Patent ID: 7008171
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: F03D,F05B,H02S,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A Savonius rotor wind turbine comprising: (a) a rotational axis upon which a Savonius rotor is rotatably disposed; (b) a least one vane having at least one concave and at least one convex side, said concave side, in cross-section along a plane perpendicular to said rotational axis, consisting of a line which is continuously curved; and (c) at least one exhaust channel through each at least one vane, each of said at least one exhaust channel providing a flow path permitting air to pass through the Savonius rotor vane from the concave side to the convex side of each at least one vane of the Savonius rotor.