Insulated outer rotor for brushless exciter
AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Corp.
InventorsSamuel A. Drinkut, James R. Pipkin, Lon W. Montgomery
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Abstract
In a generator exciter composed of a stator (12) for producing a dc field and a rotor (16, 18) mounted to rotate relative to the stator (12) and including armature windings (18) connected to generate ac output currents, the rotor (16, 18) is mounted radially outwardly of the stator (12), and is insulated from its support.
Claims7
In a generator exciter comprising a stator for producing a dc field and a rotor mounted to rotate relative to the stator and including armature windings connected to generate ac output currents, said rotor comprising a high strength retaining cylinder located radially outwardly of, and supporting, said armature windings, and an insulating material being interposed between said retaining cylinder and said armature windings, wherein said rotor is mounted radially outwardly of said stator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.