WO2004046544A3 - Segmented vertical axis air rotor and wind generator apparatus - Google Patents

Segmented vertical axis air rotor and wind generator apparatus Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2004046544A3
WO2004046544A3 PCT/US2003/037584 US0337584W WO2004046544A3 WO 2004046544 A3 WO2004046544 A3 WO 2004046544A3 US 0337584 W US0337584 W US 0337584W WO 2004046544 A3 WO2004046544 A3 WO 2004046544A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
rotor element
center axis
offset
rotor
arm
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2003/037584
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2004046544A2 (en
Inventor
Christopher P Toby Kinkaid
Original Assignee
Oregon Wind Corp
Christopher P Toby Kinkaid
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Oregon Wind Corp, Christopher P Toby Kinkaid filed Critical Oregon Wind Corp
Priority to AU2003295893A priority Critical patent/AU2003295893A1/en
Publication of WO2004046544A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004046544A2/en
Publication of WO2004046544A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004046544A3/en

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • F03D3/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D3/06—Rotors
    • F03D3/061—Rotors characterised by their aerodynamic shape, e.g. aerofoil profiles
    • 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
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/16—Air or water being indistinctly used as working fluid, i.e. the machine can work equally with air or water without any modification
    • 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
    • F05B2250/20—Geometry three-dimensional
    • F05B2250/25—Geometry three-dimensional helical
    • 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
    • Y02E10/74—Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for generating electricity in response to a fluid flow. The apparatus includes a top rotor element coupled to a center axis with an arm extending substantially perpendicular to a center axis. The arm moves in response to the fluid flow to rotate the center axis. The apparatus also includes a bottom rotor element coupled to the center axis also having an arm extending substantially perpendicular to the center axis. The arm of the bottom rotor element is substantially fixed in a position relative to the arm of the top rotor element, wherein the position is offset about the center axis by about 90°from the top rotor element. The apparatus further includes intermediate rotor elements stacked between the top rotor element and the bottom rotor elements, wherein the intermediate rotor elements are in positions successively offset about the center axis in degrees to produce the 90° offset of the bottom rotor element relative to the top rotor element, and each intermediate rotor element includes a tongue and a groove for coupling to the adjacent rotor element. The tongue and groove of each intermediate rotor element are offset from one another to produce the successive offset of the rotor elements.
PCT/US2003/037584 2002-11-20 2003-11-20 Segmented vertical axis air rotor and wind generator apparatus WO2004046544A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2003295893A AU2003295893A1 (en) 2002-11-20 2003-11-20 Segmented vertical axis air rotor and wind generator apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US42745702P 2002-11-20 2002-11-20
US60/427,457 2002-11-20

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2004046544A2 WO2004046544A2 (en) 2004-06-03
WO2004046544A3 true WO2004046544A3 (en) 2004-10-07

Family

ID=32326538

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2003/037584 WO2004046544A2 (en) 2002-11-20 2003-11-20 Segmented vertical axis air rotor and wind generator apparatus

Country Status (2)

Country Link
AU (1) AU2003295893A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004046544A2 (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8143738B2 (en) 2008-08-06 2012-03-27 Infinite Wind Energy LLC Hyper-surface wind generator

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITMI20031486A1 (en) * 2003-07-21 2005-01-22 Nuove Iniziative Ind S R L WIND MOTOR STRUCTURE
GB0426256D0 (en) * 2004-11-30 2004-12-29 Bowie Malcolm M Apparatus for the generation of power from a flowing fluid
US20070029807A1 (en) * 2005-08-08 2007-02-08 Clayton Kass Methods and systems for generating wind energy
EP1925819A1 (en) * 2006-11-21 2008-05-28 Rotártica, S.A. Domestic wind powered generator
FR2988144B1 (en) * 2012-03-14 2016-12-23 Newwind AEROGENERATOR COMPRISING A TRUNK AND A PLURALITY OF BRANCHES EXTENDING FROM THAT TRUNK.

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4012163A (en) * 1975-09-08 1977-03-15 Franklin W. Baumgartner Wind driven power generator
US4318019A (en) * 1980-05-09 1982-03-02 Teasley Granvil E Alternator for wind generator
US4369629A (en) * 1981-01-08 1983-01-25 Lockwood Lawrence B Natural energy extractor
US6537018B2 (en) * 2001-06-07 2003-03-25 Foy Streetman Rotational power transfer device

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4012163A (en) * 1975-09-08 1977-03-15 Franklin W. Baumgartner Wind driven power generator
US4318019A (en) * 1980-05-09 1982-03-02 Teasley Granvil E Alternator for wind generator
US4369629A (en) * 1981-01-08 1983-01-25 Lockwood Lawrence B Natural energy extractor
US6537018B2 (en) * 2001-06-07 2003-03-25 Foy Streetman Rotational power transfer device

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8143738B2 (en) 2008-08-06 2012-03-27 Infinite Wind Energy LLC Hyper-surface wind generator

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU2003295893A1 (en) 2004-06-15
WO2004046544A2 (en) 2004-06-03
AU2003295893A8 (en) 2004-06-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DK1381775T3 (en) Wind turbine power module mounted on the tower foundation
US8272839B2 (en) Oscillating energy capture mechanism
US20060263198A1 (en) Segmented vertical axis air rotor and wind generator apparatus
JP2009516799A5 (en)
US20100096854A1 (en) Vertical axis wind turbine using individual blade pitch and camber control integrated with matrix converter
US20070236021A1 (en) System and method for converting wind into mechanical energy for a building and the like
CN104169572A (en) Fluid flow generator
CN103052798A (en) Vortex resonance wind turbine
WO2004046544A3 (en) Segmented vertical axis air rotor and wind generator apparatus
CN102325991B (en) Prime mover
WO2002033253A3 (en) Vertical-axis wind turbine
US8080896B2 (en) System and method for converting wind into mechanical energy
KR100942831B1 (en) Wind power generating apparatus
WO2005098233A1 (en) W.w. generator
US10756596B2 (en) Fluid-powered generator
IT201900020216A1 (en) PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR A GROUND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
DE10105424B4 (en) Wind turbine with frontal streamed vertical rotors
WO2004005710A1 (en) Device and method for generating lifting force
US10539115B1 (en) Vertical wind turbine
CA2914122A1 (en) Oscillating energy capture mechanism
CN109236548A (en) A kind of wind energy, wave energy composite generating set and its control method for stably operating
US11415099B2 (en) Funnel wind turbine
CN201358891Y (en) Roof wind-force power-generation device
AU2002341460A1 (en) Vertical axis wind turbine
US20090102201A1 (en) System and method for converting wind into mechanical energy

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EC EE ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NI NO NZ OM PG PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SL SY TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VC VN YU ZA ZM ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): BW GH GM KE LS MW MZ SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: JP

WWW Wipo information: withdrawn in national office

Country of ref document: JP