The application was filed with request for prioritized examination.
In a written statement, the company said the objectives of the new patent application are significant.
Incorporated into the existing core design, for which a patent has already been issued to SWET, are a variety of improvements that the firm says will increase the efficiency to construct the Tower and enhance the Tower's operational capabilities.
The original Tower structure was tubular in shape and concentric at both the top and base with consistent wall thickness. The new hyperbolic design allows for a reduction in the actual wall thickness of the Tower, and as a result of its shape, produces increased seismic and wind force resistance.
The hyperbolic shape of the Tower allows for increased circumference area at the base of the Tower, thereby providing additional room for more and / or larger turbines; potentially enhancing power output. The design also integrates a water storage reservoir within the structure to reduce energy consumption at start up.
"This new patent will be an enhancement to the Tower patent that has already been issued," said Ronald Pickett, CEO of Solar Wind Energy Tower. "It demonstrates that the ongoing research, development and investigation by the SWET team to refine our model have paid off.
"Since receiving our initial core patent, which encompasses our unique and efficient power system, our efforts have continued across the board to define a new paradigm for alternative energy, one that is self-sustaining without the need of subsidies," Pickett added.
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