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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2024
Applicant:
Vincent Loccisano, Wellesley, MA (US);
Inventor:
Vincent Loccisano, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/053 (2023.08); F03D 1/042 (2023.08); F05B 2240/13 (2013.01); F05B 2250/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for designing a diffuser-augmented wind turbine with significantly reduced time-averaged loads and significantly reduced dynamic amplification factors. Some embodiments have an annular airfoil in fluid communication with the circumference of a rotor plane, and a vertical surface with a substantially symmetrical aerodynamic form with an articulated portion.