MMMUT Researchers Secure Indian Design Patent for Compact Rooftop Wind Turbine

A team from Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology has received an Indian design patent for a micro wind turbine tailored for urban rooftops, aiming to boost local renewable energy generation.

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A team of researchers from Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (MMMUT) has been granted an Indian design patent for a micro wind turbine engineered specifically for installation on urban rooftops. The patent, named “Micro Wind Turbine for Urban Rooftops,” credits mechanical engineering faculty members Virendra Kumar and Pallav Gupta for the design.

Unlike traditional wind turbines that demand vast open spaces, this compact variant is intended for placement on residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. The design tackles the spatial limitations typical of densely populated cities while enabling the capture of local wind currents for auxiliary power generation.

The inventors believe the patented micro turbine offers promising opportunities for commercialization, further product evolution, and partnerships between academia and industry in the renewable energy sector.