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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Samuel Thomas Kelly, San Marcos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Samuel Thomas Kelly, San Marcos, CA (US);
Assignee:
AF Energy Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vertical axis wind turbine having a plurality of upright airfoils pivotally engaged. A continuous adjustment of the angle of attack of the airfoils to oncoming wind is provided by rotation of a control plate connected to the vanes which are mounted upon a rotating drive plate. A vane can be employed to rotate the control plate to affect the continuous adjustment of the airfoils.