Patent ID: 8742614
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: F03D,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A power generating apparatus adapted for utilizing intermittent gusty winds comprising: a. a panel having only one side adapted for receiving intermittent gusty winds, the panel having a pivotal attachment mounted to a frame supporting the panel such that upon intermittent winds contacting the side of the panel adapted for receiving intermittent gusty winds, the panel pivots upward, from a rest position that is at an acute angle relative to a horizontal ground, in a direction away from the horizontal towards a substantially vertical position, and in the absence of intermittent wind the panel returns to the rest position; b. a return spring adapted to maintain the panel in the rest position at the acute angle to the horizontal in the absence of the intermittent gusty wind, to stop the panel from exceeding the substantially vertical position in the presence of the intermittent gusty wind, and to return the panel to the rest position when the intermittent gusty wind is no longer present; and c. a power generator carried by the frame and adapted to actuate when the panel moves from the rest position in response to the intermittent gusty wind such that power is generated for use by a power consuming, a power storing, or a power transmitting device.