Wind turbine damper
US4261441A · kind A · utility
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2Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 1979 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/728
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wind turbine is provided, incorporating guy wires for support, the improvement comprising single or double acting dampers operating in single or multiple planes, applied to the guy wires for the absorption of energy from the guys that are caused to vibrate laterally in any plane under the influence of fluctuating loads imparted to them by the wind turbine.
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