New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

nh winds VIII supply the heat liSht
.r or the future" said DT. Har-
S"' "a WILEY. chief OF the Bureau of
,;s,r, at Washington to CORE
ad,rt of The Tribune the other day.
hove lust referred 20 competent
,.,,al ,ncineer." he went on. "A
for n combination Of windmill
n5 storage battery which will heat the
in winter and light it. Go the cook
.sv the wood. pump the water ETC.
''-' .ar around. besides running the
s;,o machine or other farm ma
.,;,cr. in season
have instructed this engineer 10
ont something practical. some
80 which can Iass on to the farm
".' ',,hout its going through the hands
81. the trusts.
-, ,a,ely saw such a plant in Eng
tho noted chemist continued. ut
wind turbine. twenty-four feet in
ter mounted upon steel tower
-, se,enty-fye feet high. and at the
80 m. tower was generator con
.,d Uith batteries and a switchboard
,r.d in one OF the outbuild!ngs Of
-. ,o,ss. There we're three tails to the
,.aubeel two standing ont st about 20
,.r-s.s with il and connected together.
,sst II the wheel had To he stopped
,,sy had only 20 be pulled down To-
ho-izcntal position When this was done
d. cbeel Immediately came up into the
wind end stood still
These tails are So balanced that when
tho wind reaches ., predetermined velcc-
-. tbc, tend to take this horizontal posi-
lion. and so bring it more or less ont of
tho wind as the strength Of the latter
,aries. The wheel runs on bali bearings
and the gear rests in cast lion oil bath.
Nb3cb will supply fabrication for a years
running.
'Tuon the shaft Of this wind turbine
{. fye-inch belt which rotates che
,rmature Of the generator AT speed
raryine from 4pN to 1000 revolutions a
second. overhead cables o, bare. solid
copper. carried on porcelain insulators
snd mounted upon poles. conduct the
tsctricity from the generator TO the
storage batteries and switchboard. The
aracity Of the plan is fo3r kilowats,
With normal voltage Of seventy
There are twenty eht storage bat
tsry cells. and in addition 20 furnishing
the light for a hundred lamps they sup
rIy the power sor a fifiy-volt motor
which operates circular saw. Chaff cut
Ter and root pulping machine. The plant
Is entirely automatic. and is guaranteed
10 produce at least three thousand units
: year I'm twelve hours. with wind
averaging fifteen miles an hour, il Will
'urnlsh fourteen units. Such an equip
nent can he made 10 cook for as well as
heat the farm home, or any other home
where there is room for the windmill
But what is your householder going
10 do when he hasn't windy weather TO
help him out?" Dr.. Wiley was asked.
That's where your storage batteries
come in" he replied While there is
wind the generator always keeps them
fun, and thus is saved enough electricity
10 last over the longest spell of calm that
you ever experience in ordinary lati-
tudes"
Has the storage battery reached a
tlage where this would be cheap and
pactcable?" was the next question.
II Edison can drive a motor car 80
charge what do you think can be done |
With heavy lead storage batteries that |
are much cheaper than his light, port |
able ones" queried DR. Wiley why. If /,
ne farmers IN North Dakota would all .
put up good windmills and convert their /
tlizzards into neat they could grow .
oranges up TO the Canadian line,
Now, take that English wind turbine /
nst have described. What an in =