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US 2018/0038344 A1Published application
Wind turbine
OwnerMoa'z Mahmoud Yusuf Elayyaninventor
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Abstract
A wind turbine including a plurality of substantially similar vertically extending blades with a semi-circular profile, wherein each of such blades is divided into two adjacent compartments; an upper plate; a lower plate; and an electric generator with a gear box. The wind turbine may also include a braking mechanism to control the rotational speed of the blades such that the produced electrical parameters are below the rated characteristics of the electric generator.
Claims6
A wind turbine comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate;
- two or more substantially semi-circular blades coupled to said first and second plates;
- a shaft coupled to said first and second plates;
- an electric generator with a gearbox coupled to said shaft;
- a plurality of partitions, wherein each of said partitions corresponds to one of said substantially semi-circular blades, and wherein each said partition has a hinged flapping member, wherein each of said partitions divides each of said substantially semi-circular blades longitudinally into two adjacent compartments, and
- wherein each of said hinged flapping members is hinged at a longitudinal edge of each of said partitions, and wherein each said hinged flapping member is configured to rotate towards and away from said shaft within a confined range of angles;
- and
- a braking mechanism coupled to said first plate containing a plurality of braking plates and springs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.