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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Edward Spooner, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Inventor:
Edward Spooner, Bishop Auckland, GB;
Assignee:
Openhydro IP Limited, , IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 17/06 (2006.01); F03B 13/26 (2006.01); H02K 3/28 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02K 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03B 17/06 (2013.01); F03B 13/264 (2013.01); H02K 3/28 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); F05B 2240/60 (2013.01); F05B 2250/42 (2013.01); F05B 2260/85 (2013.01); H02K 41/06 (2013.01); Y02E 10/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a hydroelectric turbine for generating electricity by extracting power from the tidal flow of water through the turbine, the turbine comprising a shaftless rotor which results in the eccentric rotation of the rotor relative to the stator, which can result in uneven generation of power through differences in the spacing between rim mounted magnets and coils forming a generator of the turbine, the turbine thus employing groupings of equally spaced and serially connected coils.