Patent ID: 7288850

Claim:
An emergency backup power generation apparatus, comprising: a housing comprising a main body portion, a top cap, and a bottom cap, and wherein: the housing is defined by an inner surface and an outer surface; the main body portion, the top cap, and the bottom cap define a generally hollow interior volume within the inner surface; and a plurality of openings are defined within the main body portion; a shaft disposed at least partially within the housing, wherein the shaft is substantially perpendicular to and rotatably disposed between the top cap and the bottom cap about a rotational axis; a plurality of air guides affixed to the outer surface of the housing, each air guide being affixed adjacent to an associated opening in the main body portion; one or more vanes coupled to the shaft and substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the shaft to thereby enable the vanes to be rotatable within the housing; and an electrical generator coupled to the shaft such that the electrical generator is operable to generate electrical power when moving air impinges on the vanes thereby causing the shaft to rotate within the interior volume of the housing.