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Title: Pump control system for windmills

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5423058

A windmill control system is disclosed having lever means, for varying length of stroke of the pump piston, and a control means, responsive to the velocity of the wind to operate the lever means to vary the length of stroke and hence the effective displacement of the pump in accordance with available wind energy, with the control means having a sensing member separate from the windmill disposed in the wind and displaceable thereby in accordance with wind velocity.

Assignee:
EDB-84-021249
Patent Number(s):
US 4392785
OSTI ID:
5423058
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Nov 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-209897
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English