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eminent artisan and wanted to construct real wind turbines, but
needed backup on theory, whereas I needed assistance in the
practical area. At that time, in spring of 1978, Danish Technological
Institute had a special branch, the Inventors' Bureau, which ofered
consultancy services to inventors, and which could also be of
assistance in getting certain kinds of government subsidies. We
read in the newspaper about one of these subsidy schemes, Profeo,
and we agreed that we ought to apply there, for Karl Erik to get a
proper wind turbine in addition to his home-brewed wind rose,
which had been somewhat of a disappointment. I sat down and made
a rough drawing of a simple wind turbine with a 3-bladed rotor,
and with that and a small description of the project we contacted
the Inventors' Bureau. We were met with energetic and kindly
treatment by the leader, Peter Cordsen, and soon, somewhat
surprised and probably with rather stupid expressions on our faces,
we were holding in our hands a cheque for DKK 50 000 for our joint
project.
The Profeo subsidy was an economic necessity and at the
same time a tremendously encouraging pat on our shoulders—
someone evidently thought that we had got into something special.
Consequently we set to it, I was doing calculations, shopping
for components and building permit, Karl Erik put up with the
practical side. He made the entire machine himself, including the
tower. We got the blades from Erik Grove-Nielsen, whom I knew
from the safety committee.
Figure 9.4
Karl Erik Jørgensen working on the 22 kW HVK 1 gear and
generator, 1978.
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