Wind Turbine System for Buildings
OwnerJohn Grahaminventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for capturing the energy of wind currents by placing wind-driven turbines at one or more edges of a building's roof, where the wind currents are concentrated by deflection of the wind off the horizontal faces of the building. In one embodiment, a cylindrical wind turbine is placed at the edge of a building's rooftop. The turbine structure drives an electrical generator. The axis of rotation of the turbine is parallel to the ground and to the edge of the building. A concentrator may be used to direct rising winds into the turbine. Turbines can be installed on multiple sides of the building to optimize the system for variations in wind direction with changes in seasons or weather conditions.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a wind turbine;
- wherein the wind turbine is mounted on a roof of a building and positioned to enable the wind turbine to be driven by wind flow which is passively concentrated by a vertical face of the building and flows up and over the edge of the roof.
A method comprising:
- providing a wind turbine;
- mounting the wind turbine on a roof of a building;
- and
- positioning the wind turbine at an edge of the roof within wind flow which is passively concentrated by a vertical face of the building and flows up and over the edge of the roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.