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Patent Inventor Names
Daniel Costin0
Christopher Bevington0
Garrett Bywaters0
Jesse Stowell0
William Danforth0
Date of Patent
July 11, 2006
0Patent Application Number
107091760
Date Filed
April 19, 2004
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
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.
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