Showing posts with label Wind turbines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wind turbines. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Apple patents a system that stores wind energy as heat

Wind turbines operate on a simple: the stronger the wind blows, the more power you get, so when the air is too still can complicate things. To combat this little problem, Apple has registered a patent for a system that stores excess energy when the wind is strong and uses it when it is weak. There are similar models that store extra energy in batteries, but the idea of ​​the apple is something different. Apple system makes use of rotating...