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Cable suspended windmillA windmill is disclosed which includes an airframe having an upwind end and a downwind end. The first rotor is rotatably connected to the airframe, and a generator is supported by the airframe and driven by the rotor. The airframe is supported vertically in an elevated disposition by poles which extend vertically upwardly from the ground and support cables which extend between the vertical poles. Suspension cables suspend the airframe from the support cable.
Document ID
19900014426
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Farmer, Moses G.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 16, 1990
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-PATENT-4,894,554
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-LAR-13434-1
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-246594
Accession Number
90N23742
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-4,894,554|NASA-CASE-LAR-13434-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-246594
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