Patent Application
20190291840
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The disclosure and prior art relates to wind power assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new wind power assembly for powering devices of a boat.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a first shaft that is rotatably coupled to and extends vertically from a boat. A plurality of blades is coupled to and extends from the first shaft. A generator is operationally coupled to the first shaft. A rectifier is operationally coupled the generator. A battery, which is rechargeable, is operationally coupled to the rectifier. The battery is selectively couplable to devices of the boat. The blades are configured to convert kinetic energy of wind into rotation of the first shaft. The generator is positioned to convert rotation of the first shaft into unstable alternating current. The rectifier is positioned to convert the unstable alternating current from the generator to direct current so that the battery is charged by the generator. The battery is configured to supply direct current to power the devices of the boat.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
Each blade 14 comprises a first section 20 and a second section 22. The first section 20 extends transversely from the first shaft 12. The second section 22 extends angulary from the first section 20, as shown in
A generator 30 is operationally coupled to the first shaft 12. The generator 30 is positioned to convert rotation of the first shaft 12 into unstable alternating current. A rectifier 32 is operationally coupled the generator 30. The rectifier 32 is positioned to convert the unstable alternating current from the generator 30 to direct current.
A battery 34, which is rechargeable, is selectively couplable to devices of the boat. The battery 34 is operationally coupled to the rectifier 32 so that the battery 34 is charged by the generator 30. The battery 34 is configured to supply direct current to power the devices of the boat, such a motor and lights that operate on direct current.
A gearbox 36 is operationally coupled to and is positioned between the generator 30 the bottom end 28 of the first shaft 12. A second shaft 38 is operationally coupled to and extends from the gearbox 36. The second shaft 38 is operationally coupled to the generator 30. The gearbox 36 is positioned to selectively provide speed conversion and torque conversion between the first shaft 12 and the second shaft 38.
A power inverter 40 is operationally coupled to the battery 34, as shown in
In use, the blades 14 are configured to convert kinetic energy of wind into rotation of the first shaft 12. The gearbox 36 is positioned to selectively provide speed conversion and torque conversion between the first shaft 12 and the second shaft 38. The generator 30 is positioned to convert rotation of the second shaft 38 into unstable alternating current. The rectifier 32 is positioned to convert the unstable alternating current from the generator 30 to direct current so that the battery 34 is charged by the generator 30. The battery 34 is configured to supply direct current to power the devices of the boat, such the motor and the lights that operate on direct current. The power inverter 40 is positioned to convert direct current from the battery 34 to alternating current to power the devices of the boat, such the motor and the lights that operate on alternating current
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
