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US 12,188,455 B2Granted
Plenum resident wind turbine sustainable energy generating system
OwnerKirk Mills, Kimberley Millsinventors
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Abstract
A plenum resident wind turbine sustainable energy generating system is disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a wind turbine assembly installed in a plenum of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, the wind turbine assembly including a plurality of blades and a transverse shaft; and a generator coupled to the shaft of the wind turbine assembly.
Claims20
A wind turbine sustainable energy generating system comprising:
- a wind turbine assembly for installation within a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, the wind turbine assembly including a cylindrical rigid body with a plurality of blades mounted on a curved outer surface of the rigid body, the wind turbine assembly including a transverse shaft positioned at an axis of the cylindrical rigid body and configured for installation lengthwise perpendicularly to a flow of air within the HVAC unit;
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- a generator in mechanical engagement with the transverse shaft of the wind turbine assembly, the generator further including an electrical connector for coupling the generator to a battery or a power grid.
A method for generating wind turbine sustainable energy, the method comprising:
- installing a wind turbine assembly within a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, the wind turbine assembly including a cylindrical rigid body with a plurality of blades mounted on a curved outer surface of the rigid body, the wind turbine assembly including a transverse shaft positioned at an axis of the cylindrical rigid body;
- positioning the transverse shaft of the wind turbine assembly lengthwise perpendicularly to a flow of air within the HVAC unit;
- installing a generator proximate to the wind turbine assembly;
- coupling the transverse shaft of the wind turbine assembly in mechanical engagement with the generator;
- coupling an electrical connector of the generator to a battery or a power grid;
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- causing the HVAC unit to generate an air flow to the wind turbine assembly.
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