Patent ID: 9212652
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An electrical generating apparatus responsive to incident wind to rotate a turbine generator; the apparatus comprising: a frame having a self-supporting vertically oriented triangular structure elevated from a ground surface and defined by a base segment parallel to said ground surface, a first incline segment and an opposed second incline segment both angled relative to said base segment; a plurality of freely rotatable sprockets at each vertex of the self-supporting triangular structure; at least one chain formed as a closed loop and engaging said sprockets for rotation about said frame; at least one sail attached to said chain for catching said incident wind at an angle offset therefrom for propelling said chain around said frame; and a linkage driven by said chain in response to said incident wind and connected to said turbine generator for producing electrical energy in response to said incident wind engaging said sail; wherein said at least one sail is exposed to said incident wind over an entirety of its incursion about said base segment, said first incline segment, and said second incline segment.