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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Neil E Hess, York, PA (US);
David R Light, York, PA (US);
Assignee:
Voith Hydro, Inc., York, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
290 52 ; 4152081 ; 60398 ;
Abstract
A hydroelectric installation comprises an electric generator and associated hydro-turbine. The hydro-turbine comprises a runner rotatably mounted within a casing or passageway in which water flows between an upper elevation source in fluid communication with an inlet port and a lower elevation discharge region or outlet port. The turbine also includes a water closure component or head cover. The generator is laterally supported by a guide bearing attached to a turbine component thereby eliminating the use of generator guide bearing brackets, bridges and the like, and reducing the complexity of the concrete structures surrounding the unit.