TESNIC Turbine

The wind turbine developed and patented by TESNIC is based on the same principles as the Tesla turbine.

The wind turbine patented by TESNIC is a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT), defined by a rotor assembly having more than 200 disks stacked one on top of each other with a narrow gap between them (≈2mm). The rotor also includes on the circumference of the stacked disks a plurality of twisted airfoil blades as such to redirect the air flow tangentially to the disks surface.

Around the rotor there is a stator assembly playing the role of wind capture augmenter and to neutralize the turbulences on the rotor. The arrangement of the stator vanes and of the rotor blades is as such to redirect the wind tangentially to the disks assembly regardless of the wind direction. The disposition of the stator blades also prevents the disruption of rotation by shielding the rotor from turbulences or from any wind direction shifts.

The TESNIC turbine extracts the wind energy via several ways. First the wind energy is extracted in the standard way lift and drag via the blades on the circumference of the rotor. Then the airflow enters in the gaps between the disks where, as in the case of the Tesla turbine, it adheres to the surface of the disks which will contribute significantly to the rotation of the rotor. This new way of extracting the wind power via adhesion, in addition to the classic drag and lift extraction, enables the TESNIC turbine to achieve a very high efficiency.

The TESNIC turbine is able to operate with the same efficiency in turbulences as the vanes disposition shield the rotor from any turbulence.

Moreover, the vanes disposition hides the rotor as such that the moving parts of the turbine are barely visible from the ground level. Accordingly, the TESNIC turbine is esthetically in harmony with the surrounding areas, being that urban or rural, residential or commercial.

The TESNIC turbine is very lightweight being suitable for rooftop mounting. For instance a 3.6kW TESNIC turbine weights less than 330lb (150Kg).

In the past years we have put extensive efforts in the R&D of our turbine. After several prototypes, many months of CFD simulations and wind tunnel tests, we are proud to present you the most efficient wind turbine ever built.

The turbine purchase cost, including all its electrical components, is extremely attractive as the cost of produced electricity with the TESNIC turbine is generally below the utility price.