Clean Wind Energy Tower (CWET) has announced the publishing of its patent titled Efficient Energy Conversion Devices & Methods (U.S. Pat. No. 8,120,191) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The patent covers specific aspects of deploying multiple turbines in a wind tunnel coupled to a hydraulic system capable of maintaining high efficiency hydraulic to electric conversion under a wide variance of wind speeds. The ultimate goal is to maximize the capture and utilization of all available wind energy in any given wind tunnel, as well as providing a consistency of power output during any deviations in wind speed. The annual capacity factor for the downdraft portion of the Energy Tower is predicted at approximately 51%. As currently designed, the company anticipates that each Downdraft Tower will be capable of generating up to 1,200MW per hour of salable electricity to the grid.
The patent covers specific aspects of deploying multiple turbines in a wind tunnel coupled to a hydraulic system capable of maintaining high efficiency hydraulic to electric conversion under a wide variance of wind speeds. The ultimate goal is to maximize the capture and utilization of all available wind energy in any given wind tunnel, as well as providing a consistency of power output during any deviations in wind speed. The annual capacity factor for the downdraft portion of the Energy Tower is predicted at approximately 51%. As currently designed, the company anticipates that each Downdraft Tower will be capable of generating up to 1,200MW per hour of salable electricity to the grid.
