Wind turbine power generator
OwnerCharles T. Valenzainventor
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Abstract
A wind turbine generator, particularly designed for de-centralized and mobile use, having a generally spherical shape formed from multi-bladed hemispheres connected at the equator of the spherical shape is disclosed. The inventive wind turbine generator is designed to be smaller in size, lighter in weight, and, in certain preferred embodiments, readily portable to permit installation in a wide variety of locations, including residential and business structures, as well as part of public and private infrastructures, including by way of example bridges, tunnels, and water towers.
Claims10
A wind turbine generation device for creating electrical energy from a spherical-shaped wind-driven turbine comprising:
- a. a spherical-shaped element comprising a plurality of blades each having a proximate end and a distal end, wherein said plurality of blades are shaped and formed into a spherical shape wherein said proximate end of each of said plurality of blades are connected at a center axis;
- said distal end of each of said plurality of blades are connected to a circumference of said spherical shape;
- b. a gear element attached to said spherical-shaped element;
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- c. a generator driven by said gear element as said spherical-shaped element rotates as a result of wind forces, wherein said generator creates electricity as it is driven by said spherical-shaped element.
The wind turbine generation system comprising a plurality of wind turbine generation devices, wherein each said plurality of wind turbine generation devices comprises:
- a. a spherical-shaped element comprising a plurality of blades each having a proximate end and a distal end, wherein said plurality of blades are shaped and formed into a spherical shape wherein said proximate end of each of said plurality of blades are connected at a center axis;
- said distal end of each of said plurality of blades are connected to a circumference of said spherical shape;
- b. a gear element attached to said spherical-shaped element;
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- c. a generator driven by said gear element as said spherical-shaped element rotates as a result of wind forces, wherein said generator creates electricity as it is driven by said spherical-shaped element.
A method for generating electrical power from wind energy using a wind turbine generation device comprising a spherical-shaped wind-driven turbine device, where the wind turbine generation device comprises:
- a. a spherical-shaped element comprising a plurality of blades each having a proximate end and a distal end, wherein said plurality of blades are shaped and formed into a spherical shape wherein said proximate end of each of said plurality of blades are connected at a center axis;
- said distal end of each of said plurality of blades are connected to a circumference of said spherical shape;
- b. a gear element attached to said spherical-shaped element;
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- c. a generator driven by said gear element as said spherical-shaped element rotates as a result of wind forces, wherein said generator creates electricity as it is driven by said spherical-shaped element.
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