Wind turbine with sail extensions

A wind turbine comprising:

• a turbine wheel rotatably mounted about a laterally extending central axis structure and configured for rotating about said laterally extending axis structure in response to catching atmospheric wind,
• said turbine wheel including a circular rim mounted coaxially with said central axis,
• a plurality of turbine blades mounted in said turbine wheel and extending radially outwardly toward said circular rim and configured for catching the atmospheric wind,
• a plurality of turbine blade extensions mounted at said circular rim and extending radially out from said circular rim and configured for catching the atmospheric wind, and
• turbine blade control means positioned at said circular rim and operatively connected to both said turbine blades and said turbine blade extensions for turning the ends of said turbine blades to vary the pitch of said turbine blades and for turning said turbine blade extensions to vary the pitch of said turbine blade extensions.

A wind turbine comprising:

• a turbine wheel rotatably mounted about a laterally extending central axis structure and configured for rotating in response to catching the atmospheric wind,
• said turbine wheel including an inner circular rim mounted coaxially with said central axis and an outer circular rim larger than said inner circular rim and mounted coaxially with said central axis,
• a plurality of turbine blades mounted in said turbine wheel and extending radially out from said inner circular rim to said outer circular rim and configured for catching the atmospheric wind,
• a plurality of turbine blade extensions mounted to said outer circular rim and extending radially out from said outer circular rim and aligned with said turbine blades and configured for catching the atmospheric wind,
• turbine blade control means positioned at said outer circular rim for turning the ends of said turbine blades to vary the pitch of the turbine blades and for turning the turbine blade extensions to vary the pitch of said turbine blade extensions.

A wind turbine for generating electricity, comprising:

• a support,
• a turbine wheel rotatably mounted on said support about a laterally extending central axis structure,
• a plurality of turbine blades carried by said turbine wheel, said turbine blades each including opposed inner and outer ends extending radially from said central axis structure,
• a turbine blade extension aligned with each of said turbine blades,
• shape control means carried by said turbine wheel for changing the angles of both the inner ends and outer ends of said turbine blades and said turbine blade extensions,
• an offset circular rim mounted to said turbine wheel coaxially with said central axis structure of said turbine wheel and axially off set from said turbine blades and said turbine blade extensions and rotatable in unison with said turbine wheel, and
• at least one electrical generator in driven relationship with said offset circular rim.