Current generation device for pipeline
First Claim
1. A device for generating an electrical current intended to form a part of a pipeline for the circulation of a fluid, the device comprising:
- a pipe element,a rotor suitable for being set in motion by the fluid upon passage of the fluid into the device, anda stator arranged to cooperate with a radial end of the rotor opposite to an axis of rotation of the rotor in order to generate the electrical current upon said motion,the axis of rotation of the rotor being rotatably mounted at its opposing longitudinal ends on a first support and a second support each linked to the pipe element,wherein the stator comprises at least one ring arranged on one side of the rotor, and each ring comprises a circuit suitable for generating all or part of the electrical current when it is excited by at least one magnetic element of the rotor,wherein the rotor comprises an impeller portion configured for interacting with the fluid and a radial portion configured for interacting with the stator for generating the electrical current, the impeller portion and the radial portion being mounted on the axis of rotation at a location placed longitudinally between the first support and the second support,wherein at least one of the first support and the second support comprises a system or setting a distance separating the first and second supports, wherein the system comprises a setting member having a surface of contact of the support with one of the longitudinal ends of the axis of rotation of the rotor, wherein the surface of contact is translatable in a longitudinal direction.
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Abstract
The device for generating an electrical current, intended for a pipeline, includes a pipe element (1), a rotor (2) suitable for being set in motion by the fluid and a stator (3a, 3b) arranged to cooperate with an end of the rotor (2) opposite to an axis of rotation (4) of said rotor (2) in order to generate the electrical current. The axis of rotation (4) is mounted at its opposing longitudinal ends (4a, 4b) on first and second supports (5a, 5b) arranged on either side of the plane of rotation (P1) of the rotor (2) and each linked to the pipe element (1). The stator has at least one ring (3a) arranged on one side of the rotor (2), and each ring (3a, 3b) includes a circuit suitable for generating all or part of the electrical current when excited by a magnetic element of the rotor (2).
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1. A device for generating an electrical current intended to form a part of a pipeline for the circulation of a fluid, the device comprising:
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a pipe element, a rotor suitable for being set in motion by the fluid upon passage of the fluid into the device, and a stator arranged to cooperate with a radial end of the rotor opposite to an axis of rotation of the rotor in order to generate the electrical current upon said motion, the axis of rotation of the rotor being rotatably mounted at its opposing longitudinal ends on a first support and a second support each linked to the pipe element, wherein the stator comprises at least one ring arranged on one side of the rotor, and each ring comprises a circuit suitable for generating all or part of the electrical current when it is excited by at least one magnetic element of the rotor, wherein the rotor comprises an impeller portion configured for interacting with the fluid and a radial portion configured for interacting with the stator for generating the electrical current, the impeller portion and the radial portion being mounted on the axis of rotation at a location placed longitudinally between the first support and the second support, wherein at least one of the first support and the second support comprises a system or setting a distance separating the first and second supports, wherein the system comprises a setting member having a surface of contact of the support with one of the longitudinal ends of the axis of rotation of the rotor, wherein the surface of contact is translatable in a longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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