| abstract |
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for wind power nozzle configurations, comprising a throat coupled in fluid communication with a wind power generating turbine, the throat having a diameter, a leading edge distal from the throat, and an intake length between the leading edge of the nozzle and the throat of the nozzle, wherein the intake length is less than two times the diameter of the throat. In embodiments, further comprising a wind energy conversion module that includes the nozzle and the wind power generating turbine, the wind energy conversion module forming a modular portion of a modular wind energy system that includes a plurality of wind energy conversion modules. |