Courtlandt G Miller

US Patent:

20120235418, Sep 20, 2012

Filed:

Jan 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/353998

Inventors:

ROBERT M. PLASKOVE - HUNTINGTON NY, US
COURTLANDT G. MILLER - PALM BEACH FL, US
HAMID HEFAZI - NEWPORT COAST CA, US
HAMID R. RAHAI - LONG BEACH CA, US

Assignee:

VIA VERDE LIMITED - COUNTY LOUTH

International Classification:

F03D 9/00

US Classification:

290 55

Abstract:

A wind turbine apparatus including a shaft, two wind turbines, and a two-piece alternator. The turbines and the alternator are mounted on the shaft. The alternator is located between the turbines. The alternator includes a circular permanent magnet component fixed to the first turbine, and a circular electrical winding component fixed to the second turbine so that, when an effective wind blows in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the first turbine and the circular magnet component will rotate around the shaft in a first direction and the second turbine and the circular winding component will rotate around the shaft in a second direction opposite the first direction, thereby generating electrical energy.