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US 12,612,896 B2Granted
Wind power generation structure and method for vertiport
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJae Hoon Chung
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Abstract
A wind power generation structure for a vertiport includes a takeoff-and-landing deck and a plurality of duct structures provided along an edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck. Each duct structure of the plurality of duct structures individually has a wind turbine and is individually rotatable in a vertical direction.
Claims19
A structure comprising:
- a takeoff-and-landing deck;
- and
- a plurality of duct structures provided along an edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck, wherein each duct structure of the plurality of duct structures comprises a wind turbine of a plurality of wind turbines and each duct structure is rotatable in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the takeoff-and-landing deck, and
- wherein the plurality of duct structures are configured to align to form a ring-shape.
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A structure comprising:
- a takeoff-and-landing deck;
- and
- a plurality of duct structures provided along an edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck, wherein each duct structure of the plurality of duct structures comprises a wind turbine of a plurality of wind turbines and is rotatable in a first direction perpendicular to a top surface of the takeoff-and-landing deck,
- wherein a rotating rail is provided on the edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck, and
- wherein each duct structure of the plurality of duct structures is individually movable along the edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck on the rotating rail.
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A structure comprising:
- a plurality of duct structures;
- at least one sensor;
- and
- a controller comprising at least one processor and at least one memory,
- wherein the at least one memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to cause the structure to:
- sense one or more of:
- an approach of a mobility device to a takeoff-and-landing deck in a vertical direction, or
- that a mobility device is ready for takeoff from the takeoff-and-landing deck in the vertical direction;
- identify a type of the mobility device and a position of a rotor of the mobility device;
- and
- control a position of a wind turbine of a duct structure, of the plurality of duct structures, at an edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck by controlling the duct structure to move, to a power generation position based on the position of the rotor, via one or more of:
- rotating the duct structure in an upward direction, or
- moving the duct structure along the edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck.
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A method comprising:
- sensing one or more of:
- an approach of a mobility device to a takeoff-and-landing deck in a vertical direction, or
- that a mobility device is ready for takeoff from the takeoff-and-landing deck in the vertical direction;
- identifying a type of the mobility device and a position of a rotor of the mobility device;
- and
- controlling a position of a wind turbine of a duct structure at an edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck by controlling the duct structure to move, to a power generation position based on the position of the rotor, via one or more of:
- rotating the duct structure in an upward direction, or
- moving the duct structure along the edge of the takeoff-and-landing deck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.