摘要 |
A fluid-powered generator, such as a wind or water powered generator, has a vane assembly 6 rotatable on an axle 1 and an electrical generating device 13 connected to the axle to be driven thereby to produce an electrical output, where an electrically powered impulse device 14, such as a motor, is connected to the vane assembly to maintain its rotation within a desired speed range when the wind or water power is reduced below that necessary to maintain rotation within the speed range. Preferably the vane assembly, the impulse generator and the electrical generating device are mounted on and drivably interconnected with a common axle. The impulse device may comprise at least one rotational first magnet interacting with at least one fixed solenoid 16. Preferably the generator is charges a battery and the impulse device draws power from that battery. |