Axial cooled generator
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsThomas Mancuso, Sayantan Bhar, Sandip Shahaji Hirade, Peter Anthony DiLorenzo, Andrew David Maduskuie, Sadeo Ramtahal
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Abstract
A wind turbine having a generator is provided. The generator includes a rotor and a stator having a stator lamination, one or more flange rings and one or more core rings. The stator lamination includes a plurality of axial flow passages and the one or more core rings include a plurality of core ring axial flow passages that are aligned with the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination. The plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape.
Claims20
A generator comprising:
- a rotor;
- a stator including a stator lamination, one or more flange rings and one or more core rings;
- wherein the stator lamination includes a plurality of axial flow passages and the one or more core rings include a plurality of core ring axial flow passages that are aligned with the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination, and wherein the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape.
A wind turbine comprising:
- a tower;
- a nacelle supported by the tower;
- one or more rotor blades attached to a hub, wherein the hub is attached to the nacelle;
- a generator comprising;
- a rotor;
- a stator including a stator lamination, one or more flange rings and one or more core rings;
- wherein the stator lamination includes a plurality of axial flow passages and the one or more core rings include a plurality of core ring axial flow passages that are aligned with the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination, and wherein the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape.
A generator comprising:
- a rotor;
- a stator including a stator lamination, one or more flange rings and one or more core rings;
- wherein the stator lamination includes a plurality of axial flow passages and the one or more core rings include a plurality of core ring axial flow passages that are aligned with the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination, and wherein the plurality of axial flow passages in the stator lamination have at least one of, a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape, a triangular cross-sectional shape, an oval cross-sectional shape, a circular cross-sectional shape, or a polygonal cross-sectional shape.
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