Wind powered electricity generation system
A wind powered electricity generation system having at least one wind vane assembly, an elongated shaft attached substantially perpendicularly to the bottom of the wind vane assembly, a tower supporting the shaft, and drive gears mounted on the shaft that are connected to an electricity generator. Each of the wind vane assemblies has a carrier member having a plurality of support arms extending outwardly from the carrier member in a horizontal plane. A plurality of elongated trough-shaped vanes are attached by fastener means to a point adjacent the ends of the support arms. The front side of the trough-shaped vanes point outwardly substantially perpendicularly from the lateral attaching surface of the support arms. Each of the trough-shaped vanes have a longitudinally extending axis that makes an angle between 30 degrees and 60 degrees with a vertical axis that pases through the point of attachment of the back of the trough-shaped vane and the support arm.
- Assignee:
- EDB-83-139533
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4382191
- OSTI ID:
- 5891042
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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