Patent ID: 8888438

Claim:
A system for generating energy from the movement of air, the system comprising: a plurality of wind devices, each wind device including: a mounting structure for securing to the ground; a horizontal rotatable shaft, rotatably carried by the mounting structure; at least three wind-engaging panels, and at least three panel-mounting frames projecting from the horizontal rotatable shaft with an innermost side nearest to the rotatable shaft and an outermost side farthest from the rotatable shaft, wherein the panel-mounting frame comprises lightweight materials except for the outermost side of the panel-mounting frame, the panel-mounting frame rotatable with the horizontal rotatable shaft, each panel-mounting frame carrying one of the wind-engaging panels wherein there is an air gap between the panel and the rotatable shaft and the panel mounting frame is weighted on the outermost side; a first wind guide system comprising a first wind block, the first wind guide system for assisting in directing the airflow from a first direction towards the wind-engaging panels while limiting the airflow from the first direction from engaging all the panels at the same time; a second wind guide system comprising a second wind block, the second wind guide system for assisting in directing the airflow from a second direction opposite the first direction towards the wind-engaging panels while limiting the airflow from the second direction from engaging all the panels at the same time; and a mechanism to convert the rotational energy of the shaft into another form of energy wherein the mechanism to convert the rotational energy of the shaft is a generator and the another form of energy is electrical energy.