WO2010141867A3 - Coated shrouded wind turbine - Google Patents

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WO2010141867A3
WO2010141867A3 PCT/US2010/037473 US2010037473W WO2010141867A3 WO 2010141867 A3 WO2010141867 A3 WO 2010141867A3 US 2010037473 W US2010037473 W US 2010037473W WO 2010141867 A3 WO2010141867 A3 WO 2010141867A3
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coated
wind turbine
shroud
shrouded wind
shrouded
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PCT/US2010/037473
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Thomas J. Kennedy Iii
Walter M. Presz, Jr.
Michael J. Werle
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Flodesign Wind Turbine Corporation
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Priority claimed from US12/555,446 external-priority patent/US8393850B2/en
Application filed by Flodesign Wind Turbine Corporation filed Critical Flodesign Wind Turbine Corporation
Publication of WO2010141867A2 publication Critical patent/WO2010141867A2/en
Publication of WO2010141867A3 publication Critical patent/WO2010141867A3/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/04—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor  having stationary wind-guiding means, e.g. with shrouds or channels
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
    • C08G18/00—Polymeric products of isocyanates or isothiocyanates
    • C08G18/06—Polymeric products of isocyanates or isothiocyanates with compounds having active hydrogen
    • C08G18/28—Polymeric products of isocyanates or isothiocyanates with compounds having active hydrogen characterised by the compounds used containing active hydrogen
    • C08G18/40—High-molecular-weight compounds
    • C08G18/61—Polysiloxanes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D175/00—Coating compositions based on polyureas or polyurethanes; Coating compositions based on derivatives of such polymers
    • C09D175/04—Polyurethanes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2230/00—Manufacture
    • F05B2230/90—Coating; Surface treatment
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2250/00—Geometry
    • F05B2250/10—Geometry two-dimensional
    • F05B2250/18—Geometry two-dimensional patterned
    • F05B2250/182—Geometry two-dimensional patterned crenellated, notched
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/60—Fluid transfer
    • F05B2260/63—Preventing clogging or obstruction of flow paths by dirt, dust, or foreign particles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2280/00—Materials; Properties thereof
    • F05B2280/40—Organic materials
    • F05B2280/4003—Synthetic polymers, e.g. plastics
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05C—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO MATERIALS, MATERIAL PROPERTIES OR MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR MACHINES, ENGINES OR PUMPS OTHER THAN NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES
    • F05C2225/00—Synthetic polymers, e.g. plastics; Rubber
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

A wind turbine has an impeller surrounded by a shroud. The shroud includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The surface is coated with a silicone polyurethane polymer. The resulting surface has reduced surface energy, which inhibits atmospheric deposits such as rain, snow, ice, sand, dirt, and combinations thereof from accumulating on the shroud.
PCT/US2010/037473 2009-06-04 2010-06-04 Coated shrouded wind turbine WO2010141867A2 (en)

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US18428909P 2009-06-04 2009-06-04
US61/184,289 2009-06-04
US12/555,446 2009-09-08
US12/555,446 US8393850B2 (en) 2008-09-08 2009-09-08 Inflatable wind turbine

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WO2010141867A3 true WO2010141867A3 (en) 2011-05-26

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US8393850B2 (en) 2008-09-08 2013-03-12 Flodesign Wind Turbine Corp. Inflatable wind turbine

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EP0045202A1 (en) * 1980-07-26 1982-02-03 Timothy Michael Gilchrist Improvements in wind powered electric generators
WO2008040428A2 (en) * 2006-09-29 2008-04-10 Construction Research & Technology Gmbh Functionalized polyurethane resin, method for the production thereof, and use thereof
WO2008157013A1 (en) * 2007-06-13 2008-12-24 Hontek Corporation Method and coating for protecting and repairing an airfoil surface using molded boots, sheet or tape
WO2010028342A2 (en) * 2008-09-08 2010-03-11 Flodesign Wind Turbine Corporation Inflatable wind turbine
EP2248607A1 (en) * 2009-05-04 2010-11-10 Airbus Operations Limited Self-regenerating biocatalytic and/or anti-icing surface

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0045202A1 (en) * 1980-07-26 1982-02-03 Timothy Michael Gilchrist Improvements in wind powered electric generators
WO2008040428A2 (en) * 2006-09-29 2008-04-10 Construction Research & Technology Gmbh Functionalized polyurethane resin, method for the production thereof, and use thereof
WO2008157013A1 (en) * 2007-06-13 2008-12-24 Hontek Corporation Method and coating for protecting and repairing an airfoil surface using molded boots, sheet or tape
WO2010028342A2 (en) * 2008-09-08 2010-03-11 Flodesign Wind Turbine Corporation Inflatable wind turbine
EP2248607A1 (en) * 2009-05-04 2010-11-10 Airbus Operations Limited Self-regenerating biocatalytic and/or anti-icing surface

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