A Spanish company called Vortex Bladeless has produced a wind turbine that takes advantage of the vortices produced when wind moves around an obstacle.
If you put any object in the path of the wind, it will create an undulating vortex behind the barrier. This is a problem that has plagued engineers for years: bridges have fallen due to wind eddies.
Vortex Bladeless engineers have designed their turbine to take advantage of this vortex. The thin, cone-shaped turbine is made of carbon fiber and fiberglass with the motor at the bottom instead of the top (like traditional turbines) to improve sturdiness.
The design ensures that the wind's vortex spins synchronously along the entire cone. “The swirls have to work together to achieve good performance,” Villarreal explains. There is also a ring of magnets at the base of the cone that give the rotations a boost regardless of wind speed.
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6 comments:
Great idea if we really NEEDED wind energy as an alternative less costly solution. Fact is that we DON'T.
Wow, another solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
I want to have an off the grid econimical system .its innovative. And making progress...you pig headed fools..cant wait to have one on every house
If it works, doesn't kill wildlife, is cost effective without subsidies, then I'd like to move in that direction.
If not all true, absolutely not... but keep working, guys!
It is amazing how uneducated some people are.
Pepco won't allow this.
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