Patent ID: 8890354
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A wind energy harnessing device comprising: a hollow tube including an intake portion, an outtake portion, and a tapered portion with an inner channel, wherein the intake portion of the hollow tube has a first diameter, the inner channel has a second diameter, and the outtake portion has a third diameter, wherein the tapered portion has a first tapered shape with changing diameter extending from the intake portion to the inner channel of the hollow tube and a second tapered shape with changing diameter extending from the inner channel to the outtake portion of the hollow tube; a permeable element affixed transversally in the inner channel and configured such that the permeable element oscillates in response to air passing through the hollow tube; a bent tube including a first end and a second end, wherein the substantially bent tube is partially filled with a fluid, wherein the first end is coupled to the air intake portion of the hollow tube and the second end is coupled to the inner channel behind the permeable element such that the fluid moves bi-directionally within the bent tube in response to the oscillation of the permeable element; a magnet suspended within the fluid inside the bent tube, wherein the magnet is configured to move within the fluid in response to the bi-directional movement of the fluid; and a conductive coil wrapped around an exterior surface of the bent tube, wherein the conductive coil is configured such that an electric current is generated in response to a movement of the magnet through the conductive coil.