Vertical axis wind turbine system
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1. A wind turbine system comprising:
- a base, said base standing in a substantially vertical orientation in relation to a foundation or ground and having a bottom end and a top end;
a rotating shaft extending from said top end of said base in a substantially vertical orientation;
a lower shaft attachment means attached to said shaft;
an upper shaft attachment means attached to said shaft above said lower attachment means;
a turbine comprising a plurality of blades, each of said blades formed from a curved 27-2012 airfoil and having a first end fabricated from a rubber or elastomer and attached to said upper shaft attachment means and a second end fabricated from elastomer or rubber and attached to said lower shaft attachment means, wherein each of said first ends is attached to said upper shaft attachment means by a swivel connection and each of said second ends is fixedly attached to said lower shaft attachment means using a plurality of bolts;
wherein said second end is curved toward said first end to form a peak wherein the length of said airfoil from said peak to said second end is less than the length of said airfoil from said peak to said first end; and
,wherein the angle between said peak and said second end is more acute than the angle between said peak and said first end; and
,wherein each of said vanes twists on said swivel connection when rotating at a velocity above a first threshold velocity.
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Abstract
The present invention is a vertical wind turbine having a turbine with a plurality of blades or wind vanes. The blades are constructed and attached to the shaft of the turbine so as to allow them to twist open to present more surface area to wind currents when a threshold rotational velocity is reached. Also presented are a novel outer shell that is placed over at least part of the shaft and a novel turbine blade.
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1. A wind turbine system comprising:
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a base, said base standing in a substantially vertical orientation in relation to a foundation or ground and having a bottom end and a top end; a rotating shaft extending from said top end of said base in a substantially vertical orientation; a lower shaft attachment means attached to said shaft; an upper shaft attachment means attached to said shaft above said lower attachment means; a turbine comprising a plurality of blades, each of said blades formed from a curved 27-2012 airfoil and having a first end fabricated from a rubber or elastomer and attached to said upper shaft attachment means and a second end fabricated from elastomer or rubber and attached to said lower shaft attachment means, wherein each of said first ends is attached to said upper shaft attachment means by a swivel connection and each of said second ends is fixedly attached to said lower shaft attachment means using a plurality of bolts; wherein said second end is curved toward said first end to form a peak wherein the length of said airfoil from said peak to said second end is less than the length of said airfoil from said peak to said first end; and
,wherein the angle between said peak and said second end is more acute than the angle between said peak and said first end; and
,wherein each of said vanes twists on said swivel connection when rotating at a velocity above a first threshold velocity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wind turbine system comprising:
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a base, said base standing in a substantially vertical orientation in relation to a foundation or ground and having a bottom end and a top end; a rotating shaft extending from said top end of said base in a substantially vertical orientation; an extension of said rotating shaft, wherein said extension extends above said turbine and includes a plurality of facings on the outer surface of said extension, each of said plurality of facings having a central depression and helical-shaped edges wherein said central depression and said helical-shaped edges extend the longitudinal length of said facing; a lower shaft attachment means attached to said shaft; an upper shaft attachment means attached to said shaft above said lower attachment means; a turbine comprising a plurality of blades, each of said blades formed from a curved 27-2012 airfoil and having a first end fabricated from a rubber or elastomer and attached to said upper shaft attachment means and a second end fabricated from elastomer or rubber and attached to said lower shaft attachment means, wherein each of said first ends is attached to said upper shaft attachment means by a swivel connection and each of said second ends is fixedly attached to said lower shaft attachment means using a plurality of bolts; wherein said second end is curved toward said first end to form a peak wherein the length of said airfoil from said peak to said second end is less than the length of said airfoil from said peak to said first end; wherein the angle between said peak and said second end is more acute than the angle between said peak and said first end; wherein each of said vanes twists on said swivel connection when rotating at a velocity above a first threshold velocity; and
,wherein said rotating shaft includes a modified portion, said modified portion extending below said turbine and including a plurality of facings has a central depression and helical-shaped edges wherein said central depression and said helical-shaped edges extend the longitudinal length of said facing.
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21. A modified 27-2012 airfoil comprising:
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a tapered first end having an endpiece, said end piece being flexible to allow twisting of said airfoil; and
,a tapered second end, said tapered second end having an endpiece; wherein said second end is curved toward said first end to form a peak, and; wherein the length from said peak to said second end is less than the length from said peak to said first end; and
,wherein said that angle between said peak and said second end is more acute than the angle between said peak and said first end. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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