Aerovortex mill

Abstract

The VIASAD / JETIASAD mechanism generates vortices / high speed jet streams in the vicinity behind the rotating wind mill rotor blades, in order to induce acceleration of the air hitting the wind mill rotor blades. The new idea here is the concept of using vortices or high-speed jet streams in order to create suction behind the wind mill rotor blades and eventually increase the speed of the incoming air flow. The consequences of this concept related to the way a wind mill functions, are the following: (1) It lowers the wind mill's cut-in wind speed, which means that the wind mill starts producing power at lower wind speeds. (2) Increase the wind mill power output for a given wind speed, and thus increase its efficiency. The VIASAD / JETIASAD mechanism renders the use of wind mills for generating electricity, economically viable and technically feasible in areas with low mean annual wind speeds.

Description

[0001] Aerovortex Mill: A Wind Mill using a device which generates high-speed air jet streams or vortices behind the rotor blades, inducing the increase of the free stream velocity of air (Wind) hitting the rotor blades. The vortex generator device is given the name VIASAD which stands for Vortex Induced Air Speed Amplification Device. The jet-stream generator device is given the name JETIASAD which stands for JET stream Induced Air Speed Amplification Device. The Aerovortex Mill using the VIASAD / JETIASAD device, can generate higher power output in regions with low mean annual wind speeds. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0002] Not Applicable STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0003] Not Applicable [0004] REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING COMPACT DISC APPENDIX [0005] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0006] Wind constitutes one of the major sources of renewable or “green” energy production. Windmills are w...

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Benefits of technology

[0014] The use of a vortex generator device to generate vortices in the vicinity behind the wind mill rotor blades, can render the conventional wind mill a far more efficient device at low wind speeds. The same applies for a mechanism blowing high-speed air jet streams behind the wind mill rotor blades. By using these devices, the wind mill will be able to operate in an environment with winds in the lower speed spectrum (1 m / s<v<5 m / s) and at the same time produce electricity (power) efficiently and cost effectively.

[0015] The vortices as well as the jet streams generated by the proposed mechanism or device, in the vicinity behind the wind mill rotor blades, help accelerate the free stream air by lowering the static pressure in that region and hence inducing a suction effect. As a result, the wind mill's output performance is improved.

Problems solved by technology

As a result, areas with low mean annual wind speeds (below 4.5 m / s), are left with no reliable and efficient enough technology to harness the energy of the wind.

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