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WindTamer Corporation
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Geneseo
NY 14454
WindTamer Turbines Break
the Betz .593 Theoretical Limit for Wind Energy
Rochester, NY - December 2, 2009 -
WindTamer Corporation (OTC.BB.WNDT-News) today released the
results of a performance report from Professor Kenneth Visser of
the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at
Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. The report is based on
an analysis of field testing in the Geneseo, New York area and
numerical modeling at the Clarkson University.
Gerald E. Brock, WindTamer's founder, Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Inventor of the patented WindTamer technology, said,
"We are gratified but not at all surprised by the results of the
Clarkson University study. We have known for some time, based on
our own testing, that WindTamer will outperform its competition
by a wide margin. We have also known that
WindTamer can produce energy well
above the Betz Limit, which has always been viewed as the
theoretical limit of the percentage of power that can be
extracted from wind moving through a turbine. It should
also be noted that the hubs of the WindTamer units that produced
these results were only 13 and 24 feet off the ground, which
makes WindTamer an extremely attractive alternative to the huge
wind towers that are seemingly unwelcome in some communities.
The fact that a prestigious research institution such as
Clarkson University and a widely recognized, highly respected
researcher such as Dr. Ken Visser have now verified our findings
is an important seal of approval."
William A. Schmitz, President of WindTamer Corporation, said
that, "From a sales and marketing point of view, this report
reinforces our essential message, which is that individuals,
businesses, wind farm developers and other purchasers of wind
turbines have a new alternative that is not only efficient
enough to make economic sense but is also whisper-quiet, less
susceptible to wear and fatigue and safer than many turbines
currently in use."
US2009280008
VORTICITY REDUCING COWLING FOR A
DIFFUSER AUGMENTED WIND TURBINE ASSEMBLY
Inventor: BROCK GERALD
Abstract -- A vorticity
reducing cowling for a diffuser augmented wind turbine assembly
is provided. The diffuser augmented wind turbine assembly
includes a shroud, a wind turbine disposed within the shroud,
and a diffuser coupled to an outlet of the shroud. The wind
turbine includes a wind turbine housing and a plurality of
blades rotatably disposed within the wind turbine housing,
wherein the plurality of blades providing a swept area. The
cowling comprises a body disposed upstream of the plurality of
blades. The body includes an inlet end defining a first opening,
the first opening having a first area. The body includes an
outlet end defining a second opening, the second opening having
a second area that is less that the first area. The second area
is less than the swept area of the plurality of the blades.
US2009280009
WIND TURBINE WITH DIFFERENT
SIZE BLADES FOR A DIFFUSER AUGMENTED WIND TURBINE ASSEMBLY
Inventor: BROCK GERALD
2009-11-12
Abstract -- A wind
turbine for a diffuser augmented wind turbine assembly is
provided. The wind turbine comprises a wind turbine housing,
a hub mounted within the wind turbine housing, and a
plurality of blades rotatably coupled with the hub and
radially extending from the hub. The plurality of blades
includes a first blade and a second blade, wherein the first
blade includes a surface area and/or a maximum width that is
greater than a surface area and/or a maximum width of the
second blade to increase the efficiency of the diffuser
augmented wind turbine assembly in variable speed winds.
US20091880869
INLET WIND SUPPRESSOR
ASSEMBLY
Inventor: BROCK GERALD
Applicant: WIND TAMER CORP
2009-07-23
Abstract -- A diffuser
augmented wind turbine assembly comprising an inlet wind
suppressor and a shroud disposed within said inlet wind
suppressor. The assembly contains a wind turbine; the wind
turbine is disposed within the shroud; and the shroud is
connected to a diffuser.
US2003175109
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Fluid
driven generator
Inventor: BROCK GERALD
2003-07-17