Wind turbine with governor

A wind turbine assembly comprising a supporting framework including a rigid elevated platform, a turntable rotatably supported from said platform for swivelling movement about a substantially vertical axis, a horizontal shaft rotatably journalled from the turntable with the end portions of the shaft projecting diametrically therefrom, a plurality of wind wheels mounted on each end of the horizontal shaft for rotating the shaft in response to axial flow of wind through the wind wheels, a vertical shaft supported from the framework and drivingly connected to the horizontal shaft, a generator assembly supported at the lower end of the framework and being drivingly connected to the vertical shaft, a wind rudder connected with the turntable for maintaining the rotational axis of the horizontal shaft generally parallel to the wind direction, and governor means driven from the horizontal shaft for varying the load imparted on the vertical drive shaft by the generator assembly in response to the rotational speed of the horizontal shaft above a predetermined rpm for preventing overspeeding of the wind wheels, said governor means including a vertically disposed shaft driven from the horizontal wind wheel shaft, a weighted arm pivotally attached to said shaft and extending radially therefrom and normally being disposed in a downwardly inclined position but capable of pivotal movement to a horizontal position in response to rotational movement of the vertical governor shaft, contact means engageable by the swinging arm when in horizontal position effective to increase the load on the vertical drive shaft when the rotational speed of the vertical governor shaft exceeds a predetermined rpm, said generator assembly including a first and second generator interconnected by a drive shaft having a clutch means incorporated therein, said contact means engageable by said swinging arm controlling said clutch means for selectively connecting a second generator to the first generator when the rotational speed of the wind wheel shaft exceeds a predetermined rpm.