Inventors:
Jonathan B. Rosefsky - Bryn Mawr PA, US
Assignee:
Hydrocoil Power Inc. - Reston VA
International Classification:
F01D 15/10, F02C 6/00, H02K 7/18, H02P 9/04, F03B 13/10, F03B 13/12
US Classification:
290 52, 290 53, 415 60, 415 66, 415 72, 416122, 416189, 417 53
Abstract:
The ribbon drive generation apparatus is comprised of a ribbon-like curved shape, composed either of metal or other suitable material, attached to a containment tube, peripheral rings, shaft, or porous central tube, with the complete apparatus being contained in a tube having a constant diameter for the length of the tube. The ribbon can be peripherally mounted to the containment tube and optionally to a central porous tube. In this form the containment tube rotates and can form part of a rotor for a generator apparatus. The optional central porous tube can also be used as a bearing surface or, if attached to the inside edge of the ribbon, a power take-off shaft.