US6749399B2
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Vertical array wind turbine
Assignee: Ocean Wind Energy Systems
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Filing: 2002-03-07
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Granted: 2004-06-15
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Expires: 2022-03-07
Abstract
Abstract A wind turbine with an array of rotors arranged at various heights. Each rotor is optimized for the height at which it is located. Optimization of each rotor could include selection of rated power, solidity, tip speed, blade twist, blade taper, or rotor diameter. Each rotor can also be operated in a manner that is optimized for the wind speed it experiences. Optimized operation parameters could include blade pitch angle or rotor speed.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Heronemus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:26
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03D; F03D1/00; F03D1/02; A; A61; A61P; A61P17/00; A61P17/02; A61P27/00; A61P27/02; A61P29/00; A61P3/00; A61P3/02; A61P39/00; A61P39/06; F03D13/00; F03D13/20; F03D80/00; F03D80/30; F03D80/70; F05; F05B; F05B2240/00; F05B2240/40; F05B2240/90; F05B2240/91; F05B2240/912; F05B2240/9121; F05B2240/913; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/72; Y02E10/728
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A wind turbine comprising: a tower; a plurality of rotors attached to said tower at a plurality of heights wherein each rotor is optimized for the, wind speed at the height at which it is attached wherein said rotor has a plurality of blades and the ratio of the planform area of said blades to the swept area of each said rotor is selected based on the annual average wind speed at the height at which it is attached.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A wind turbine comprising: a tower; a plurality of rotors attached to said tower at a plurality of heights wherein each rotor is optimized for the, wind speed at the height at which it is attached wherein said rotor has a plurality of blades and the ratio of the planform area of said blades to the swept area of each said rotor is selected based on the annual average wind speed at the height at which it is attached.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A wind turbine comprising: a tower; a plurality of rotors attached to said tower at a plurality of heights wherein each rotor is optimized for the wind speed at the height at which it is attached wherein each said rotor has a rotor diameter that is selected based on the annual average wind speed at the height at which it is attached.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A wind turbine comprising: a tower; a plurality of rotors attached to said tower at a plurality of heights wherein each rotor is optimized for the wind speed at the height at which it is attached wherein each said rotor has a rotor diameter that is selected based on the annual average wind speed at the height at which it is attached.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of extracting energy from wind comprising: providing a tower; supporting a plurality of rotor driven turbines on said tower at a plurality of heights; and optimizing each said rotor driven turbine for the wind speed at the height at which it is supported wherein the step of optimizing each said rotor driven turbine comprises providing each said rotor with a plurality of blades and selecting the ratio of the planform area of said blades to the swept area of each said rotor based on the annual average wind speed at the height at which it is supported.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of extracting energy from wind comprising: providing a tower; supporting a plurality of rotor driven turbines on said tower at a plurality of heights; and optimizing each said rotor driven turbine for the wind speed at the height at which it is supported wherein the step of optimizing each said rotor driven turbine comprises providing each said rotor with a plurality of blades and selecting the ratio of the planform area of said blades to the swept area of each said rotor based on the annual average wind speed at the height at which it is supported.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of extracting energy from wind comprising: providing a tower; supporting a plurality of rotor driven turbines on said tower at a plurality of heights; and optimizing each said rotor driven turbine for the wind speed at the height at which it is supported wherein the step of optimizing each said rotor driven turbine comprises selecting a rotor diameter based on the annual average wind speed at the height at which it is supported.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of extracting energy from wind comprising: providing a tower; supporting a plurality of rotor driven turbines on said tower at a plurality of heights; and optimizing each said rotor driven turbine for the wind speed at the height at which it is supported wherein the step of optimizing each said rotor driven turbine comprises selecting a rotor diameter based on the annual average wind speed at the height at which it is supported.
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