WIND-POWER PLANT Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: wind-power engineering. SUBSTANCE: plant has wind wheel 1 made from working blades 2 mounted between hub 3 and rim 4 which has gear rim 5 and also vertical mast 6 fastened at base 7, generator 8 with shaft 9 and gear 10 fastened to it, starting device 11 with an output shank and rotary-orienting mechanism 12. Hollow tube shafts 13 and 14 which have gears 15, 16 and 17, 18 on their ends, the gears are engageable with gear rim 5 of rim 4 and on the other side - with gear 10 of shaft 9 of generator 8 and with the shank of starting mechanism 11. Turret 19 fixing rim 4 of wind wheel 1 through rolling bodies 20 is fastened in the upper part of mast 6. Lower turret 21 fixing rim 4 of wind wheel 1 through rolling bodies 20 is mounted on base 7 around mast 6 with shafts 13 and 14. The shank of rotary-orienting mechanism 12 is engaged with gear rim 23 of lower turret 21. EFFECT: improved structure. 1 dwg