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AssigneeGE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited
InventorsArun LOGANATHAN, Anbarasu RAMASAMY, Michael HAGUE, Hooshang MIRAHKI, Lionel DURANTAY, Christophe GALMICHE
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Provided is a gearless conveyor drive for driving a conveyor belt of a conveyor system that includes a substantially tubular barrel having a radially outer surface adapted to contact the conveyor belt, and a stationary shaft that is supported by a pair of support structures, each support structure supporting a respective axial end of the shaft. A first drive unit includes a first rotor assembly and a first stator assembly that includes at least one first rotor fixedly connected to the barrel for rotating the barrel relative to the shaft and the first stator assembly includes at least one first stator fixedly connected to the shaft.
A gearless conveyor drive for driving a conveyor belt of a conveyor system, the gearless conveyor drive comprising:
The gearless conveyor drive according to 12, further comprising a third drive unit fixedly connected to the first drive unit and comprising a third rotor assembly and a third stator assembly, wherein the third rotor assembly comprises at least one third rotor fixedly connected to the barrel for rotating the barrel relative to the shaft, and wherein the third stator assembly comprises at least one third stator.
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