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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Walter M. Presz, Jr., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Michael J. Werle, West Hartford, CT (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, Iii, Wilbraham, MA (US);
William Scott Keeley, Charlestown, RI (US);
Inventors:
Walter M. Presz, Jr., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Michael J. Werle, West Hartford, CT (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Wilbraham, MA (US);
William Scott Keeley, Charlestown, RI (US);
Assignee:
FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are wind turbines comprising a turbine shroud and optionally an ejector shroud. The shrouds are segmented, or in other words have longitudinal spaces between segments. Such wind turbines have reduced drag load, particularly those loads due to off-axis wind forces.