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patent · US6492743

Jet assisted hybrid wind turbine system

10 December 2002

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This patent is cited by material in the archive, so it is indexed here by number, title and inventor. The archive holds no copy of its text.

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Abstract

Hybrid wind turbine apparatus includes a pair of counter rotating rotors having micro thrusters fitted at tip of each blade of the rotors. An upright mast supports bearings underlying and rotatably supporting a hub assembly having tandemly mounted dual alternators. A first set of rotor is mounted on the windward alternator shaft, while the second rotor is mounted on the downwind rotor shaft. A heat exchanger having a centrifugal fan is provided to circulate ambient air to coo...

Provenance

Collection
Cited prior art
Filed
2001-06-28
Source
Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted
2002-12-10
Inventors
Kari Appa