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A combination wind rotor and output energy transducer to provide output energy from the system and to automatically regulate the wind rotor at all wind velocities to thereby allow the wind rotor to operate at a constant tip speed/wind velocity ratio and at its maximum efficiency. The energy transduc

A combination wind rotor and output energy transducer to provide output energy from the system and to automatically regulate the wind rotor at all wind velocities to thereby allow the wind rotor to operate at a constant tip speed/wind velocity ratio and at its maximum efficiency. The energy transducer is a combination of positive displacement hydraulic pump and an orifice in the hydraulic system to generate heat. Overspeed protection is afforded by maximum hydraulic loading of the wind rotor in extreme wind conditions. A wind rotor steering system by which the wind rotor is oriented into the wind at all wind velocities. The wind rotor restoring torque is automatically in balance with its reaction torque.

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A wind power system including: a wind rotor disposed to convert wind energy to mechanical energy at a rate in accordance with the relationship W rotor N3 V3 wherein W is rotor power, N is rotational speed, and V is wind velocity, a positive displacement hydraulic pump operatively connected to said w

A wind power system including: a wind rotor disposed to convert wind energy to mechanical energy at a rate in accordance with the relationship W rotor N3 V3 wherein W is rotor power, N is rotational speed, and V is wind velocity, a positive displacement hydraulic pump operatively connected to said wind rotor to motivate fluid through a hydraulic fluid system and thereby to convert said mechanical energy to hydraulic energy at a rate in accordance with the relationship W pump N3 wherein W is pump power and N is rotating speed, an orifice in said hydraulic system to convert said hydraulic energy to thermal energy at a rate in accordance with the relationship W heat Q D3 wherein W heat is thermal power, Q is volume flowrate of fluid in said hydraulic system and D