Louvered horizontal wind turbine
OwnerStanley C. Jonssoninventor
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Abstract
A wind turbine, including: a rotatable frame; a plurality of airfoils extending in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotatable frame; and an enclosure surrounding the rotatable frame, wherein the enclosure comprises a plurality of moveable members configured to direct air flow onto a first half of the rotatable frame and to block air flow onto a second half of the rotatable frame to thereby cause the rotatable frame to rotate. The moveable members may be pivotable louvers that can be opened by being oriented in a direction parallel to the direction of the air flow. By changing the orientation of the pivotable louvers, the present wind turbine can generate electricity from winds blowing in any direction.
Claims22
A wind turbine, comprising:
- a rotatable frame;
- a plurality of airfoils mounted to the rotatable frame, wherein each of the airfoils have a curved side and an opposing flattened side, and wherein the airfoils extend in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotatable frame;
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- an enclosure surrounding the rotatable frame, wherein the enclosure comprises a plurality of moveable members configured to direct air flow onto a first side portion of the rotatable frame and to simultaneously block air flow onto a second side portion of the rotatable frame, wherein the first and second side portions are next to one another.
A method of operating a wind turbine, comprising:
- positioning a plurality of moveable members to direct air flow over a first side portion of a wind turbine and to simultaneously block air flow over a second side portion of the wind turbine, wherein the first and second side portions are next to one another, thereby causing the wind turbine to rotate, wherein the wind turbine comprises:
- a rotatable frame;
- and
- a plurality of airfoils mounted to the rotatable frame, wherein the airfoils extend in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotatable frame, and wherein each of the airfoils have a curved side and an opposing flattened side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.