Vertical axis wind turbine rotating design elements

A functional wind turbine rotor operatively connected to a pump or generator to drive the pump or generator in response to wind, and having rotating surface areas;

• and at least one of design, aesthetic, holographic, reflective, and informational elements on the surface areas that create the illusion of movement distinct from the rotation of the rotor itself in response to wind;
• wherein said surface areas include at least two vanes, and the elements comprise at least one of a plurality of discrete design or aesthetic elements disposed on different vanes to create a spiral movement illusion;
• and wherein in addition to the design or aesthetic elements informational elements, including at least one word, are provided, different portions of said at least one word provided on different vanes, and the entirety of said at least one word visible only during rotation of said rotor.

A Savonius vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) having a rotor with vanes having relatively large, uninterrupted exterior surface areas, and a plurality of messages on said surface areas each message primarily visible at a different speed of rotation of the vanes than said other messages in response to rotation by the wind.

A wind turbine rotor operatively connected to a pump or generator to drive the pump or generator in response to wind, said rotor having at least two vanes rotatable in response to wind, each vane having an exterior surface area coverings for said exterior surface areas of said vanes, said coverings providing a vastly different appearance than the appearance of said vane exterior surface areas;

• and removable attachment elements for operatively removably connecting said coverings to said vane exterior surfaces, said removable attachment elements selected from the group consisting essentially of cooperating hook and loop fasteners on said coverings and said vane exterior surface areas, and cooperating permanent magnets or magnetic material on said coverings and said vane exterior surface areas:
• said rotor having at least three vanes;
• a plurality of messages on at least one of said surface areas and said coverings, each message primarily visible at a different speed of rotation of said vanes than said other messages in response to rotation by the wind.

A functional wind turbine rotor operatively connected to a pump or generator to drive the pump or generator in response to wind, and having rotating surface areas;

• and at least one of design, aesthetic, holographic, reflective, and informational elements on the surface areas that create the illusion of movement distinct from the rotation of the rotor itself in response to wind;
• and wherein said rotor comprises a Savonius rotor with vanes having relatively large, uninterrupted, exterior surface areas;
• and a plurality of messages on the surface areas each message primarily visible at a different speed of rotation of the vanes than the other messages in response to rotation by the wind.