Global Patent Index - EP 2054619 A4

EP 2054619 A4 20141015 - OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WIND POWER STATION

Title (en)

OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WIND POWER STATION

Title (de)

OMNIDIREKTIONALE WINDENERGIESTATION

Title (fr)

USINE ÉOLIENNE OMNI-DIRECTIVE

Publication

EP 2054619 A4 20141015 (EN)

Application

EP 07784728 A 20070806

Priority

  • AU 2007001086 W 20070806
  • AU 2006904237 A 20060807

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008017106A1] A wind power station comprising an array of individual omni directional, vertical discharge wind turbines, arranged critically spaced in various configurations to generate electrical power. Each of the individual omni directional wind turbines consists of a shroud that captures wind from any direction and directs it to flow vertically through a throat section where an aerofoil multi-bladed rotor is connected to an electrical power generator via a rotating shaft. The intake of the shroud incorporates multiple horizontally curved blades secured in place by multiple vertical walls such that while accelerating and focusing the wind, across the full swept area of the rotor blades, the loss of air from the central collection chamber is significantly reduced by the air flow forming a fluid dynamic gate across inactive faces. The critically arranged configurations generate higher levels of power than a random arrangement of vertical turbine units.

IPC 8 full level

F03D 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F03D 1/04 (2013.01 - EP); F03D 3/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F03D 3/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F05B 2210/403 (2013.01 - EP); F05B 2220/25 (2013.01 - EP); F05B 2240/13 (2013.01 - EP); F05B 2240/131 (2013.01 - EP); F05B 2240/40 (2013.01 - EP); Y02B 10/30 (2013.01 - EP); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01 - EP); Y02E 10/74 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008017106 A1 20080214; AU 2007283443 A1 20080214; AU 2007283443 B2 20120823; EP 2054619 A1 20090506; EP 2054619 A4 20141015

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2007001086 W 20070806; AU 2007283443 A 20070806; EP 07784728 A 20070806