TURBINE DEVICE, POWER APPARATUS AND POWER INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM
20240093668 ยท 2024-03-21
Inventors
Cpc classification
F05B2260/4022
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D3/067
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03B17/065
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2260/502
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2240/13
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D15/201
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D3/005
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F05B2240/217
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D3/0436
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03B3/14
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F03D3/06
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D3/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D3/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F03D15/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
A turbine of a power generating system includes a rotary shaft, blades, stoppers and elastic members. Each of the blades includes a connecting side and an active side opposite to the connecting side, and the blades are disposed on the rotary shaft at intervals by a predetermined distance, in which the blades are pivotally connected to the rotary shaft through the connecting sides. The stoppers respectively correspond to the blades and are disposed over the rotary shaft for limiting expansion angles of the blades. Each of the elastic members includes a fixed end and a moving end opposite to the fixed end, and the fixed ends attach to the rotary shaft, and the moving ends respectively attach to the blades. Each of the blades pivots between an expanded position and a closed position.
Claims
1. A turbine of a power generating system, comprising: a rotary shaft; a plurality of blades, wherein each of the blades comprises a connecting side and an active side opposite to the connecting side, and the blades are disposed on the rotary shaft at intervals by a predetermined distance, wherein the blades are pivotally connected to the rotary shaft through the connecting sides; a plurality of stoppers respectively corresponding to the blades and disposed over the rotary shaft for limiting expansion angles of the blades; and a plurality of elastic members, wherein each of the elastic members comprises a fixed end and a moving end opposite to the fixed end, and the fixed ends attach to the rotary shaft, and the moving ends respectively attach to the blades; wherein each of the blades pivots between an expanded position and a closed position; when the blades are in the expanded positions, the active sides are away from the rotary shaft, and the blades are respectively against the stoppers; and when the blades are in the closed positions, the active sides are adjacent to the rotary shaft, and the elastic members are in deformation states.
2. The turbine of the power generating system of claim 1, wherein the rotary shaft is in a cylinder shape, the blades are disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction of the rotary shaft, each of the blades is a curved plate and has a concave surface and a convex surface opposite to the concave surface, and the stoppers are respectively disposed corresponding to the blades and face the convex surfaces of the corresponding blades; when the blades are in the expanded positions, the convex surfaces of the blades are respectively against the stoppers; and when the blades are in the closed positions, the concave surfaces of the blades are adjacent to the rotary shaft, and a radius of a curvature of each of the blades is substantially equivalent to a radius of the rotary shaft.
3. The turbine of the power generating system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of anti-friction members respectively disposed on the blades, and each of the anti-friction members comprising one of a roller and a smooth coating.
4. The turbine of the power generating system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of pivotal members and a plurality of cover sheets, wherein the pivotal members are disposed between the connecting sides and the rotary shaft so that the blades pivot relative to the rotary shaft, and the cover sheets are made of soft and impermeable material and the cover sheets are respectively disposed across gaps between the connecting sides and the rotary shaft.
5. A power apparatus of a power generating system, comprising: at least one turbine, wherein the at least one turbine comprises a rotary shaft and a plurality of blades, and the blades are pivotally connected to the rotary shaft; and a channel structure group comprising a plurality of spacing walls disposed at intervals along a direction, wherein any two adjacent ones of the spacing walls define a channel space for accommodating the at least one turbine, and the at least one turbine is adjacent to one of the spacing walls; and when the at least one turbine is driven to rotate by a fluid, the blades touch the adjacent one of the spacing walls, and are closed and near to the rotary shaft.
6. The power apparatus of the power generating system of claim 5, wherein the channel structure group further comprises at least one diversion wall, the at least one diversion wall is disposed between any adjacent two of the spacing walls, and divides an inlet communicating through the channel space into two sub-inlets; wherein the blades of the at least one turbine are driven to rotate by the fluid entering the two sub-inlets; and when the blades of the at least one turbine are closed, the blades are expanded by a tangential fluid flowing through the at least one diversion wall.
7. The power apparatus of the power generating system of claim 6, wherein the at least one diversion wall occupies a portion of the inlet and extends in a direction from one of the sub-inlets to the other one of the sub-inlets.
8. The power apparatus of the power generating system of claim 6, wherein the at least one diversion wall is adjacent to one of the spacing walls.
9. The power apparatus of the power generating system of claim 6, wherein an inner surface of the at least one diversion wall facing the channel space is a curved surface.
10. The power apparatus of the power generating system of claim 5, wherein each of the spacing walls is curved along a rotational direction of the at least one turbine.
11. The power apparatus of the power generating system of claim 5, wherein the channel structure group further comprises a plurality of anti-friction members, each of the anti-friction members comprises one of a roller and a smooth coating, each of the spacing walls comprises a contact surface, the anti-friction members are respectively disposed on the contact surfaces of the spacing walls.
12. A power integrated system of a power generating system, comprising: a plurality of power devices, wherein each of the power devices comprises a rotary shaft, and the rotary shafts are driven to rotate for generating power; and a plurality of one-way transmission mechanisms, wherein each of the one-way transmission mechanisms comprises a one-way transmission wheel and a transmission member, the one-way transmission wheels are disposed on the rotary shaft of one of the power devices, the transmission members are respectively disposed between the rotary shafts of the other power devices and the one-way transmission wheels to respectively transmit the power generated by the other power devices to the one-way transmission wheels, and the power is transmitted to the rotary shaft where the one-way transmission wheels are disposed via the one-way transmission wheels, and each of the one-way transmission mechanisms is configured to transmit the power to the one-way transmission wheel via the transmission member when the rotary shaft where the transmission member is disposed rotates in a rotational direction, so that the rotary shaft where the one-way transmission wheel is disposed rotates in the same rotational direction, the power generated by the power devices is integrated in parallel via the one-way transmission mechanisms.
13. The power integrated system of the power generating system of claim 12, wherein the one-way transmission wheel of each of the one-way transmission mechanisms comprises one of a ratcheting freewheel mechanism, a combination of a one-way bearing and a gear, and a combination of a one-way bearing and a pulley, and the transmission member of each of the one-way transmission mechanisms comprises one of an assembly of a gear and a chain, an assembly of a pulley and a belt, and a gear assembly.
14. The power integrated system of the power generating system of claim 12, wherein each of the power devices is a waterwheel.
15. The power integrated system of the power generating system of claim 12, wherein the rotary shaft of each of the power devices is driven by wind for generating power.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] The disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0035] Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail as follows. However, it can be understood that, the embodiments are provided many applicable concepts, which may implement in any kind of specific context. The embodiments which are described and disclosed in this context are merely provided for illustration and not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
[0036] Terms used in this context are merely for distinguishing specific embodiments and not intended to limit the patent scope. Unless otherwise limited, the term a or the in a singular form may also be used to represent in a plural form.
[0037] Reference is made to
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[0039] The rotary shaft 221 includes a core 227 and a rod 228. The core 227 may be, but is not limited to, in a cylinder shape, and the rod 228 is firmly engaged to the core 227. The blades 222 are pivotally connected to the rotary shaft 221 by the pivotal members 223. As shown in
[0040] The blades 222 may be expanded or closed relative to the rotary shaft 221. In some embodiments, gaps may be present between the connecting sides 231 of the blades 222 and the rotary shaft 221, and the cover sheets 224 are respectively disposed across the gaps between the connecting sides 231 of the blades 222 and the rotary shaft 221 for blocking fluid to flow therethrough when the turbine 220A is driven. The cover sheets 224 may be made of soft and impermeable material, such as soft plastic material or the like. The stoppers 225 respectively correspond to the blades 222 and are disposed over the rotary shaft 221, and respectively face the convex surfaces 230 of the corresponding blades 222 for limiting the expansion angles of the blades 222. Each elastic member 226 includes a fixed end and a moving end opposite to the fixed end. The fixed ends of the elastic members 226 attach to the rotary shaft 221, and the moving ends of the elastic members 226 respectively attach to the blades 222. The elastic members 226 respectively provide restoration forces for the blades 222 to open (e.g., shown in
[0041] Each blade 222 pivots relative to the rotary shaft 221 between an expanded position and a closed position. When each blade 222 is in the expanded position, the active side 232 of each blade 222 is away from the rotary shaft 221, a distance L between the active side 232 of each blade 222 and the center of the rod 228 is the farthest, and the connecting side 231 of each blade 222 is against the corresponding stopper 225 (the convex surface 230 of each blade 222 is against the corresponding stopper 225). In this example, the angle ? between the connecting side 231 of each blade 222 and the tangent of the rotary shaft 221 corresponding thereto is approximately 90 degrees. The blades 222 have the longest lever arms (i.e. the distance L) for reaching the maximum torque when the turbine 220A is in the expanded status.
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[0043] It should be noted that the elastic members 226 corresponding to the blades 222 are also deformed (e.g. stretched) when the blades 222 are in the expanded positions, but the degree of deformations of the elastic members 226 when the blades 222 are in the expanded positions is less than the degree of deformations of the elastic members 226 when the blades 222 are in the closed positions. Accordingly, the blades 222 do not rotate toward a direction of the closed positions and sustain in the expanded positions without external force because the blades 222 are against the stoppers 225 when the blades 222 do not affect by the external force from a spacing wall 241 (see
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[0046] In some embodiments, inner surfaces 248 of the diversion walls 242 respectively facing the channel spaces 243 are curved surfaces, and extend toward interior of the channel spaces 243 in a direction from the sub-inlets 247 to the sub-inlets 246, so that the diverted fluids entering the channel spaces 243 from the sub-inlets 247 form the tangential fluids more easily.
[0047] The turbines 220A, 220B and 220C reduce obstacles by the expanded blades 222 or the closed blades 222 when rotating, and eliminate negative power of rotation, so that the turbines 220A, 220B and 220C increase efficiency of converting fluid kinetic energy into mechanical energy.
[0048] It should be further noted that each diversion wall 242 may be disposed near one of the adjacent two of the spacing walls 241 which is different from the one of the adjacent two of the spacing walls 241 which is near the accommodated turbine 220A, 220B or 220C, so that the sub-inlet 247 is wider than the sub-inlet 246. The amount of the diverted fluid entering the sub-inlet 247 is more than the amount of the diverted fluid entering the sub-inlet 246, so the diverted fluid entering the sub-inlet 247 may form the stronger tangential fluid so that the blades 222 of the turbine 220A, 220B or 220C are expanded more quickly. The positions disposed by the diversion walls 242 may be adjusted to match the positions where the blades 222 of the corresponding turbines 220A, 220B and 220C need to be expanded. In addition, the flows of the diverted fluids may be adjusted according to adjusting distances between each diversion wall 242 and the corresponding spacing walls 241. For example, when the diversion wall 242 is near one of the spacing walls 241, the space defined by the diversion wall 242 and the spacing wall 241 which is near the diversion wall 242 is smaller, and thus the flow amount of the diverted fluid entering the space is smaller; on the contrary, when the diversion wall 242 is far away from one of the spacing walls 241, the space defined by the diversion wall 242 and the spacing wall 241 which is far away from the diversion wall 242 is large, and thus the flow amount of the diverted fluid entering the space is larger.
[0049] In some embodiments, each turbine 220A, 220B or 220C further includes anti-friction members 233, in which the anti-friction members 233 are disposed on the convex surfaces 230 of the blades 222. These anti-friction members 233 are helpful for reducing the friction force exerted by the blades 222 on the spacing walls 241. The anti-friction members 233 may be, for example, rollers and/or smooth coatings.
[0050] In some embodiments, the channel structure group 240 further includes anti-friction members (not shown) disposed respectively on contact surfaces of the spacing walls 241. These anti-friction members are helpful for reducing the friction force exerted by the spacing walls 241 on the blades 222. Each anti-friction member may be, for example, a row of rollers and/or a smooth coating.
[0051] Each one-way transmission mechanism 300 includes a one-way transmission wheel 310 and a transmission member 320. The one-way transmission wheel 310 is disposed on the rod 228 of one of the turbines 220A, 220B and 220C. The one-way transmission wheel 310 is configured to rotate by a unidirectional direction to transmit power, such as a ratcheting freewheel mechanism, a combination of a one-way bearing and a gear, a combination of a one-way bearing and a pulley, or the like, in which the combination method of the one-way bearing and the gear is that the one-way bearing is disposed at the center of the gear, and the combination method of the one-way bearing and the pulley is that the one-way bearing is disposed at the center of the pulley. The transmission member 320 is disposed between the rod 228 of another turbine 220A, 220B or 220C and the one-way transmission wheel 310. The transmission members 320 transmit power generated by the turbines 220A and 220C to the corresponding one-way transmission wheels 310, and the one-way transmission wheels 310 transmit power generated by the turbines 220A and 220C to the rod 228 of the turbines 220A. The transmission members 320 and the corresponding one-way transmission wheels 310 incorporate together. For example, as shown in
[0052] When the rotation speed of the turbines 220A and 220C is higher than or equal to the rotation speed of the turbine 220B for following the rotation of the turbine 220B, the turbines 220A and 220C may transmit power via the one-way transmission mechanisms 300, so that the turbines 220A and 220C share the force that drives the turbine 220B to rotate, such that the turbine 220B rotates more easily. Therefore, the configurations of the one-way transmission mechanisms 300 can be adjusted appropriately according to different components of the force generated by the fluid to the turbines 220A, 220B and 220C.
[0053] It should be mentioned that the one-way transmission mechanisms 300 may be used for power devices other than the turbines 220A, 220B and 220C. In some embodiments, the one-way transmission mechanisms 300 are disposed on rotation shafts of power devices (e.g., another type of waterwheels).
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[0055] In the power generating system 700 shown in
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[0057] In the power generating system 800 shown in
[0058] The power devices can be disposed as appropriate positions and the power generated by the power devices can be integrated in series or in parallel via the one-way transmission mechanisms, so that the power devices can be disposed more conveniently and the amounts of the power generators which are required can be saved. In addition, the power devices may share the momentum of the fluid at the same time to reduce damages of the power devices. In some embodiments, the power integrated system may be integrated with other fluid power generating system(s) (e.g., a wind power generating system) to generate power by integrating wind turbines.
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[0060] In the power integrated system shown in
[0061] Although the present disclosure has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.
[0062] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of the present disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.