Wind Power Collecting Device with Speed Increaser
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wind power generation systems face inefficiencies due to wind power loss and non-uniform power generation from vehicles on roadways, requiring large facilities and specific installation areas, and struggle to maximize rotational speed for enhanced energy production.
Innovation Solution
A wind power collection and electricity generation system featuring vertically and horizontally installed wind power units connected by bevel gears and a speed increaser, which utilizes torque from blades rotated perpendicular to wind flow to increase rotational speed and ensure uniform power generation, applicable to roadways and railroads with vehicles running in opposite directions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate power generation modules are individually installed, then the system can be constructed, but power generation is not uniform due to differences in wind power intensity at different locations
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple wind power units are mechanically connected through connection shafts and speed increasers to form an integrated power generation system. The units work together as a unified system rather than separate modules, ensuring uniform power generation across all locations by sharing the mechanical connection and power transmission infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system divides the power generation function into multiple distributed wind power units that can be installed at different locations along the roadway, each capturing local wind power while contributing to the overall unified power output through mechanical connection.
2Productivity
If wind power generation systems are constructed using conventional large-scale facilities, then great amount of power can be generated, but large facilities and specific construction areas are required
Solution Approach 1:
The conventional large-scale wind power generation is segmented into multiple smaller wind power units that can be distributed along the roadway. Each unit is simpler in structure and can be installed in locations suitable for the system, collectively achieving significant power generation capacity without requiring a single large facility.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of concentrating power generation in a single large facility at a specific location, the system distributes multiple power generation units along the one-dimensional roadway structure, utilizing the linear space available and capturing wind power from multiple points simultaneously.
3Productivity
If wind power units are installed without speed increaser, then the structure is simpler, but rotational speed is insufficient for maximizing energy production
Solution Approach 1:
A speed increaser is introduced as an intermediary mechanical component between the wind power units and the power generation system. This intermediary device increases the rotational speed of the wind power units to optimal levels for energy production while maintaining the distributed structure of multiple units connected through shafts.
4Loss of energy
If wind power generation modules are installed on roadways, then wind power from vehicles can be utilized, but wind power is exhausted as it goes up and power generation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple wind power units are merged into a unified mechanically connected system where the connection shafts and speed increasers allow all units to work together. This merging ensures that wind power is captured efficiently at each location and converted into uniform electrical power output, minimizing energy loss from unutilized wind resources.
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 effectively minimizes wind power loss, achieves continuous power generation regardless of wind intensity, and can be used on various road types, including underground and airport settings, maximizing energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
Implementation Method 1
generate electricity using torque of blades that are rotated perpendicular to a flow direction of wind generated by vehicles
Implementation Method 2
a speed increaser connected to a rotary shaft of any one of the wind power generation units to increase a rotational speed of the wind power generation unit
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a wind power collection and electricity generation system that includes: wind power generation units including a plurality of central wind power units vertically installed along a center line of a roadway, on which vehicles run in two opposite lanes, and a plurality of first ceiling wind power units extending horizontally to at least a first side from upper ends of the central wind power units; and a speed increaser connected to a rotary shaft of any one of the wind power generation units to increase a rotational speed of the wind power generation unit, in which the central wind power units and the first ceiling wind power units are connected by a predetermined connection unit and generate electricity using torque of blades that are rotated perpendicular to a flow direction of wind generated by vehicles.