Sam Weiss - VAWT Concept (Revised).avi

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Uploaded by on Mar 22, 2010

An updated concept video of my MIT senior thesis design for a vertical-axis wind turbine that uses both drag and lift forces to generate power. A kinematic constraint imposed on the blades determines their angles so that each blade is always generating positively-contributing torque. Blade angles can compensate for a change in wind direction in real time by adjusting the direction of the green 'wind vane' through active or passive control.

Also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au4-3Gs1O_g for an earlier design iteration.

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