HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE
First Claim
1. A hydroelectric turbine comprising a rotor;
- an array of magnets disposed about an outer rim of the rotor and forming a radial magnetic field;
a slotless stator concentrically surrounding the rotor and comprising a ferromagnetic wire winding which defines a magnetic flux return path for the magnets; and
a plurality of coils on the stator.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a hydroelectric turbine comprising a stator and a rotor housed concentrically within the stator, the turbine comprising a circumferentially disposed array of magnets on a rim of the rotor, and wherein the stator is slotless in configuration and is formed from a wire winding as opposed to the conventional toothed laminations, the turbine further comprising an annular array of individual coils mounted on the stator concentrically inwardly of the wire winding, each coil being provided with a dedicated rectifier to convert AC current induced in the coil into DC, preferably for transmission to a remote location.
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18 Claims
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1. A hydroelectric turbine comprising a rotor;
- an array of magnets disposed about an outer rim of the rotor and forming a radial magnetic field;
a slotless stator concentrically surrounding the rotor and comprising a ferromagnetic wire winding which defines a magnetic flux return path for the magnets; and
a plurality of coils on the stator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- an array of magnets disposed about an outer rim of the rotor and forming a radial magnetic field;
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