If we adapt the same internal blade wind turbine technology I want to see used in the electric vehicles and scale it up it could withstand winds of 100 mph or greater. Now if we redesign the entire turbine from the ground up like this:
- First we need a large 25' diameter X 10' tall powered base. By powered I mean it is a massive gear driven locking mechanism for the various sections of tower that will sit on top of it. This is so that a computer that controls the tower which will be located in this base can rotate the entire tower to maximize power production by always keeping the turbines facing the wind.
- On top of this locking and rotating base will sit 2 or more 25' tall sections that contain a massive 20' diameter internal blade Wind Turbine. These turbines unlike the ones in the electric vehicles will have twin sets of internal blades and dual turbines (one set on each side of the turbine) so that they produce power from the wind entering and exiting the section. On both sides of the turbine there will be an industrial grade screen (similar to what you find on screen doors/windows but much stronger to prevent any animals or air born debris from entering the turbines. Considering the average wind turbine in use today is 100'+ tall you can easily fit 4 of these double turbines sections on each locking base and then put a cap on top which contains a Wind Gauge that relays data straight to the computer in the base. You now have a tower that is only 25' wide and approximately 115' tall but instead of using 3 acres of land it uses 50 sq. ft. of land. Meaning you can have 20 or more of these towers per acre. Then if you apply a thin film solar panel to the outside of the towers you create power even when the wind is not blowing.
All this adds up to a massive increase in power production per acre. The pieces are much smaller and easier to transport. They are safer to the environment. They can withstand hurricanes (by locking the blades) with little to no damage. They can even be modified to have fake branches added on and painted to look like trees so they blend in with the environment better than traditional turbines.
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