Patent classifications
F03B13/083
Pumped-storage hydropower generation tower employing conduit turbines installed in multiple stages
A pumped-storage hydropower generation tower employing conduit turbines installed in multiple stages, according to the present invention, comprises: a pump (400) disposed in a pumping-up pipe (410) so as to pump up water that fills a lower reservoir (300) to an upper reservoir (200); a water-guide pipe channel (500) having an inlet water-guide conduit (510) connected to the bottom surface on one side of the upper reservoir (200) so as to extend to the position of the lower reservoir (300) along a helical sloping channel (100) such that a flow rate for power generation passes therein; and a conduit turbine unit (600) comprising a driving shaft (2) extending through the center of a conduit (22) through which the flow rate passes, conduit support bodies (4) installed so as to rotate freely while supporting the driving shaft (2), the conduit support bodies (4) having arms (6) extending toward the inner surface of the conduit (22), a propeller (7) fixed to the driving shaft (2) between the conduit support bodies (4) so as to be rotated by movement of the flow rate, and a generator (10) configured to receive rotational power from the driving shaft (2) and to generate electricity, wherein at least two conduit turbine units (600) are disposed in multiple stages along the water-guide pipe channel (500).
POWER GENERATING SYSTEM
A power generating system for generating hydroelectric power from a water treatment plant includes a recycled water source. A holding tank is in fluid communication with the recycled water source to receive recycled water from the recycled water source. A hydroelectric generator is fluidly coupled to the holding tank. The hydroelectric generator receives recycled water from the holding tank for generating electricity.
WATER TURBINE DEVICE AND HYDRAULIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE
A water turbine device is provided which can move a water turbine from a use position to a nonuse position with a light force, and which has a simplified structure. An intermediate portion of a suspension support rod for suspending a water turbine immersed in a flowing water in a waterway is pivotally attached to a platform provided on the waterway with a horizontal shaft, and a power generation device as a balance weight is provided at the free end of the suspension support rod, and the water turbine is rotatable around the horizontal shaft between the use position where the water turbine is immersed in a flowing water and the nonuse position above the flowing water.
GENERATOR ROTOR FOR A GENERATOR OF A WIND TURBINE OR A HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT, AND A GENERATOR, WIND TURBINE AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT COMPRISING SAME
A generator rotor for a generator, in particular a slowly rotating generator, of a wind turbine or a hydroelectric power plant. The rotor generator comprises a rotor belt for holding a plurality of pole shoes, a hub flange for fixing the generator rotor to a shaft, in particular a main shaft or a transmission shaft, of the wind turbine, or for fixing to a number of turbine blades of the hydroelectric power plant, and a carrier structure which is respectively non-rotatably connected to the rotor belt on the one hand and to hub flange on the other hand, wherein the rotor belt comprises a metallic material having a first degree of damping (D.sub.1) and at least one of: the carrier structure or the hub flange partially or completely comprises a material having a second degree of damping (D.sub.2), wherein the second degree of damping (D.sub.2) is higher than the first degree of damping (D.sub.1).
Hydroelectric power generating device and system
A fluid conduit includes an open chamber. A rotating device is mounted in the chamber. The rotating device includes a portion protruding through the open chamber and into the conduit. A plurality of fluid impingement surfaces are spaced apart on a surface of the rotating device, whereby fluid moving through the conduit impinges on the impingement surfaces and rotates the rotating device.
Method of repairing a hydrogenerator
A method for repairing an electric generator having a rotor that rotates about a vertical axis, the rotor including a spider having a number of spider arms extending radially away from the axis, and a rim surrounding the spider. The weight of the rim is normally carried at least in part by rim support ledges of the spider arms. The method for repair includes supporting the rim from the top of the spider and thereby relieving some or all of the weight of the rim being supported by the rim support ledges.