The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of power generators, and in particular relates to a marine support column structure with power generation function. The support column structure solves technical problems that existing marine power generators can only generate power with single energy and have few functions and so on. The marine support column structure with power generation function includes a column body. The support column structure of the present disclosure is capable of generating power with sea wind and waves, and is further capable of serving as a guardrail.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of power generators, and in particular relates to a marine support column structure with power generation function. The support column structure solves technical problems that existing marine power generators can only generate power with single energy and have few functions and so on. The marine support column structure with power generation function includes a column body. The support column structure of the present disclosure is capable of generating power with sea wind and waves, and is further capable of serving as a guardrail.

A turbine (1) with flow diverter (2) comprises a support frame (25) adapted to be anchored to a fixed or movable structure, an impeller (3) rotatably mounted about a rotation axis (R) to the support frame (25) and having a front inlet section for the flow and a plurality of blades (4, 4′, 4″, . . . ) adapted to move continuously upon the rotation produced by the flow between a pushing position and an advancing position in correspondence of the front section, a main flow diverter (2) adapted to be anchored to the support frame (25) and having a peripheral wall (7) adapted to at least partially blind the front section with respect to the flow auxiliary diverter (13) extending from a first section (14) facing one or more blades (4′) in the advancing position to a second section (15) facing one or more blades (4) in pushing position. The auxiliary diverter (13) comprises a plurality of substantially curvilinear conduits (16) in reciprocal side by side position along a substantially radial direction, each conduit (16) having a first opened end (16′) facing the blades (4′) in the advancing position and a second opened. end (16″, 16′″) placed in correspondence of the conveying duet (8).

Disclosed herein are an apparatus for driving converters in a wind power generation system, an apparatus for controlling converters in a wind power generation system, an apparatus for driving switching element modules in a wind power generation system, and an apparatus for controlling switching element modules in a wind power generation system. The apparatus for driving converters in a wind power generation system includes a converter control unit configured to drive a plurality of converters connected in parallel between a generator and a grid, wherein the converter control unit sequentially drives the converters one by one when output power of the grid increases and sequentially stops the operations of the converters one by one when output power of the grid decreases.

The multi-rotor vertical axis wind turbine includes a plurality of vertical wind rotors rotatably mounted on support arms extending from the vertices of upper and lower polygonal frame members. The upper end of each rotor is journaled into a plain bearing, and a lower portion is journaled into a freewheeling clutch bearing. A pulley wheel is mounted on the lower end of each rotor. A generator is centrally located beneath the lower frame member and has a rotatable armature shaft extending vertically upward. The pulley wheel of each vertical rotor is connected to the armature shaft by its own separate endless belt.

An improved turbine over the old horizontal and vertical axis turbines because of its ability to capture several times the amount of wind. The basic design and process of this new machine can also work in the ocean at capturing ocean currents. Being Omni-directional (not having to turn into the wind) gives it one efficiency over the 3 bladed turbine. Another efficiency all embodiments have is its frictionless exponent. This quality helps save on wear and tear and maintenance cost. Most if not all past turbines have a static presents, being built in one basic wind capturing position. This new turbine is more dynamic because it can hide from wind damage and then open to capture more wind than its predecessors.

A vertical axis wind turbine rotor with a base having a rotational centre, a top surface, a top surface edge, and a plurality of top plates disposed radially around the rotational centre. The rotational centre defines an axis of rotation substantially orthogonal to the top surface. The top surface extends radially from the rotational centre to the top surface edge. Each of the top plates has a leading edge coupled to the base. Each top plate is passively transitionable between a first position above at a first height, and a second position above the top surface at second height. The rotor may also have a bottom surface with a plurality of bottom plates coupled thereto and disposed radially around the rotational centre. The bottom plates can be passively transitionable between a raised position and lowered position.

A vertical axis windmill comprises three or more frames rotatable in unison about a substantially vertical axis and a plurality of airfoils hingedly affixed to each frame. Each airfoil is able to swing away from its respective frame in a first direction from a closed position to an open position and not able to swing away from its respective frame in a second direction from the closed position.

A rotor 16 is provided, including a vertical rotation axis 12 and at least two rotor blades 18, 20, 22 arranged on the rotation axis 12, wherein at least one rotor blade 18, 20, 22 includes an opening 60 with an openable closure element 62. Due to the design of the rotor blade 18, 20, 22, the rotor 16 has particularly high efficiency.

Disclosed is a system for deploying, stationing, and translocating buoyant wind- and wave-energy converters and/or other buoyant structures or devices, as well as farms of same. Also disclosed is a novel apparatus and/or machine comprising a farm of buoyant wave energy converters deployed by said method and/or configured to be deployed by said method.