Roof mounted wind turbine
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1. A system for generating electrical power for an individual property, said system comprising:
- a wind powered electricity generator anda turbine,said electricity generator mounted externally on a roof of that property and arranged so that the electrical power generated be used in that property in preference to electrical power provided by a secondary electrical energy source,said turbine having a bladed rotor being rotatable to be oriented facing into the wind,wherein said turbine is coupled to said electricity generator,whereby switching between the secondary electricity supply and the power generated by the wind powered electricity generator can be achieved,wherein such switching is arranged to operate automatically when the electrical enemy being supplied by the wind reaches a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A system for generating electrical power for an individual property (10) comprises a wind powered electricity generator (16) mounted on that property and arranged so that the electrical power generated be used in that property in preference to or to supplement electrical power provided by the national grid or other general electrical energy source.
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1. A system for generating electrical power for an individual property, said system comprising:
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a wind powered electricity generator and a turbine, said electricity generator mounted externally on a roof of that property and arranged so that the electrical power generated be used in that property in preference to electrical power provided by a secondary electrical energy source, said turbine having a bladed rotor being rotatable to be oriented facing into the wind, wherein said turbine is coupled to said electricity generator, whereby switching between the secondary electricity supply and the power generated by the wind powered electricity generator can be achieved, wherein such switching is arranged to operate automatically when the electrical enemy being supplied by the wind reaches a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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