AUTONOMOUS VERTICAL AXIAL WIND POWER PLANT Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: wind power engineering. SUBSTANCE: plant has wind wheel 1 made up as pipe 2 having blades 3 fixed to the pipe. The wind wheel is set in rotation supports 4 on base 5 and connected with generator 7 through mechanism 6 for transmitting rotation. Base 5 is made up as two parts 8 and 9 interconnected through pivot 10. Part 8 is made up as rod 11. The top part of the rod is coaxially mounted inside pipe 2 of the wind wheel. The bottom part is provided with float 12 which encloses rod 11 and is positioned above the pivot. Second part 9 of the base has tank 14 filled with fluid. Float 12 is positioned inside the tank. Generator 7 is secured to the float. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 3 dwg