IMPROVED HORIZONTAL-AXIS WIND TURBINE

摘要

Improved wind turbine (10). The turbine (19) includes a rotor supporting a plurality of blades (12) for receiving wind, and means are provided for supporting magnets or high-permeability iron to rotate with the blades and located at the periphery of the blade tips (14). Stator structure (28) is located proximate to the blade tips to interact with the magnets or iron to generate electricity.