WINDMILL PLANT Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: wind-power engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to windmill electric plants designed for producing compressed air or generating electric energy. In proposed windmill plant wind vane is installed through planetary reduction gear over each working blade. Housing of reduction gear is rigidly coupled with movable framework. Axle of wind vane is installed for turning in reduction gear housing and is rigidly coupled with smaller gear of reduction gear whose larger gear is rigidly secured on axle of working blade. Gear ratio of reduction gear is 1:2. Invention on provides simplified design, improved reliability and efficiency of windmill plants owing to installation of separate wind vanes over each working blade and use of central shaft as receiver for driven compressor. EFFECT: improved reliability of operation. 2 cl, 4 dwg