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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Lgt Advanced Technology Limited, Edinburgh, GB;
Inventors:
Timothy Blake, Worcester, GB;
George Harold Ryton, Par, GB;
Hassan Mansir, Maidenhead, GB;
Nicholas James Hemingway, Pencader, GB;
Assignee:
LGT Advanced Technology Limited, Edinburgh, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 31/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/04 (2006.01); F03D 11/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/04 (2013.01); F03D 1/025 (2013.01); F03D 1/0625 (2013.01); F03D 7/0204 (2013.01); F03D 11/02 (2013.01); F05B 2240/133 (2013.01); F05B 2240/9151 (2013.01); F05B 2260/404 (2013.01); F05B 2260/406 (2013.01); F05B 2260/4031 (2013.01); F05B 2260/42 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); Y02E 10/722 (2013.01); Y02E 10/723 (2013.01); Y02E 10/728 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wind energy system comprising a wind turbine comprising a cowling surrounded by a diffuser and a plurality of inner rotor blades located inside of the cowling that rotate about an inner hub, a plurality of outer rotor blades positioned between the diffuser and the cowling that are counter-rotating relative to the plurality of inner rotor blades, a drive mechanism located within the inner rotor hub, a dynamic telescopic tower, and a tower support that connects the wind turbine to the dynamic telescopic tower.