Vertical axis turbine and constructions employing same
AssigneeAir Era Technologies, LLC
InventorGeorge R. Berry
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Abstract
A building with an integrated wind-powered electricity generation system includes a plurality of floors, wherein each of the plurality of floors includes usable space. The building further includes a vacuum space between adjacent ones of the plurality of floors and a plurality of vertical axis wind turbines, wherein each of the plurality of vertical axis wind turbines is positioned adjacent the open vacuum space. The building further includes at least one electricity generator operably coupled to the plurality of vertical axis wind turbines. At least one of the vertical axis wind turbines includes a plurality of louvers extending around a portion of the outer circumference of the vertical axis wind turbine.
Claims10
A building with an integrated wind-powered electricity generation system, wherein the building includes:
- a. a first radial turbine assembly configured to rotate about a vertical axis;
- b. a second radial turbine assembly configured to rotate about a vertical axis, disposed in superior relation to the first radial turbine assembly;
- c. wherein the first and second radial turbine assemblies further comprise:
- d. a plurality of radially disposed vanes having a proximal and distal end;
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- e. a magnetic bank disposed adjacent the proximal end of each of the plurality of vanes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.