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US 2008/0157621 A1Published application
Rotor winding
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorMark John DeBlock
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Abstract
Disclosed is a rotor winding including a winding strip configured to be disposed with a rotor, and at least one notch defined by a portion of the strip.
Claims20
A rotor winding comprising:
- a winding strip configured to be disposed with a rotor;
- and
- at least one notch defined by a portion of said strip.
A rotor system including rotor windings, the system comprising:
- a plurality of winding strips disposed with a rotor;
- and
- at least one notch defined by a portion of at least one of said strips.
A method for improving heat transfer in a rotor system, the method comprising:
- providing at least one notch in a portion of at least one of at least one winding strip;
- disposing said at least one winding strip with a rotor;
- aligning said at least one notch with an airflow running substantially perpendicular to said at least one winding strip;
- and
- transferring said perpendicular airflow throughout at least a portion of the system via a flowing of said airflow through said at least one notch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.