A downhole turbine may include a stator disposed in a turbine housing, a rotor disposed between the stator and the turbine housing and wherein the rotor includes an outer housing, a gap that separates the stator and the rotor, wherein the gap is oil filled, and one or more blades disposed on the outer housing between the turbine housing and the rotor. The downhole turbine may further include a compressible medium attached to the outer housing between the stator and the outer housing, wherein the compressible medium is separated from the stator by the gap, and one or more magnets attached to an inner surface of the compressible medium, wherein the one or more magnets are separated from the stator by the gap.

A water-cooling device includes a pump case, at least one winding, a driver and a heat exchange member. The pump case has a top section, a bottom section and a peripheral section together defining a pump chamber. The winding is disposed on a circuit board. The circuit board is disposed on any of the top section, the bottom section and the peripheral section. The driver is disposed in the pump chamber. At least one magnetic member is disposed on the driver in a position corresponding to the winding, whereby the magnetic member can induce and magnetize the winding on the circuit board. The heat exchange member is connected with the pump case. By means of the structural design of the water-cooling device, the volume of the water-cooling device is greatly minified and the structure of the water-cooling device is thinned.

Extracorporeal circuit devices can be used for on-pump open-heart surgery to support surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting. In some cases, a centrifugal pump is used as part of an extracorporeal circuit. Centrifugal pump heads are described herein that induce flow on two sides of an impeller plate, and that can be conveniently mechanically assembled.

A pumped hydro energy storage system and method are disclosed. The system employs a high-density fluid, such as a slurry, to improve power output. In some cases, the fluid is a binary fluid system, with a high-density fluid and a lower-density fluid, such as water. The lower-density fluid flows through the turbine unit of the system, avoiding the need to modify the system to handle the high-density fluid, while achieving improved power output. The system can be configured with one atmospheric reservoir for a higher-density fluid and another one for a lighter-density fluid. Each of them is connected to a pressurized cavity which is filled with the higher-density or lighter-density fluid. The atmospheric tanks may be at the same elevation, or the tank with high density fluid might be higher for increased energy output. For example, the system may be placed on a topographical elevation.

A downhole turbine may include a stator disposed in a turbine housing, a rotor disposed between the stator and the turbine housing and wherein the rotor includes an outer housing, a gap that separates the stator and the rotor, wherein the gap is oil filled, and one or more blades disposed on the outer housing between the turbine housing and the rotor. The downhole turbine may further include a compressible medium attached to the outer housing between the stator and the outer housing, wherein the compressible medium is separated from the stator by the gap, and one or more magnets attached to an inner surface of the compressible medium, wherein the one or more magnets are separated from the stator by the gap.

A pumped hydro energy storage system and method are disclosed. The system employs a high-density fluid, such as a slurry, to improve power output. In some cases, the fluid is a binary fluid system, with a high-density fluid and a lower-density fluid, such as water. The lower-density fluid flows through the turbine unit of the system, avoiding the need to modify the system to handle the high-density fluid, while achieving improved power output. The system can be configured with one atmospheric reservoir for a higher-density fluid and another one for a lighter-density fluid. Each of them is connected to a pressurized cavity which is filled with the higher-density or lighter-density fluid. The atmospheric tanks may be at the same elevation, or the tank with high density fluid might be higher for increased energy output. For example, the system may be placed on a topographical elevation.

A wind turbine tower evacuation tool (10) is provided comprising an object end (20) for attachment to an object (500) or a person (555) and a roller end (30, 301, 302, 303) configured for connection to a surface of a wind turbine tower (110) by magnetic attraction. The roller end (30, 301, 302, 303) comprises at least one magnet body (33) arranged for rotation around a rotational axis of the roller end (30, 301, 302, 303). The wind turbine tower evacuation tool (10) further comprises a rope element (11) connecting the object end (20) to the roller end (30, 301, 302, 303).

Provided is a wind turbine, including a hollow tower carrying a nacelle, and at least one power electronics component emitting electromagnetic waves during operation, in particular an inverter located at the bottom of the tower, wherein the tower acts as a wave guide for an electromagnetic wave generated by the power electronics component, wherein the tower comprises at least one absorber element at least reducing the transport of the electromagnetic wave of the power electronics component along the tower.

A liquid potential energy increasing device includes a first receiving trough, a second receiving trough, a liquid absorbing structure, a first magnetic component, and a second magnetic component. The liquid absorbing structure includes a main body portion and an extending portion. The extending portion conveys a liquid in the first receiving trough into the main body portion. When a sum of a weight of the main body portion and a weight of the liquid in the main body portion is greater than the magnetic attraction, the main body portion hits the second receiving trough by gravity, so that the liquid in the main body portion is at least partially released to the second receiving trough so as to increase potential energy of the liquid.

A pump system comprises a fluid housing, a permanent magnet rotor, and an electric stator. The fluid housing has an axis, an axial inlet, and a radially outer outlet. The permanent magnet rotor is disposed on the axis, within the fluid housing, and has a plurality of perimetrically distributed fins that extend at least partly radially outward. The electric stator is disposed on the axis and within the fluid housing, and is situated adjacent the impeller fins of the permanent magnet rotor, separated from the impeller fins by an axial gap.