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US 7,453,167 B2Granted
Solar windmill
OwnerMicah Gilbertinventor
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Abstract
An environmentally friendly combination wind turbine and solar energy collector is provided. Solar panels are mounted on the surfaces of a wind turbine such that the combined energy from the wind turbine and the solar panels are provided as an output.
Claims16
A solar wind turbine comprising:
- a support structure, said support structure comprising a top, a bottom and at least one support rod extending from the top to the bottom, said top of said support structure is constructed substantially of a substantially rigid transparent material;
- a first solar panel attached to a top surface of said top of the support structure;
- and
- a turbine body rotably mounted on an axis extending between said top and said bottom, said turbine body comprising:
- a plurality of turbine blades extending in a general radial direction from said axis and being equally spaced circumferentially about said axis;
- and
- second solar panels mounted on at least one surface of each of said plurality of turbine blades.
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A solar wind turbine comprising:
- an outer support structure, said outer support structure comprising:
- a base at the bottom of said outer support structure,
- a top panel, said top panel being substantially transparent and allowing solar energy to pass through said top panel;
- and
- a plurality of support members substantially about a perimeter of said base and extending from said base to a perimeter of said top panel;
- a flap being movably attached to and extending radially from one of said plurality of support members, said flap positioned to direct an air flow into an interior of said outer support structure;
- a turbine body having fins, each fin having a first fin width portion that first extends radially from a vertical axis, said vertical axis being centrally located in said interior of said outer support structure and extending from said base to said top panel, and a second fin width portion that extends at a predetermined angle from said first fin portion, each fin further having a height that is less than a distance between said top panel and said base;
- said turbine body being rotatably mounted so that said fins rotate about said vertical axis
- a first solar panel mounted on a top surface of said top portion;
- a second solar panel mounted on a surface of said flap;
- and
- a set of solar panels mounted such that at least one solar panel is on each one of said fins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.