Twin M-VAWT

Abstract

A special Twin M-VAWT of the present invention is consisted of two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, clocked mirror images of one another, together with a counter-rotating drive assembly for counter-rotating two general M-VAWTs, and a base rotating support assembly to rotate and orient the special twin M-VAWT with its planet airfoils persistently facing against general straight flowing wind. A general M-VAWTs is modified from an original M-VAWTs, which was disclosed and documented in patent application Ser. No. 15/790,004 filed on Oct. 22, 2017, having modifications applied particularly to shapes and sizes of paired planet and sun airfoils. Two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, clocked mirror images of one another and located in close proximity to each other, are effective in cooperation and interactions between them and their paired planet and sun airfoils for power generations from wind. A Twin M-VAWT provides most importantly unique wind shields and diverters, where: wind shields shield and expose planet airfoils from and to wind, respectively; and wind diverters divert and amplify wind toward planet airfoils. Together, wind shields and diverters reduce power lost and increase power generated from wind.

Claims

1. A special Twin M-VAWT, an acronym for Multi-Vertical Axes Wind Turbine, generates power from generally straight flowing wind; and is consisted of two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, clocked image of one another; one counter-rotating drive assembly for counter-rotating the two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs; and a base rotating support assembly for supporting and orienting a special Twin M-VAWT in facing against wind; wherein: a) A general M-VAWTs is a modified original M-VAWT disclosed and documented in patent application Ser. No. 15/790,004 filed on Oct. 22, 2017; a general M-VAWT, been modified from an original M-VAWT, is comprised of a sun rotor assembly, a planet rotor assembly, a carrier plate assembly, and a chain drive assembly that remained unchanged; but it comprises an airfoils assembly that has modifications applied particularly to shapes and sizes of paired planet and sun airfoils; and both general and original M-VAWTs are same in having multiple planet rotors with planet rotating shafts and paired planet and sun airfoils rotating around a sun rotor and its sun stationary shaft; and b) two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs are clocked mirror images of one another, but they were mirror images of one another prior to one general M-VAWT is rotated or clocked half the angle between a sun stationary shaft and its two adjacent planet rotating shafts; a special Twin M-VAWT has its X-Y coordinate system centered at its geometric center midway in between two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, with +Z axis vertical up, and +Y axis aligned to generally straight flowing wind; subjected to wind, one general M-VAWT on the + and side of X axis rotates counter-clockwise and clockwise, respectively, by the counter-rotating drive assembly; and two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs are located in close proximity to each other for effective cooperation and interactions between them and their paired planet and sun airfoils.

2. A special Twin M-VAWT consisted of two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, one counter-rotating drive assembly, and a base rotating support assembly, as recited in claim 1, has modifications applied particularly to shapes and sizes of paired planet and sun airfoils, wherein: a) A planet airfoil, translational images of one another in rotations around their sun stationary shaft, is a curved segment shaped similar to a circular curved segment for a high lift and drag hybrid airfoil, where: its curved segment is centered somewhat symmetrically about and rotates around its planet rotating shaft; its rounded leading edge pointed along X axis away from general M-VAWTs' mirror image plane; its curved segment chord is aligned to X axis, and has a chord width just short of 2X the distance between planet rotating shaft and sun stationary shaft; its curved segment radius is about the same as the segment chord width, with a center point on a line parallel to Y axis through and below its planet rotating shaft; and its curved segment is the upper +Y smaller segment; and b) a sun airfoil, rotational images of one another in rotations around its sun stationary shaft, is a curved segment shaped similar to a circular curved segment for a high drag airfoil, where: its curved segment is just slightly less than a quarter of a circle, or less than half of a semicircle, centered on or near its planet rotating shaft; its curved segment is part of the half of a semicircle closer to the sun stationary shaft; its curved segment radius is about the distance between a planet rotating shaft and the sun stationary shaft, and is slightly longer than half the chord width of a planet airfoil for positive rotational clearances between them; one of its curved segment end is at the semicircle mid point, and its other curved segment end is at an angle less than 90 degrees away toward the sun stationary shaft; rotations of a sun airfoil is in accordance to rotations of its semicircle chord aligned to a line connecting the planet rotating shaft to the sun stationary shaft; when a sun airfoil with its semicircle chord is rotated horizontal inline to X axis, its semicircle chord is also inline to its paired planet airfoil curved segment chord, and the sun airfoil projected width on the X axis is approximately half the planet airfoil chord width.

3. In operation, a special Twin M-VAWT consisted of two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, one counter-rotating drive assembly, and a base rotating support assembly, as recited in claim 2, has two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, clocked mirror images in close proximity to one another, cooperate and interact effectively between them and their paired planet and sun airfoils, wherein: a) For each general M-VAWT, multiple planet rotors and paired planet and sun airfoils rotate reciprocally through 2 half rotations separated by a line parallel to Y axis and through the sun stationary shaft; an outboard planet rotor is a planet rotor rotating through the half rotations further away from the Y axis, and its paired planet and sun airfoils are in half a rotation power cycles; an inboard planet rotor is a planet rotor rotating through the half rotations closer to the Y axis, and its paired planet and sun airfoils are in half a rotation return cycles; outboard planet rotors and their paired planet and sun airfoils rotate aftward in +Y direction and away from generally straight flowing wind; and inboard planet rotors and their paired planet and sun airfoils rotate forward in Y direction against and toward generally straight flowing wind; b) in a return cycle, a planet airfoil is fully or partially shielded from wind, having its inner half shielded by its own paired sun airfoil, and its outer half shielded cooperatively by paired planet and sun airfoils from the other general M-VAWT; a sun airfoil has its back or convex surface facing against wind for low wind induced loads and power loss; and paired planet and sun airfoils rotating with inboard planet rotors are rotating in cooperation and in interactions to divert and amplify wind away from them toward paired planet and sun airfoils rotating with outboard planet rotors; and c) in a power cycle, a planet airfoil persistently facing wind is overwhelmingly exposed to both generally straight flowing winds as well as to airflows created by its own rotations around its sun stationary shaft, making a planet airfoil effectively a high lift and drag hybrid airfoil; forces generated by the combined winds and rotation airflows are centered or nearly centered on planet airfoils and planet rotating shafts, with little or no induce bending moments on planet rotating shafts; and forces applied to a planet rotating shaft rotate it around its sun stationary shaft to generate power, while moments applied to a planet rotating shaft are grounded by its sun stationary shaft, and generate no power.

4. A Twin M-VAWT with two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, clocked mirror images located in close proximity to one another for effective cooperation and interactions between them and their paired planet and sun airfoils, as recited in claim 3, provides most importantly unique wind shields and diverters for improved power performances compared to two original M-VAWTs, wherein: a) Wind shields shield from wind inboard planet rotors and their paired planet airfoils in return cycles for reduced power loss from wind; but absence of wind shields exposes to wind hybrid lift and drag planet airfoils in power cycles for improved conversion of lift and drag induced forces into increased powers generated from wind; and b) Wind diverters divert wind from inboard planet rotors and their planet airfoils in return cycles for reduced power loss from wind; and wind diverters amplify the diverted wind toward outboard planet rotors and their planet airfoils in power cycles for increased power generated from wind.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention; counter-rotating drive assembly 7 and base rotating support assembly 8 not shown for clarity.

[0011] FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, with M-VAWT 11 shown and M-VAWT 12, been a clocked mirror image, not mostly shown for clarity.

[0012] FIG. 3 is a cross section view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention taken along line 3-3 shown in FIG. 1, with M-VAWT 11 shown and M-VAWT 12, been a clocked mirror image, not mostly shown for clarity.

[0013] FIG. 4 is a cross section view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention taken along line 4-4 shown in FIG. 2 for part of chain drive assembly 5.

[0014] FIG. 5 is a cross section view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention taken along line 5-5 shown also in FIG. 2 for other part of chain drive assembly 5.

[0015] FIG. 6 is a cross section view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention taken along line 6-6 shown also in FIG. 2 for counter-rotating drive assembly 7.

[0016] FIG. 7 is a cross section view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention taken along line 7-7 shown also in FIG. 2, with most parts and assemblies removed to show with clarity cooperation and interactions between planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62 of general M-VAWTs 11 and 12.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0017] A special Twin M-VAWT of the present invention is disclosed by a preferred embodiment, which is a simplified special Twin M-VAWT to show with clarity its features and advantages for converting wind power to mechanical and electrical power. These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to one skilled in the art from the following description and claims when read in light of the accompanying drawings for the preferred embodiment of a simplified present invention.

[0018] Unless otherwise apparent, or stated, directional references, such as inner, inward, outer, outward, downward, upper, lower etc., are for non-limiting descriptive purposes and intended to be relative to the orientation of a particular special Twin M-VAWT of the present invention as shown in the view of that apparatus. Parts shown in a given FIGURE are generally proportional in their dimensions.

[0019] Referring to FIGS. 1 thru 7, preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention is consisted of: counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12, clocked mirror images of one another; counter-rotating drive assembly 7; and base rotating support assembly 8. M-VAWTs 11 and 12 are clocked mirror images of one another, but were mirror images of one another prior to one or the other M-VAWT 11 or 12 is rotated or clocked 90 degrees. Preferred embodiment 1 has its X-Y coordinate system centered at the grounded end of the central rotating shaft 82 of the base rotating support assembly 8, +Z axis up, and +Y axis aligned to generally straight flowing wind; and M-VAWTs 11 and 12 are forward facing in Y direction against generally straight flowing wind. M-VAWT 11 rotates counter-clockwise shown rotated inline to X axis; and M-VAWT 12 rotates clockwise shown rotated on a line parallel to Y axis and normal to M-VAWT 11.

[0020] Counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12 of preferred embodiment 1 are general M-VAWTs, and each M-VAWTs 11 and 12 is comprised of sun rotor assembly 2, planet rotor assembly 3, carrier plate assembly 4, chain drive assembly 5, and airfoils assembly 6. M-VAWTs 11 and 12, clocked mirror images of one another, incorporated the same sun rotor assembly 2, planet rotor assembly 3, carrier plate assembly 4, and chain drive assembly 5 from an original M-VAWT disclosed and documented in patent application Ser. No. 15/790,004 filed on Oct. 22, 2017; and only relevant details of these same assemblies are repeated for ready reference in this patent application for M-VAWTs 11 and 12 of preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention. M-VAWTs 11 and 12 are general M-VAWTS having modifications applied particularly to shapes and sizes of paired planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62 of its airfoils assembly 6 from an original M-VAWT; but many relevant details of airfoils assembly 6 remain unchanged, and are repeated for ready reference and completeness in this patent application for M-VAWTs 11 and 12 of preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention. Counter-rotating general M-VAWTs 11 and 12 are located in close proximity to each other for effective cooperation and interactions between them and between their paired planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62.

[0021] Sun rotor assembly 2 is stationary and is further comprised of sun stationary shaft 21 with mounted drive sprocket 22. Planet rotor assembly 3 rotates around sun rotor assembly 2, and is further comprised of planet rotors 31 and 32, and each planet rotor 31 and 32 has planet rotating shaft 33. Mounted on each planet rotating shaft 33 are: cap plate 34, base plate 35, drive sprocket 36a, follower sprocket 36b, and bearing 37. Planet rotors 31 and 32, been equally spaced on a circumference 180 degrees apart, are at the same radial distance away from sun stationary shaft 21. And each planet rotors 31 and 32 is jointed and supported through bearing 37 to top and bottom carrier plates 41 and 42 of carrier plate assembly 4. Top and bottom carrier plates 41 and 42 rotate around and are jointed and supported through bearings 43 to sun stationary shaft 21. Sun drive sprocket 22, planet drive sprocket 36a, and planet follower sprocket 36b are identical in size and number of teeth.

[0022] Shown particularly in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 are chain drive assembly 5 for M-VAWT 11 for driving planet rotors 31 and 32 around sun rotor assembly 2, and counter-rotating drive assembly 7 for counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12. Chain drive assembly 5 is further comprised of drive chain 51 and follower chain 52. Drive chain 51 connects planet drive sprocket 36a and sun drive sprocket 22 to rotate planet rotor 31 and its planet rotating shaft 33 around sun stationary shaft 21. Planet rotating shaft 33, rotated by drive chain 51, is in a fixed rotational orientation relative to and in rotation around sun stationary shaft 21. Follower chain 52 connects together two follower sprockets 36b, one each on planet rotating shafts 33 of planet rotors 31 and 32, making planet rotor 32 and its planet rotating shaft 33 follow the same rotation and orientation of planet rotor 31 and its planet rotating shaft 33. Chain drive assembly 5 shown in the FIGs for M-VAWT 11 rotate planet rotors 31 and 32 and their planet rotating shafts 33 counter-clockwise around sun rotor assembly 2 and its sun stationary shaft 21, and not shown in the FIGs is its clocked mirror image in clockwise rotations for M-VAWT 12. Counter rotating drive assembly 7 of embodiment 1 comprises twin identical counter-rotating sprockets 71 with integral shaft and bearing, two sprocket 72 with one sprocket 72 fixed mounted to each of two sun stationary shafts 21, and two drive chains 73 with one drive chain 73 each connecting and rotating one sprocket 71 with integral shaft and bearing to one sprocket 72. Counter rotating drive assembly 7 counter-rotates and synchronizes the rotations at the same speed for counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12, clocked mirror images of one another. A rotating mechanism for counter rotating drive assembly 7 is required for twin counter-rotating sprockets 71 with integral shaft and bearing for rotations of counter-rotate M-VAWTs 11 and 12 of preferred embodiment 1; but it is neither unique nor novel, and is not further described.

[0023] Base rotating support assembly 8 of preferred embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 6 comprises strong back 81, central rotating shaft 82, and bearings 83 in supporting and orienting rotationally counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12 of preferred embodiment 1; and in providing fixed mounting for the rotating mechanism of counter rotating drive assembly 7. On either end of strong back 81 are fix mounted cantilevered sun stationary shafts 21 of M-VAWTs 11 and 12 through bearings 83, fixed in all degrees of freedom except free to rotate axially; in between ends of strong back 81 is mounted a rotating mechanism with twin counter-rotating sprockets 71 with integral shaft and bearing of counter rotating drive assembly 7; and strong back 81 at the center is supported by central rotating shaft 82, with one end fixed to strong back 81, and the other end grounded in all degrees of freedom except free to rotate axially. Central rotating shaft 82 at its grounded end is the center of rotation and origin of X-Y coordinate system of preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention. A rotating mechanism is required for base rotating support assembly 8 to rotate central rotating shaft 82 and orient preferred embodiment 1 to face against general straight flowing wind; but it is neither unique nor novel, and is not further described.

[0024] Airfoils assembly 6 shown in FIG. 7 for counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12, clocked mirror images of one another, is further comprised of paired planet airfoils 61 and sun airfoils 62 with modifications applied particularly to their shapes and sizes from an original M-VAWT. Planet airfoils 61, translational images of one another, are fix mounted to cap plates 34 and base plates 35 of planet rotors 31 and 32, rotating with planet rotors 31 and 32 in a fixed rotational orientation relative to and in rotations around sun stationary shaft 21, and facing persistently forward against generally straight flowing wind. Sun airfoils 62, paired to planet airfoils 61, are rotational images of one another, fixed mounted to top and bottom carrier plates 41 and 42 to rotate in a radial alignment around sun stationary shaft 21. Paired planet airfoil 61 and sun airfoil 62, mounted indirectly or directly to top and bottom carrier plates 41 and 42, rotate at the same rate around sun stationary shaft 21.

[0025] Continue referring to FIG. 7, paired planet airfoils 61 and sun airfoils 62 are portions of circular curved segments. Planet airfoil 61 is a curved segment in a fixed orientation with its concave surface persistently facing forward against the wind; and it is symmetrically centered about and rotates around its planet rotating shaft 33. It has a rounded leading edge pointed to +X and X for M-VAWTs 11 and 12, respectively, away from their mirrored plane passing through Y axis; and it has a thin curved line trailing edge. Its curved segment chord is on a line parallel to X axis and passing through its planet rotating shaft 33, and has a chord width just short of 2X the distance between planet rotating shaft 33 and sun stationary shaft 21 for rotational clearance to sun stationary shaft 21. Its curved segment radius is about the same as the segment chord width, with a center point directly below planet rotating shaft 33 in Y direction. The curved segment is the upper +Y smaller segment. Planet airfoils 61, translational images of one another, are curved segments with rounded leading edges in shapes of high lift and drag hybrid airfoils. Sun airfoil 62 is a curved segment just slightly less than quarter of a circle, or less than half of a semicircle, centered on planet rotating shaft 33, and is part of the half of a semicircle closer to sun stationary shaft 21. Its radius is about the distance between planet rotating shaft 33 and sun stationary shaft 21, and is slightly longer than half the chord width of planet airfoil 61 for positive rotational clearances between paired planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62. One curved segment end is at mid point of the semicircle; and its other curved end is at an angle less than 90 degrees away toward the sun stationary shaft 21. Rotations of sun airfoil 62 is in accordance to rotations of its semicircle chord aligned to a line connecting planet rotating shaft 33 to sun stationary shaft 21; when sun airfoil 62 with its semicircle chord is rotated horizontal inline to X axis, its semicircle chord is also inline to its paired planet airfoil 61 curved segment chord, and sun airfoil 62 projected width on the X axis is approximately half of planet airfoil 61 chord width. Sun airfoils 62, rotational images of one another, are curved segments in shapes of high drag airfoils.

[0026] In operation, again referring particularly to FIG. 7, counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12, clocked mirror images of one another of preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention, are subjected to generally straight flowing wind to counter-clockwise rotate M-VAWT 11 and clockwise rotate M-VAWT 12. Planet rotors 31 and 32 of M-VAWT 11 is shown rotated inline on X axis, and planet rotors 31 and 32 of M-VAWT 12 is shown rotated normal to M-VAWT 11 and aligned parallel to Y axis. Preferred embodiment 1 is forward facing in Y direction with planet airfoils 61 persistently facing against general straight flowing wind pointing to +Y direction. M-VAWTs 11 and 12, in one rotation, have planet rotors 31 and 32 rotated through two divided half rotations separated by lines aligned and parallel to Y axis through 0 and 180 digress. Relative to Y axis, planet rotors 31 and 32 rotating through outer half rotations are outboard planet rotors 31 and 32 in half a rotation power cycles; and planet rotors 31 and 32 rotating through the inner half rotations are inboard planet rotors 31 and 32 in half a rotation return cycles. Paired planet airfoils 61 and sun airfoils 62 in one rotation around sun stationary shafts 21 reciprocate with planet rotors 31 and 32 from half a rotation power cycle to half a rotation return cycle. In half of a rotation return cycle, planet airfoil 61 is fully or partially shielded from wind, having its inner half shielded by its own paired sun airfoil 62, and its outer half shielded cooperatively by paired planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62 from the other M-VAWT 11 or 12, as appropriate. In half of a rotation power cycle, planet airfoil 61 is overwhelmingly exposed to both generally straight flowing winds as well as to airflows created by planet airfoil 61 rotations around its sun stationary shaft 21; and planet airfoil 61 is effectively turned into a high lift and drag hybrid airfoil. Also, paired planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62 of inboard planet rotors 31 and 32 cooperate and interact to divert and amplify wind away from inboard planet rotors 31 and 32 in half of a rotation return cycles toward outboard planet rotors 31 and 32 in half of a rotation power cycles. Forces generated by the combined winds and rotation airflows are centered or nearly centered on planet airfoils 61 and planet rotating shafts 33, with little or no induce bending moments on planet rotating shafts 33. And forces applied to planet rotating shafts 33 rotate them around sun stationary shafts 21 to generate power, while moments applied to planet rotating shafts 33 are grounded by sun stationary shafts 21, and generate no power.

[0027] Power performances of preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention depend on power performances of counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12 and their paired planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62 in rotations around sun stationary shaft 21 through half a rotation power and return cycles. Power generated as performances of paired planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62, is a function of toque, which is loads X (or multiplied by) bending moment arms; where load, for simplicity, is wind induced load restricted to pointing in +Y direction, without consideration of airflow caused by airfoil rotations; and bending moment arm is the X component of a line connecting planet rotating shaft 33 and sun stationary shaft 21. Peak wind induced torques is at midpoints of half of a rotation power and return cycles on the X axis. At half of a rotation return cycles midpoints on the X axis: the wind induced loads in magnitude is small with planet airfoil 61 fully or partially shielded from wind, and sun airfoil 62 back or convex surface is against wind; the bending moment arm for sun airfoil 62 resisting wind is short; and the total torque is, therefore, small force X short arm. At half of a rotation power cycles midpoints on the X axis: the wind induced load is large with planet airfoil 61 fully exposed to wind; the bending moment arm on planet airfoils 61 is long; and the total torque is, therefore, large force X long arm. In one rotation at midpoints of half of a rotation power cycle, paired planet airfoil 61 and sun airfoil 62 produces a substantial greater torque (large force X long arm) and power produced than torque (small force X short arm) and power lost in half of a rotation return cycle. Power performances for one rotation at midpoints of half of a rotation power and return cycles are indicative and represent reasonably power performances for one rotation through entire half a rotation power and return cycles. Counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12, clocked mirror images of one another of preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention, in rotations around sun stationary shafts 21 generates a net of substantially more power from wind in half of a rotation power cycles than power lost to wind in half of a rotation return cycles.

[0028] Power generating performances for preferred embodiment 1 are further improved by having high lift and drag hybrid planet airfoils 61 shielded in half of a rotation return cycles and exposed in half a rotation power cycles, for effective recovery of both lift and drag induced forces from generally straight flowing wind as well as from airflows created by planet airfoils 61 rotating around sun stationary shafts 21. Power performances are also improved by having wind and rotation airflow generated forces centered or nearly centered on planet airfoils 61 and planet rotating shafts 33, which generate power; while little or no induce bending moments on planet rotating shafts 33, which generate no power. Additionally, power performances are improved by cooperation and interactions between planet and sun airfoils 61 and 62 and between counter-rotating M-VAWTs 11 and 12 in producing wind shields for half of a rotation return cycles to shelter planet airfoil 61 from wind. Cooperation and interactions also produce wind diverters for diverting and amplifying wind away from inboard planet rotors 31 and 32 in half of rotation return cycles toward planet airfoils 61 of outboard planet rotors 31 and 32 in half of a rotation power cycles.

[0029] The preferred embodiment described above is for the purpose of describing features and technical conceptions of a simplified special Twin M-VAWT of the present invention, consisting most importantly of cooperation and interactions between two counter-rotating general M-VAWTs, clocked mirror images of one another, with modifications applied particularly to shapes and sizes of paired planet and sun airfoils of original M-VAWTs. But it should be readily apparent that the invention is not limited to the described preferred embodiment alone, and a person skilled in the art may come up with various changes and modifications consistent to the technical concept disclosed herein and within the spirit and scope of the invention. Prime examples of changes and modifications to the described preferred embodiment include: the number of planet rotors; the shapes, sizes, numbers, and types (lift, drag, or hybrid) of planet and sun airfoils; planet high lift and drag hybrid airfoils assembled from segmented main body, leading edge slats, and trailing edge flaperons; the alternatives to chain drives systems, such as belt drive or gear box drive systems; and as for the original M-VAWT, a special Twin M-VAWT is reversible to be a tower fan by been powered to propel wind. A Twin M-VAWT maybe structurally supported at the top by guy wires or other means, and has other structural supports for stabilities and reduced vibrations. Where stated, wind is broadly meant to be any fluid medium, including water. Required systems such as power generators, motors, rotation and orientation mechanism, gear boxes, and controls are neither novel nor unique systems, and are not further described in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that modifications and variations may be utilized without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention disclosed herein, as those skilled in the art will readily understand. Such modifications and variations are considered to be within the purview and scope of the claimed invention and their equivalents.