Patent ID: 8288884

Claim:
A wind turbine with integrated solar cells further comprising: tower for supporting said wind turbine, and said solar cells are mounted to said tower; wherein said solar cells can tilt vertically in order to track the path of sunlight; wherein said solar cells can rotate horizontally about the tower in order to track the path of sunlight; wherein said wind turbine rotates a generator, which supplies electrical power to an electrical panel, and wherein said solar cells yield electrical power to said electrical panel; wherein said solar cells are mounted onto a frame that enables the solar cell to tilt vertically with respect to said tower, and in order to track sunlight in the sky above; said solar cells tilt via tilting motoring means; wherein the frame can also rotate about the tower via a rail integrated into the design of the tower, such that the frame of the solar cell can rotate about the tower in order to enable the solar cell to track the sunlight in the sky above; wherein rotating motoring means are included to move the solar cells along the rail thereby rotating the solar cells around the tower; wherein the rotating motoring means and the tilting motoring means are individually powered from power generated to the electrical panel via the solar cells and wind turbine.