Vertical axis wind turbine and floating body

Abstract

The present application provides a vertical axis wind turbine and a floating body. The vertical axis wind turbine includes a tower, a main shaft, a supporting rod and a blade; where the main shaft is connected with the tower, and the main shaft is provided to be rotatable around a central axis of the tower; the blade is connected to the main shaft by the supporting rod; the tower is retractable. In the present application, the tower and the blade of the vertical axis wind turbine can be contracted, or the tower and the blade can be put down after contraction, or the tower and the blade can be contracted and then stored below a deck, thus reducing the space occupied by the vertical axis wind turbine on the deck of the floating body to meet different operation requirements of the floating body.

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