The CWE Concepts are designed to extract the maximum possible wind energy passing through a given square footage area of influencing machine interface at given calculated velocities, to deliver that energy to two power take off shafts for end user's useful work (electrical power generation and other
The CWE Concepts are designed to extract the maximum possible wind energy passing through a given square footage area of influencing machine interface at given calculated velocities, to deliver that energy to two power take off shafts for end user's useful work (electrical power generation and other requirements). A multi-bucket “S” rotor, airfoils, baffles and cowling combined, utilize one hundred percent of that moving air volume most efficiently. Our strategies are to use smaller units, yielding more power than existing designs while being installed at much lower levels, urban friendly, less visible, nearly-enclosed rotating machinery, quieter, and safer for indigenous wildlife populations. We plan to market for commercial and residential customers, in turn providing HVAC and electrical power augmentation to utility companies—a reliable and robust addition to the national power grid. Our goals—reduce dependency on foreign oil and provide a clean alternative.
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1. A wind turbine unit haying an upwind side and a downwind side, the wind turbine unit comprising: a single- or multi-barrel elongated rotor assembly a rotor axle fixedly passing through an axis of rotation and spill slates enclosing each end of the rotor assembly, the rotor assembly disposed in th
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A wind turbine unit haying an upwind side and a downwind side, the wind turbine unit comprising: a single- or multi-barrel elongated rotor assembly a rotor axle fixedly passing through an axis of rotation and spill slates enclosing each end of the rotor assembly, the rotor assembly disposed in the wind turbine unit such that its axis of rotation is generally perpendicular to a direction of wind flow from the upwind side of the downwind side;a wedge-shaped wind ramp disposed on the upwind side of the wind turbine unit, the wind ramp having a curved, inclined surface extending from a leading edge at a point approximately even with a bottom of the rotor assembly to a trailing edge approximately adjacent to a front of the rotor assembly, wherein the curved. inclined surface covers a lower, upwind portion of the rotor assembly and wherein the trailing edge of the wind ramp is adjustable relative to the front of the rotor assembly, such that the curved, inclined surface may also cover a part of an upper, upwind portion of the rotor assembly;an outlet cowling enclosure disposed on the downwind side of the wind turbine unit, wherein the outlet cowling enclosure has a convergent entrance and a divergent exit;a cowling baffle disposed on the downwind side of the wind turbine unit, the cowling baffle having a curved, declined surface extending from a front edge at a point approximately adjacent to a top midpoint of the rotor assembly to a back edge integral with a top surface of the convergent portion of the outlet cowling enclosure, wherein the curved, declined surface covers an upper, downwind portion of the rotor assembly; anda weather vane system having rudders mounted on downwind booms extending from the downwind side of the wind turbine unit, wherein the rudders are configured so as to rotate the wind turbine unit about a vertical axis of the base in response to a change in the direction of wind flow, wherein the weather vane system further comprises servo-tabs mounted on the upwind side of the wind turbine unit, wherein the servo-tabs are configured to sense the direction of wind flow and adjust an orientation of the rudders in response to the sensed direction of wind flow. 2. The wind turbine unit of claim 1, further comprising a wind reversal ducting system having a linear duct connected to an internal reversing duct, the linear duct disposed on an outside of the wind turbine unit and having an inlet oriented toward the upwind side of the wind turbine unit, the internal reversing duct disposed generally below a bottom surface of the convergent portion of the outlet cowling enclosure. 3. The wind turbine unit of claim 2, wherein the internal reversing duct is configured so as to redirect the direction of wind flow passing through the inlet of the linear duct, such that the direction of wind flow impacts on a lower, downwind portion of the rotor assembly. 4. The wind turbine unit of claim 3, further comprising an adjustable baffle in the internal reversing duct configured so as to redirect the direction of wind flow passing through the inlet of the linear duct, such that the direction of the wind flow impacts generally on the lower, upwind portion of the rotor assembly. 5. The wind turbine unit of claim 1, wherein at least one end of the rotor axle is connected to a motor or generator. 6. The wind turbine unit of claim 1, wherein the outlet cowling enclosure spans approximately sixty degrees of rotation of the downwind side of the rotor assembly. 7. The wind turbine unit of claim 1, wherein the wind turbine unit is mounted on a base, such that the wind turbine unit is generally freely rotating about a vertical axis of the base. 8. The wind turbine unit of claim 1, wherein the servo-tabs are mounted on upwind booms extending from the upwind side of the wind turbine unit. 9. A wind turbine unit having an upwind side and a downwind side, the wind turbine unit comprising: a single- or multi-barrel, elongated rotor assembly having a rotor axle fixedly passing through an axis of rotation and spill plates enclosing each end of the rotor assembly. the rotor assembly disposed in the wind turbine unit such that its axis of rotation is generally perpendicular to a direction of wind flow from the upwind side to the downwind side;a wedge-shaped wind ramp disposed on the upwind side of the wind turbine Unit, the wind ramp having a curved inclined surface extending from a leading Edge at a point a approximately even with a bottom of the rotor assembly to a trailing edge approximately adjacent to a front of the rotor assembly, wherein the curved, inclined surface covers a lower, upwind portion of the rotor assembly and wherein the trailing edge of the wind ramp is adjustable relative to the front of the rotor assembly, such that the curved, inclined surface may also cover a part of an upper, upwind portion of the rotor assembly:an outlet cowling enclosure disposed on the downwind side of the wind turbine unit, wherein the outlet cowling enclosure has a convergent entrance and a divergent exit;a cowling baffle disposed on the downwind side of the wind turbine unit, the cowling baffle having a curved, declined surface extending from a front edge at a point approximately adjacent to a top midpoint of the rotor assembly to a back edge integral with a top surface of the convergent portion of the outlet cowling enclosure, wherein the curved, declined surface covers an upper, downwind portion of the rotor assembly; andan anti-icing system having an accessory generator attached to the rotor axle and electrically connected to heating elements mounted in the rotor assembly. 10. The wind turbine unit of claim 9, further comprising secondary heating elements electrically connected to the accessory generator and mounted on the leading edge of the wind ramp and the front edge of the cowling baffle.
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