Patent ID: 7944076

Claim:
A direct drive generator for a wind turbine, comprising: a stator having a stator ring which includes a ring shaped stator segment wherein the stator includes front and rear ring-shaped supporting elements for attaching the ring shaped stator segment and wherein the ring shaped stator segment includes a stator element for generating power; and a rotor having a rotor ring which includes a hollow cylindrically shaped rotor segment wherein the rotor includes front and rear ring-shaped support elements for attaching the hollow cylindrically shaped rotor segment and wherein the ring shaped stator segment is designed so that a junction of the stator which is between the front and rear ring-shaped supporting elements of the stator and the ring shaped stator segment is located substantially at a radius in relation to a center axis of the generator which is equal or smaller than a radius of an air gap between the stator element and the rotor element and wherein the hollow cylindrically shaped rotor segment includes a rotor element for generating power.