Electrical generator for wind turbine
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1. An electrical generator for a wheel mounted for rotation on a horizontal axis, said electrical generator comprising:
- a circular rotor mounted on said wheel and extending concentrically about the horizontal axis for rotation with the wheel in a circular path about the horizontal axis,a stator positioned at the circular path of said rotor shaped for receiving said rotor and generating electricity in response to the rotation of said rotor,support means for movably supporting said stator, anda magnet for moving said stator on said support means toward juxtaposition with said rotor in response to lateral movement of the rotor.
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Abstract
A wind turbine or other rotary device for generating electricity has its outer perimeter constructed with coils that form a rotor (26) of an electrical generator. A stator assembly (52) is positioned at the lower perimeter of the path of the rotor and includes stator halves that are juxtaposed the moving rotor for generating electricity. The stator halves include magnetic bearings that provide substantially no contact between the rotor and the stator, allowing the rotor to move with a minimum of resistance.
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1. An electrical generator for a wheel mounted for rotation on a horizontal axis, said electrical generator comprising:
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a circular rotor mounted on said wheel and extending concentrically about the horizontal axis for rotation with the wheel in a circular path about the horizontal axis, a stator positioned at the circular path of said rotor shaped for receiving said rotor and generating electricity in response to the rotation of said rotor, support means for movably supporting said stator, and a magnet for moving said stator on said support means toward juxtaposition with said rotor in response to lateral movement of the rotor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical generator for a wheel mounted for rotation on a horizontal axis, said electrical generator comprising:
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a circular rotor mounted on said wheel and extending concentrically about the horizontal axis for rotation with the wheel in a perimeter path about the horizontal axis, said circular rotor including radially extending opposed sides, a stator positioned at the perimeter path of said rotor, said stator shaped for receiving said rotor and configured for generating electricity in response to the rotation of said rotor, stator support means movably supporting said stator in response to lateral movements of said rotor at said stator, and a magnet movable with said stator juxtaposed said rotor and configured for maintaining said stator in juxtaposition with said rotor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electrical generator mounted for rotation on a horizontal axis, comprising:
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a circular rotor extending concentrically about the horizontal axis for rotation in a circular path about the horizontal axis, said circular rotor including radially extending opposed sides, a stator positioned at said radially extending opposed sides of said rotor, and magnetic means for moving said stator laterally in response to lateral movements of said rotor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electrical generator for producing electricity comprising:
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an annular rotor formed by a series of rotor segments, said rotor segments including coils, and said rotor segments extending about a lateral axis of rotation and rotatable through an arc of an annular path, a stator positioned at said arc of said annular path of said segments, said stator including coils positioned on opposite sides of said arc of said annular path and shaped to receive there between said segments of said rotor, and magnet means for moving said stator laterally in response to lateral movements of said rotor.
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