WIND ENERGY CAPTURE DEVICE FOR A SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICITY FROM JETSTREAMS

摘要

A jet stream wind energy capture device including two pair of parallel sail line tracks. Each track pair includes chain support beams; a plurality of rotatable chain gears connected to the support beams of each track; and sail-line chains that ride upon the chain gears. Generator(s) are attached to the gears. At least one sail is attached to the chains whereby the sails move along the tracks in a cyclical downwind and upwind path thereby moving the chains to rotate their chain gears, which in turn provides energy to the generator(s).

主权项

1. A wind energy capture device for use in conjunction with a mechanism for securing the wind energy capture device at high altitudes, the device comprising:
a first pair of essentially parallel sail line tracks, each track of said first pair of parallel sail line tracks comprising:
a first sail-line chain support beam operably connected to the mechanism for securing the wind energy capture device at high altitudes;a plurality of spaced-apart rotatable chain gears rotatably connected to the first sail-line chain support beams of each track; anda first sail-line chain that rides upon the rotatable chain gears of the first sail-line chain support beams of each track, a second pair of essentially parallel sail line tracks, each track of said second pair of parallel sail line tracks comprising:
a second sail-line chain support beam operably connected to the mechanism for securing the wind energy capture device at high altitudes;a plurality of spaced-apart rotatable chain gears rotatably connected to the second sail-line chain support beams of each track; anda second sail-line chain that rides upon the rotatable chain gears of the second sail-line chain support beams of each track, at least one generator operably and respectively attached to at least one of said gears; and at least one sail having a sail frame attached to said first sail-line chain of each track of said first pair of parallel sail line tracks and to said second sail-line chains of each track of said second pair of parallel sail line tracks, whereby the sails move along said pairs of first and second essentially parallel sail line tracks on said first and second chains in a cyclical downwind and upwind path thereby moving the first and second chains to rotate their respective first and second chain gears, which in turn provides energy to the at least one generator.