Patents Assigned to Gakko Hojin Tokai University
  • Patent number: 4285636
    Abstract: Wind power turbines are largely divided into vertical axis type wind power turbines and propeller type (horizontal axis type) wind power turbines. The present invention discloses a vertical axis type wind power turbine. The airfoil of blades in this vertical axis type wind power turbine is formed in such manner that, denoting a proper position on the airfoil chord line as a camber reversing position, a camber having a downward convex curvature is given between said position and a leading edge and a camber having an upward convex curvature is given between said position and a trailing edge so as to be a mean line and a rational thickness distribution is given to this mean line. This vertical axis type wind power turbine is formed by keeping the spanwise direction of the above mentioned blade parallel with a vertical rotary axis and fitting a plurality of blades at regular intervals at a distance to the vertical rotary axis through respective supporting arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1981
    Assignee: Gakko Hojin Tokai University
    Inventors: Yoshio Kato, Kazuichi Seki, Yoshio Shimizu
  • Patent number: 4247252
    Abstract: Wind turbines are largely divided into vertical axis wind turbines and propeller (horizontal axis) wind turbines. The present invention discloses a vertical axis high speed wind turbine provided with a starting and braking control system. This vertical axis wind turbine is formed by having blades of a proper airfoil fitted to respective supporting arms provided radially from a vertical rotary axis by keeping the blade span-wise direction in parallel with said axis and being provided with a low speed control windmill in which the radial position of each operating piece varies with a centrifugal force produced by the rotation of said vertical rotary axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Assignee: Gakko Hojin Tokai University
    Inventors: Kazuichi Seki, Yoshio Shimizu, Yoshio Kato
  • Patent number: 4247253
    Abstract: Wind turbines are largely divided into vertical axis wind turbines and propeller (horizontal axis) wind turbines. The present invention discloses a vertical axis high speed wind turbine provided with rotational speed control systems. This vertical axis wind turbine is formed by having blades of a proper airfoil fitted to respective supporting arms provided radially from a vertical rotating shaft by keeping the blade span-wise direction in parallel with the shaft and being provided with aerodynamic control elements operating manually or automatically to control the rotational speed of the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Assignee: Gakko Hojin Tokai University
    Inventors: Kazuichi Seki, Yoshio Shimizu, Yoshio Kato