Dynamoelectric machine support system having bolted springbar
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAnand Shankar Tanavde, William Hunter Boardman, IV, Christopher Michael Dahlberg, David Norwood Dorsey, David Raju Yamarthi
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Abstract
A support system for a dynamoelectric machine is disclosed. In one embodiment, the support system includes: a mounting pad having a first face and a second face, the second face including a pair of slots; a pair of spring bars bolted to the mounting pad at the pair of slots; a collar welded or brazed to the first face of the mounting pad; and a key bar between and affixed to the pair of spring bars.
Claims18
A support system for a dynamoelectric machine, the support system comprising:
- a mounting pad having a first face and a second face, the second face including a pair of slots;
- a pair of spring bars bolted to the mounting pad at the pair of slots;
- a collar welded or brazed to the first face of the mounting pad;
- and
- a key bar between and affixed to the pair of spring bars.
A dynamoelectric apparatus comprising:
- a rotor;
- and
- a stator substantially surrounding the rotor, the stator including:
- a support system comprising:
- a mounting pad having a radially outward face and a radially inward face, the radially inward face including a pair of slots;
- a pair of spring bars bolted to the mounting pad at the pair of slots;
- a collar welded or brazed to the radially outward face of the mounting pad;
- and
- a key bar between and affixed to the pair of spring bars.
A power generation system comprising:
- a turbine;
- a rotor coupled to the turbine;
- and
- a stator substantially surrounding the rotor, the stator including:
- a support system comprising:
- a mounting pad having a radially outward face and a radially inward face, the radially inward face including a pair of slots;
- a pair of spring bars bolted to the mounting pad at the pair of slots;
- a collar welded or brazed to the radially outward face of the mounting pad;
- and
- a key bar between and affixed to the pair of spring bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.