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US 8,133,026 B2Granted
Fixed horizontal axis-mounted wind turbine blade with an independently rotating pressure cambered fin
AssigneeRichard J. Groll
InventorRichard John Groll
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AssigneeRichard J. Groll
InventorRichard John Groll
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A fixed horizontal axis-mounted wind turbine blade impelled by an independently rotating, pressure cambered fin includes a wind turbine blade comprised of a solid, rigid leading edge and trailing edges. The blade is triangular in shape, the base of the triangular blade is attached to a center, longitudinally fixed, horizontal, primary rotating axis and the point opposite the base is most distant from the horizontal rotating axis. The wind turbine blade base and length are aligned mutually perpendicular to the primary horizontal axis of rotation. A triangular fin is attached to the trailing edge of the blade end most distant from the base. The base of the attached fin is coincident to a secondary axis of rotation. The secondary axis of rotation allows the fin to rotate past either side of the plane of primary blade revolution in response to wind pressure.
A wind turbine blade assembly comprising a structure that includes a minimum of two radially and circumferentially equidistant fins of identical size, shape, weight and capacity of fin-tips to freely rotate past a plane of blade revolution in a manner that, when exposed to an air current from any direction will cause a horizontal primary central axis of rotation to which blades are attached to turn in the same direction consistently.
A single wind turbine blade assembly including a fin to react to incident air currents, hinges which cause the fin to remain fastened to the assembly but allow the fin to autonomously rotate in response to incident air current, a pair of stops which define the maximum degree of rotation of the fin on its hinges, and an arm which connects the fin to a horizontal drive shaft in a manner which causes the reactive motion of the fin to be proportionately transferred to the horizontal drive shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.