Wind turbine system for power generation

A flow driven turbine system comprising:

• a flow consolidating conduit that is close sided and extends from a consolidating conduit upstream end to a consolidating conduit downstream end, the flow consolidating conduit having a conduit length, and the flow consolidating conduit comprising:
• a flow capture inlet at the consolidating conduit upstream end;
• and
• a plurality of flow partitions that subdivide a cross-sectional area of the flow consolidating conduit into three or more flow paths,
• each flow partition and each flow path extending between the consolidating conduit upstream end and the consolidating conduit downstream end,
• each flow partition having a partition downstream end located upstream of the consolidating conduit downstream end,
• at each partition downstream end, adjacent flow paths merging into a merged flow path,
• the three or more flow paths gradually merging into a single flow path at the consolidating conduit downstream end, and
• each partition downstream end having a conduit-length position that is different from at least one other partition downstream end;
• and
• a flow driven rotor assembly having a rotor assembly upstream end located downstream of the consolidating conduit downstream end, the flow driven rotor assembly comprising a flow driven rotor.

A flow driven turbine system comprising:

• a flow consolidating conduit that is close sided and has a consolidating conduit length that extends from a consolidating conduit upstream end to a consolidating conduit downstream end, the flow consolidating conduit comprising:
• a flow capture inlet at the consolidating conduit upstream end;
• and
• a plurality of flow partitions that subdivide a cross-sectional area of the flow consolidating conduit into three or more flow paths,
• each flow partition and each flow path extending between the consolidating conduit upstream end and the consolidating conduit downstream end,
• each flow partition having a partition downstream end located upstream of the consolidating conduit downstream end,
• at each partition downstream end, adjacent flow paths merging into a merged flow path,
• the three or more flow paths gradually merging into a single flow path at the consolidating conduit downstream end, and
• along the consolidating conduit length, the flow partitions gradually decrease in number towards the consolidating conduit downstream end;
• and
• a flow driven rotor assembly having a rotor assembly upstream end located downstream of the consolidating conduit downstream end, the flow driven rotor assembly comprising a flow driven rotor.

A method of generating energy in a flow driven turbine system, the method comprising:

• capturing flow in a flow capture inlet of the flow driven turbine system;
• directing the flow through a flow consolidating conduit of the flow driven turbine system, the flow consolidating conduit having a cross-sectional area;
• partitioning the flow using a plurality of flow partitions that subdivide the cross-sectional area of the flow consolidating conduit into three or more flow paths, the three or more flow paths gradually merging into a single flow path so that the flow exits the flow consolidating conduit as consolidated flow;
• directing the consolidated flow through a flow driven rotor assembly driving an electric generator;
• and
• generating the energy at the electric generator.