Patent ID: 8053919

Claim:
A wind turbine power generator for the generation of electricity, comprising: an elongate vertical support tower; support means including a yaw mechanism rotatably mounted on an upper portion of said tower and support arms extending horizontally outwardly therefrom to pivot about a vertical axis; circumferential arcuate bearing supports connected at an outer end of said support arms; a circular rotor wheel assembly formed of concentric inner and outer rings and angularly adjustable blades extending therebetween, said inner and outer rings rotatably supported by said arcuate bearing supports in a vertical plane to rotate about a horizontal axis; a horizontal rotatable revolving track disposed on said tower beneath said rotor wheel assembly to revolve around said tower; and said outer ring partially supported on the top of said horizontal rotatable revolving track; power wheels engaged with said revolving track to be rotatably driven thereby; power producing means connected with said power wheels to be driven thereby; and load shedding means connected between said power wheels and said power producing means for selectively engaging and disengaging said power wheels from said power producing means dependent upon available wind power to maintain rotation of said rotor wheel assembly.