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As a hobby for the last couple of years, I've been designing various theoretical wave and wind generator devices. One of the primary criteria is that the electrical power generation components have to be easily accessible.
For wave power, electrical power generation has to be on shore not in the water. For wind power, electrical power generation has to be on the ground not in the air.
That's where it gets tricky with a wind turbine. Mechanically, you can have a shaft transfer the torque to the ground components, but that same torque acts on the turbine head position. To avoid this, I've designed a means to convert the torque directly to hydraulic energy and transfer it via a rotary swivel and hydraulic lines.
Why hydraulics and not direct electrical? The main reason is that I'm a hydraulics guy and I know little about the intricacies of getting the wind turbine gen motor to produce 60Hz 240VAC electrically with a varying input velocity and torque. But I do know how to couple a hydraulic motor directly to a generator motor and spin it at the precise RPM required.
This idea is for on-grid supplementary use and for auxiliary shop hydraulic supply.
And that's where I'm going. But I'd love some input from fellow designers and hobbyists.
For wave power, electrical power generation has to be on shore not in the water. For wind power, electrical power generation has to be on the ground not in the air.
That's where it gets tricky with a wind turbine. Mechanically, you can have a shaft transfer the torque to the ground components, but that same torque acts on the turbine head position. To avoid this, I've designed a means to convert the torque directly to hydraulic energy and transfer it via a rotary swivel and hydraulic lines.
Why hydraulics and not direct electrical? The main reason is that I'm a hydraulics guy and I know little about the intricacies of getting the wind turbine gen motor to produce 60Hz 240VAC electrically with a varying input velocity and torque. But I do know how to couple a hydraulic motor directly to a generator motor and spin it at the precise RPM required.
This idea is for on-grid supplementary use and for auxiliary shop hydraulic supply.
And that's where I'm going. But I'd love some input from fellow designers and hobbyists.