摘要： An apparatus (10) for generating electrical power from wind energy (20) comprising: means (22) for forming at least two discrete jets of air (24) from an oncoming wind (20); a conduit (16); and at least one wind electricity turbine (14) located within the conduit (16), wherein the jets (24) are arranged to enter the interior of the conduit (16) from different directions and to converge towards a point or points (20) located within the conduit (16). The apparatus (10) may additionally comprise an inlet aperture (22), the inlet aperture being adapted to face towards, and to collect a stream of air from, an oncoming wind (20); and a manifold communicating with the inlet aperture (22) and being adapted to split the stream of air into a plurality of discrete jets (24), the manifold comprising a manifold outlet (28) for each jet (24); each manifold outlet (28) communicating with the interior of the conduit (16) and being arranged to cause their respective jets (24) of air to converge towards a point or points (30) located within the conduit (16). A method of generating electricity using the apparatus is also described.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从风能（20）产生电力的装置（10），包括：用于从迎面而来的风（20）形成至少两个离散的空气射流（24）的装置（22） 导管（16）; 以及位于所述导管（16）内的至少一个风力涡轮机（14），其中所述喷射器（24）被布置成从不同方向进入所述导管（16）的内部并且朝向点（20）会聚， 位于导管（16）内。 装置（10）还可以包括入口孔（22），所述入口孔适于朝向并且从迎面而来的风（20）收集空气流。 以及与所述入口孔（22）连通并且适于将空气流分解成多个离散射流（24）的歧管，所述歧管包括用于每个射流（24）的歧管出口（28）。 每个歧管出口（28）与导管（16）的内部连通并被布置成使它们各自的空气射流（24）朝向位于导管（16）内的一个点（30）会聚。 还描述了使用该装置发电的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07214029B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-08

申请号：US10884780

申请日：2004-07-01

申请人： Donald L. Richter

发明人： Donald L. Richter

IPC分类号： F03D1/04

CPC分类号： F03D1/04 ,  F03D1/025 ,  F03D7/0236 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F03D13/10 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2240/13 ,  F05B2240/133 ,  F05B2240/313 ,  F05B2240/914 ,  F05B2240/922 ,  F05B2240/98 ,  F05B2270/20 ,  Y02E10/721 ,  Y02E10/723 ,  Y02E10/728

摘要： The windmill assembly is a low drag, streamlined body of revolution that captures the kinetic energy content of the accelerated laminar air surrounding the body. The assembly includes a power-generating, wind-driven turbine that is compact, lightweight and capable of producing a substantially greater output than a conventional windmill with a comparable size rotor. The turbine includes a protruding aerodynamic nose and outer cowling that provide a streamlined, wind-collecting inlet section that constricts the incoming air stream and increases its velocity through the turbine blades. The turbine further includes an exit section designed to exhaust the air stream with a minimum of turbulence. One or more generators are coupled to a turbine wheel, and are electrically switched on and off to maximize the energy capture over the full range of ambient winds. The wind turbine assembly may be configured around a blimp-type body having counter-rotating turbine assemblies.

摘要翻译： 风车组件是一种低阻力，流线型的革命体，捕获了身体周围的加速层流空气的动能含量。 该组件包括发电，风力驱动的涡轮机，其紧凑，重量轻并且能够产生比具有相当尺寸转子的常规风车大得多的输出。 涡轮机包括突出的空气动力学鼻部和外部整流罩，其提供流线型的集风入口部分，其收缩进入的空气流并增加其通过涡轮机叶片的速度。 涡轮进一步包括设计成以最小的湍流排出空气流的出口部分。 一个或多个发电机联接到涡轮机叶轮，并且被电开启和关闭，以最大化在整个环境风范围内的能量捕获。 风力涡轮机组件可以构造成围绕具有反向旋转的涡轮机组件的微型船体。

公开(公告)号：US20060002786A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-05

申请号：US10884780

申请日：2004-07-01

申请人： Donald Richter

发明人： Donald Richter

IPC分类号： F03D7/02

CPC分类号： F03D1/04 ,  F03D1/025 ,  F03D7/0236 ,  F03D9/25 ,  F03D13/10 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2240/13 ,  F05B2240/133 ,  F05B2240/313 ,  F05B2240/914 ,  F05B2240/922 ,  F05B2240/98 ,  F05B2270/20 ,  Y02E10/721 ,  Y02E10/723 ,  Y02E10/728

摘要： The windmill assembly is a low drag, streamlined body of revolution that captures the kinetic energy content of the accelerated laminar air surrounding the body. The assembly includes a power-generating, wind-driven turbine that is compact, lightweight and capable of producing a substantially greater output than a conventional windmill with a comparable size rotor. The turbine includes a protruding aerodynamic nose and outer cowling that provide a streamlined, wind-collecting inlet section that constricts the incoming air stream and increases its velocity through the turbine blades. The turbine further includes an exit section designed to exhaust the air stream with a minimum of turbulence. One or more generators are coupled to a turbine wheel, and are electrically switched on and off to maximize the energy capture over the full range of ambient winds. The wind turbine assembly may be configured around a blimp-type body having counter-rotating turbine assemblies.

摘要翻译： 风车组件是一种低阻力，流线型的革命体，捕获了身体周围的加速层流空气的动能含量。 该组件包括发电，风力驱动的涡轮机，其紧凑，重量轻并且能够产生比具有相当尺寸转子的常规风车大得多的输出。 涡轮机包括突出的空气动力学鼻部和外部整流罩，其提供流线型的风收集入口部分，其收缩进入的空气流并增加其通过涡轮机叶片的速度。 涡轮进一步包括设计成以最小的湍流排出空气流的出口部分。 一个或多个发电机联接到涡轮机叶轮，并且被电开启和关闭，以最大化在整个环境风范围内的能量捕获。 风力涡轮机组件可以构造成围绕具有反向旋转的涡轮机组件的微型船体。

公开(公告)号：US5709419A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-20

申请号：US589548

申请日：1996-01-22

申请人： John E. Roskey

发明人： John E. Roskey

IPC分类号： F03D1/04 ,  F03D3/04 ,  F03D11/04 ,  H02P9/04 ,  F03D9/02

CPC分类号： F03D3/04 ,  F03D1/04 ,  F03D13/20 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  Y02E10/728 ,  Y02E10/74 ,  Y10S415/905 ,  Y10S415/907 ,  Y10S415/914 ,  Y10S416/04

摘要： A method and device for collecting energy from wind includes an airfoil having an outer surface defining a leading edge, a central section of greatest breadth adjacent to which a Bernoulli effect reduced pressure region results as an air flow passes over the airfoil from the leading edge to a trailing edge, an air passage contained within the outer surface, and a plurality of edge nozzles penetrating the outer surface within the section of greatest breadth. The edge nozzles each have an outlet orifice oriented toward the trailing edge and an inlet orifice feeding into the air passage and being positioned to communicate between the air passage and the Bernoulli effect reduced pressure region. The airfoil is positioned in the wind with the leading edge facing substantially into the wind and with the wind passing over the edge nozzles. An airflow-driven turbine capable of converting an airflow into rotational mechanical energy is also provided, the turbine being in airflow communication with the air passage. A flow of air is drawn through the airflow-driven turbine, thence through the air passage and out through the edge nozzles into the Bernoulli effect reduced pressure region created as the wind passes over the edge nozzles. The flow of air through the airflow-driven turbine drives the turbine and converts the flow of air into rotational mechanical energy.

摘要翻译： 用于从风收集能量的方法和装置包括具有限定前缘的外表面的翼型件，最大宽度的中心部分，邻近伯努利效应减小压力区域的中心部分，当空气流从前缘到达翼型时， 后缘，包含在外表面内的空气通道，以及在最大宽度的部分内穿透外表面的多个边缘喷嘴。 边缘喷嘴各自具有朝向后缘定向的出口孔和进入空气通道的入口孔，并且定位成在空气通道和伯努利效应减压区域之间连通。 翼型件位于风中，其前缘面向大致进风，并且风越过边缘喷嘴。 还提供了能够将空气流转换为旋转机械能的气流驱动涡轮机，涡轮机与空气通道气流连通。 空气流动通过气流驱动的涡轮机，然后通过空气通道并通过边缘喷嘴输出到当风通过边缘喷嘴时产生的伯努利效应减压区域。 通过气流驱动涡轮机的空气流动驱动涡轮并将空气流转化成旋转机械能。

公开(公告)号：US20180163693A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15577644

申请日：2015-12-02

申请人： RESHYDRO LLC

发明人： Colin Kerr

IPC分类号： F03B17/06 ,  F03D5/06 ,  F03D9/17

CPC分类号： F03B17/06 ,  F03D5/06 ,  F03D9/17 ,  F05B2240/12 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2240/40 ,  F05B2250/42 ,  F05B2260/406 ,  Y02E10/28

摘要： Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for extracting useful work from a fluid stream are disclosed. Some embodiments comprise balanced hydrofoils comprising upper and lower semifoils joined by a member. Some embodiments comprise an array of removable hydrofoil modules wherein each module is adapted to provide an independent power contribution to an overall system, depending on speed of the fluid stream in the vicinity of the module, and each module is further adapted to provide its power contribution at a substantially consistent pressure to an array-wide high pressure fluid circuit. These and other embodiments are further disclosed herein.

公开(公告)号：US09512817B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US14010000

申请日：2012-04-05

申请人： Ben David Wood

发明人： Ben David Wood

IPC分类号： F03D1/04 ,  F03D1/02

CPC分类号： F03D9/25 ,  F03D1/025 ,  F03D1/04 ,  F05B2210/30 ,  F05B2240/122 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2240/133 ,  F05B2240/311 ,  F05B2240/32 ,  F05B2240/40 ,  F05B2240/91 ,  F05B2240/92 ,  F05B2240/93 ,  F05B2240/95 ,  F05B2280/5001 ,  Y02E10/721 ,  Y02E10/728

摘要： An example wind turbine diffuser has an expanded outlet area where the diffuser outlet area is greater than it's cross sectional area. The diffuser may be formed of one or more diffuser rings, at least one of which may form a turbine cowling. Each diffuser ring may have an inlet area that is smaller than the outlet area of the directly upstream ring. The portion of an upstream ring outlet which is not occluded by the downstream ring may form a diffuser outlet such that the total outlet area of the diffuser is larger than the cross-sectional area. In another example, the diffuser may comprise at least one diffuser ring and one or more suction slots that are each connected to a vent, which allows air to be removed from the diffuser system.

摘要翻译： 示例性风力涡轮机扩散器具有扩大的出口区域，其中扩散器出口面积大于其横截面积。 扩散器可以由一个或多个扩散器环形成，其中至少一个扩散器环可以形成涡轮罩。 每个扩散器环可以具有小于直接上游环的出口面积的入口面积。 上游环出口的未被下游环封闭的部分可以形成扩散器出口，使得扩散器的总出口面积大于横截面面积。 在另一示例中，扩散器可以包括至少一个扩散器环和一个或多个吸入槽，每个吸入槽连接到通风口，这允许空气从扩散器系统移除。

公开(公告)号：US20160237981A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US15027005

申请日：2014-11-25

申请人： Jai-Hyuk LEE ,  Jae-Wook LEE ,  Jae-Hwan LEE

发明人： Jai-Hyuk LEE ,  Jae-Wook LEE ,  Jae-Hwan LEE

IPC分类号： F03B13/26 ,  E02B9/08

CPC分类号： F03B13/264 ,  E02B9/08 ,  F05B2240/124 ,  F05B2240/133 ,  Y02E10/28

摘要： A power generation structure according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: terrain features spaced apart from each other at a first interval to thereby form a watercourse through which water can move in the front and rear directions; watercourse banks having a width narrower than the first interval and disposed on the watercourse to thereby respectively form equal-width watercourses having a constant width between the terrain features; a first water collecting bank disposed on the watercourse and formed in the shape of a tip extending from the front end of the watercourse bank on the basis of the moving direction of a tidal current, with the width being gradually decreased toward the front of the equal-width watercourse; and a second water collecting bank disposed on the watercourse and formed in the shape of a tip extending from the rear end of the watercourse bank on the basis of the moving direction of the tidal current, with the width being gradually decreased toward the rear of the equal-width watercourse.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的实施例的发电结构包括：在第一间隔彼此间隔开的地形特征，从而形成水可以沿前后方向移动的水道; 水道堤坝的宽度比第一间隔窄，并设置在水道上，从而分别形成在地形特征之间具有恒定宽度的等宽度的水道; 设置在水道上的第一集水组，其形成为基于潮汐流的移动方向从水道堤坝的前端延伸的尖端的形状，其宽度朝向相等的前方逐渐减小 宽带水道 以及设置在水道上的第二集水组，其形成为基于潮汐流的移动方向从水路堤的后端延伸的尖端的形状，其宽度朝向 等宽水道。