This invention teaches an apparatus, method, means, and computer readable
media to address the problem of the inconsistent, unreliable nature of
wind, and in particular low-wind speeds, through utilizing a blower
and/or startup assist to aid in turning an electricity generating
electrical generator during periods of low-wind speed. This generator
provides electrical power for an electrolyzer used to generate hydrogen
gas from water. Some embodiments include wind speed and direction sensors
and control programming and/or circuitry that tracks trends in direction
and speed, and anticipate the need to move the direction of the
wind-collecting funnel to best take wind into the funnel, and to provide
a start-up assist to the wind-powered turbine at a wind speed that is
lower than could start rotation of the turbine without assist, or to
maintain rotation when the wind temporarily slows below the speed needed
to maintain rotation.