Wind turbine apparatus, wind turbine system and methods of making and using the same
OwnerEric Cwiertnia, Christopher Stennett +1inventors
InventorsEric Cwiertnia, Christopher Stennett, Kristofer Klein
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Abstract
An electricity-generating Savonius-type wind turbine apparatus has a pair of blades configured helically around a central axis. The wind turbine apparatus is modular and sectional such that each section includes a pair of blades useful for being pushed by wind to generate electricity via an attached electrical generator. Further, a series of modular wind turbine sections generates electrically via an attached electrical generator. The wind turbine apparatus further includes one or more airfoils attached to an axis of rotation for aiding in the rotation of the central axis for generating electricity.
Claims20
A wind turbine apparatus comprising:
- a central axis running from a first end of the wind turbine apparatus to a second end of the wind turbine apparatus;
- a pair of blades, each of the blades configured in a modified Savonius curve such that the two blades together form a helix around the pole;
- a plurality of rods extending from the pole and connected to the pair of blades in spaced locations to rigidly connect the pair of blades to the pole;
- a plurality of airfoils attached to distal ends of the rods;
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- an electrical generator connected to the pole, whereby rotation of the central axis caused by wind pushing the pair of blades and the plurality of airfoils causes the generation of electricity.
A wind turbine system comprising:
- a first wind turbine section comprising a first pole running from a first end of the first wind turbine section to a second end of the first wind turbine section and a first pair of blades, each of the blades in the first pair of blades configured in a Savonius curve such that the first pair of blades together form a double helix around the first pole, the first pole forming a central axis for the first wind turbine section, and the second pair of blades rigidly connected to the first pole;
- a second wind turbine section comprising a second pole running from a first end of the second wind turbine section to a second end of the second wind turbine section and a second pair of blades, each of the second pair of blades configured in a Savonius curve such that the second pair of blades together form a double helix around the second pole, the second pole forming a central axis for the second wind turbine section, and the second pair of blades rigidly connected to the second pole, the second pole of the second wind turbine section connected to the first pole of the first wind turbine section;
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- an electrical generator attached to at least one of the first pole or the second pole for generating electricity upon rotation of the first and second pairs of blades.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.