Windmill electrical power system and Torque Enhanced Transmission

Abstract

A system for generating electrical power in a windmill using a Torque enhanced Transmission. The transmission includes, multiple speed increasers, multiple speed decreasers, and a plurality of flywheels, and clutch assemblies. to form one transmission, The speed increasers speed the flywheel assemblies to a much higher speed than the operating speed of the generator so kinetic energy is maximized before a gear reduction slows down the output shaft to the induction generators operating speed with enhanced torque. The Torque is continually variable while output speeds are designed to be relatively constant. The system allows for multiple input and output shafts and allows for multiple generators to be used in place of a larger single generator.

Claims

1. A Wind turbine electrical system comprising wind turbine blades and a torque-enhanced Transmission. A torque-enhanced transmission comprising: An input shafts a first speed increaser. A clutch attached to the speed increaser a first flywheel assembly coupled to clutch A perpendicular shaft coupled to the first flywheel output shaft A second output shaft connected to first flywheel output shaft A second clutch a second speed increaser coupled to the second clutch a second flywheel assembly coupled to the second speed increaser A perpendicular shaft coupled to the output shaft of the second flywheel A second output shaft connected to output shaft of the second flywheel. and a speed decreaser between the second flywheel output shaft and the output shaft of the Torque Enhanced Transmission.

2. The Torque Enhanced Transmission of claim 1, further including a third clutch coupled to a third speed increaser coupled a third flywheel assembly A perpendicular shaft coupled to the output shaft of third flywheel A third output shaft connected to output shaft of third flywheel connected between second flywheel and speed decreaser of claim 1.

3. The Torque Enhanced Transmission of claim 2, further including a fourth clutch a fourth speed increaser a fourth flywheel assembly. A perpendicular shaft coupled to the fourth flywheels output shaft a speed decreaser coupled between fourth flywheel output shaft and the output shaft of the Torque enhanced Transmission.

4. The Torque Enhanced Transmission of claim 3, further including a fifth clutch connected to a fifth speed increaser coupled to a fifth flywheel assembly. A perpendicular shaft coupled to the fifth flywheel a speed decreaser coupled between fifth flywheels output shaft and the output shaft of the Torque enhanced Transmission.

5. The Torque Enhanced Transmission of claim 4, further including a sixth clutch connected to a sixth speed increaser coupled a sixth flywheel assembly having a A perpendicular shaft coupled to the output shaft of sixth flywheel A right angel output shaft connected to output shaft of sixth flywheel a speed decreaser coupled to the output shaft of the sixth flywheel and output shaft of the Torque enhanced Transmission

6. A torque-enhanced Transmission of claim 5 further including: A seventh clutch connected to output shaft of seventh flywheel a seventh speed increaser connected to seventh clutch a seventh flywheel assembly connected to seventh speed increaser A perpendicular shaft coupled to the output of seventh flywheel, a speed decreaser coupled to the seventh flywheel assembly output shaft; and the output shaft of the Torque enhanced Transmission

7. A torque-enhanced Transmission of claim 6 further including: An eighth clutch connected to output shaft of eighth flywheel an eighth speed increaser connected to eighth clutch an eighth flywheel assembly connected to eighth speed increaser A perpendicular shaft coupled to the output of eighth flywheel a speed decreaser coupled to the eighth flywheel assembly output shaft and the output shaft of the Torque enhanced Transmission.

8. The Transmission of claim 7, wherein the Torque Enhanced Transmission has multiple speed stages. and having a perpendicular or parallel shaft coupled to each speed stage and a second Torque enhanced transmission of claim 1 attached to each parallel or perpendicular shaft.

9. The Transmission of claim 1-8 wherein the speed increaser and the speed decreaser are elliptical gears, magnetic, planetary, toothed, worm, the system of claim 1-8, wherein the speed increaser is a type of pulley based CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) automatic transmissions-fixed ratio gears or any combination of these types.

10. The Torque enhanced transmission of claim 1-8 being used in systems comprising wind turbines, ship propulsion, actuation systems, machinery motors crushers, electric vehicle systems, traction systems, drilling motors, oilfield equipment, water pumps, hydraulic variators, air turbines, jet turbines, air compressors, hydroelectric water turbines, electric generator systems, them al engines, residential HVAC systems, air compressors, back up power systems, portable and home generators, electric car charging stations, electric car transmissions, geothermal, power generation, wave generating power systems, submarine and marine vessel propulsion, trains, electromagnetic propulsion, nuclear power, elevators, lifts, electrical inverters, electrical transformers, submarine, fossil fuel engine crank shafts, and used as a mechanical battery.

11. The Torque enhanced transmission of claim 1-8 further comprising a controller for controlling energy flow in and through the Torque Enhanced Transmission, magnetic bearings, and being enclosed in a vacuum.

12. A method for generating power using the Torque enhanced transmission system of claims 1-8 where that speeds up the output shaft with multiple speed increasers, having at least one at each speed stage, to achieve a speed much higher than the application requires and while kinetic energy is exponentially increased with speed of the flywheel, and using a speed decreaser to slow down the output shaft to a more usable speed and increasing output torque, through down gearing.

13. The Torque enhanced transmission described in claims 1-8 where the term speed increaser is interchangeable with speed decreaser gears, or multi speed transmission.

14. The Torque enhanced Transmission from claim 1-8 wherein the flywheels are connected to a mechanical coupling member that combine multiple flywheels together The Transmission of claim 1-8 claims any clutch can separate any flywheel from, the any part of the Torque enhanced Transmission or anything connected to the input or output shafts, such that each component of the transmission can rotate independently from all other components.

15. A motor and or generator system comprising the Torque enhanced Transmission of claim 1-8 having a varied number of generators and or motors being induction type and connected at different output shafts of the transmission, to allow replacement of a single large generator, and where each motor is different in the number of poles and the torque enhanced transmission is a variable speed AC motor and or generator.

16. The Torque Enhanced. Transmission of claim 1-8 having clutches of engagement type, or frictional engagement type, magnetic clutch assemblies or a combination of multiple types.

17. An electrical generation system in a windmill, The system of generating electricity in Windmills consist of the Torque Enhanced Transmission in all claims wherein the windmill blades drive the Torque Enhanced Transmission to operate a constant speed induction generator. The system of generating electricity in Windmills in all claims wherein the windmill blades drive the Torque Enhanced Transmission and an electric motor keeps the speed of the transmission at a set idle speed and the electric motor draws power from the transmission.

18. Where the Torque enhanced Transmission of claim 1 is fit inside a rotating object such as a magnetic bearing assembly, wheel, crankshaft, a driveshaft for a motorized vehicle, PTO shaft, and having multiple rotating sections encased in the rotating object where the torque enhanced transmission is used to rotate the rotating object and the object rotates the transmission.

19. Where the Torque enhanced Transmission claims 1-8 beings used in applications having characteristics requiring variable torque and requiring high speeds at constant rpm high torque and low speed input speeds. enhanced variable torque, constant low speed output. low rpm inputs and, requiring a constant high-speed output. Where the Torque enhance Transmission has a continuously variable gear ratios internally a relatively constant output speed and being a continuously variable torque transmission.

20. The Torque enhanced Transmission from claim 1-8 Where the rotors from all components of the torque enhanced transmission use oversized rotors, shafts and magnetic bearing, the motor rotors. and the generator rotors are oversized and act as kinetic energy storage devices

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] FIG. 1 is one embodiment of the present invention using the Torque Enhanced Transmission in a windmill.

[0016] FIG. 2 a picture of the prior art.

[0017] FIG. 3 shows prior art

[0018] FIG. 4 Windmill with multiple generators

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] Referring to FIG. 1, The Torque Enhanced Transmission 123 of the present invention includes a first speed increaser 333 a first large diameter flywheel 199 a first perpendicular shaft 777 a clutch 111 a second speed increaser 667 a second flywheel 299, with a smaller diameter so it can fit inside the first flywheel a second perpendicular shaft 772 a second clutch 222 a third speed increaser 999 a third flywheel 399 coupled to a third perpendicular shaft 773 and also to the main shaft 5 and to a speed decreasing devise 333 and a second generator assembly is connected to the output shaft of The Torque Enhanced Transmission 123 The size and mass of the flywheels, 199,299.399. In one version of this embodiment, the first flywheel 199 is a spoked flywheel with a weighted outer perimeter 2200 kg and the second 299 fits inside the first and the third flywheel fits inside the second and are enclosed in a vacuum. The Wind turbine blades are able to deliver more energy to the transmission 123 as all speeds deliver energy to the Torque Enhanced Transmission and interior speeds achieved by the transmissions energy storage devices are capable of much greater speeds than required by the generators but the speed decreaser delivers a desired RPM, the gearing down increases torque and provides a relatively constant speed operation for the induction generator. The generator connected to the main shaft 5 is an induction generator 18 and the generator connected to any perpendicular shaft can be any type. If the generator shaft falls below the speed of the induction generator the generator disengages until the system speed increase and the generator connected to the perpendicular shaft 773 remains engaged. The transmission operates with varied speed in different stages in order to operate the constant speed induction generator with as little variation in rpm range thus reducing stress on the system and increasing efficiency of the system a motor is connected to a perpendicular shaft 777 Connected to a battery bank 32