Modular multi-axial rotor
OwnerCharles Martin Siegerinventor
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Abstract
A modular, electricity generating apparatus comprises an elongate, central member comprising a first end and a second end; at least one foil disposed about the central member in fluid interacting relation thereto; the solar foil comprising an outer surface having photovoltaic properties; the first end and the second end dimensioned and configured to be connected to a connecting node; and, the elongate central member at least partially formed of an electrically conductive material and configured to conduct electricity from at least one of the connecting nodes to the other of the connecting nodes.
Claims20
An electricity generating assembly comprising:
- a plurality of electricity generating apparatuses, each apparatus including a central member, a first end, a second end, and at least one foil disposed about said central member;
- a plurality of connecting nodes interconnecting said plurality of electricity generating apparatuses;
- each apparatus of said plurality of electricity generating apparatuses and each connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes correspondingly configured and disposed to conduct electricity from at least one connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes to at least one other connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes;
- at least some of said plurality of central members further comprising a stator member and a shell, said stator member rigidly connected to said plurality of connecting nodes, respectively;
- said shell rotationally disposed about said stator member, respectively;
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- said stator member and said shell, respectively, at least in part forming an electrical generator.
An electricity generating assembly comprising:
- a plurality of electricity generating apparatuses, each apparatus including a central member, a first end, a second end, and at least one foil disposed about said central member;
- a plurality of connecting nodes interconnecting said plurality of electricity generating apparatuses;
- each apparatus of said plurality of electricity generating apparatuses and each connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes correspondingly configured and disposed to conduct electricity from at least one connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes to at least one other connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes;
- at least some of said plurality of connecting nodes including a connecting node collar;
- at least a portion of either a first end or a second end of said central member rotationally disposed within said connecting node collar, respectively;
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- said connecting node collar and said either of said first end or said second end of said central member at least in part forming an electrical generator, respectively.
An electricity generating assembly comprising:
- a plurality of electricity generating apparatuses, each apparatus including a central member, a first end, a second end, and at least one foil disposed about said central member;
- a plurality of connecting nodes interconnecting said plurality of apparatuses;
- each apparatus of said plurality of electricity generating apparatuses and each connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes correspondingly configured and disposed to conduct electricity from at least one connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes to at least one other connecting node of said plurality of connecting nodes;
- at least some of said plurality of connecting nodes further comprising at least one electrical generator connected in mechanically driven relation to either of a first end or a second end of said central member, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.