Funnel wind turbine
AssigneeMJ Stewart Investments, LLC
InventorsWayne A. Provost, Jeffrey Stewart
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Abstract
A funnel wind turbine has a horizontal funnel, rotor blades in the narrower end of the funnel, the rotor blades coupled to a rotor, a shaft coupling the rotor to a generator, and a support tower. The funnel wind turbine may have bearings or a yaw system to allow rotation of the horizontal funnel on the support tower. The funnel wind turbine may have wind direction and speed sensors, an electronic control unit, and a communication device (e.g., cellular antennas, radio transmitters/receivers, etc.) for transmitting information such as wind speed and direction, power generation, and efficiency to a distant receiver.
Claims5
A funnel wind turbine, comprising:
- a horizontal funnel comprising an inlet end having a first diameter, an outlet end having a second diameter, and a narrow portion having a third diameter, the narrow portion interposed between the inlet end and the outlet end, the third diameter being less than the first diameter, with the first diameter being less than the second diameter;
- rotor blades positioned and rotatable within the third diameter of the narrow portion;
- at least one tailfin;
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- a solar panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.