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Collapsible rotor assembly of a vertical axis wind turbine

US12410769B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wind Harvest Intl · US

Inventors

Jeffrey Willis · Omaha, US
Antonio Ojeda Monge · El Puerto de Santa María, ES
David John Malcolm · Kirkland, US
Olamide Ajala-Inyang · Brentwood, US
Omar Garcia · Oak Ridge, US
Alin-Ionut Munteanu · Leuven, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 4, 2023
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 4, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/74
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible rotor assembly and a method to assemble the rotor assembly are disclosed. The rotor assembly may include a mast, a blade, a first arm and a second arm. The rotor assembly may further include a first connection member attached to a mast top portion and a second connection member attached to a mast bottom portion. The rotor assembly may additionally include a third connection member attached to a blade top portion and a fourth connection member attached to a blade bottom portion. A first arm distal end may be pivotally attached with the first connection member and a first arm proximal end may be pivotally attached with the third connection member. Furthermore, a second arm distal end may be removably attached with the second connection member and a second arm proximal end may be pivotally attached with the fourth connection member.

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