Wind operated generator

Claim 2

A wind operated generator comprising, a pair of propellors each having blades with respectively opposite pitch and mounted respectively on a pair of concentric shafts, one of said propellors having a pair of blades thereon and the other of said propellors has three blades thereon such that all blades of said propellors will never be in alignment, an electric generator disposed between and spacing the propellors from each other and mounted on said shafts, said generator including a field part and a winding part with said parts being coupled respectively to said shafts and said propellors for rotation relative to one another, a positive drive structure including a housing mounted on a turntable and mounting and journaling said pair of concentric shafts, said positive drive structure including a tie shaft journaled in the housing, first coupling means coupling said one of said shafts to said tie shaft and having a predetermined speed ratio, a second coupling means coupling other of said shaft to said tie shaft and having the same predetermined speed ratio with means for reversing the direction of rotation such that said tie shaft rotates in the same direction and at the same speed to cause equal and counterrotation of the propellors at all time; one of said propellors having a governor mechanism associated therewith so as to govern rotation of the shaft associated therewith and through said tie shaft the rotation of the other propellor mounted on the other of the concentric shafts, and means in the housing of said positive drive structure and cooperating with the slip ring on one of said shafts for coupling the winding part of said generator through said turntable.

Claim 3

The wind operated generator of claim 1 in which the electric generator is an alternator with the field part being a permanent magnet field.

Claim 4

The wind operated generator of claim 1 in which the first of a pair of concentric shafts mounting the outermost propellor carries the permanent magnet field or the generator and the second of the concentric shafts mounts the innermost propellor and carries the winding part and a housing for the same enclosing permanent magnet field of the electric generator with said second of said concentric shafts being journaled in said positive drive structure and journaling said first of said shafts.

Claim 5

The wind operated generator of claim 1 in which the positive drive structure includes the housing filled with an oil for lubrication of the gearing means therein.

Claim 6

The wind operated generator of claim 2 in which the alternator includes a permanent magnet field and a winding part with a permanent magnet field associated with the two bladed propellor and the winding part coupled through a housing to the three bladed propellor and with a governor positioned on the three bladed propellor and including a conductor means extending along and rotating with the outer concentric shaft through housing of the positive drive structure to a slip ring mounted on the outer shaft in said housing and being coupled thereto with a conductive brush positioned on and extending through said housing of the positive drive structure.

Claim 7

The wind operated generator of claim 5 and including a tail structure connected to said positive drive housing and extending a direction opposite to the extent of the said concentric shafts of the propellors thereon.

Claim 8

The wind operated generator of claim 6 and including means adapted to pivot the tail structure relative to the housing to displace the same normal to the concentric shafts with the propellor thereon whenever the generator is to be shut down.

Claim 9

The wind operated generator of claim 7 and including a support structure on the turntable for coupling the slip ring in the positive drive structure through the pivotal axis of the turntable and including a cable mechanism and spring comprising the means for rotating the tail structure relative to the positive drive structure.

Claim 10

The wind operated generator of claim 1 in which the electric generator is a DC generator with the armature and field being coupled respectively to the pair of propellors and with electric coupling means coupled to an outer of the concentric shafts to provide a coupling of the armature from the generator to the means in the housing.

Claim 11

The wind generator of claim 1 in which the one of the propellors having the governor mechanism associated therewith has adjustable pitch propellor blades mounted on and adjusted by the governor mechanism.

Claim 12

A wind operated generator comprising, a pair of propellors having respective blades of opposite pitch, an electric generator exposed between and spacing said propellors from each other, a pair of concentric shafts including an inner and outer shaft mounting respectively said propellors, said electric generator including a permanent magnet field part and a winding part with a housing coupled respectively to said concentric shafts and associated with said propellors for rotation relative to one another in opposite directions, said propellor being mounted on the inner shaft being a two bladed propellor and mounting the permanent magnet field of the generator with the other propellor being mounted on the outer concentric shaft and coupled to the housing and winding of the generator for rotation therewith, a positive drive structure including a housing mounting said outer concentric shaft, said positive drive structure being mounted through a turntable and adapted to be coupled to a support structure, said positive drive structure including a first set of gearing coupling said outer shaft to a tie shaft journaled in said housing of the positive drive structure, a second set of gearing having the same gear ratio coupling the inner shaft to said tie shaft, additional gearing means associated with said second gearing for reversing the effective direction of rotation of said inner shaft to couple to said tie shaft with same rotation as the outer concentric shaft to provide for rotation of the tie shaft in the same direction and at the same speed; an oil reservor positioned in said housing of the positive drive structure for lubricating said gearing, electrical conductor means connecting said winding of said generator along the surface of said outer shaft and through said housing of said positive drive structure to a slip ring mounted on said outer shaft within said housing and brush means positioned on said housing of said positive drive structure and cooperating with said slip ring for directing electric current from said winding through said turntable.

Claim 13

A wind operated generator comprising, a pair of propellors having respective blades of opposite pitch, an electric generator exposed between and spacing said propellors from each other, a pair of concentric shafts including an inner and outer shaft mounting respectively said propellors, said electric generator including a permanent magnet field part and a winding part with a housing coupled respectively to said concentric shafts and associated with said propellors for rotation relative to one another in opposite directions, said propellor being mounted on the inner shaft being a two bladed propellor and mounting the permanent magnet field of the generator with the other propellor being mounted on the outer concentric shaft and coupled to the housing and winding of the generator for rotation therewith, a positive drive structure including a housing mounting said outer concentric shaft, said positive drive structure being mounted through a turntable and adapted to be coupled to a support structure, said positive drive structure including a first set of gearing coupling said outer shaft to a tie shaft journaled in said housing of the positive drive structure, a second set of gearing having the same gear ratio coupling the inner shaft to said tie shaft, additional gearing means associated with said second gearing for reversing the effective direction of rotation of said inner shaft to couple to said tie shaft with same rotation as the outer concentric shaft to provide for rotation of the tie shaft in the same direction and at the same speed; an oil reservor positioned in said housing of the positive drive structure for lubricating said gearing, electrical conductor means connecting said winding of said generator along the surface of said outer shaft and through said housing of said positive drive structure to a slip ring mounted on said outer shaft within said housing and brush means positioned on said housing of said positive drive structure and cooperating with said slip ring for directing electric current from said winding through said turntable.