IP Library Granted Patent US 8,426,990
Granted Patent B2
US 8,426,990 · App. 12/441,532 · Granted Apr 23, 2013

Turbine apparatus

Inventors: Johannes Oswald (Miltenberg, DE); Michael Walter (Miltenberg, DE)
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Patent No.
US 8,426,990
App. No.
12/441,532
Granted
Apr 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Turbine apparatus for a hydroelectric power station, with a turbine impeller, which is capable of rotating about a turbine rotary spindle, which is in particular arranged vertically, with turbine blades ( 4 ), which are fitted at an angle with respect to the turbine impeller ( 3 ), in particular a fixed angle, with a generator, which converts the mechanical rotation energy of the turbine impeller into electrical energy, wherein the generator is in particular an annular generator ( 5 ), with an annular rotor ( 6 ) and a stator ( 7 ), which is correspondingly arranged in annular fashion, wherein the turbine rotary spindle ( 2 ) is coupled to the rotor ( 6 ) in such a way that it is fixed against rotation, and the rotation about the turbine rotary spindle ( 2 ) takes place by means of a hollow shaft ( 8 ), with a pot-like receptacle ( 9 ), into which a fixed bearing journal ( 10 ) with movable bearings ( 11 ) arranged around it is inserted, in particular directly, and the turbine impeller ( 3 ) and the rotor ( 6 ) are capable of rotating about the bearing journal ( 10 ).

Claims (4)

1. Turbine device ( 1 ) for a hydropower plant, with a turbine wheel ( 3 ) rotating around a particularly vertically orientated turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) and having turbine vanes ( 4 ) fitted in a, particularly fixed, angle to the turbine wheel ( 3 ), with a generator that converts the mechanical rotation energy of the turbine wheel ( 3 ) into electrical energy, where the generator is particularly a ring generator ( 5 ), with a circular rotor ( 6 ) and an accordingly circularly arranged stator ( 7 ), characterized by the fact that the turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) is coupled to the rotor ( 6 ) in a rotationally fixed manner and the rotation around the turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) is carried out by a hollow shaft ( 8 ), with a cup-like receptacle ( 9 ) into which a fixed journal ( 10 ) with circumjacently arranged movable bearings ( 11 ) is particularly directly inserted, and the turbine wheel ( 3 ) and the rotor ( 6 ) are rotable around the journal ( 10 );

characterized by the fact that the cup-like receptacle ( 9 ) is formed by a cartridge ( 27 ) coupled to the hollow shaft ( 8 ) in a rotationally fixed manner, where the cartridge ( 27 ) contains the lubricant and the journal ( 10 ) with the bearings ( 11 ).

2. Turbine device ( 1 ) for a hydropower plant, with a turbine wheel ( 3 ) rotating around a particularly vertically orientated turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) and having turbine vanes ( 4 ) fitted in a, particularly fixed, angle to the turbine wheel ( 3 ), with a generator that converts the mechanical rotation energy of the turbine wheel ( 3 ) into electrical energy, where the generator is particularly a ring generator ( 5 ), with a circular rotor ( 6 ) and an accordingly circularly arranged stator ( 7 ), characterized by the fact that the turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) is coupled to the rotor ( 6 ) in a rotationally fixed manner and the rotation around the turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) is carried out by a hollow shaft ( 8 ), with a cup-like receptacle ( 9 ) into which a fixed journal ( 10 ) with circumjacently arranged movable bearings ( 11 ) is particularly directly inserted, and the turbine wheel ( 3 ) and the rotor ( 6 ) are rotable around the journal ( 10 ); characterized by the fact that a gas inlet ( 24 ) for a sealing gas ( 25 ), especially an inert gas, especially N 2 , is attached to the gas counterpressure zone ( 16 ) of the bell-like enclosure ( 15 ).

3. Turbine device ( 1 ) for a hydropower plant, with a turbine wheel ( 3 ) rotating around a particularly vertically orientated turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) and having turbine vanes ( 4 ) fitted in a, particularly fixed, angle to the turbine wheel ( 3 ), with a generator that converts the mechanical rotation energy of the turbine wheel ( 3 ) into electrical energy, where the generator is particularly a ring generator ( 5 ), with a circular rotor ( 6 ) and an accordingly circularly arranged stator ( 7 ), characterized by the fact that the turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) is coupled to the rotor ( 6 ) in a rotationally fixed manner and the rotation around the turbine rotation axis ( 2 ) is carried out by a hollow shaft ( 8 ), with a cup-like receptacle ( 9 ) into which a fixed journal ( 10 ) with circumjacently arranged movable bearings ( 11 ) is particularly directly inserted, and the turbine wheel ( 3 ) and the rotor ( 6 ) are rotable around the journal ( 10 ); where a cartridge ( 27 ) for holding a lubricant ( 12 ) can be taken out by removing a covering device ( 14 ), in particular, for repair and maintenance works.

Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2006 043 946 · Sep 14, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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