Prime-mover dynamo plants – Fluid-current motors – Wind
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-13
2010-11-16
Gonzalez, Julio C. (Department: 2839)
Prime-mover dynamo plants
Fluid-current motors
Wind
C290S044000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07834477
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is related generally to power generation, and more particularly, to an apparatus for generating power from wind energy by accelerating winds captured by a wind catcher module. According to a first aspect, a wind energy system comprises a wind turbine and a wind catch opening, in which there is a pressure-gradient force that accelerates the movement of air into the wind catch opening and onto the wind turbine. According to another aspect, a wind energy system comprises a wind turbine and a wind catch module that redirects wind from outside the wind energy system to the wind turbine in a direction substantially perpendicular to the wind turbine. According to yet another aspect, a wind energy system comprises a wind turbine, where the moving parts of the wind turbine are not exposed to humans, birds or other similar sized wildlife during normal operation.
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Danielson Mark J.
Gonzalez Julio C.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP
Windation Energy Systems, Inc.
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