Patent ID: 7391125
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A power generation system for mitigating corona discharge, comprising: a housing defining a chamber and having an inlet for receiving a fluid that is used to cool and pressurize the chamber and an outlet for removing the fluid from the chamber; a rotor having a first end positioned within the chamber of the housing and a second end; a plurality of bearings positioned to provide radial support to the rotor; a turbine connected to the second end of the rotor; a heat sink positioned within the chamber and between the housing and the rotor; an electronic component attached to the heat sink; a system for discarding of the fluid; and a system for cooling and recycling the fluid back to the inlet, wherein the system for discarding the fluid and the system for cooling and recycling the fluid back to the inlet are in fluid communication with the outlet.