Wind energy conversion system
OwnerFrancis J. McCabeinventor
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Abstract
A wind energy conversion system employs a wind turbine means mounted on a frame, said wind turbine having a venturi configured shroud with a core and a plurality of blades fixedly mounted between the core and the throat of the venturi. The blades have an air foil design consisting essentially of an inverted pan-shaped, cross-sectional configuration to create high torque at low air speed.
Claims7
A wind energy conversion system comprising a wind turbine means, a transmission means connected to said wind turbine means for transmitting the energy from said wind turbine means to an air compression means connected to said transmission means for compressing air;
- said wind turbine means comprising a venturi-shaped shroud having an inner core and a plurality of blades fixedly connected between said inner core and said shroud;
- at least one of said blades having a cross-sectional shape comprising a planar face portion and leading and trailing edges associated with opposite ends of the face portion to form an essentially cross-sectional pan-shaped structure disposed in an inverted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.