INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH COUNTER-ROTATING ROTOR AND STATOR DESIGNED FOR OPERATION IN LOW-SPEED WATER AND WIND FLOWS

This article examines the design of a multi-pole electric generator featuring a counter-rotating rotor and stator, intended to enhance the efficiency of electricity generation from low-head water flows and low-speed wind currents. Utilizing conventional high-speed generators for low-speed energy flows necessitates the use of gearboxes or other mechanical transmission systems; this increases the structural complexity of the unit, leads to energy losses, and raises operational costs. To address this issue, a design utilizing the counter-rotation of the rotor and stator is proposed.