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Patent
CA 2675947
This invention provides an improved fluid energy capture mechanism. Two or more pivots are mounted vertically or horizontally onto a support structure or platform, and between these pivots, a flexible sheet of material is suspended. The mechanism operates via oscillation of the pivots that results from the upwind or upstream pivot determining the side of the flexible sheet the low-pressure (lift) area favors. The downwind or downstream pivot captures the energy from the lift generated. Alternately, the pivots are interconnected via members. The flexible sheet oscillates and the energy in the fluid flow is converted into mechanical motion. The interconnected pivots act in synchronization to vary the angle of attack of the flexible sheet, creating low pressure areas that impart force into the pivots which then move in an oscillating manner, outputting the energy captured to an energy conversion device.
Gartner Matthew C.
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