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US 2010/0303614 A1Published application
Energy Collection System
OwnerNorbert Hectorinventor
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Abstract
A turbine assembly converts kinetic energy from a flowing fluid into electrical or mechanical energy. The turbine assembly includes a turbine and a vane assembly. The turbine has a plurality of vanes disposed on its circumference and rotates about a vertical axis responsive to the flowing fluid contacting the vanes. The vane assembly also rotates about the vertical axis, but does so independently of the turbine. The vane assembly rotates to direct the flowing fluid into contact with the vanes.
Claims18
A turbine assembly for generating energy comprising:
- a turbine including a plurality of circumferential vanes and configured to rotate about a vertical axis responsive to a flowing fluid;
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- a vane assembly configured to rotate about the vertical axis independently of the turbine to direct the flowing fluid into contact with the vanes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.