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Wind amplified rotor platform (warp)

 Alfred L. Weisbrich
An energy conversion device which comprises a stacked array of alternating yawable and fixed toroidal modules about a central core structure. The yawable toroids have typically four impact impellers mounted in their peripheral flow regions for the purpose of capturing flow energy. The fixed...
Inventor: Alfred L. Weisbrich
Primary Examiner: Christopher Verdier

U.S. Classification
415/41; 415/43; 415/60; 415/121.3; 416/9; 416/117; 416/119; 416/122; 416/146R; 416DIG4

International Classification
F03D 702; F03D 704

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Citations

Patent NumberTitleIssue date
1876595ALEXANDER BELDIMANOSep 1932
2418439FLUID MOTORApr 1947
4088419Wind operated power plantMay 9, 1978
4140433Wind turbineFeb 20, 1979
4156579Toroidal accelerator rotor platformMay 29, 1979
4288199TARP Yaw track means for rotorsSep 8, 1981
4540333TARP Rotor system thrust, yaw and load controlSep 10, 1985
5062765High tower wind generating systemNov 5, 1991

Referenced by

Patent NumberTitleIssue date
6294844Artificial wind turbine islandSep 25, 2001
7293960Power generation assemblies, and apparatus for use therewithNov 13, 2007
7317261Power generating apparatusJan 8, 2008

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A power and energy generating device comprising:

a central core support having peripherally mounted thereto parallel to the core a plurality of alternating first and second fluid flow amplifiers, said first amplifier being yaw rotatable and having substantially the shape of toroids of generally arbitrary cross-section and circumventing said core axis to provide about the exterior periphery of said core open fluid flow regions in which are located an even number of fluid impact impellers for converting fluid flow energy into mechanical energy and said second amplifiers being static and having substantially the same characteristic shape as said first amplifiers but being free of impact impellers.

2. A power and energy generating device according to claim 1, wherein each said first amplifier has four impact impellers.

3. A power and energy generating device according to claim 2, wherein said fluid impact impellets comprise horizontal axis rotors.

4. A power and energy generating device according to claim 3, wherein said fluid impact impellers are each coupled to drive generators exterior to said first fluid flow amplifiers.

5. A power and energy generating device according to claim 3, wherein said fluid impact impellers are each coupled to drive generators interior to said first fluid flow amplifiers.

6. A power and energy generating device according to claim 5, wherein each set of two of said fluid impact impellers is coupled to drive one of said generators housed interior to said first fluid flow amplifiers.

7. A power and energy generating device according to claim 2, wherein said fluid impact impellets are coupled to drive generators housed interior to said first fluid flow amplifiers to which the impellers are mounted.

8. A power and energy generating device according to claim 7, wherein each set of two of said fluid impact impellets is coupled to drive one of said generators housed interior to said first fluid flow amplifiers.

9. A power and energy generating device according to claim 6, wherein said second amplifiers are substantially circular in cross-sections.

10. A power and energy generating device according to claim 8, wherein said second amplifiers are substantially circular in cross-sections.

11. A power and energy generating device according to claim 4, wherein said second amplifiers are substantially circular in cross-sections.

12. A power and energy generating device according to claim 2, wherein said first and second amplifiers are substantially circular in cross-sections.

13. A power and energy generating device according to claim 12, wherein said fluid impact impellets comprise horizontal axis rotors.

14. A power and energy generating device comprising:

a central core support having peripherally mounted thereto parallel to the core a plurality of alternating first and second fluid flow amplifiers, said first amplifiers being yaw rotatable and having substantially the shape of toroids of generally arbitrary cross-section and circumventing said core to provide about the exterior periphery of said core open fluid flow regions in which are located an even number of fluid impact impellers for converting fluid flow energy into mechanical energy, and said second amplifiers being static and having substantially the same characteristic shape as said first amplifiers but being free of impact impellers; and housing means interior to said toroids for either non-fluid flow energy conversion equipment or structures or fluids.

15. A power and energy generating device according to claim 14, wherein said second toroid interior housing accommodates support structure for supporting electric transmission cables.

16. A power and energy generating device according to claim 14, wherein said second toroid interior housing accommodates equipment for telecommunications equipment.

17. A power and energy generating device according to claim 14, wherein said second toroid interior housing accommodates support structure for attaching guy cables.

18. A power and energy generating device according to claim 14, wherein said toroids are substantially circular in cross-sections; said first amplifiers have four impellers; said impellers are horizontal axis rotors; and wherein said second toroid interior housings accommodate said equipment and structures comprising electric transmission line support structure or guy cable attachments communications equipment.

19. A power and energy generating device comprising:

a central core support having peripherally mounted thereto parallel to the core a plurality of alternating first and second fluid flow amplifiers, said first amplifiers being yaw rotatable and having substantially the shape of toroids of generally arbitrary cross-sections and circumventing said core to provide about the exterior periphery of said core open fluid flow regions in which are located an even number of fluid impact said second amplifiers being static and having substantially the same characteristic shape as said first amplifiers but being free of impact impellers; housing means interior to said toroids for non-fluid flow energy conversion equipment or structures or fluids; and hoisting means for moving said first and second amplifiers about said central core support and substantially parallel to said central core into position on said core support.