ENERGY CONVERTER Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: wind-power engineering, hydroelectric power engineering, and transport. SUBSTANCE: energy converter has truss 1 mounted for turning vertical shaft 2 with horizontal crosspieces secured on it tier-by-tier and carrying swivel members 5; each bottom pair of crosspieces 4 is turned in horizontal plane relative to top one and each swivel member 5 is built up of pair of gauze frames 19, 20 of streamlined shape mounted for relative displacement along crosspiece 4. Frames 19, 20 are covered gauzes 21, 22 of different mesh size. Gauze 21 on external side is supporting member and has smaller mesh size. Gauze 22 is internal member with larger mesh size provided with pendent members 23 secured on one side of each gauze. Each pendent member 23 is made of flexible material and its size fits that of meshes. EFFECT: improved design. 4 cl, 4 dwg