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Abstract

The improved wind turbine comprises at least one rotor and a vertical shaft. The improved wind turbine may convert pressure exerted by wind blowing on the at least one rotor from any horizontal direction into rotational motion of the vertical shaft. The at least one rotor may comprise a pair of wings that may be coupled to opposing ends of a horizontal shaft such that a first wing selected from the pair of wings is vertically oriented while a second wing is horizontally oriented. The horizontal shaft may be self-pivoting such that an individual wing selected from the pair of wings is oriented vertically while travelling in a downwind direction and is oriented horizontally while travelling in an upwind direction, thus reducing drag on the individual wing traveling in the upwind direction.

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