Vortex Windmill Rotor Segmentation for Structural Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing high-power-generating vortex windmill apparatus faces issues with deformation and increased volume due to long slipstream ring supports, which complicates the structure and increases the risk of damage, especially when multiple slipstream rings of different diameters are concentrically arranged.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus eliminates the long slipstream ring support connecting the slipstream ring to the support shaft, instead using a central shaft fence and boundary fences of varying diameters, with slipstream rings and circumferential wings arranged concentrically and radially, and slipstream ring supports fixed between inner and outer boundary fences to reduce volume and enhance structural simplicity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If long slipstream ring supports are used to connect the slipstream ring to the support shaft, then the structural connection is achieved, but the risk of deformation and damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is segmented into multiple components: the slipstream ring support connects the slipstream ring to the boundary fence, while the boundary fence itself provides structural support. This segmentation eliminates the need for a single long support shaft, reducing deformation risk while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The boundary fence acts as an intermediary element between the slipstream ring and the central shaft. Instead of directly connecting the slipstream ring to the support shaft with a long support, the boundary fence mediates this connection, distributing forces and reducing the length of individual support components.
2Volume of stationary object
If long slipstream ring supports are used to connect the slipstream ring to the support shaft, then the structural connection is achieved, but the volume of the apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the support structure into the boundary fence and slipstream ring support components, the overall volume required for support structures is reduced. The boundary fence serves dual purposes as both a structural element and a support mechanism, eliminating the need for additional long support shafts that would increase volume.
3Productivity
If multiple slipstream rings of different diameters are concentrically arranged, then the output is increased, but the structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The boundary fence serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the slipstream rings, acts as a mounting surface for the slipstream ring supports, and defines the operational boundaries of the apparatus. This multi-functionality simplifies the overall structure while allowing multiple concentric slipstream rings of different diameters to be arranged efficiently.
4Productivity
If multiple slipstream rings of different diameters are concentrically arranged, then the output is increased, but the risk of damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each slipstream ring is supported by its own slipstream ring support connected to the boundary fence, rather than relying on a single long support shaft. This segmentation distributes the mechanical loads and reduces the risk of damage to individual components while maintaining the ability to arrange multiple rings of different diameters for increased output.
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
This configuration reduces the risk of damage and simplifies the structure, allowing for improved performance and increased output while maintaining rotational efficiency across varying wind speeds.
Implementation Method 1
wind power generation converts kinetic energy of air into mechanical energy by rotating a windmill using aerodynamic property
Implementation Method 2
an integral-rotor-shaped structure in a multi stage installed at a front portion of a fixed slipstream multi stage structure strongly rotates by an exciting force of a 3-dimentional vortex outflow
Data Source
AI summary
A high-power generating vortex windmill apparatus of an integrated-type rotor is proposed. The high-power generating vortex windmill apparatus includes a central shaft fence coupled to an outside portion of a rotary shaft to be spaced apart from the rotary shaft, a plurality of boundary fences concentrically coupled to an outside portion of the central shaft fence and arranged to be spaced apart from each other, a circumferential wing of which one end is coupled to the rotary shaft, radially arranged, and coupled to the central shaft fence and the plurality of boundary fences by passing therethrough, a plurality of slipstream rings respectively inserted among the plurality of boundary fences and concentrically arranged, and a slipstream ring support simultaneously attached and fixed to the plurality of slipstream rings, installed such that opposite ends thereof respectively connect an inner boundary fence to an outer boundary fence.