Vertical axis wind powered generator
First Claim
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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Abstract
An apparatus for generating electric power from wind includes a base, a pair of upstanding, generally parallel, spaced apart walls rotatably mounted on the base and defining an inlet end and an outlet end for wind, an electric power generator mounted on the base and having an input shaft, and a vertical axis cylindrical rotor having a plurality of wind driven vanes and mounted on the base between the walls, and having an output shaft coupled to rotate the input shafts. A curved inner modulator is rotatably mounted on the base inside said rotor and is selectively movable for controlling wind flow through the rotor. An inlet modulator is rotatably mounted on the base at the inlet end and is selectively movable for controlling wind flow to the rotor. A first generally planar director is pivotally mounted on an outer surface of one of the walls and a second generally planar director is pivotally mounted on an inner surface of the other one of the walls and both directors are responsive to the wind for positioning the inlet end toward the wind.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating electric power from wind comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for generating electric power from wind comprising:
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a base; a pair of upstanding, generally parallel, spaced apart walls rotatably 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. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for generating electric power from wind comprising:
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a base; a pair of upstanding, generally parallel, spaced apart walls rotatably 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, said inner modulator including a generally vertically extending, curved planar surface positioned adjacent an inner edge of said vanes and attached by a bracket to an inner modulator shaft rotatably supported on said base and extending through a center of rotation of 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, said inlet modulator including a generally vertically extending, curved planar surface pivotally attached to an inner surface of one of said walls adjacent the inlet end. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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