Electric generator device actuated by a fluid flow
US7592712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E70/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electric generator device comprising a panel bearing one or more electric generating machines each including a stator and a rotor concentric and substantially co-planar. The rotor is supported in rotation by the stator and presents a central part bearing one or more blades of a fan. A flow of fluid causes the fan and in consequence the rotor (R) to rotate. The rotor bears along its periphery a plurality of magnetic poles whose magnetic fields link with windings borne by the stator, for the induction of an electric current in the windings. The rotor is supported in rotation within the stator through magnetic means of support.
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