Wind power generation system

• US 7,635,924 B1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Issued: 12/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Apollo New Energy Corporation
• Original Assignee: Apollo Limited (DG3 Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Chen, Siao-Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): GONZALEZ, JULIO C
• Application Number:
  US12/334,954
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 290/44, 290/55, 415/2.1, 415/4.2, 415/7, 603/98, 416/132.B
• US Class Current: 290/44
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 7/048 controlling wind farms
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 80/00 Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 80/50 Maintenance or repair
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/91 on a stationary structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/728 Onshore wind turbines

Abstract

A wind power generation system includes at least one windward power generation area, at least one maintenance and repair area, a transmission system and an auto-management system. The windward power generation area includes a wind power generation unit. With the wind power generation system of the invention, the wind power generation unit can be replaced or maintained easily if the wind power generation unit breaks down, and thus the invention can reduce the maintenance cost and manpower and enhance the efficiency of using green energy.

Claims

1. A wind power generation system, comprising:

at least one windward power generation area, being a hollow structure, and including a wind power generation unit;

at least one maintenance and repair area, for maintaining and repairing the wind power generation unit;

a transmission system, connected to the windward power generation area and the maintenance and repair area, for conveying the wind power generation unit, the windward power generation area and the maintenance and repair area being in situ in the transmission system whereby repair of the wind power generation unit is done on site;

a power generation detector for detecting power generation of the wind power generation unit; and

an auto-management system, for managing the windward power generation area, the maintenance and repair area and the transmission system, the power generation detector being electrically connected to the auto-management system to detect a low power generation of the windward power generation area whereupon the auto-management system will issue a command to the maintenance and repair area to repair the wind power generation unit.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the wind power generation unit is a horizontal-axis wind power generation unit.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the wind power generation unit is a vertical-axis wind power generation unit.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the wind power generation unit is returned from the on site maintenance and repair area to the windward power generation area after repair.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the transmission system is a hollow structure that will effect direction of wind to produce turbulence.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein windward power generation area is located above the maintenance and repair area and the transmission system physically extends between the windward power generation area and the maintenance and repair area.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the transmission system is larger in size than both the windward power generation area and the maintenance and repair area.