Wind Generator Auxiliary Energy Faraday System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wind energy generators face challenges in minimizing drag during rotation, are not portable, and lack efficient mechanisms to maximize power output, often requiring complex and expensive systems to adjust blade orientation.
Innovation Solution
A wind power generator with a horizontally mounted axle, radially extending arms, and hingedly connected panels that move in a coordinated fashion to minimize drag, utilizing a Faraday generator for supplementary energy production, and incorporating magnets to enhance torque and reduce friction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If complex rotation mechanisms are installed to rotate blades during shaft rotation to minimize drag, then drag on blades is reduced, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the Dynamics principle by making the panels dynamically adjustable during rotation. Each panel can independently change its angular orientation relative to the shaft, allowing the thin edge to face the wind during certain portions of the rotational cycle while the full face captures wind during other portions. This dynamic adjustment minimizes drag without requiring complex mechanisms to rotate the entire blade assembly, as each panel self-adjusts during the shaft's rotation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If fixed location installation is used for wind energy generators, then structural stability is improved, but portability and deployability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the Segmentation principle by dividing the wind energy generator into modular components: a frame, a horizontally mounted shaft, radially extending arms, and hingedly connected panels. This segmented design allows the system to be assembled and disassembled relatively easily while maintaining structural stability during operation. The modular structure enables portability and deployability without compromising the structural integrity needed for stable energy generation.
3Power
If conventional wind energy generators are used, then power generation capability is achieved, but auxiliary energy production mechanisms are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies theUniversality principle by incorporating multiple energy production mechanisms within a single system. In addition to the primary power generation from wind-driven panel rotation, the invention includes Faraday generators positioned adjacent to the panels that produce auxiliary electrical energy. This multi-functional design allows the system to generate both mechanical power from wind and supplementary electrical energy, maximizing overall productivity without requiring separate standalone systems.
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 efficiently generates electricity with minimized drag, is portable, and enhances power production through coordinated panel movement and magnetic torque application, making it cost-effective and reliable.
Implementation Method 1
an electrical generator positioned adjacent to the arms. The electrical generator produces electrical energy as the arms rotate relative to the frame
Implementation Method 2
incorporating magnets to enhance torque and reduce friction
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AI summary
A wind power generator has a frame, an axle extending horizontally and rotatably mounted relative to the frame, a plurality of arms extending radially outwardly of the axle, a plurality of panels respectively connected to the plurality of arms, and an electrical generator positioned adjacent to the arms for producing electrical energy as the arms rotate relative to the frame. The electricity generator includes an annular housing, a coil positioned in the housing so as to define a pathway through an interior of the coil, and a magnet slidably received in the pathway so as to be movable through the coil as the axle rotates. The magnet is magnetically attracted to the arm.