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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Oy Ab, Rauma, FI;
Inventors:
Werner Schiffers, Leicestershire, GB;
Lars Saarinen, Rauma, FI;
Assignee:
KONGSBERG MARITIME FINLAND OY, Rauma, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 38/18 (2006.01); B63H 5/125 (2006.01); H01F 38/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 38/18 (2013.01); B63H 5/125 (2013.01); H01F 38/14 (2013.01); B63H 2005/1258 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thruster for propelling a marine vessel, the apparatus comprising an upper housing, a lower housing, the lower housing being arranged to rotate relative to the upper housing, a first body arranged within the upper housing, the first body comprising a first inductor to provide a magnetic field, and a second body arranged within the lower housing, the second body comprising a second inductor to generate an electrical current from the magnetic field.