Patent ID: 8747067

Claim:
A trillium wind turbine apparatus, comprising: an aerodynamically shaped, electricity generating nacelle having a nose; a support tower rotationally attached to the nacelle such that the nacelle can freely rotate around a support tower longitudinal axis in response to a wind in order to automatically position the nacelle so that the nose is pointed into the wind; a plurality of complexly-curved blades, wherein each blade has a main blade forming the main body of the blade and extending along a main blade longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, a trailing edge blade attached to and extending from the main blade, a diversion blade shaped so as to direct a portion of the wind behind the main blade, an edge extension extending from the main blade and configured to catch and direct wind towards the main blade, a leading edge, and a tip; and wherein each of the plurality of blades is attached to a rotor shaft behind the nacelle in a swept back orientation, thus functioning as a vane which points the nacelle and plurality of blades into the wind.