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Cup anemometer with single piece rotor

US11249103B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NRG SYSTEMS, INC. · US

Inventors

Henry B. Bush · South Burlington, US
Steven H. Clark · South Burlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 24, 2020
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01P5/06
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cup anemometer providing accurate wind speed measurement in a cost-effective configuration. A rotor of the anemometer, e.g. a single-piece molded rotor, may be assembled to a shaft using a cap. In some embodiments, the hub of the rotor and the cap provide symmetry in the area of the cups and arms of the rotor and/or the bottom of the hub and the top of the cap may be positioned above and below, respectively, the planes defined by the tops and bottoms, respectively, of cups of the rotor. In some embodiments, each of the of the cups may be generally conical having a cone angle of nominally 114 degrees and/or each of the arms of the rotor may have a front surface that is co-planar with a front surface of an associated one of the cups.

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