Is there a large wind turbine concept where the generator is located at the base of the tower? There is a quest for reducing generator weight through super conductors and/or direct drive.
How It Works: The Next-Gen Wind Turbine | Popular Science
External rotor permanent magnet direct drive generator | Direct-drive Wind Turbine | Pengky
File:One Energy Wind for Industry permanent magnet direct-drive generator.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
The Future of Wind Turbines: Comparing Direct Drive and Gearbox | Engineering.com
Case study of the permanent magnet direct drive generator in the Zephyros wind turbine - ScienceDirect
Overview of Straight Drive Wind Turbine | Direct Drive Wind Turbine | Pengky
Rotor nacelle assembly of a direct-drive generator. | Download Scientific Diagram
A Front-Mounted, Magnetically Geared Direct Drive Generator - Windtech International
Energies | Free Full-Text | A Rare-Earth Free Magnetically Geared Generator for Direct-Drive Wind Turbines
SIEMENS direct-drive - YouTube
PM Generators for Wind Turbines – Langer Magnets
Review of Generator Systems for Direct-Drive Wind Turbines
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new gearless wind generator Direct Drive - EXPO21XX.com NEWS
Advanced Wind Turbine Drivetrain Trends and Opportunities | Department of Energy
Siemens launches its first direct drive turbine | Windpower Monthly
A Novel Vernier Reluctance Fully Superconducting Direct Drive Synchronous Generator With Concentrated Windings for Wind Power Application | Semantic Scholar
Inner Rotor Permanent Magnet Direct-drive Wind Turbine Generator System | Direct-drive Wind Turbine | Pengky
Wind Turbine Generator Technologies | IntechOpen
External rotor permanent magnet direct drive generator | Direct-drive Wind Turbine | Pengky
Overview of Straight Drive Wind Turbine | Direct Drive Wind Turbine | Pengky
PMDD | Goldwind
Comparison of outer rotor permanent magnet and magnet-less generators for direct-drive wind turbine applications | Semantic Scholar
