Turbine-intake tower for wind energy conversion systems
AssigneeQuality Research, Development & Consulting, Inc.
InventorDaryoush Allaei
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Abstract
A turbine-intake tower for delivering wind to a turbine has a hollow support column, an intake nozzle assembly rotatably coupled to the support column, and a tower nozzle disposed within the support column. The intake nozzle assembly is configured to receive and to accelerate wind. The tower nozzle is configured to receive the wind from the intake nozzle assembly and to further accelerate the wind received from the intake nozzle assembly for delivery to the turbine.
Claims23
A turbine-intake tower for delivering wind to a turbine, the turbine-intake tower comprising:
- a hollow support column;
- an intake nozzle assembly rotatably coupled to the support column;
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- a tower nozzle disposed within the support column;
- wherein the intake nozzle assembly is configured to receive and to accelerate the wind;
- and
- wherein the tower nozzle is configured to receive the wind from the intake nozzle assembly and to further accelerate the wind received from the intake nozzle assembly for delivery to the turbine.
A wind energy conversion system, comprising:
- a turbine;
- a generator coupled to the turbine;
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- one or more turbine-intake towers, each turbine intake tower comprising:
- a substantially horizontal intake nozzle assembly located at a vertical level above a base of the turbine-intake tower;
- and
- a substantially vertical tower nozzle fluidly coupled to the intake nozzle assembly and the turbine and extending substantially vertically between the intake nozzle assembly and the turbine.
A method of delivering wind to a turbine, comprising:
- accelerating the wind within a first nozzle facing into the wind and oriented substantially parallel to a direction of the wind;
- further accelerating the wind within a second nozzle that is substantially perpendicular to the first nozzle;
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- after further accelerating the wind in the second nozzle, directing the wind onto blades of the turbine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.