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A directed force turbine device utilizing forces of wind or water current flow featuring a wheel-style rotor assembly having side panels connected via a plurality of curved vanes, the rotor assembly rotates on bearings about a fixed axle shaft, the curved vanes harness the incoming current flow, whi

A directed force turbine device utilizing forces of wind or water current flow featuring a wheel-style rotor assembly having side panels connected via a plurality of curved vanes, the rotor assembly rotates on bearings about a fixed axle shaft, the curved vanes harness the incoming current flow, which drives rotation of the rotor assembly, the vanes surround the fixed axle shaft and form an inner cavity; a stator assembly disposed in the inner cavity of the rotor assembly, the stator assembly does not rotate with the rotor assembly, the stator assembly comprises flow directors wherein entering current flow is directed in between the flow directors which functions to apply a positive force against forward moving vanes of the rotor assembly; a funnel assembly and external flow director for controlling intake of the current flow; and an exhaust port.

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1. A directed force turbine device utilizing forces of wind or water current flow, said directed force turbine device comprising: (a) a fixed axle shaft;(b) a wheel-style rotor assembly having a first circular side panel and a second circular side panel connected via a plurality of curved vanes that

1. A directed force turbine device utilizing forces of wind or water current flow, said directed force turbine device comprising: (a) a fixed axle shaft;(b) a wheel-style rotor assembly having a first circular side panel and a second circular side panel connected via a plurality of curved vanes that span from the first circular side panel and the second circular side panel, the rotor assembly rotates on bearings about the fixed axle shaft, the curved vanes harness the incoming wind or water current flow, which drives rotation of the rotor assembly, the vanes surround the fixed axle shaft and form an inner cavity;(c) a stator assembly disposed in the inner cavity of the rotor assembly and fluidly connected to the rotor assembly, the stator assembly does not rotate with the rotor assembly, the stator assembly comprises: (i) two support panels;(ii) axle segments protruding out from and rigidly attached to the support panels; and(iii) a teardrop-shaped inner flow director having the axle shaft disposed therethrough, a curved outer flow director, and two small flow director vanes which are each mounted to the support panels, wherein entering wind or water current flow is directed in between the inner flow director and outer flow director to reverse direction of the wind or water current flow which functions to apply a positive force against forward moving vanes of the rotor assembly to aid in driving rotation of the rotor assembly;(d) a funnel assembly fluidly connected to the rotor assembly, the funnel assembly captures and funnels wind or water current flow outside of the rotor assembly's intake area and guides said current flow into an intake area of the rotor assembly, thereby helping to increase the speed of the wind or water current flow, wherein the funnel assembly comprises a sloped deflector shield positioned at a bottom area of the funnel assembly, the deflector shield functions to help block oncoming wind or water current flow from striking forward moving vanes of the rotor assembly and deflect said oncoming wind or water current flow up and into the intake area of the rotor assembly;(e) an external flow director disposed above the rotor assembly and fluidly connected to both the rotor assembly and to the funnel assembly, wherein wind or water current flowing through the funnel assembly is captured by the external flow director and further forced against the rotor assembly, wherein the wind or water flow either (i) is harnessed by the vanes of the rotor assembly to drive rotation of the rotor assembly or (ii) passes through the vanes to a backside of the outer flow director portion of the stator assembly and is then harnessed by the vanes to drive rotation of the rotor assembly, wherein the external flow director holds the wind or water current flow against an upper half of the rotor assembly and the stator assembly forces said flow against a lower half of the rotor assembly;(f) an exhaust port fluidly connected to the rotor, wherein wind or water current flow from the stator assembly or vanes exits the rotor assembly via the exhaust port, the exhaust port reverses flow direction of said wind or water current flow to its original flow direction; and(g) a flow separator pivotally disposed just beneath the rotor assembly adjacent to the rotor assembly intake area, the flow separator is a curved panel which directs wind or water flow from the rotor assembly to an exhaust port and helps prevent the wind or water flow from coming in contact with the rotor assembly when the wind or water flow is flowing through the exhaust port. 2. The directed force turbine device of claim 1, wherein an intake end of the external flow director is positioned a distance above and forward of the rotor, the distance being about equal to a radial length of the rotor. 3. The directed force turbine device of claim 1, wherein a discharge end of the external flow director is positioned above the vanes. 4. The directed force turbine device of claim 1, wherein the inner flow director has a teardrop shaped segment that has a leading tapered edge positioned at a height about equal to or just below an upper edge of the deflector shield. 5. The directed force turbine device of claim 1, wherein the side panels of the rotor assembly are operatively connected to a jackshaft, the jackshaft being operatively connected to a power output shaft for driving a generator or other device requiring a power source.