Wind Compressor Venturi Effect for Turbine Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional wind turbines only capture wind directly passing in line with the blades, resulting in inefficient energy conversion due to limited wind engagement.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of wind compressors positioned on both sides of the wind turbine, creating a Venturi effect by redirecting wind flow towards the turbine, increasing wind velocity and force, and using magnet sets to reduce friction and enhance energy conversion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If wind compressors are positioned on both sides of the wind turbine to create a Venturi effect, then wind velocity and force are increased, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Wind compressors are introduced as intermediary devices positioned on both sides of the wind turbine. These compressors redirect wind flow through obstructions to create a Venturi effect, concentrating and accelerating wind toward the turbine blades. This intermediary mechanism enables increased wind velocity and force without directly modifying the turbine structure itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the physical parameters of wind flow by creating a Venturi effect through strategically positioned obstructions. This effect increases wind velocity and pressure as wind is channeled through the compressed flow paths, transforming the wind's kinetic energy characteristics to maximize energy capture by the turbine.
2Productivity
If magnet sets are used to reduce friction in the turbine rotor, then energy conversion efficiency is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Magnetic fields are used to replace traditional mechanical bearing systems that rely on physical contact. The magnet sets positioned between the turbine rotor and support create magnetic levitation or magnetic cushioning effects, eliminating or significantly reducing friction through non-contact support. This substitution of magnetic fields for mechanical contact surfaces dramatically improves energy conversion efficiency by minimizing energy losses to friction.
3Power
If wind compressors redirect wind flow to increase velocity, then wind engagement is maximized, but loss of energy may increase due to flow convergence
Solution Approach 1:
The obstructions used to create the Venturi effect are designed with curved surfaces that smoothly guide and redirect wind flow. These curved geometries minimize turbulence and flow separation, reducing energy losses associated with abrupt directional changes. The smooth curvature of the redirecting surfaces allows wind to be channeled efficiently toward the turbine while maintaining kinetic energy.
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 significantly increases the energy output of wind turbines by maximizing wind engagement and reducing friction, allowing for larger turbine sizes and higher power production, up to 1000-2000 megawatts per hour.
Implementation Method 1
The one or more wind compressors should be arranged proximate to the wind turbine in a configuration that creates a Venturi effect on the wind flow aimed at the wind compressors so that the redirected wind flows converge toward the wind turbine at an increased velocity and force
Implementation Method 2
There is also a space between a portion of the turbine rotor and the turbine support, where the space is created by the magnetic force from the one or more magnet sets
Data Source
AI summary
A wind compressor system having one or more wind turbines and a plurality of wind compressors located proximate the one or more wind turbines. The wind compressors optimize the energy created by the wind turbines by redirecting and converging the wind from the wind compressor to the wind turbines. Each of the wind compressors comprises an obstruction having a size and shape adapted to converge the wind currents by means of a Venturi effect toward the one or more turbines thereby increasing the velocity and force of the wind hitting the wind turbine. A plurality of transporters coupled to the wind compressors. The transporters configured to move at least one wind compressors to a location that maximizes the force of the wind encountered by the turbine.