Abstract:
A cycloidal marine-propulsion system is disclosed. The system comprises a blade-mounting disc and a plurality of propeller blades. Each of the plurality of propeller blades has a respective primary blade axis and is connected to the disc in a manner allowing the blade to be rotated about its primary blade axis independent of any about-axis rotation of every other one of the propeller blades. The system also includes a plurality of electric actuators, each actuator being connected to a respective one of the propeller blades. The system further includes a controller in communication with the electric actuators for controlling selectively each of the electric actuators.
Abstract:
A laminated-barrel structure for use in a permanent-magnet power-generation system is described. The structure includes a rigid outer ring, a rigid inner ring being concentric with and positioned within the rigid outer ring, and a damping intermediate ring positioned between the rigid outer ring and the rigid inner ring. The intermediate ring can include polymer and the rigid rings can include metal. The rigid inner ring can include recesses for receiving stator components of the power-generation system.