Phoenix Industries of Crookston Ltd. (Crookston MN 02)
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A tip brake is described for use on the blade of a wind generator so that the tip will be rotated relative to the remainder of the blade to slow the rotation of the rotor. The tip of the blade is rotatable, about its longitudinal axis, with respect to the remainder of the blade. A brake mechanism in
A tip brake is described for use on the blade of a wind generator so that the tip will be rotated relative to the remainder of the blade to slow the rotation of the rotor. The tip of the blade is rotatable, about its longitudinal axis, with respect to the remainder of the blade. A brake mechanism interconnects the blade tip with the remainder of the blade to cause the blade tip to be rotated when the blade is subjected to a predetermined amount of centrifugal force. Once the blade tip has been deployed to slow rotation of the rotor, it will remain deployed until the wind becomes very low or the rotor is manually slowed so that the spring can cause the tip to be reset.
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In combination, a rotor blade for a wind generator including a main blade portion having inner and outer ends, and a blade tip portion mounted at the outer end thereof, a tip brake mechanism interconnecting said main blade portion and said blade tip portion for rotating said blade tip relative to sa
In combination, a rotor blade for a wind generator including a main blade portion having inner and outer ends, and a blade tip portion mounted at the outer end thereof, a tip brake mechanism interconnecting said main blade portion and said blade tip portion for rotating said blade tip relative to said main blade portion, to slow the rotational speed of said rotor blade when the blade is subjected to a predetermined centrifugal force, thereby preventing damage to the wind generator, said tip brake mechanism comprising, a cylinder block means positioned in said main blade portion and having inner and outer ends, said cylinder block means having an elongated, longitudinally extending cylinder formed therein which has inner and outer ends, a piston mounted in said cylinder and being movable from an inner set position to an outer deployed position, said piston having a piston head portion at its inner end and a rod portion extending longitudinally therefrom, a magnet block means at the inner end of said cylinder block means and having a magnet means, of a predetermined magnitude, positioned therein which is positioned adjacent said piston head portion, when said piston is in its inner set position, to yieldably maintain said piston head portion adjacent thereto until sufficient centrifugal force is exerted on said piston to move said piston away therefrom towards its deployed position, said cylinder block means having a bore formed in its outer end, said piston rod portion slidably extending outwardly through said bore, a reset spring means in said cylinder which embraces said piston rod portion between said piston head portion and the outer end of said cylinder block means for resetting said piston head portion adjacent said magnet means, said cylinder being filled with a hydraulic fluid which is compressed when said piston moves towards is deployed position, said piston head portion having at least one bore extending therethrough for permitting the hydraulic fluid to flow therethrough for slowing the movement of said piston between its said set position and its said deployed position and for slowing the movement of said piston between its said deployed position and its said set position, the magnet force of said magnet means being larger than the force of said reset spring means so that centrifugal force greater than the total of the magnet force of said magnet means and the force of said reset spring means is required to move said piston means from its set position towards its deployed position, and so that said piston means is moved from its said deployed position towards its said set position by the smaller force of said reset spring means acting thereon, and means operatively interconnecting said piston rod portion and said blade tip for rotating said blade tip relative to said main blade portion when said piston means moves from its said set position to its said deployed position.
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