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Title:
WINDMILL FOR WIND POWER GENERATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/067079
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A windmill (10) for wind power generation, comprising a tower−like frame (11) and a rotating member (12) installed in the frame rotatably around the vertical axis thereof, the rotating member (12) further comprising bosses (23, 24) disposed on the upper and lower sides thereof, a plurality of lateral vanes (25) extending radially from the bosses, and vertical vanes (26) held by the tips of the pair of upper and lower side lateral vanes, the frame (11) further comprising bearings (19, 20) supporting the bosses (23, 24) of the rotating member rotatably around the vertical axis thereof, spokes (17) radially provided for supporting the bearings, and a leg (15) for holding the spokes (17) at a position apart from the ground, wherein a generator connected to the boss (24) of the rotating member (12) is stored in the lower side bearing (20).

Inventors:
KINPARA SHIRO (JP)
UCHIYAMA HISAKAZU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2002/001115
Publication Date:
August 14, 2003
Filing Date:
February 08, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SUNPOWER CO LD (JP)
KINPARA SHIRO (JP)
UCHIYAMA HISAKAZU (JP)
International Classes:
F03D3/00; F03D3/02; (IPC1-7): F03D3/00
Foreign References:
JPH0310037B21991-02-12
JPS628388Y21987-02-26
EP1096144A22001-05-02
JPS62197672A1987-09-01
JPH0310037B21991-02-12
US4456429A1984-06-26
EP1096144A22001-05-02
US4571152A1986-02-18
Other References:
See also references of EP 1482172A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akiyama, Shigeo (9-9 Kitahama 1-chome, Chuo-k, Osaka-shi Osaka, JP)
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