Magnets For EnergyVertical Axis Disk Wind Turbine
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http://www.skyalgae.co.cc/ How the turbine works: Rotatable shutters mounted on a circular disk automatically open when directed into the wind, irregardless of the wind’s direction. Pairs of upper and lower shutters are geared together. The lower shutter acts as a counterweight to the upper shutter. The bottom shutter opens in the downward direction and its weight helps to lift the upper shutter in the upward direction, as the wind applies an opening force against both shutters. When the shutters reach the vertical position, stops prevent them from opening further and the force of the wind is transferred from the open shutters to the circular disk. And the circular disk is attached to the vertical axis for power output. The circular disk, shutters, and outer vertical axis rotate together. The outer vertical axis is mounted via bearings over an inner vertical axis that is stationery.
The shutters are blown closed by the wind (no stops in the opposite direction) as they reverse direction during their rotation and move into the wind on the opposite side of the wind turbine. When the wind is not blowing, the shutters open by gravity because the lower shutter is weighted to be slightly heavier than the upper shutter and it therefore can cause the upper shutter to open via the force of gravity as the two shutters are geared together. Wind blows against the open shutters and the open shutters with stops apply a force against the disk, but the open shutters with no stops (opposite side going into the wind) merely close due to the force of the wind (not applying a force against the disk) and the wind turbine begins spinning no matter what direction the wind comes from. Operation of the turbine is remarkably quiet as compared to the appearance of the video due to biasing members that absorb the shock of the opening and closing and provide useful energy output.
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Tags: AXIS, disk, mill, new, patent, rotational, turbine, vertical, wind
Posted in Wind power | 25 Comments »
By greeneyedgeek on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
this would work as …
this would work as a water turbine, cuz it would suck as a wind one, the vibrations and the load on the bearing would make it have a really short lifespan
By jakylili on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
i actually find …
i actually find this really useful…because of this new version, this system may be installed in places where typical wind turbines can’t. This is more compact and can lead other inventers to make even better versions.
and it looks sick…Lol
By dgebert48 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
at what wind speed …
at what wind speed was the video taken?
what are the sizes of the vanes?
By bogdanp9 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
I don’t want to …
I don’t want to sound pessimistic but why did you build this ? I know that it’s interesting to experiment, but are there any advantages over usual turbines ?
By tonydingler on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
arcuz13 your right, …
arcuz13 your right, it is perfect for water turbine.
By gww1 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Wind turbines …
Wind turbines generate electricity by spinning with alot of force, not by spinning as fast as they can. Large conventional wind turbines are pretty limited in the speed they can spin anyway.
By naflodi on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Efficiency would …
Efficiency would probably be half that of a propeller and looks much more expensive. More moving parts means higher maintenance expense as well.
By danndan6 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
how can it work …
how can it work well at low altitude? if it works well then it could be a new breakthrough. i dont care who makes money from these ideas i just want more efficient and cost effective clean energy
By imikewillrockyou on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Cool idea, looks …
Cool idea, looks like you get torque over speed but that usable power.
By hewbolt on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Why not just cover …
Why not just cover up half the system and put a tail on it. it will work the same but you can keep the fins fixed.
By Kevlok on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Very ineffiecent …
Very ineffiecent design, it can never build up much speed and as size is rendered up it becomes even for ineffiecent.
Another patent hound clogging up the system with trash.
By ONILINKXMASTER on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
OMG
OMG
By gilgamesh1962 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Doesnt look that …
Doesnt look that efficient, but it looks like it could be made to be very portable, which may be good for generating in remote areas.
By reusable1 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
It is way too noisy.
It is way too noisy.
By arkuz13 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Oti, galing mo,.. …
Oti, galing mo,.. mas ok ito kung gagamitin as water turbine,.. keep up the gud works.
By Bo0gAl0o on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
I don’t think this …
I don’t think this idea was meant to revolutionise the commercial production of wind power. A design like this is never going to be as efficient as a 10+MW HAWT. There is another market for wind and that is aimed at the end user. A design like this would fit much easier into the urban environment where people don’t want to see turbines towering over all the houses. Keep these great ideas flowing I say. Great stuff!!
By CharlieMacklin1 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
cool
cool
By parryriposte on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
It is a drag design …
It is a drag design. Drag designs get less than 15% efficiency. So it is a waste of time.
By tekn0lust on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Don’t worry. …
Don’t worry. People ridiculed Einstein, Edison and Marconi too. Put everything you have into your design, it will either succeed and be useful or it will fail and add to the overall repository of human knowledge. Either way your work is fruitful and not a waste of time.
By PatrikMacGoohan on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Looks like a lot of …
Looks like a lot of energy is wasted opening the metal blades. If the blades were super light and they were being signaled to open that might produce interesting results. Might be less efficient too. I do like the way the design is very sleek as it is pushing into the wind on the return part of the rotation.
By russlehman on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Interesting design, …
Interesting design, but I bet it’s less efficient than a propeller type wind turbine.
By jigglesnap on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
I bet this is real …
I bet this is real quiet scaled up.
By dobermans4you2 on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
too much can go …
too much can go wrong with this design.
By viciousKev on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
this would be an …
this would be an interesting bullet trap
By bigzipper on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
directed at both …
directed at both the person who posted the video and the foul-mouth fool who defended him.