US4378198A
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Windmill
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-03-19
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Granted: 1983-03-29
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Expires: 2000-03-19
Abstract
Abstract A wind-turbine having a horizontal shaft carrying the turbine blades, hinged in such a manner that a limited flapping movement is possible. The flap angle of the turbine blade is adjustable by means of the position of the piston of a double-acting piston-cylinder drive means. The two chambers of the piston-cylinder drive means are connected to one another over a regulatable throttle valve. A regulatable pump is coupled in parallel with the throttle valve and coacts with it to oscillate or lock the blades.
Inventors
- 👤 Bertil Pettersson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:08
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03D; F03D7/00; F03D7/02; F05; F05B; F05B2260/00; F05B2260/96; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
In a wind-turbine having a substantially horizontal shaft carrying a plurality of turbine blades subjected to flap movement in use apparatus for damping the flap movement of each turbine blade to a selected degree, comprising a double acting piston-cylinder drive means, the piston rod of which being mechanically connected to said shaft and the cylinder of which having two chambers, a regulatable throttle valve, interconnecting each of the two chambers of said cylinder and a regulatable pump coupled to said two chambers in parallel with the throttle valve, said regulatable valve and pump coacting to cause said piston cylinder drive means to damp the oscillation of the blades to a desired degree to make said blades oscillate about a desired mean position or to lock the blades in a desired position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
In a wind-turbine having a substantially horizontal shaft carrying a plurality of turbine blades subjected to flap movement in use apparatus for damping the flap movement of each turbine blade to a selected degree, comprising a double acting piston-cylinder drive means, the piston rod of which being mechanically connected to said shaft and the cylinder of which having two chambers, a regulatable throttle valve, interconnecting each of the two chambers of said cylinder and a regulatable pump coupled to said two chambers in parallel with the throttle valve, said regulatable valve and pump coacting to cause said piston cylinder drive means to damp the oscillation of the blades to a desired degree to make said blades oscillate about a desired mean position or to lock the blades in a desired position.
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