Energy producing chimney cap

Abstract

A chimney cap provides not only protective features of conventional chimney caps, but may also provide energy production. The chimney cap may include one or more wind turbines that may capture wind energy and, with associated generators, may convert the wind energy to electricity. The chimney cap may also include one or more solar panels which may capture solar energy and convert that energy into electricity. A control box may receive the electricity from the generators and the solar panels and may provide the energy to a home, business, a storage device, the electric grid, or the like.

1 . A chimney cap comprising:
 one or more electricity generating devices, the chimney cap adapted to attach to a chimney.   
     
     
         2 . The chimney cap of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 one or more solar panels on a roof of the chimney cap.   
     
     
         3 . The chimney cap of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 one or more wind turbines adapted to turn by blowing wind; and   one or more generators, attached to the wind turbines, adapted to generate electricity from the rotation of the wind turbines.   
     
     
         4 . The chimney cap of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 one or more solar panels on a roof of the chimney cap;   one or more wind turbines adapted to turn by blowing wind; and   one or more generators, attached to the wind turbines, adapted to generate electricity from the rotation of the wind turbines.   
     
     
         5 . The chimney cap of  claim 1 , further comprising a heat shield disposed between the chimney and the one or more electricity generating devices. 
     
     
         6 . The chimney cap of  claim 3 , further comprising wire mesh encasing a chamber of the chimney cap, the chamber enclosing the wind turbines. 
     
     
         7 . The chimney cap of  claim 2 , further comprising an access door permitting access to the one or more generators enclosed in a generator chamber of the chimney cap. 
     
     
         8 . The chimney cap of  claim 1 , further comprising a control box to receive electricity produced from the one or more electricity generating devices and provide electricity at a desired voltage and frequency. 
     
     
         9 . A chimney cap comprising:
 a first chamber fitting over a chimney, the first chamber adapted to receive exhaust from a flue of the chimney and expel the exhaust to the atmosphere;   a second chamber, disposed on the first chamber, containing one or more electricity generators;   a heat shield disposed between the first and second chambers;   a third chamber, disposed on the second chamber, containing one or more wind turbines;   a roof, disposed over the third chamber, containing one or more solar panels.   
     
     
         10 . The chimney cap of  claim 9 , further comprising a wire mesh encasing the first chamber and the third chamber.