Prime-mover dynamo plants – Fluid-current motors
Patent
1980-07-14
1982-09-07
Miller, J. D.
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Fluid-current motors
7386137, 416 81, 310 25, F03D 506
Patent
active
043485944
ABSTRACT:
A wind power generator includes a flexible sheet or fabric supported under tension within a housing frame which guides an airflow therethrough and across the surfaces of the membrane. As the airflow passes over the surfaces, vortices are created which cause the membrane to vibrate. Energy conversion units are coupled to the membrane to tap the oscillatory motion and convert it into other useful energy forms, e.g., electrical, hydraulic or mechanical. Alternately, the membrane can be formed of a plurality of fabric strips which are connected to the energy conversion unit and are dimensioned in width equal to the pitch of the vortices. The distances between the strips preferably are also equal in dimension to the vortices' pitch.
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Miller J. D.
Rebsch D. L.
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