An improved turbine over the old horizontal and vertical axis turbines because of its ability to capture several times the amount of wind. The basic design and process of this new machine can also work in the ocean at capturing ocean currents. Being Omni-directional (not having to turn into the wind) gives it one efficiency over the 3 bladed turbine. Another efficiency all embodiments have is its frictionless exponent. This quality helps save on wear and tear and maintenance cost. Most if not all past turbines have a static presents, being built in one basic wind capturing position. This new turbine is more dynamic because it can hide from wind damage and then open to capture more wind than its predecessors.

A vertical axis wind turbine rotor with a base having a rotational centre, a top surface, a top surface edge, and a plurality of top plates disposed radially around the rotational centre. The rotational centre defines an axis of rotation substantially orthogonal to the top surface. The top surface extends radially from the rotational centre to the top surface edge. Each of the top plates has a leading edge coupled to the base. Each top plate is passively transitionable between a first position above at a first height, and a second position above the top surface at second height. The rotor may also have a bottom surface with a plurality of bottom plates coupled thereto and disposed radially around the rotational centre. The bottom plates can be passively transitionable between a raised position and lowered position.

Wind Sail Turbines end the fossil fuel age and supply abundant, clean, and very inexpensive electricity (power). The new Wind Sail Turbines produce roughly 10-Fold to 50-Fold more power than existing wind turbines in the same wind path. This patent has the effect of replacing most of the science that is the basis of current Wind Science and current wind turbines. This patent changes the scientific understanding of how to effectively utilize wind and/or water flows to produce energy. Rotor blades, wings, and sails etc. are not airfoils working primarily from lift. These 3 devices are sails that work due to wind collisions. Therefore, sails are newly defined scientifically by the application of the New Wind Power Formula. This creates a New Wind Science because the 3 fundamental underpinnings of current Wind Science are disproved, 1) the current Wind Power Formula is disproved and nearly every input is changed, 2) the power in the wind is disproved and is determined to have twice the power as currently believed, and 3) lift as applied to sails (rotor blades, sails, and wings) is disproved. All Wind and/or Water Sail Turbines require sails to occupy the flow path versus small sails just spinning within the flow path to effectively utilize energy. Henry Wind Buster 1s and 2s, work with and against the wind. Henry Wind Busters 1s have a linear nature going more directly downwind and upwind. Henry Wind Buster 2s work with an against the wind but rotate around or partially rotate around an axis. Henry Wind Buster 3s are like industrial HAWT wind turbines, rotating perpendicular to the wind. The Water Propulsion Systems uses the novel movement of plates for propulsion.

Architecture that harnesses energy from natural atmospheric wind and water currents and self-generated wind and water currents from moving vehicles and natural fluid flow found in nature for moving or stationary applications. The power generation system harnesses energy from natural atmospheric sources utilizing pneumatic and/or hydraulic turbines with compound nozzles, meteorological sensors, computer controlled harmonic resonance valves, a control system, and other components.

A large-size wind power blade with a multi-beam structure and its manufacturing method, wherein the blade adopts a hollow layout structure and comprises a blade skin suction edge, a blade skin pressure edge, a main load-carrying structure crossbeam and anti-shearing webs, wherein the blade skin suction edge and the blade skin pressure edge are combined to form a cavity structure having a streamlined cross section, wherein a support structure formed by the combination of the main load-carrying structure crossbeam and the anti-shearing web is located in the cavity. Both the blade skin suction edge and the blade skin pressure edge adopt a multi-segment combined structure, wherein the multiple segments are connected to the side surface of the main load-carrying structure crossbeam to integrally form the blade skin suction edge and the skin pressure edge. Under the premise of ensuring the structural rigidity and strength, the anti-bending capability as well as the stability of the blade of the present invention is increased. With the use of high modulus carbon fiber laxer, the weight of the blade is reduced, the load of the blade, especially the fatigue load, is reduced is reduced.

Reinforced wind turbine tower (1) formed by a hollow body (2), which comprises in its interior at least one reinforcement structure (3) formed by a series of longitudinal reinforcements (4), where each of said reinforcements (4) has its two opposite ends attached by attachment means to the hollow body inner surface (2) of the tower at points placed on different vertical lines, and where each reinforcement (4) has at least one of its ends attached by attachment means to the end of the other consecutive reinforcement (4) with the same.

A method and system for generating electrical energy from wind are described. In an example, a method includes capturing wind in an intake on an exterior surface of a structure. The method also includes directing, via a duct, the wind from the intake to a centrifugal fan and, while directing the wind from the intake to the centrifugal fan, compressing and accelerating the wind in the duct. The method further includes receiving, in the centrifugal fan, the wind from the duct and rotating, via the received wind, a fan blade assembly in the centrifugal fan. The method still further includes generating electrical energy, via a generator, based on the rotation of the fan blade assembly.

A vertical axis windmill comprises three or more frames rotatable in unison about a substantially vertical axis and a plurality of airfoils hingedly affixed to each frame. Each airfoil is able to swing away from its respective frame in a first direction from a closed position to an open position and not able to swing away from its respective frame in a second direction from the closed position.

Disclosed is a power generation device (1), comprising a shaft column (11) and at least two blade units (12-17), wherein the blade units (12-17) are sheathed onto the shaft column (11) and capable of rotating around the shaft column (11), the adjacent blade units rotate in opposite rotational directions, each blade unit (12-17) has a plurality of arm portions (121-171) and a plurality of movable blades (122-172), the arm portions (121-171) extend radially outwardly from the shaft column (11), each of the movable blades is connected to one side of the corresponding arm portion and, after passing through a first radial center line (19) of the shaft column (11), expands gradually, and after being expanded, does not interfere with the adjacent blade unit, the first radial center line (19) is parallel to a fluid flow direction, and each of the movable blades is gradually closed after it rotates through a rotation angle. The power generation device (1) can maximize the use of energy in the fluid so as to improve power generation efficiency.

A rotor 16 is provided, including a vertical rotation axis 12 and at least two rotor blades 18, 20, 22 arranged on the rotation axis 12, wherein at least one rotor blade 18, 20, 22 includes an opening 60 with an openable closure element 62. Due to the design of the rotor blade 18, 20, 22, the rotor 16 has particularly high efficiency.