Wind Turbine Cylinder Designed To Handle High Winds

Wind Turbine Cylinder Designed To Handle High Winds ENERGY Wind Power 31-5-16 Arthur Kaliski has developed a self-governing cylindrical windmill that keeps producing energy when other windmills have to shut down due to high winds and that can even be used in congested, urban areas where it's not practical to put a twin blade turbine on a tower. It also operates more efficiently at lower speeds. Past designs of cylinder-type windmills could be damaged by high winds. Kaliski says he's solved the problem. "My prototype is designed to close gradually as wind speeds increase, reducing available surface area to catch the wind." Kaliski's design would continue to operate at peak efficiency until wind speeds become extreme and the two halves come together completely to form a closed cylinder that doesn't catch the wind. Kaliski is working with a State University of New York Engineering Department to test his design. Once that work is done, he'll be looking for licensing partners. "The prototype is only 7 ft. tall and will produce about 1/2 kW with a 27 mph wind," says Kaliski. "It could be made larger or smaller. Because of its gyroscopic action, it can be set in place without anchors. It could be portable for use with RVs to charge batteries or for use in emergency situations." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Arthur Kaliski, P.O. Box 1513, Amagansett, N.Y. 11930 (ph 631 267-2092; akaliski @milwind. com; www.milwind.com).

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