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Vertical axis wind powered generator

  • US 5,038,049 A
  • Filed: 09/12/1990
  • Issued: 08/06/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for generating electric power from wind comprising:

  • a base;

    a pair of upstanding, generally parallel, spaced apart walls mounted on said base and defining an inlet end and an outlet end for wind;

    means for generating electric power mounted on said base and having an input shaft;

    a vertical axis cylindrical rotor having a plurality of wind driven vanes, and mounted on said base between said walls, and having an output shaft coupled to rotate said input shaft;

    an inner modulator rotatably mounted on said base inside said rotor and selectively movable for controlling wind flow through said rotor; and

    an inlet modulator rotatably mounted on said base at said inlet end and selectively movable for controlling wind flow to said rotor.

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