Wind energy system and method for using same
AssigneeLGT Advanced Technology Limited
InventorsTimothy Blake, George Harold Ryton, Hassan Mansir, Nicholas James Hemingway
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Abstract
A wind energy system comprising a wind turbine comprising a cowling surrounded by a diffuser and a plurality of inner rotor blades located inside of the cowling that rotate about an inner hub, a plurality of outer rotor blades positioned between the diffuser and the cowling that are counter-rotating relative to the plurality of inner rotor blades, a drive mechanism located within the inner rotor hub, a dynamic telescopic tower, and a tower support that connects the wind turbine to the dynamic telescopic tower.
Claims33
A wind energy system comprising:
- (a) a wind turbine comprising a cowling surrounded by a diffuser;
- (b) a plurality of inner rotor blades located inside of the cowling, wherein the plurality of inner rotor blades rotates about an inner rotor hub;
- (c) plurality of outer rotor blades positioned between the diffuser and the cowling, wherein the plurality of outer rotor blades rotate in an opposite direction to that of the plurality of inner rotor blades;
- (d) a drive mechanism located within the inner rotor hub;
- (e) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by electric motors controlled by a controller based on the input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower;
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- (f) a tower support that connects the wind turbine to the dynamic telescopic tower.
A wind energy system comprising:
- (a) a wind turbine comprising a cowling surrounded by a diffuser;
- (b) a plurality of first inner rotor blades located inside of the cowling, wherein the plurality of inner rotor blades rotates about a first inner rotor hub;
- (c) a plurality of second inner rotor blades located inside of the cowling and behind the plurality of first inner rotor blades, wherein the plurality of second inner rotor blades rotates in the same direction as the plurality of first inner rotor blades;
- (d) a plurality of outer rotor blades positioned between the diffuser and the cowling, wherein the plurality of outer rotor blades rotate in an opposite direction to that of the plurality of first and second inner rotor blades;
- (e) a drive mechanism located within the inner rotor hub;
- (f) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by electric motors controlled by a controller based on the input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower;
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- (g) a tower support that connects the wind turbine to the dynamic telescopic tower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.