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Method for operating a hydraulic machine and corresponding installation for converting hydraulic energy into electrical energy

US11248578B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 2018
Grant dateFeb 15, 2022
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 19, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/16
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This installation for converting a hydraulic energy into electrical energy comprises a hydraulic adapted to be operated either in a pump mode or in a turbine mode.It further comprises means (25) for applying an electric torque to the rotor to control the rotation speed of the machine during transitions between the pump mode and the turbine mode.

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