AT CAD Team/AT wind turbine
This article describes several AT wind turbine designs, each focused on a particular employment.
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[edit] Shielded Savonius WEH
See http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=781c2ff0a6743d7227c4c85062a393c0&result=4
[edit] Aerial AT wind turbine
An aerial wind turbine consisting of a large cylinder with a tail at the back and a "cambered plate" rotor at the front. The whole is kept airborne by weatherballoons filled with hydrogen gas. Either regular balloons are attached on a handlebar next to the cylinder, or a paragliding chute filled with hydrogen (pockets in paragliding chute) is used. The balloons would need a hydrogen supply line for refilling and as a safety feature (1 uninflated balloon should also be included on each side). The paragliding chute does not need this supply line. The paraglide can be modeled from designs at google warehouse, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?q=parapente&styp=m&btnG=Zoeken, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=268b6d412030997fbdcbd89da94a6299&prevstart=0 ;initially inspired by Wubbo Ockels' LadderMill (http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Wind:Ladder_Mills ) and The Magenn Air Rotor System (MARS) (see http://www.magenn.com/ )
[edit] Tree-WEH
small electricity production plant
[edit] WindIT
small to medium electricity production plant see images:
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wind-it_S_WECS.jpg
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wind-it_L_WECS.jpg
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wind-it_M_WECS.jpg
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wind-it_XL_WECS.jpg
[edit] MicroWEH_battery
large electricity production plant
Note: electricity generator + continuously variable transmission not shown on image to the right; however this would be similar to the Tree-WEH. Both would be placed on the rotatable pole to eliminate possible problems due to the turning of the pole.
