Floating wind turbine for providing mechanical power

Abstract

Floating wind turbine for providing mechanical power, characterized in that an upright rotating tower (2) is firmly connected at its lower end to a floating body (14), and this rotating tower (2) is guided by a stationary base tower (1).

Description

[0001] The invention specified in claim 1 is a floating machine which uses the power of the wind to perform mechanical work.

[0002] Most well-known wind turbines are used to generate electricity. However, this electricity has to be transported to consumers over long distances, which in turn leads to transmission losses and also incurs transport costs.

[0003] The invention described in claim 1 also utilizes the power of the wind and uses this power to drive various units, machines, or pumps. However, in this case, the wind power is supplied directly to the units, machines, or pumps.

[0004] No additional energy sources are required to operate the equipment, which contributes to a significant cost reduction.

[0005] Especially since this system is a floating structure that can preferably be set up near or in bodies of water, and is suitable for use in the desalination of seawater or as a water pump.

[0006] The floating body (14) can, if of a suitable size, consist of several segments connected to each other, thereby forming a large round platform (15).

[0007] The size of the float is determined by the total weight of the system.

[0008] On the floating platform (15) an upright, tall tower (2) is attached, which is held in an upright position by a firmly anchored base tower (1).

[0009] This round floating body (14) serves as the support for the entire system, and due to the connection with water, a radial bearing for the system can be dispensed with, which in turn significantly reduces maintenance costs.

[0010] The rotation of the entire floating system is preferably carried out by a conventional vertical axis wind turbine (4) located at the highest point of the wind turbine.

[0011] However, the rotation of the system can also be achieved by a motor of any type at any point.

[0012] When the wind (9) hits the wind sails (3) which are positioned at approximately 90° to each other, these wind sails (3) will cause a rotation on their axes (5) in the opposite direction.

[0013] The rotation of the sail axes (5) continues until the sails (3) on the other side are stopped together by a stop (23).

[0014] And during the rotation of the axes (5), the force of the wind will cause an upward and downward movement of the racks (7) by means of gears (6), or of the lever arms (6.1). Consequently, the force of the wind will then be transmitted downwards to the units (18) via the push / pull rods (8) or via the pull rope (7.1). (Claim 6.)

[0015] Meanwhile, the entire system is rotated by 180 degrees by the vertical axis wind turbine (4) and the process of rotating the sail axes (5) is repeated, reversing the movement of the sails (3), the push / pull rods (8), or the pull ropes (7.1).

[0016] The force required for the upward movement of the upper wind sails (3) is balanced by the force of the downward movement of the lower wind sails (3).

[0017] This process is ensured by connecting the two sail axes (5) by means of gears (6) or sector gears (6).

[0018] This balance also applies to the raising and lowering of the racks (7) and the push and pull rods (8). This allows for a very high efficiency in the utilization of wind energy.

[0019] When the tower (2) is rotated completely by 360 degrees, the push / pull rods (8) move upwards and downwards.

[0020] And the process of the up and down movement of the push / pull rods (8) is repeated. This directs the force of the wind to the various apparatuses (18) using the wind sails (3).

[0021] The two horizontal axes (5) are connected at their ends, on both sides of the tower, by a bearing (11) and an end piece to reduce vibrations and to ensure a secure and stable meshing of the axes (5).

[0022] Figure 4 shows an example of using the wind turbine to transport water to distant destinations. Transport is achieved by pumping the water up the riser pipe (19) and from there into a ring channel (21), and then through the downpipe (20) to the various destinations.

[0023] Drawing 4 also shows how the rotating tower (2) is held in position by the stable base tower (1) by means of rollers (12). Reference symbol list 1 Base Tower 2 rotating towers 3 wind sails, (horizontal) 4 Vertical wind turbine 5 Sail axis 6 gear 6.1 Lever arm 7 Rack 7.1 Pull rope 8 Pull / Push Rod 9 Wind 10 pressure roller 11 warehouses 12 rollers 13 Water 14 floats 15 platforms 16 water basins 17 Foundation 18 Apparatus / Aggregate 19 Management 20 Management 21 ring run 22 outlet 23 attacks

Claims

[1] Floating wind turbine for providing mechanical power, characterized by , that an upright rotating tower (2) is firmly connected at its lower end to a floating body (14), and that this rotating tower (2) is guided by a fixed base tower (1). [2] Wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized by , that the upright rotating tower (2) has at its upper end, through the tower (2), two parallel horizontal rotating axes (5) (Drawing 3), and these axes (5) extend far out to both sides of the tower (2). [3] Wind turbine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , (Drawing 3.) that the two horizontal axes (5) each have at least one gear (6) or one sector gear per axis (5) on both sides of the rotating tower (2) and are meshed together. And the axles (5) are connected at their ends by a bearing (11) and an end piece. [4] Wind turbine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , (Drawing 3.) that the two horizontal axes (5) on both sides of the rotating tower (2) are each equipped with a fixed wind sail (3) on one side of the protruding rotating axis (5). [5] Wind turbine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , (Drawing 3.) that the two horizontal sail axes (5) are each equipped with an additional gear (6), and these gears (6) are meshed with each other by a vertical rack (7) (Drawing 2), and the racks (7) are held in their position by the pressure rollers (10). [6] Wind turbine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , (Drawing 2.) that the two vertical racks (7) are connected to each other by a push rod (8) or pull rod (8) or a pull rope (without drawing) which run downwards. [7] Wind turbine according to any of the foregoing claim no. 5, characterized by , (Drawing 2.) that, optionally, according to claim no. 5, the two horizontal sail axes (5) are each equipped with a lever arm (6.1) which are connected to a downwardly running pull rope (7.1). [8] Wind turbine according to one of the preceding claims. characterized by , (Drawing 1.) that the push rods (8) or pull rods (8) or the pull ropes (7.1) extend down to the lower part of the rotating tower (2), where an apparatus (18) or a unit (18) is mounted on a platform (15), and these push rods (8) or pull rods (8) or the pull ropes are connected to the apparatus (18) or units (18). [9] Wind turbine according to one of the emerging claims, characterized by , that the floating body (14), the platform (15) resting on it and the rotating tower (2), are connected by a vertical wind turbine (4) located at the top of the rotating tower (2), is set in rotation. The rotation of the floating wind turbine can also be carried out by a motor of any type.

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