Patent ID: 6164128
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: G01P

Abstract:
A wind apparatus for converting total wind which is calculated over a given period of time into wind units (WU) comprising in combination: an anemometer; a generator; a total wind revolutions per minute (TWRPM) recording device; and a data acquisition storage unit having a memory system; said anemometer, said generator and said (TWRPM) recording device cooperating together to convert revolutions per minute (RPM) of said anemometer into a wind speed of one mile per hour (MPH), wherein a wind speed of 1 mile per hour (MPH) equals 1 wind unit (WU), said (TWRPM) recorder device records the total wind units over a given period of time, and said data acquisition storage unit receives the recorded data pertaining to said total wind units from said (TWRPM) recorder device and stores said recorded data pertaining to said total wind units until retrieved.