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    US cu») United States 20 00030771 12 cz) Patent Application Publication — co) Pub. No.: US 2012/0003077 Al Churchill (34) ANNU pount AR MULT-ROTOR (76) Inventor ick Churchill, Montreal (21) Appl. No. 13/131,808 (2) PCT Filed Now. 12, 2009 (86) PCT No, PCTICA2009/001649 S371 M0, (2),(4)Date- Sep. 16,2011 G0) Foreign Application Priority Data Nov.27,2008 (CA) 2,685,206 Publication Classification GP Ince. Foi 2526 FO 174 (2006.01) (2005.01) (43) Pub. Date: Jan. 5, 2012 ro S18 Fo v2 200501) (2006.01), (2) US.CL 415/115; 415/220; 415/148 6 ABSTRACT An annular single or mul-rotor double-walled turbine. The turbine includes an outer shroud, an inner shroud, and a plurality of deveshatls, The turbine also includes a plurality ff rotors coaxially aached to the plurality of driveshafts at spaced intervals. Fach ofthe plurality of rotors comprises a plurality of turbine blades extending between the inner and ‘outer shrouds. Fach of the plurality of turbine blades com- prises a face. The inner shroud and the outer shroud form a ‘continuous chanel for directing « Mid entering the turbine towards the faces ofthe turbine blades and for directing fail discharged from a first of the plurality ofrotorsto the remain- ‘ng rotor. The channel greatly improves efciency of poser extraction from all augmented and non-augmented. Mid Patent Application Publication Jan. 5,2012 Sheet 1 of 13 US 2012/0003077 Al US 2012/0003077 AI Jan. 5, 2012 Sheet 2 of 13 Patent Application Publication 1420 Figure 2 Patent Application Publication Jan. 5,2012 Sheet 3 of 13 US 2012/0003077 Al Figure 3A Figure 3B Patent Application Publication Jan. 5,2012 Sheet 4 of 13 US 2012/0003077 Al Section view B-B Figure 4¢ Figure 4A Patent Application Publication Jan. 5,2012 Sheet Sof 13 US 2012/0003077 Al Right View Figure 5C Figure 5A ere view Figure 58 Patent Application Publication Jan. 5, 2012 Sheet 6 of 13 US 2012/0003077 AL Figure 6 Patent Application Publication Jan. 5,2012 Sheet 7013 US 2012/0003077 AL Patent Application Publication Jan. 5,2012 Sheet 8 of 13 US 2012/0003077 Al Figure 8 Jan. 5,2012 Sheet 9of13 US 2012/0003077 AI Patent Application Publication Patent Application Publication Jan. 5,2012 Sheet 10 of 13 US 2012/0003077 Al 9) Figure 10 2 & | fF we i | KX = WS ay Patent Application Publication Jan. 5, 2012 Sheet 11 of 13 US 2012/0003077 AL bE eunbyy Patent Application Publication Jan. 5,2012 Sheet 12 of 13 US 2012/0003077 Al Shrouded HAWT wind energy system (WAR = 1) (22 ta giameter ctor wih 3varable chor, twisted blades) 1000 T | Nominal wn 300 7 600 : —_|— 200 02 03 04 05 08 oF 08 09 1 18 Cchanneting Ratio Figure 12 Patent Application Publication Jan. 52012 Sheet 13 of 13 US 2012/0003077 AL EA-600a wind energy system a = =Hominal Wind = 4 is e tiominal Wind =7 rs aa —Horinal Wind = 12 vs & Power [KY 8 05 os 07 oa os ' u Channeling Ratio Figure 13 US 2012/0003077 AI ANNULAR MULTI-ROTOR DOUBLE-WALLED TURBINE, FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally elates to both wind tnd water turbines. More specifically, the present invention relates to an annular mulicrotor double-walled turbine, The present invention also relates to a single rotor eross-flow Turbine. To distinguish the additional complexity of the present invention as compared to standard windmill, dhe ‘design of the iwention is refered to as @ Wind Power Plant (wee). BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 10002} _‘Thepresentart for modem windmill design is based ‘on Horizontal-Avis Wind Turbines (HAW) using long, twisted propeller type blades. In order to increase the gener ating capacity, the two predominant variables are uid speed and rotor swept area. The faster the nominal wind speed, the more power is produced and, as the enemy prodiced increases with the cube ofthe wind speed, the wind cond tions of the locaton is of paramount importance. As such ‘windmills are placed along. coastlines of in areas of wind velocities around 6 0-7.0 mis and above. The existing HAWT technology cannot produce eompstitve power unless these ‘wo ahovesmentionedl conditions ate met. 10003] Windmill diameters have increased substantially ‘with the development of synthetic composite materials sack a fiberlass, carbon fiber ete. Large HAWT bave blade lengths that now exceed SO meters in engl, Tis long length reflets the fact that the power produced is dependent on the area swept by the blades. The longer the length of the blades ‘ofthe rotor the larger will eis swept area, Atthistime, there fare no dicted commercal-sized windmills in operation. ‘Windmills operate using the velocity pressure or simply the velocity of the wind, Lite interest oF research has been appliedto the addition of devieeso increase the total pressure (locity pressure and static pressure) ofthe ar stream strik- ing the blades. [0008] IF the total pressure of the ud stream has been ‘increased the most appropriate method of applying it to the blades is by simply ducting theturbine. This simple preach has been tried in the past with no commercial successes. The ‘equipment or devices needed to increase the velocity presse increase the fabrication costs and the increase in energy was insufficient to justify the additional costand complexity of the ‘equipment required, [0005] One ofthe major drawbacks of simply ducting the rotor is that much ofthe sir stream with inereased total pres- sure will always take the path of least resistance. Much ofthe air stream passes through the middle section of the rotor where it develops litle oF no useful torque. FIG. 1 illustrates the fact that a HAWT rotor hs a high torque area around the periphery and alow torque area in its center. Fven i the aie stream total pressure has heen increased its prefered path ‘vil be through the lw torque zone in the center af the rotor where litle power is produced, [0006] -Inorder fora double-walled channel o be effective, ‘most be installed around the outer edges ofthe rotors) and the serine tunnel must continually rotate into the path ofthe Wind. This requir that all elements be mounted on a com- ‘on strcture and thatthe stricture rotates, If an atgmenta tion device, such as a convenzent-diverpent nozzle, is used 10 Jan. 5, 2012 total pressure, it must aso be sup ute and rotate withthe WPP. Tn the case of axial rotors, the channel is circular inlevices have stinight alls. This requires that highly aerodynamic adapters ‘ust be installed at the enlrance af the channel to convert @ smightwalled convergent aozele toa circular bane, Si Jarly, dhe ext from the channel requires an aerodynamie tran- sition from circular to staight-walled nozzle, [0008] ‘The purpose of wind augmentation devices is Increase the total pressure ofthe airstream. In ober words, fone of both of the velocity pressure or tate pressure arc Increased. As such, entrance configurations such as curved strlaces designed fo minimize entrance and disebarge fre- tion losses are not an atygmentation device forthe simple foct ‘ha they do not augment ether the velocity pressure or static pressure of the air steam, Similarly, exit configurations signed to minimize exit and discharge frietion losses that do not decrease the velocity or state pressure ofthe fluid ‘ream are not augmentation devices. [0009] A techaology that addresses the above dilliculties ‘would greatly improve turbine efficiency, impeove the elee- ‘eieal sibility ofthe production and decrease the production costs for electricity. [0010 "Tere is thus presently a need for a turbine that can ‘maximize the eficiency ofthe application of an aigmented fir tram toa turbine rotor [011] Thereisalsoa need foran apparatus that can aecom- :medlte the operation of several turbine rotors in series rotat- ing t constant velocity, [0012] There is slso a need for an adjustable width uid channel o keep the fluid steam speed constant as the uid Speed varies. [0013] ‘There is also a need for an apparatus with sufficient ‘augmentation and sufficient amber of rotors and sch per Tormance as to provide cheap competitive electricity at rele tively low Bid speeds [0014] There is also need fora double-walled channel hat applies the augmented fluid stream tothe penphery of the ‘mor where the most torgue is produced and eliminates fait ow to the low torgue zone [01S] There is also a need for an apparatus wo enclose the turbine rotors to minimize noise and Visual impacts, {0016} There is also a need foran appara to remove from the augmented fad stream all parts of the rotor with the ‘exception of the blades, [0017] There is aso a need foran apparatus to distribute as ‘equally as possible the augmented fui stream nto the chan- fel and tothe face ofthe rotor blades, [0018] There is also need foran apparatus to createa WPP that ean intezrate, into its operation, various subsystems for ‘improving performace such as a rotorsectoring system, @ {uid stream augmentation apparatus and annular rotors for HAWT applications [0019] There is also @ need for an apparatus to provide an Jnnovative rotating mechanism for lange eapacity WPP with a Jong stroctural catriage supporting a double-walled channel, multiple rotors, generstors andl a wind augmentation device, [0020] Thereisalsoa need foran apparatus that can aecom- rmodate ¢ motorized compressor fan on the end ofthe rotor shaft facing the incoming fu to nerease the Mud flow tothe high torque zone ofthe rotor. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0021] An object ofthe present invention is to provide a turbine that satisfies at least one of the above-mentioned seeds [oo07} ‘The most efficient and easily built gmenta US 2012/0003077 AI 10022] According tothe present invention, theres provided sn annular mulisotor double-walled turbine comprising: [023] an outer shroud; [o024] an inner shroud: [0025] a plurality of driveshafts; and [0026] a plurality of rotors coaxially attached vo the pla- ‘ality of driveshafts at spaced intervals, each of the plu- lity of rotors comprising plurality of turbine blades {extending between the inner and outer shrouds, each of the plurality of turbine blades comprising a face, wherein the inner shroud and the outer shroud form a eon- tinuous chanel for directing a Muid entering the turbine towards the faces ofthe trbine blades and for directing fu

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