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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Oceana Energy Company, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Daniel E. Power, Pace, FL (US);
Ned Hansen, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Assignee:
OCEANA ENERGY COMPANY, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/18 (2006.01); F03B 11/06 (2006.01); F03B 17/06 (2006.01); H02K 1/27 (2006.01); H02K 7/09 (2006.01); F16C 17/14 (2006.01); F16C 33/18 (2006.01); F16C 32/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); F03B 11/06 (2013.01); F03B 17/061 (2013.01); H02K 1/2786 (2013.01); H02K 7/09 (2013.01); F05B 2220/32 (2013.01); F05B 2220/706 (2013.01); F05B 2230/40 (2013.01); F05B 2230/60 (2013.01); F05B 2240/53 (2013.01); F05B 2240/97 (2013.01); F05B 2260/4021 (2013.01); F16C 17/14 (2013.01); F16C 32/0423 (2013.01); F16C 33/18 (2013.01); F16C 2360/00 (2013.01); H02K 2205/03 (2013.01); Y02E 10/28 (2013.01); Y02P 70/527 (2015.11);
Abstract
A hydroelectric turbine may include a stator comprising a first plurality of electricity-generating elements and a rotor comprising a second plurality of electricity-generating elements. The rotor may be disposed radially outward of an outer circumferential surface of the stator and configured to rotate around the stator about an axis of rotation. The rotor may be a flexible belt structure. The turbine may further include at least one bearing mechanism configured to support the rotor relative to the stator during rotation of the rotor around the stator.