METHOD FOR CIRCULATION CONTROLLED VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES

• Main Authors: ANGLE, GERALD, M., II, WILLIAMS, KENNETH, A, WILHELM, JAY, P, SMITH, JAMES, E, YARBOROUGH, CHRISTINA, N, PERTL, FRANZ, A, NAWROCKI, ANDREW, J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 19.08.2010
• Subjects: BLASTING; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER; WEAPONS; WIND MOTORS; WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS

A method of controlling a vertical axis wind turbines using circulation control is presented. The comprising monitoring environmental conditions and the vertical axis wind turbine to determine a current system state, and selectively blowing air through a blowing slot of a blade of the vertical axis...