公开(公告)号：US5997252A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-07

申请号：US998259

申请日：1997-12-24

申请人： Duane G. Miller

发明人： Duane G. Miller

IPC分类号： F03D3/00 ,  B63H9/04

CPC分类号： F03D3/005 ,  F05B2240/216 ,  Y02E10/74 ,  Y02P70/523 ,  Y10S416/04

摘要： A wind driven electrical power generating apparatus includes an armature. The apparatus also includes a wing secured to the armature. The wing defines a pocket having a hub end and an outer end. The width of the pocket monotonically increases from the hub end to the outer end. Moreover, the depth of the pocket monotonically increases from the hub end to the outer end. The wing and the armature produce a relatively large amount of torque during rotation of the armature which is converted to high rotational speed by a gear mechanism thereby driving a generator at a relatively high rotational speed. Such high torque production eliminates the need to rotate the armature at a high rotational speed. Moreover, the configuration of the wing allows the armature to be rotated in the presence of relatively low wind velocities. Hence, the apparatus may be efficiently utilized for electrical power generation in geographic areas which typically experience relatively low wind velocities.

摘要翻译： 风力发电装置包括电枢。 该装置还包括固定到电枢的翼。 机翼限定了具有轮毂端和外端的口袋。 口袋的宽度从轮毂端到外端单调增加。 此外，口袋的深度从轮毂端到外端单调地增加。 机翼和衔铁在电枢旋转期间产生相对大量的转矩，该转矩通过齿轮机构转换成高转速，从而以相对高的转速驱动发电机。 这种高扭矩产生消除了以高转速旋转衔铁的需要。 此外，翼的构造允许衔铁在相对较低的风速的存在下旋转。 因此，该装置可以有效地用于典型地经历相对低的风速的地理区域中的发电。