Turbo-generator rotor with a rotor winding and a method of securing the rotor winding
AssigneeAllmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget
InventorKristian Dahl Madsen
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AssigneeAllmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget
InventorKristian Dahl Madsen
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A turbo-generator with a rotor winding includes a plurality of slots in which the rotor windings are inserted and a plurality of slot wedges, at least two slot wedges lying in each slot on the outside of the winding and being electrically connected with each other. A plurality of relatively thin pressure tubes of a deformable material such as copper are positioned in the slots between the wedges and the windings. Thereafter, the pressure tubes are supplied with a thermosetting resin through feed tubes, the resin being supplied at a sufficient pressure and in a sufficient amount to produce an expansion of the space within the tube by at least 50 per cent. The feed tube is then subjected to heat in a localized area, thus accelerating the curing of the resin in this area of the tube and forming a plug, after which the supply of pressure to the pressure tube is disconnected. After the resin in the pressure tube has hardened, the feed tube is removed.
A turbo-generator rotor provided with a plurality of rotor slots, comprising a rotor winding in the slots, a plurality of axially and consecutively arranged slot wedges of a material of high electrical conductivity and at least one mechanically securing and electrically connecting member for said wedges, said member comprising a metal pressure tube (5), which is closed at both ends and filled with a solidified resin (6), each pressure tube electrically bridging over transition zones between the axially and consecutively arranged slot wedges, and short-circuiting means electrically connecting the end wedges of the slots with each other so that a damping winding is formed.
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