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Vertical axis wind turbine and horizontal wind turbine each with a rotary wing assembly that has helical swept wings whose free ends each have a spoiler. The vertical axis wind turbine has permanent magnet discs for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic rep

Vertical axis wind turbine and horizontal wind turbine each with a rotary wing assembly that has helical swept wings whose free ends each have a spoiler. The vertical axis wind turbine has permanent magnet discs for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion. There is a hub or affixing the permanent magnet discs within a frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly. The horizontal axis wind turbine has collapsible telescoping towers.

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1. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary, wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circ

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A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary, wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion, said permanent magnet disc means including double opposing conical needle bearings with a toothed ring that all together provide a hall effect and including an electronic inductive pickup that senses velocity, the double opposing needle bearings including two opposing needle bearings, each of the two opposing needle bearings being configured to converge in a conical manner toward the toothed ring that is at a location between the two opposing needle bearings; andhub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts; andelectricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings. 2. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion;hub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts;electricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings;a leading edge slat connected to a leading edge side of said helical swept wings in a manner that enables the leading edge slat to move between deployed and retracted positions;a trailing edge flap connected to a trailing edge side of said helical swept wings in a manner that enables the trailing edge flap to move between deployed and retracted positions;responsive means responsive to a bias force imparted from a spring-loaded extendable hinge mechanism for moving the leading edge slat into the deployed position of the leading edge slat from the retracted position of the leading edge slat so that in the leading edge deployed position, the leading edge slat increases a camber of said helical swept wings and an angle of attack beyond that for the retracted position of the leading edge slat, said responsive means being responsive to a rotation induced centrifugal force imparted on rotating eccentric cams overcoming the bias force from the spring-loaded extendable hinge for moving the leading edge slat into the retracted position of the leading edge slat from the extended position of the leading edge slat;further responsive means responsive to a bias force imparted from a further spring-loaded extendable hinge mechanism for moving the trailing edge flap into the deployed position of the trailing edge flap from the retracted position of the trailing edge flap so that in the deployed position of the trailing edge flap, the trailing edge flap increases a camber of said helical swept wings and an angle of attack beyond that for the retracted position of the trailing edge flap, said further responsive means being responsive to a rotation induced centrifugal force imparted on further rotating eccentric cams overcoming the bias force from the further spring-loaded extendable hinge for moving the trailing edge flap into the retracted position of the trailing edge flap from the extended position of the trailing edge flap. 3. The wind turbine of claim 2, further comprising a boundary layer spoiler movable between retracted and deployed positions of the boundary layer spoiler; andmeans for providing an aerodynamic deterrent in over-speed situations by moving the boundary layer spoiler into the deployed position of the boundary layer spoiler in response to a rotation induced centrifugal force imparted on additional rotating eccentric cams overcoming an additional bias force imparted by an additional spring-loaded extendable hinge mechanism and by moving the boundary layer spoiler into the retracted position in response to the additional bias force imparted by the additional spring-loaded extendable hinge mechanism. 4. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion; andhub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts;electricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings;a plurality of alternators engagable and disengageable with a common alternator driveshaft;electronic control module (ECM) means for directing engagement and disengagement of the plurality of alternators from the common alternator driveshaft in accordance with rotary wing torque and for monitoring electrical production and for modulating direct current to an alternating current inverter and for converting accelerometer and vibration sensor inputs to modulate a magneto-rheological fluid mount; anda multi-speed transmission responsive to said ECM means for driving said common alternator driveshaft at appropriate speeds under hydraulic speed control, the multi-speed transmission being constructed with a variable flow aperture restricted hydraulic pump that controls operational wind gust generated over-speed situations via inputs from the ECM means. 5. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion;hub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts;electricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings;a plurality of alternators engagable and disengageable with a common alternator driveshaft;electronic control module (ECM) means for directing engagement and disengagement of the plurality of alternators from the common alternator driveshaft in accordance with rotary wing torque and for monitoring electrical production and for modulating direct current to an alternating current inverter and for converting accelerometer and vibration sensor inputs to modulate a magneto-rheological fluid mount; anda magnetically engaged conical dog clutch drive shaft responsive to inputs from said ECM means to effect engagement and disengagement of the common alternator driveshaft. 6. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion;hub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts;electricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings; lights on the helical swept wings; a programmable 360-degree illuminated stationary sign module; anda variable speed rotary device configured to direct illumination of the lights to form a desired pattern, said programmable 360-degree illuminated stationary sign module, in response to inputs from sensors that detect changes in velocity of the helical swept wings over time, sending signals to direct the timing of illumination of the lights to compensate for fluctuations in the velocity of the helical swept wings over time due to variations in wind flow over time so that the desired pattern appears substantially the same over time even though the fluctuations in the velocity of the helical swept wings is present during the illumination of the lights. 7. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion;hub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts;electricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings;fan means for forcing heated air to a top of the housing by individual fans that are affixed to the driveshaft below each alternator; anda further fan affixed to the common alternator driveshaft above the transmission to expel the heated air from exhaust vents that populate an upper perimeter of the housing. 8. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion;hub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts;electricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings;two telescoping towers, the housing extending between the two telescoping towers and being supported by the two telescoping towers; andmeans for making an adjustment in a variable height reached by the two telescoping towers as the two telescoping towers extend in a telescoping manner. 9. The wind turbine of claim 8, further comprising autonomous, redundant independent generators mounted at opposite ends of a chassis in weatherproof machinery enclosures, means for accomplishing rotational input for the autonomous, redundant independent generators via variable length drive shafts that are housed in the telescoping towers, power conditioning and distribution hardware being housed in the weatherproof machinery enclosures. 10. The wind turbine of claim 8, wherein the leading edge slat of the helical swept wings is supported on the telescoping towers. 11. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion;hub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts; andelectricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings, said electricity generator means including a plurality of alternators arranged in a stack;one axial fan beneath each of the alternators within the frame structure to propel airflow through and past the alternators; andone radial fan at higher elevation than the axial fans. 12. The wind turbine of claim 11, further comprising runaway brakes having brake shoes that rotate with a main shaft of the helical wings, the radial fan being at an elevation above the runaway brakes, the axial fans being at elevations below the runaway brakes. 13. A wind turbine, comprising: a frame structure;a housing enclosing said frame structure;a rotary wing assembly supported by said frame structure, said rotary wing assembly including rotating eccentric cams and including asymmetric, helical swept wings that rotate to capture wind throughout a circumference of the rotary, wing assembly from both windward and leeward sides so that a torque input spreads evenly to mitigate damaging harmonic pulsations that would otherwise arise without the torque input spreading evenly;permanent magnet disc means for levitating static weight of an entirety of the rotary wing assembly via magnetic repulsion;hub means for affixing said permanent magnet disc means within said frame structure in a manner that counteracts both a coefficient of friction (“COF”) associated with rotation of the rotary wing assembly and ensuing bearing wear imparted from the rotary, wing assembly and offsets momentary loads from wind gusts;electricity generating means within said housing for generating electricity in response to rotation of the helical swept wings;at least one component movable between deployed and retracted positions; andresponsive means responsive to a bias force imparted from a spring-loaded, extendable, hinge mechanism for moving the at least one component into the deployed position from the retracted position and responsive to a rotation induced centrifugal force imparted on the rotating eccentric cams overcoming the bias force imparted from the spring-loaded, extendable, hinge mechanism for moving the at least one component into the retraced position. 14. The wind turbine of claim 13, further comprising runaway brakes having brake shoes that rotate with a main shaft of the helical wings;means for deploying the brake shoes to engage the main shaft under friction by moving the brake shoes from a non-engaging position clear of the main shaft to an engaging position that engages the main shaft to impart the friction; anda self ventilating centrifugal brake shoe backing plate that supports said brake shoes and draws air through to create airflow that passes the brake shoes to expel through heated air through an orifice of a brake drum of the runaway brakes. 15. The wind turbine of claim 13, wherein said electricity generator means includes a plurality of alternators arranged in a stack with a common alternator driveshaft that is segregated by magnetic clutches that engage and disengage the alternators in response to electrical load and kinetic energy availability without utilization of pulleys, idlers, pillow blocks, or drive belts. 16. The wind turbine of claim 13, further comprising a plurality of alternators engagable and disengageable with a common alternator driveshaft; andelectronic control module (ECM) means for directing engagement and disengagement of the plurality of alternators from the common alternator driveshaft in accordance with rotary wing torque and for monitoring electrical production and for modulating direct current to an alternating current inverter and for converting accelerometer and vibration sensor inputs to modulate a magneto-rheological fluid mount. 17. The wind turbine of claim 16, further comprising a magnetically engaged clutch generator responsive to inputs from said ECM means to effect engagement with said alternators. 18. The wind turbine of claim 13, wherein the frame structure is self-supporting without guy wires. 19. The wind turbine of claim 13, wherein the at least one component is a leading edge slat connected to a leading edge side of said helical swept wings in a manner that enables the leading edge slat to move between the deployed and retracted positions, said leading edge slat in the deployed position causing an increase in a camber of said helical swept wings and an angle of attack beyond that in the retracted position. 20. The wind turbine of claim 13, wherein the at least one component is a trailing edge flap connected to a trailing edge side of said helical swept wings in a manner that enables the trailing edge flap to move between the deployed and retracted positions, said trailing edge flap in the deployed position causing an increase in a camber of said helical swept wings and an angle of attack beyond that in the retracted position. 21. The wind turbine of claim 13, further comprising a boundary layer spoiler movable between extended and retracted positions; and means responsive to an additional bias force from an additional spring-loaded extendable hinge mechanism for moving the boundary layer spoiler into a retracted position of the boundary layer spoiler and responsive to the rotation induced centrifugal force imparted on additional rotating eccentric cams overcoming the additional bias force for moving the boundary layer spoiler into the deployed position of the boundary layer spoiler.