System and building for generating electricity using wind power
OwnerJoseph J. Tallal, Jr., Daniel J. Chalker +2inventors
InventorsJoseph J. Tallal, Jr., Daniel J. Chalker, Sanford E. Warren, Jr., Edwin S. Flores
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and building for generating electricity using wind power. The invention includes an enclosure, a wind turbine/generator and two or more air ducts. The enclosure, which is to be mounted within or in close proximity to a building, has an air intake and an air exhaust has an air intake and an air exhaust. The wind turbine/generator generates electricity from the wind received form the air intake and is disposed within the enclosure between the air intake and the air exhaust. Each air duct has a first end connected to an air duct intake device and second end connected to the enclosure air intake.
Claims58
A system for generating electricity from a wind comprising:
- a wind turbine/generator disposed within or in close proximity to a building, the wind turbine/generator having an air intake and an air exhaust, whereby the wind turbine/generator generates electricity from the wind received from the air intake;
- two or more air ducts within an enclosure of the building, each air duct having a first end connected to an air duct intake device mounted on the building in a non-axial relationship to the wind turbine/generator and a second end connected to the wind turbine/generator air intake, the air ducts funneling the wind to the air intake of the wind turbine/generator;
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- an air flow focusing device disposed within the enclosure between the air ducts and the air intake of the wind turbine/generator.
A building adapted to generate electricity from a wind comprising:
- a wind turbine/generator disposed within or in close proximity to the building, the wind turbine/generator having an air intake and an air exhaust, whereby the wind turbine/generator generates electricity from the wind received from the air intake;
- two or more air ducts within an enclosure of the building, each air duct having a first end connected to an air duct intake device mounted on an exterior of the building in a non-axial relationship to the wind turbine/generator and a second end connected to the wind turbine/generator air intake, the air ducts funneling the wind to the air intake of the wind turbine/generator;
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- an air flow focusing device disposed within the enclosure between the air ducts and the air intake of the wind turbine/generator.
A system for generating electricity from a wind comprising:
- a wind turbine/generator disposed within or in close proximity to a building, the wind turbine/generator having an air intake and an air exhaust, whereby the wind turbine/generator generates electricity from the wind received from the air intake;
- two or more air ducts within an enclosure of the building, each air duct having a first end connected to an air duct intake device mounted on the building in a non-axial relationship to the wind turbine/generator and a second end connected to the wind turbine/generator air intake, the air ducts funneling the wind to the air intake of the wind turbine/generator;
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- the wind turbine/generator air exhaust having a cross sectional area that is substantially larger than the cross sectional area of the two or more air ducts.
A building that generates electricity from a wind comprising:
- a wind turbine/generator disposed within or in close proximity to the building, the wind turbine/generator having an air intake and an air exhaust, whereby the wind turbine/generator generates electricity from the wind received from the air intake;
- two or more air ducts within an enclosure of the building, each air duct having a first end connected to an air duct intake device mounted on an exterior or the building in a non-axial relationship to the wind turbine/generator and a second end connected to the wind turbine/generator air intake, the air ducts funneling the wind to the air intake of the wind turbine/generator;
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- the wind turbine/generator air exhaust having a cross sectional area that is substantially larger than the cross sectional area of the two or more air ducts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.