Wind plant method and apparatus
AssigneeMohammed Ibn Khayat Zougari
InventorMohammed Ibn khayat Zougari
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Abstract
A wind plant includes at least one wind collector assembly configured to collect a wind stream; at least one booster arm in fluid communication with the at least one wind collector assembly, the booster arm configured to receive the wind stream and to increase the flowrate of the wind stream; and at least one exit conduit, the at least one exit conduit in fluid communication with the booster arm and rotatable with respect to the booster arm. The at least one exit conduit is configured to rotate with respect to the at least one booster arm in response to a thrust force generated by the wind stream exiting the exit conduit. A method of capturing energy from wind is also disclosed.
Claims19
A wind plant, comprising:
- at least one wind collector assembly configured to collect a wind stream;
- at least one booster arm in fluid communication with the at least one wind collector assembly, the booster arm configured to receive the wind stream and to increase the flowrate of the wind stream;
- and
- at least one exit conduit, the at least one exit conduit in fluid communication with the booster arm and rotatable with respect to the booster arm, wherein the at least one exit conduit is configured to rotate with respect to the at least one booster arm in response to a thrust force generated by the wind stream exiting the exit conduit, wherein the at least one wind collector assembly includes a first wind collector having a first inlet for collecting wind and a second wind collector arranged downstream from the first wind collector and having a second inlet separate from the first inlet for collecting wind, wherein a diameter of the first inlet is larger than a diameter of the second inlet.
A method of capturing energy from wind, comprising:
- collecting wind in a wind collector assembly;
- increasing the flowrate of the wind by moving the wind through a booster arm;
- expelling the wind from an exit conduit, whereby a thrust force is generated on the exit conduit, causing the exit conduit to rotate with respect to the booster arm, wherein the wind collector assembly includes a first wind collector having a first inlet for collecting wind and a second wind collector having a second inlet separate from the first inlet for collecting wind and arranged downstream from the first wind collector, wherein a diameter of the first inlet is larger than a diameter of the second inlet;
- accelerating the wind by a turbine in the wind collector assembly, wherein the turbine is a driven turbine, and
- driving the driven turbine with a driving turbine.
A wind plant, comprising:
- at least one wind collector assembly configured to collect a wind stream;
- at least one booster arm in fluid communication with the at least one wind collector assembly, the booster arm configured to receive the wind stream and to increase the flowrate of the wind stream;
- and
- at least one exit conduit, the at least one exit conduit in fluid communication with the booster arm and rotatable with respect to the booster arm, wherein the at least one exit conduit is configured to rotate with respect to the at least one booster arm in response to a thrust force generated by the wind stream exiting the exit conduit, wherein the at least one wind collector assembly includes a first wind collector having and first inlet for collecting wind and a second wind collector having a second inlet separate from the first inlet for collecting wind and arranged downstream from the first wind collector, wherein the at least one wind collector assembly includes a driving turbine associated with the first wind collector, and a driven turbine configured to be driven by the driving turbine and associated with the second wind collector, and wherein a diameter of the first inlet is larger than a diameter of the second inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.