We founded our company in 2011 on the belief that existing urban and suburban buildings with their high roof tops could be ideal sites for cost effective renewable wind solutions not well served by horizontal access (propeller type) wind turbines. Wind shear typically leads to maintenance issues, break downs and low output. Urban environments, with their multiple and varying building structures, h
ave highly turbulent wind patterns. Vertical access (non-propeller) type wind turbines (VAWT) can have high ownership costs relative to energy output leading to a poor ROI for their owners. Consequently, the adoption of either propeller type or VAWT’s in urban settings, where the vast majority of all energy is consumed, is negligible. Photovoltaic (PV) solutions are seeing increasing adoption in urban environments although PV output, dependent on the specific azimuth of the sun’s rays upon the PV panels and weather, produces energy for only a limited period of time during the (cloudless) day. In contrast, wind can, and often does, blow 7 by 24, potentially allowing for a much higher energy output relative to investment costs for an effective urban designed wind turbine. Our company’s initial challenge was to produce a more efficient blade shape which transformed the blade from a pushing device to one that created lift (similar to an airplane wing). USPTO patent #7/393/17 describes our novel fluid dynamics based set of algorithms which proscribe a unique blade design providing more torque (power) in less wind. In addition, by using stepped up gearing, we double the output of the alternator. The Vento360 V-1 is unaffected by turbulent wind environments and is naturally 100% omnidirectional, without the use of any pointing, pitching or yawing mechanics.
