EP2529107A4 - Fluid turbine - Google Patents

Fluid turbine

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Publication number
EP2529107A4
EP2529107A4 EP11737748.1A EP11737748A EP2529107A4 EP 2529107 A4 EP2529107 A4 EP 2529107A4 EP 11737748 A EP11737748 A EP 11737748A EP 2529107 A4 EP2529107 A4 EP 2529107A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
fluid turbine
turbine
fluid
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP11737748.1A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2529107A1 (en
Inventor
Walter M Presz Jr
Michael J Werle
Thomas J Kennedy Iii
William Scott Keeley
Robert H Dold
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Ogin Inc
Original Assignee
FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US12/749,341 external-priority patent/US20100270802A1/en
Priority claimed from US12/749,951 external-priority patent/US8573933B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/793,931 external-priority patent/US8657572B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/828,698 external-priority patent/US20100314885A1/en
Application filed by FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp filed Critical FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp
Publication of EP2529107A1 publication Critical patent/EP2529107A1/en
Publication of EP2529107A4 publication Critical patent/EP2529107A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/04—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor  having stationary wind-guiding means, e.g. with shrouds or channels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/30—Flow characteristics
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2220/00—Application
    • F05B2220/70—Application in combination with
    • F05B2220/706—Application in combination with an electrical generator
    • F05B2220/7066—Application in combination with an electrical generator via a direct connection, i.e. a gearless transmission
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/10—Stators
    • F05B2240/13—Stators to collect or cause flow towards or away from turbines
    • F05B2240/132—Stators to collect or cause flow towards or away from turbines creating a vortex or tornado effect
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/10—Stators
    • F05B2240/13—Stators to collect or cause flow towards or away from turbines
    • F05B2240/133—Stators to collect or cause flow towards or away from turbines with a convergent-divergent guiding structure, e.g. a Venturi conduit
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
EP11737748.1A 2010-01-28 2011-01-28 Fluid turbine Withdrawn EP2529107A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US29920610P 2010-01-28 2010-01-28
US12/749,341 US20100270802A1 (en) 2007-03-23 2010-03-29 Wind turbine
US12/749,951 US8573933B2 (en) 2007-03-23 2010-03-30 Segmented wind turbine
US12/793,931 US8657572B2 (en) 2007-03-23 2010-06-04 Nacelle configurations for a shrouded wind turbine
US12/828,698 US20100314885A1 (en) 2007-03-23 2010-07-01 Shrouded wind turbine with rim generator and halbach array
PCT/US2011/022962 WO2011094569A1 (en) 2010-01-28 2011-01-28 Fluid turbine

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2529107A1 EP2529107A1 (en) 2012-12-05
EP2529107A4 true EP2529107A4 (en) 2015-01-14

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EP11737748.1A Withdrawn EP2529107A4 (en) 2010-01-28 2011-01-28 Fluid turbine

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WO (1) WO2011094569A1 (en)

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WO2009129309A2 (en) * 2008-04-15 2009-10-22 Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc. Superconducting turbine wind ring generator

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US5464320A (en) * 1993-06-02 1995-11-07 Finney; Clifton D. Superventuri power source
US20090214338A1 (en) * 2007-03-23 2009-08-27 Werle Michael J Propeller Propulsion Systems Using Mixer Ejectors
WO2009129309A2 (en) * 2008-04-15 2009-10-22 Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc. Superconducting turbine wind ring generator
WO2009129420A1 (en) * 2008-04-16 2009-10-22 Flodesign Inc. Water turbines with mixers and ejectors

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