Rotating Solar-Wind Generator Layout for Ground Sunlight Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hybrid solar wind power generation devices face inefficiencies in power generation due to fixed solar panels that block sunlight, leading to wasted land resources and increased costs from complex electronic circuits for power control.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid solar wind power generation device with a wind-driven module and a solar module connected via a drive shaft to a power generator, where the solar module has rotating solar panels with hollow sections allowing sunlight to pass through, thereby preventing land resource wastage and eliminating the need for a power control module.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If solar panels are fixed in predetermined positions to maximize sunlight reception, then power generation efficiency is improved, but land resources under the panels cannot be utilized for farming or planting
Solution Approach 1:
The solar panels are mounted on a rotating support structure that allows them to change position between horizontal (for power generation) and tilted/vertical (for sunlight passage). This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by enabling the land to be utilized for farming when sunlight is needed, while maintaining power generation capability when sunlight can be blocked.
Solution Approach 2:
The solar panels operate in periodic cycles, alternating between horizontal positioning for power generation and tilted positioning for allowing sunlight to reach the ground. This periodic action enables both power generation and land utilization to occur at different times, resolving the contradiction between these two objectives.
2Productivity
If the number of solar panels and sunshine area are increased to enhance power generation capability, then power generation efficiency is improved, but more land resources are blocked from sunlight
Solution Approach 1:
By making the solar panel array dynamically adjustable through rotation and tilting mechanisms, the system can expand its power generation area when in horizontal position while still allowing the ground area to receive sunlight when tilted, thus resolving the contradiction between increasing power generation capability and maintaining sunshine area.
3Reliability
If a power control module is added to integrate electrical energy from solar and wind sources, then power generation reliability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the solar power generation system and wind power generation system into a single integrated device with a common drive shaft and generator. This merging eliminates the need for separate power control modules for each energy source, reducing device complexity while maintaining reliability through direct mechanical coupling of the two energy sources.
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 device achieves enhanced power generation efficiency by utilizing both wind and solar energy without shading the ground, reducing setup costs, and minimizing the risk of electronic failures.
Implementation Method 1
The solar panel set serves to convert sunlight into electrical energy to drive the motor for driving the solar panel set and the drive shaft to rotate so as to make the power generator generate power
Implementation Method 2
The wind-driven module is drivable by external wind power to drive the drive shaft to rotate for making the power generator generate power
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AI summary
A hybrid solar wind power generation device includes a wind-driven module (2) and a solar module (3) drivingly connected with a drive shaft (11) of a power generator (1). The wind-driven module (2) has a wind-driven blade set (21) drivable by wind power to drive the drive shaft (11) for driving the power generator (1) to generate power. The solar panel set (31) has multiple solar panels (310) arranged at intervals to drive the motor (33) for driving the solar panel set (31) and the drive shaft (11) to rotate. Both the wind-driven module (2) and the solar module (3) serve to drive the drive shaft (11) for driving the power generator (1) to generate power. During the process of power generation, the sunlight passes through the hollow sections (32) between the wind-driven blades (210, 23) and the solar panels (310) in rotation and project onto the ground. This improves the shortcoming that the sunlight is blocked from the space under the equipment.