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A self-governing, vertically oriented wind driven assembly is provided by a pair of open, semicylindrically shaped wind scoops with elongated edges which face each other in a nearly closed position at times of high or maximum wind speeds, and partically face each other and partially exposed into the

A self-governing, vertically oriented wind driven assembly is provided by a pair of open, semicylindrically shaped wind scoops with elongated edges which face each other in a nearly closed position at times of high or maximum wind speeds, and partically face each other and partially exposed into the wind at lower wind speeds. The scoops are pivotally attached to posts oppositely located at the edges of a rotating frame. The amount of exposure of the scoops into the wind is dynamically balanced by springs which tend to open the scoops and by weights which tend to close the scoops proportional to the rotational speed of the assembly. The ends of the scoops are modified to permit the scoops to cooperatively slide from an open to close position. The assembly is connected to an electrical generating means and can be used for producing electrical power on sailboats.

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A self-governing wind driven assembly comprising: a rotor having a first and a second terminal point; a bottom plate rigidly attached to said first terminal point; a top plate being similar in shape to said bottom plate, said top plate being supported in a parallel orientation to said bottom plate b

A self-governing wind driven assembly comprising: a rotor having a first and a second terminal point; a bottom plate rigidly attached to said first terminal point; a top plate being similar in shape to said bottom plate, said top plate being supported in a parallel orientation to said bottom plate by a first and a second vertical post, said first and said second post being oppositely located between said top plate and said bottom plate; a first and a second scoop, said first and said second scoop each being generally convexo-concave shaped and mounted between said top plate and said bottom plate, said first scoop having a first concave side and a first convex side, said second scoop having a second concave side and a second convex side, said first concave side defining a first open face, said second concave side defining a second open face, said first scoop being pivotally mounted on said first post, said second scoop being pivotally mounted on said second post, said first post having a first axis of rotation located near said first convex side, said second post having a second axis of rotation near said second convex side, said first scoop having a generally closed first and second end, said second scoop having a generally closed third and fourth end, said first, said second, said third and said fourth end being modified to permit said first and said second scoop to be placed with said first open face positioned against said second open face, said first, said second, said third and said fourth end permitting said first and said second scoop to achieve a generally closed configuration, said first, said second, said third and said fourth end permitting said first and said second scoop to slide cooperatively towards either an open or a closed configuration, said first and said second scoop being able to pivot in unison about said first and said second post respectively to and from an open configuration where said first face is oriented partially towards said second face and said first face and said second face are partially extended outward to receive forces from the wind, said closed configuration occurring when said first scoop and said second scoop form an approximate cylinder, said rotation being slower when said assembly is in said closed configuration than when said assembly is in an open configuration; and a control means controlling the orientation of said first and said second scoop between said open and said closed configuration, said orientation of said first and said second scoop being related to the rotational speed of said assembly.