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Modeling the Jacobs VP system | 14 comments (14 topical, editorial)
Re: Modeling the Jacobs VP system (3.00 / 0) (#10)
by dalibor (mdalibor - at - gmail - com) on Sun May 21st, 2006 at 01:49:16 AM MST
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one basicly simple way to control blade angle i have seen on web site of french producer Eoltec

http://www.eoltec.com/English/Main_en.htm

if i get it properly, on every blade there is spring and small metal plate with weight at the end of it.

when turbine is turning on desired speeds, all is in balance. but, when stronger wind cause faster and faster turning, weight on the blade becomes stronger than spring and starts to "pull" out blade from basic attack angle to reduce rotation speed.

this picture is from their site, showing two blades and weights on them.



Re: Modeling the Jacobs VP system (3.00 / 0) (#14)
by Warrior on Tue May 23rd, 2006 at 05:06:35 AM MST
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I must be missing something here, but the Eoltec VP mechanism does not seem right. Won't the weights move outward when the speed increases?

That actually makes the pitch less coarse as it speeds up. At one point they will be flat and then it looks like it going to pitch the other way around to a negative angle.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Warrior

Warrior__ "Why can't Murphy's Law be used to my advantage??"
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Modeling the Jacobs VP system | 14 comments (14 topical, 0 editorial)

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