Modular wind turbine, multi-turbine wind turbine, wind turbine computer system, and method of use thereof
AssigneeKKR IP Limited Liability Company
InventorsKaren Anne Pare, Philip Roger Pare
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Abstract
A modular multi-turbine unit of fixed toroidal support structures having a rail system designed to allow each of the plurality of turbines to rotate to a most efficient position relative to the wind for generating power, a computer control system capable of positioning each of the plurality of turbines to most effectively generate power from the wind, preventing damage to the turbines, and providing a wind predictive model based on the wind characteristics for the area in which the wind turbine is located.
Claims35
A wind power generation unit, comprising:
- a mounting frame;
- a fixed toroidal support structure attached to the mounting frame, the toroidal support structure having a concave portion and a convex portion;
- at least a first wind turbine located proximal to the concave portion of the toroidal support structure, wherein the wind turbine travels about at least a portion of the concave portion of the toroidal support structure;
- and a first baffle, wherein the first baffle extends about said portion of the concave portion of the toroidal support structure about which the at least first wind turbine travels;
- and wherein the baffle surrounds a portion of the at least first wind turbine opposite the fixed toridal support structure.
A multi-turbine wind power generation unit, comprising:
- a mounting frame;
- at least a first and a second wind turbine provided at a first height on the mounting frame;
- a central ring surrounding the mounting frame;
- and a first and second support structure extending radially from the central ring, wherein the first and second support structures connect the first and second wind turbines to the central ring, wherein the first and second wind turbines travel about at least a portion of the mounting frame;
- wherein the first and second support structures are substantially perpendicular to the mounting frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.