Title:
VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004018872
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A vertical axis wind turbine with a turbine rotor with rotor blades disposed for rotation about a substancially vertical axis. The turbine includes multiple vertically extending stator vanes circumferentially spaced apart about the rotor in an annular array. Each vane has a radially inward facing surface, a radially outward facing surface and a flange on an outer edge of each vane. The flange serves to create a turbulent swirling boundary layer on the vane surfaces that rotates in a direction that draws and redirects air flow into the air flow channels defined by the stator vanes that is then compressed by the narrowing of the channels and directed to the rotor blades to drive the turbine.
Inventors:
ROWE JOHN (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2003/001223
Publication Date:
July 08, 2004
Filing Date:
August 20, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PACIFEX MAN INC (CA)
ROWE JOHN (CA)
ROWE JOHN (CA)
International Classes:
F03D3/04; (IPC1-7): F03D3/04
Foreign References:
| US4551631A | 1985-11-05 | |||
| EP0867615A1 | 1998-09-30 | |||
| GB2275970A | 1994-09-14 | |||
| FR2448049A1 | 1980-08-29 | |||
| US1718304A | 1929-06-25 | |||
| US5391926A | 1995-02-21 |
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