Pole face slot filler
AssigneeWestinghouse Electric Corp.
InventorsSui-Chun Ying, Robert T. Hagaman
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Abstract
A pole face slot filler (26,28) for insertion into a pole face slot formed in a pole region (18) of a generator rotor, the filler (26,28) having a U-shaped cross section and being composed of a base portion (36) and two leg portions (38) extending from the base portion (36) and forming the legs of the U-shaped cross section, wherein the filler (26,28) is configured and dimensioned to achieve a press fit in the pole face slot.
Claims8
A pole face slot filler for insertion into a pole face slot formed in a pole region of a generator rotor, said filler having a U-shaped cross section and being composed of a base portion and two leg portions extending from said base portion and forming the legs of said U-shaped cross section, said leg portions extending from said base portion in the radial direction away from the axis of the rotor when inserted in the pole face slot, wherein said filler is configured and dimensioned to achieve a press fit in the pole face slot by said leg portions having laterally protruding parts at the ends thereof remote from said base portion.
In combination with a generator rotor having a pole region provided with a pole face slot, a pole face slot filler having a U-shaped cross section and being composed of a base portion and two leg portions extending from said base portion and forming the legs of said U-shaped cross section, said leg extending from said base portion in the radial direction away from the axis of the rotor, and said leg portions having laterally protruding parts at the ends thereof remote from said base portion to achieve a press fit in the pole face slot.
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