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A variable voltage and frequency output wind turbine. Variations of the wind turbine include use of a slotless alternator to reduce alternator noise, a high power AC output to facilitate transmission of the output over extended distances, AC to DC converters and DC to AC converters, and sensors for

A variable voltage and frequency output wind turbine. Variations of the wind turbine include use of a slotless alternator to reduce alternator noise, a high power AC output to facilitate transmission of the output over extended distances, AC to DC converters and DC to AC converters, and sensors for systems and devices to receive the wind turbine output and to allow matching of the output to the receiving devices and system. Other features include a removable hatchcover for dissipating heat from components contained in the turbine or attached to the hatchcover, a swept blade design to reduce blade-produced noise, and power storage components for storing and intermittently using energy stored as a result of wind turbine power generation.

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What is claimed is: 1. A wind turbine, comprising:an electrical output device including a plurality of winding portions;at least one wind driven blade operatively coupled to the electrical output device, wherein movement of the at least one wind driven blade produces output from the coupled electric

What is claimed is: 1. A wind turbine, comprising:an electrical output device including a plurality of winding portions;at least one wind driven blade operatively coupled to the electrical output device, wherein movement of the at least one wind driven blade produces output from the coupled electrical output device;an inverter coupled to the electrical output device;a bi-directional inverter coupled to the inverter;a storage device coupled to the bi-directional inverter;a controller coupled to the inverter and configured to control the output of the electrical output device via stall regulation; anda shutdown switch coupled to each of the plurality of winding portions, the shutdown switch being capable of increasing current based torque opposing operation of the wind turbine;wherein the stall regulation is controlled via shorting of at least one of the plurality of winding portions.