SAIL WIND TURBINE

摘要

A sail wind turbine system includes a vertical main shaft with a vertical axis of rotation with parallel horizontal yardarms, cross-connected and corner braced, to the vertical main shaft. A sail assembly is included that comprises rectangular sails in frames fixedly attached at the tip of parallel horizontal yardarms. An outer support structure made of vertical columns with lateral cross bracing, joins together at the vertical main shaft in the middle and top, and is coupled thereto with self-aligning split bearings. The support columns are anchored to the ground, thereby providing more support to the structure. Thus, the present invention is an improved technique for providing wind power to produce electrical energy at ground level.

主权项

1. A sail wind turbine system, comprising:
a wind turbine, the wind turbine having a first sail assembly, the first sail assembly including:
a main shaft having a vertical axis of rotation;a first yardarm connected with and extending horizontally from the main shaft;a first sail connected with the first yardarm, wherein the sail harnesses power from wind energy to rotate the main shaft.