摘要 |
A wind-powered electrical assembly including an electrical generator (60) for powering relatively small electronic devices is disclosed. The assembly includes a wind-powered actuator assembly (56) and a gear train (66) arranged for operating the generator. The gear train includes a number of transfer gears, where a first gear is operably arranged with a spring assembly, a second gear is operably arranged with the wind-powered actuator assembly, and a third gear is mounted to the rotor of the electrical generator. The spring assembly has a reel mounted to the shaft of the first gear and a tape spring for rotationally biasing the reel to rotate in a return direction. The tape spring is wound onto the reel and connected so that when the shaft is moved in an operating direction the spring develops a return force, which urges the reel and shaft in a return direction. |