Containerized Wind Turbine Attachment Guide for Uneven Ground

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing containerized mobile wind power generation apparatuses face challenges in ease of installation due to misalignment of bolt holes, which increases the time required for attaching the wind turbine to the linear-motion guiding device and the container, especially on uneven ground.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating an attachment guide part with stepped bolts, hook slots, and a flanged step part to align the bolt insertion holes of the wind turbine's support-column lower end member with the threaded holes of the guide member, allowing for easy alignment and fixation, even on uneven surfaces, and using an electric winder for efficient lifting and lowering operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If bolts are used to fix the wind turbine to the linear-motion guiding device, then the wind turbine can be securely attached, but the attachment process becomes time-consuming due to misalignment of bolt holes on uneven ground

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefixation reliabilityVSAvoidattachment time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

A guide member with guide holes is introduced as an intermediary component between the wind turbine support column and the container wall. The guide holes in the guide member are positioned to align with both the bolt insertion holes in the support column and the threaded holes in the linear-motion guiding device, serving as a mediator that facilitates proper alignment during the attachment process and eliminates the need for precise manual alignment on uneven ground

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The guide member is pre-installed on the linear-motion guiding device before the wind turbine attachment process begins. By preliminarily positioning the guide holes in the correct locations, the alignment path is prepared in advance, allowing the wind turbine to be quickly attached without time-consuming alignment adjustments during the actual fixation process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If the wind turbine is manually lifted to the attachment position, then the wind turbine can be positioned for installation, but the installation process becomes complex and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation easeVSAvoidinstallation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The linear-motion guiding device enables dynamic vertical movement of the wind turbine support column along the container wall through the slider mechanism. This dynamic positioning capability allows the wind turbine to be smoothly raised to the attachment position without manual lifting, and the slider can be easily detached after attachment for container transport

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The linear-motion guiding device serves multiple functions: it guides the wind turbine during installation, provides vertical movement capability, ensures proper positioning, and facilitates container transport by allowing the slider to be detached and reused. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate manual lifting and positioning operations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12180927B2Containerized mobile wind power generation apparatus
Publication Date: 2024.12.31 NTN CORP
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AI summary

A linear-motion guiding device is disposed on the wall of the container. The wind turbine includes, at the lower end of the support column, a support-column lower end member capable of being fixed to the linear-motion guiding device. A slider of the linear-motion guiding device is provided with a guide member, and a bolt is inserted through a bolt insertion hole in the support-column lower end member and is screwed into a threaded hole in the guide member. The apparatus includes an attachment guide part including a stepped bolt and a flanged step part, the attachment guide part being configured to guide the support-column lower end member to a position and an attitude in which the bolt insertion hole in the support-column lower end member is aligned with the threaded hole in the guide member when the support-column lower end member is not fixed to the slider.