Modular Slip Ring Body with Guide Channels for Wind Turbines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional slip ring transmitters require significant redesign and increased development efforts for each new application, leading to higher costs and durability issues due to the need for individual adaptation of components for different wind energy installations, with limited empirical data on the longevity of new elements.
Innovation Solution
A modular slip ring transmitter design featuring a slip ring body with a profiled shaft and insulating body that can be easily assembled and adjusted, utilizing guide channels distributed over the circumference for electrical lines, allowing for flexible configuration and production of standardized components that can be adapted for various applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional slip ring transmitters are redesigned for each new application, then the transmitter can be adapted to specific wind energy installations, but development effort and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The slip ring transmitter is divided into modular components: a standardized base unit with profiled shaft and insulating body, and application-specific add-on elements. This segmentation allows the core structure to be reused across different applications while only requiring minimal customization for specific wind energy installations, thereby reducing development effort and costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal base design with a profiled shaft and insulating body that can serve multiple applications in wind energy installations. The standardized interface and modular construction enable this single design to be adapted for different turbine types and configurations, eliminating the need for complete redesigns for each new application.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional slip ring transmitters are redesigned for each new application, then the transmitter can be optimized for specific requirements, but production costs increase due to individual adaptation of components
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the transmitter into a standardized base unit and configurable modules, the patent enables bulk production of the common components. This reduces per-unit production costs through economies of scale while still allowing customization through module selection and combination for specific application requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows optimization for specific requirements by changing parameters such as the number of guide channels, their distribution pattern, and the configuration of insulating bodies, rather than redesigning the entire transmitter. This parameter-based customization maintains manufacturing efficiency while achieving application-specific optimization.
3Adaptability or versatility
If new slip ring elements are developed without empirical data, then innovation can occur, but durability problems arise due to lack of proven track record
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary testing and validation on the standardized base components before deploying them in various applications. By establishing a proven track record for the core design elements (profiled shaft, insulating body, guide channel configuration) through prior empirical data collection, the patent reduces durability risks when innovating for new applications.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a slip ring assembly (72) of a slip ring transducer (1) for transducing electrical signals between a stationary part and a part which rotates around an axis of rotation, comprising: at least one slip ring (28) for transducing one of the electrical signals between the slip ring (28) and at least one slip element trailing thereon, in particular a brush, and a slip ring shaft (8) for securing the at least one slip ring (28) thereon, the slip ring shaft (8) having guiding channels (96) distributed along its circumference in order to receive electrical lines for electrically connecting the at least one slip ring (28).