Vertial axis wind/solar turbine

摘要

A combined vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) and vertical axis solar turbine (VAST) is disclosed. The apparatus has a plurality of counter rotating solar/wind collection panels which are mounted on respective counter rotating collars. The orientation of the panels is controlled by servo motors. Torque from the counter rotating collars is combined by a set of gears with the combined torque driving rotation of a power collecting column. Torque from the power collecting column is transmitted to a power transfer column through gears in a gearbox and then to a flywheel which has an armature as part of a motor generator whereby mechanical energy can be converted to electrical energy with the motor generator. Solar energy from the PV panels is routed to a power conditioning unit which is also connected to the motor generator.

主权项

1. A vertical wind turbine comprising,
a nonrotating portion including an outer support column, a dome, a building, and a hydraulic pump, an interior nonrotating support column, a series of rings, said rings being supported by said outer support column, field coils, a battery, a rotating portion, said rotating portion comprising,
a plurality of counter rotating collar assemblies, said counter rotating collar assemblies configured to rotate about a common axis, with each counter rotating collar assembly comprised of an upper collar assembly and a lower collar assembly with each collar assembly having arms, said arms further having panels,a power collecting column,a plurality of gear sets wherein each of the counter rotating collar assemblies has a gear set configured to additively combine the torque from said lower collar assembly with the torque from said upper collar assembly, thereby directing the combined torque to power rotation of said power collecting column,a power collecting column support means,means to orient said panels wherein said counter rotating collars are urged to rotate in opposite directions,means to direct torque from said power collecting column to a flywheel,a hydraulic flywheel support means,an armature, said armature positioned on the rim of said flywheel to electromagnetically interact with said field coils thereby generating electricity, said armature and said field coils thereby comprising a motor generator, a power conditioning unit, said power conditioning unit configured to control the flow of electricity within and flowing out of the wind turbine.