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Title: Multiple wind turbine tethered airfoil wind energy conversion system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5763855

A plurality of wind turbines are supported aloft on the same tethered airfoil which is provided with devices for orienting the wind turbines into the wind. Various ways and devices are described for converting the wind energy into electrical power and for connecting and providing the plural outputs to the same electrical power grid. The principles are applicable whether there are a small number of relatively large wind turbines, a large number of relatively small wind turbines or some of each.

Assignee:
IFI; EDB-82-039031
Patent Number(s):
US 4285481
OSTI ID:
5763855
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 7 Dec 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English