Patent Number: 6,294,844

Title: Artificial wind turbine island

Abstract: The invention relates to an installation comprising windmills (1) which are mounted in a frame (5, 6, 7) said frame is provided with float bodies (15), and it is capable of rotation about a vertical axis in order to turn the windmills towards the wind. In order to keep the windmills upright, supporting means, for example a body (16) which is anchored to the bottom, are disposed some distance away from the plane of the windmills. Furthermore, means are provided for improving or simplifying maintenance.

Inventors: Lagerwey; Hendrik Lambertus (Kootwijkerbroek, NL)

Assignee: Lagerwey Windturbine B.V.

International Classification: F03D 11/04 (20060101); F03D 11/00 (20060101); F03D 009/00 ()

Expiration Date: 09/25/2018