Device for using flow energy
AssigneeItea Ecotech GmbH
InventorsKonstantin Kelaiditis, Nikolas Kelaiditis, Alexis Kelaiditis
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for using flow energy, in particular wind energy, comprising elements (2) that have incident-flow surfaces (1) and that are guided so as to circulate on a track at a distance to each other, wherein a rotational axis about which the elements (2) move is arranged perpendicularly to the flow direction, and comprising an apparatus (5) for transmitting the flow energy captured using the elements (2) to a generator (15). According to the invention, the apparatus (5) and the elements (2) are connected to each other in such a way that forces acting tangentially to the track (3) are transmitted and forces acting in other directions are not transmitted or are transmitted only in an attenuated manner.
Claims13
A device for utilizing flow energy, comprising:
- a track;
- elements, having impingement surfaces, traveling along the track and guided at a distance from each other, wherein an axis of rotation around which the elements move, is arranged transversely of a flow direction;
- and a ring that is movable parallel to the track whereby forces that act in a direction tangential to the track are transferred and the flow energy picked up by the elements is transmitted to a generator, wherein the elements and the ring are mounted separately from each other in the device and the elements and the ring are connected to each other so that the forces acting between the elements and the ring tangentially relative to the track are transmitted and forces acting in directions other than the tangential direction are not transmitted to the ring or are transmitted only to a weakened extent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.