Solar-powered ventilation system for a building structure

A solar-powered ventilation system for a building structure comprising:

• a building structure having a roof;
• a conduit member extending upwardly from said roof and having an opening therethrough, the conduit member having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a substantially frusta-conical shape, the lower portion having a substantially cylindrical shape, a perimeter wall of the upper portion of said conduit member being positioned at an angle of approximately 30 degrees with respect to a perimeter wall of the lower portion of said conduit member;
• a turbine member having a central rotating spindle and a plurality of curved vanes securely attached to and spaced about said spindle, said turbine member being securely mounted on and above said conduit member, said spindle being disposed so as to rotate about a central axis of said conduit member, said turbine member having a substantially spherical shape having a top pole and a bottom pole, each of said vanes having a first end which is securely attached to said top pole and further having a second end which is securely attached to said bottom pole, said vanes being curved from said top pole to said bottom pole and essentially forming a body of said spherical object;
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• a means to drive said turbine member using solar energy including a plurality of solar panels securely mounted to an outer surface of said upper portion of said conduit member such that said plurality of solar panels are positioned upwardly and outwardly from said conduit member;
• a motor connected to said turbine member;
• and a battery connected to said motor for energizing said motor and connected to said solar panels for storing electrical energy, said turbine member being rotatably mounted upon said solar panels.

A solar-powered ventilation system for a building structure comprising:

• a conduit member extending upwardly from said roof and having an opening therethrough, the conduit member having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a substantially frusta-conical shape, the lower portion having a substantially cylindrical shape;
• a turbine member having a central rotating spindle and a plurality of curved vanes securely attached to and spaced about said spindle, said turbine member being securely mounted on and above said conduit member, said spindle being disposed so as to rotate about a central axis of said conduit member, said turbine member having a substantially spherical shape having a top pole and a bottom pole, each of said vanes having a first end which is securely attached to said top pole and further having a second end which is securely attached to said bottom pole, said vanes being curved from said top pole to said bottom pole and essentially forming a body of said spherical object;
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• a means to drive said turbine member using solar energy including a plurality of solar panels securely mounted to an outer surface of said upper portion of said conduit member such that said plurality of solar panels are positioned upwardly and outwardly from said conduit member, said plurality of solar panels extending substantially continuously around said conduit member in a frusta-conical configuration, a motor connected to said turbine member, and a battery connected to said motor for energizing said motor and connected to said solar panels for storing electrical energy, said turbine member being rotatably mounted upon said solar panels.