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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 29, 2019
Oceana Energy Company, Washington, DC (US);
Daniel E. Power, III, Pace, FL (US);
Kent Davey, Lebanon, OH (US);
OCEANA ENERGY COMPANY, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, a hydroelectric turbine includes a stator and a rotor disposed radially outward of the stator. The rotor is rotatable around the stator about an axis of rotation. The turbine also includes a generator disposed along the axis of rotation. The generator is stationary and coupled to the stator. The turbine additionally includes a gear disposed along the axis of rotation. The gear is operably coupled to the generator. The turbine further includes a plurality of blades operably coupled to and extending radially outwardly from the gear. The plurality of blades is fixed to the rotor to rotate the rotor in response to fluid flow interacting with the blades.