Direct drive wind turbine

Patent · Tue Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2006

OSTI ID:1175832

Bywaters, Garrett; Danforth, William; Bevington, Christopher; Stowell, Jesse; Costin, Daniel

A wind turbine is provided that minimizes the size of the drive train and nacelle while maintaining the power electronics and transformer at the top of the tower. The turbine includes a direct drive generator having an integrated disk brake positioned radially inside the stator while minimizing the potential for contamination. The turbine further includes a means for mounting a transformer below the nacelle within the tower.

• Research Organization: Northern Power Systems, Inc., Waitsfield, VT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC36-03GO13131
• Assignee: Northern Power Systems, Inc. (Waitsfield, VT)
• Patent Number(s): 7,075,192
• Application Number: 10/709,176
• OSTI ID: 1175832
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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