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US 2018/0142668 A1Published application
Hydroelectric apparatus
AssigneeBlue Freedom GmbH
InventorsStefan PACARDO, Leif SCHOELLER, Benedict PADBERG, Benedikt SCHROEDER
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to an apparatus for generating electric power from a fluid current. The apparatus comprises a generator unit, a flexible shaft that is, at a first end, rotatably attached to the generator unit, and at a second end attached to a turbine. The turbine comprises a plurality of blades and a rim attached to the plurality of blades.
Claims16
An apparatus (1) for producing electric energy from a working fluid, the apparatus comprising:
- a generator unit (2);
- a flexible shaft (3) that is, at a first end, rotatably attached to the generator unit (2), and, a second end, to a turbine (4;
- 204), wherein the turbine (4;
- 204) comprises a plurality of blades (46;
- 246;
- 247) and a rim (48;
- 248) attached to at least two of the plurality of blades.
4 more elements
A turbine (4;
- 204) for an hydroelectric apparatus, the turbine comprising a central shaft, a plurality of blades (46;
- 246, 247), and a rim (48;
- 248) attached to at least two of the plurality of blades, wherein the rim (48;
- 248) has a thickness that varies along a flow direction.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.