Patent ID: 7909567
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02B,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for harnessing wind energy with a plurality of wind turbines, each wind turbine having a sweep height, the method comprising: providing an apparatus having a configuration of the wind turbines, including in the apparatus: sizing sweep heights of a first wind turbine and at least one second wind turbine with substantially same sweep heights according to a horizontal spacing between the first wind turbine and the at least one second wind turbine; reducing the horizontal spacing; and repeating the sizing and reducing at least until each wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines is sized; wherein the sizing step further comprises sizing sweep height of substantially each wind turbine of the plurality of wind turbines to intersect at least one horizontal plane unique from horizontal planes intersected by a sweep height of at least one immediately adjacent wind turbine.