A bearingless floating wind turbine has a tall and narrow main support structure with a center of buoyancy located well above the center of gravity to provide stability to the wind turbine while supported for rotation in a body of water, a vertical axis turbine blade extends from the main support structure and rotates together under a wind, and a non-rotating shaft extends through the main support structure with a vertical axis direct drive generator connected between the main support structure and the non-rotating shaft to produce electricity when the main support structure rotates. an anchor line connected to the non-rotating shaft prevents the floating wind turbine from drifting in a body of water.
申请公布号
EP2496836(B1)
申请公布日期
2014.10.08
申请号
EP20100771852
申请日期
2010.10.20
申请人
FLORIDA TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
发明人
RYZNIC, JOHN E.;BROSTMEYER, JOSEPH D.;WILSON, JACK, W., JR.