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Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2016
Applicant:

Oceana Energy Company, Washington, DC (US);

Inventor:

Daniel E. Power, III, Pace, FL (US);

Assignee:

Oceana Energy Company, Washington, DC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 17/06 (2006.01); F03B 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 17/061 (2013.01); F03B 11/06 (2013.01); F16C 17/102 (2013.01); F05B 2220/7068 (2013.01); F05B 2230/60 (2013.01); F05B 2240/311 (2013.01); F05B 2240/53 (2013.01); F05B 2250/02 (2013.01); F05B 2280/4002 (2013.01); F16C 2212/04 (2013.01); Y02E 10/28 (2013.01); Y02E 10/38 (2013.01); Y02P 70/527 (2015.11);
Abstract

A hydroelectric energy system includes a stator including a first plurality of electricity-generating elements. The system also includes a rotor including a second plurality of electricity-generating elements. The rotor is disposed radially outward of an outer circumferential surface of the stator and is configured to rotate around the stator about an axis of rotation. The rotor is a flexible belt structure having a variable thickness and extending along a portion of an axial length of the stator. The system further includes at least one hydrodynamic bearing mechanism configured to support the rotor relative to the stator during rotation of the rotor around the stator. The at least one hydrodynamic bearing mechanism includes a bearing surface made of wood or a composite material.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Power, III, Daniel. (2020). Hydroelectric energy systems, and related components and methods (U.S. Patent No. 10544775). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10544775

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