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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2010
William Edward Lee, Kailua, HI (US);
Robert F. Pienkowski, Chicago, IL (US);
William Edward Lee, Kailua, HI (US);
Robert F. Pienkowski, Chicago, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A hybrid vertical axis energy apparatus comprising a housing assembly, a drive mechanism, a solar device, a motor, a vertical axle, and an electrical generator, is provided. The housing assembly is configured to rotate along its vertical axis in response to a force of wind and a force of thermal updraft of air flow. The drive mechanism is rigidly attached to the housing assembly and is in engageable communication with an adjacent drive mechanism attached on an adjacent housing assembly. The solar device is rigidly attached to the housing assembly. The motor is connected to and in electric communication with the solar device. The vertical axle is rigidly connected to the motor's axial shaft. The electrical generator is rotatably connected to the housing assembly or the adjacent housing assembly and converts the mechanical energy produced by rotation of the housing assembly and the adjacent housing assembly into electrical energy.