Enclosed Wind Generator With Artificial Airflow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wind and solar power generation systems face inefficiencies due to inconsistent outdoor weather conditions, leading to low electrical energy yield and high costs associated with large infrastructure and complex control systems.
Innovation Solution
An enclosed wind generator system using multiple electric motor turbine blower fans to artificially induce wind, creating a controlled environment with consistent wind velocity and temperature, enhancing energy efficiency by converting kinetic energy into electrical energy within a compact facility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional open environment wind generators are used, then large infrastructure is required, but electrical energy efficiency is low (20-30%)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the wind velocity parameter by using blower fans to artificially generate high-speed air flow (80 kph) within the enclosed facility, transforming the low outdoor wind velocity (20 kph) into high-velocity artificial wind that efficiently drives the turbine blades, thereby achieving 70% electrical energy efficiency without requiring large infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces blower fans as intermediary devices that mediate between the available outdoor air and the wind generators. These fans actively push air through the enclosed facility to create the necessary wind force, replacing the reliance on natural outdoor wind conditions and enabling high efficiency in a compact space
2Reliability
If open field wind generators are used, then complex control systems are needed due to inconsistent wind conditions, but system simplicity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains consistent electricity output by controlling the wind velocity parameter through the blower fan system. The fans can be adjusted to maintain steady high-speed air flow (80 kph) regardless of outdoor conditions, eliminating the variability that would otherwise require complex control systems to manage
Solution Approach 2:
The enclosed facility with artificial wind generation creates a self-contained system where the wind conditions are internally controlled rather than dependent on external weather. The system serves itself by generating its own consistent wind resource, eliminating the need for complex adaptive control systems required in open field installations
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional wind generators are used, then heavy lifts and logistics are required, but installation cost is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wind generation system into multiple smaller wind generator units that can be individually installed within the enclosed facility. This eliminates the need for heavy lifts required by large conventional generators, as the smaller units can be maneuvered and installed using standard equipment, reducing logistics complexity while maintaining overall system capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from horizontal spatial expansion (large towers and spread-out generators) to vertical integration within an enclosed facility. The wind generators are positioned within the controlled environment where artificial wind is generated, eliminating the need for tall towers and reducing the logistical burden of heavy equipment installation
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system achieves up to 70% electrical energy efficiency, reducing costs and logistical challenges by maintaining consistent electricity output and minimizing the need for large infrastructure, compared to open environment systems.
Implementation Method 1
Prime movers either dual or multiple electric motor turbine blower fans would push the air inside the facility to provide needed force to rotate the wind motor generators
Implementation Method 2
An artificially controlled wind force is thus generated wherein changed in atmospheric outdoor condition occurs inside the confined powerplant facility
Implementation Method 3
provide needed force to rotate the wind motor generators inside the enclosed aerodynamic structure
Implementation Method 4
The mechanisms to convert the kinetic wind energy ultimately to produce electrical energy coming from the pushed air and transferred to multiple wind motor generator inside the enclosure
Data Source
AI summary
The process involves the creation of an artificial wind within a covered and enclosed powerplant facility in order to initiate the mechanism to rotate several wind motor generators to induce and generate consistent electricity output. A covered plant facility houses multiple wind generators arranged in a random sequence to gain more wind sweep from each turbine of the wind generators. Several powerful blower fans act as prime movers to push atmospheric air inside the wind plant facility. Artificial wind within the facility is thus pushed, controlled, generated and mimics the outside atmospheric condition. A compact wind power generator covered facility shall house several motor wind aerodynamically designed turbines to induce controlled artificial wind condition pushed by powerful blower fans and transfer of energies from mechanical to electric energy to produce consistent and efficient electricity output from several generators lacking in conventional outdoor open air wind farm.