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Hydroelectric turbine

  • US 8,466,595 B2
  • Filed: 07/13/2007
  • Issued: 06/18/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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, the stator winding being formed from non-insulated iron wire; and

    a plurality of coils on the stator.

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