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US 2007/0166159 A1Published application
Wind turbine
OwnerHerbert Williamsinventor
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Abstract
A fluid turbine, such as a wind or hydro turbine, for generating electrical power, the turbine having a rotor assembly comprising a hub, a rim and a plurality of tensioned cable members joining them together, the cable members being grouped into sets to define a plurality of supports for individual skin members to create a plurality of lightweight blade members.
Claims20
A fluid turbine powered by wind or water comprising:
- a rotor assembly comprising a rotating central hub member and a rotating annular rim member, said rim member joined to said hub and supported by a plurality of blade members;
- said blade members each comprising greater than two cable members and a skin member disposed thereon and encasing said cable members, wherein said cable members are attached to said rim member and said hub member, and wherein said skin member and said cable members in combination define a predetermined, volume-occupying, three-dimensional configuration for said blade member, such that a moving fluid force deflects off said skin members causing rotation of said rotor assembly.
A fluid turbine powered by wind or water for generating electrical power comprising:
- a rotor assembly mounted upon a tower member, said rotor assembly comprising a rotating central hub member and a peripheral rim member, said rim member joined to said hub member and supported by a plurality of tensioned cable members, wherein said cable members are grouped to define a plurality of support assemblies, each support assembly supporting a skin member disposed thereon and encasing said cable members to define an individual blade member, wherein said blade members cause rotation of said rotor assembly to create rotational energy in response to fluid movement against said skin members;
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- generator means in communication with said rotor assembly, whereby rotation of said rotor assembly results in production of electrical power by said generator means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.