Wind energy system and method for using same

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 motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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• (g) 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 inner rotor blades located inside of the cowling, wherein the plurality of inner rotor blades rotates about an inner rotor hub;
• (c) 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 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 motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
• (f) a tower support that connects the wind turbine to the dynamic telescopic tower;
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• (g) one or more hydraulic accumulators that compress a gas and use the compressed gas to force a pressurized liquid through a controlled release valve and through high-pressure pipes to drive a hybrid variable displacement hydraulic pump.

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 first 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 rotate in an opposite direction to that of 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 second inner rotor blades;
• (e) a drive mechanism located within the first inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple hydraulic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the hydraulic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual hydraulic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and hydraulic pressure;
• (f) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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• (g) 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 rotate in an opposite direction to that of 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 rotates in the same direction as the second inner rotor blades;
• (e) a drive mechanism located within the first inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple hydraulic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the hydraulic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual hydraulic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and hydraulic pressure;
• (f) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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• (g) 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 inner rotor blades located inside of the cowling, wherein the plurality of inner rotor blades rotates about a first inner rotor hub;
• (c) a drive mechanism located within the inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple hydraulic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the hydraulic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual hydraulic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and hydraulic pressure;
• (d) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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• (e) 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 rotate in an opposite direction to that of the plurality of first inner rotor blades;
• (d) a drive mechanism located within the first inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple hydraulic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the hydraulic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual hydraulic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and hydraulic pressure;
• (e) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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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 drive mechanism located within the first inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple hydraulic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the hydraulic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual hydraulic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and hydraulic pressure;
• (e) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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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 first 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 rotate in an opposite direction to that of 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 second inner rotor blades;
• (e) a drive mechanism located within the first inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple pneumatic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the pneumatic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual pneumatic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and pneumatic pressure;
• (f) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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• (g) 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 rotate in an opposite direction to that of 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 rotates in the same direction as the second inner rotor blades;
• (e) a drive mechanism located within the first inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple pneumatic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the pneumatic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual pneumatic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and pneumatic pressure;
• (f) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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• (g) 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 inner rotor blades located inside of the cowling, wherein the plurality of inner rotor blades rotates about a first inner rotor hub;
• (c) a drive mechanism located within the inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple pneumatic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the pneumatic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual pneumatic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and pneumatic pressure;
• (d) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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• (e) 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 rotate in an opposite direction to that of the plurality of first inner rotor blades;
• (d) a drive mechanism located within the first inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple pneumatic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the pneumatic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual pneumatic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and pneumatic pressure;
• (e) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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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 drive mechanism located within the first inner rotor hub, wherein the drive mechanism drives a gear that drives multiple pneumatic pumps, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electromagnetic coupling that couples and decouples the pneumatic pumps from the gear, thereby allowing individual pneumatic pumps to be turned on or off depending on available wind speed and pneumatic pressure;
• (e) a dynamic telescopic tower with a height that adjusts automatically by motors controlled by a controller based on input from sensors located in the dynamic telescopic tower and on the wind turbine;
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• (f) a tower support that connects the wind turbine to the dynamic telescopic tower.