Patent ID: 6097104
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: F03D,F05B,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
A system for recovery of energy from a combination of natural and man made energy sources, said system comprising:a wind apparatus including a wind driven rotor and an associated electrical generator for generating electrical power from winds,a water apparatus including a water driven rotor and an associated electrical generator for generating electrical power from flowing water,a solar apparatus including an array of photovoltaic devices for generating electrical power from the sun,said wind apparatus, said water apparatus and said solar apparatus being located in close proximity to one another and each having an output on which the electrical power generated by the apparatus appears,an electrical power receiving means having an input in close proximity to said apparatuses, andmeans for transmitting the electrical power appearing at said outputs to said input;wherein:said wind apparatus, said water apparatus, and said solar apparatus are all associated with a given architecture, andsaid architecture includes two walls which converge toward one another and toward an opening through which wind may pass, so that wind moving generally in the direction toward said two converging walls is channeled to said opening so as to have a greater speed when passing through said opening than it would in the absence of said walls and openings, and said wind apparatus is located in said opening, andsaid architecture includes means for collecting rainwater striking said architecture and for channeling the collected rainwater to said water apparatus, andsaid water apparatus is a double speed Savonius rotor electrical generating apparatus.