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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2024
Voith Patent Gmbh, Heidenheim, DE;
Thomas Ort, York, PA (US);
Veerandra Chakkaravarthy Andichamy, Timonium, MD (US);
Rebecca Fuhrman, York, PA (US);
Kayli Rentzel, Mount Woilf, PA (US);
Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Abstract
A method of refurbishing a facility for converting hydraulic energy into electrical energy including the following steps: providing a first cover plate, a second cover plate, a first opening located at an inner head cover, a second opening located at a hub, a third opening located at a runner; connecting the first cover plate to the inner head cover; connecting the second cover plate to the hub, wherein the first cover plate and the second cover plate surround an axis, and a part of an outer surface of the inner head cover, a part of an outer surface of the hub, an inner surface of the first cover plate, and an inner surface of the second cover plate are confining an annular shaped space.