Patents Assigned to Messerschmidt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH
  • Wind turbine with gale protection
    Patent number: 4517467
    Abstract: A wind turbine with a single rotor blade drives an alternator whose output is connected to an a-c network to supply same with power when the alternator acts as a generator under the driving force of the wind. The network establishes a synchronous speed for the alternator which corresponds to a rotor speed so chosen that a certain laminar flow along the blade will be maintained even at high wind velocities. Changing the pitch of the blade allows a wide range of wind velocities to be accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Messerschmidt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH
    Inventor: Heinrich Fuhring