Vertical wind turbine
OwnerDilson dos Santos Rodrigues, Donald Coy Beamaninventors
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Disclosed is a vertical axis wind turbine apparatus. The apparatus includes carousal shafts operatively connected to a fixed turbine axis. The turbine blades are pivotally attached to carousal plates. The wind-facing turbine blades get exposed to a maximum area by stretching away from the fixed turbine axis, and the turbine blades that are not exposed to wind get folded inside toward the fixed turbine axis. The stretching and folding of the blades is affected by timing and restricting shafts, which emerge from the offset timing shaft. The present construction reduces the drag caused by turbine blade exposure in negative wind direction and increases energy production by simultaneously allowing maximum blade exposure in the positive wind direction. Furthermore, the apparatus in one embodiment includes counterweights to provide more stability to the offset shaft operation.
A vertical axis wind turbine apparatus, comprising:
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