Generator stator core vent duct spacer posts
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJohn Wesley Griffith, Wei Tong
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Abstract
Generator stator cores are constructed by stacking many layers of magnetic laminations. Ventilation ducts may be inserted between these layers by inserting spacers into the core stack. The ventilation ducts allow for the passage of cooling gas through the core during operation. The spacers or spacer posts are positioned between groups of the magnetic laminations to define the ventilation ducts. The spacer posts are secured with longitudinal axes thereof substantially parallel to the core axis. With this structure, core tightness can be assured while maximizing ventilation duct cross section for gas flow and minimizing magnetic loss in the spacers.
Claims18
A ventilation duct in a generator stator core having a core axis and including a plurality of layers of magnetic laminations, the ventilation duct being defined by spacer posts disposed between groups of the magnetic laminations in contact with facing surfaces of adjacent magnetic laminations, wherein the spacer posts are secured with longitudinal axes thereof substantially parallel the core axis.
A generator stator core having a core axis and comprising:
- a plurality of layers of magnetic laminations;
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- a plurality of ventilation ducts defined by spacer posts disposed between groups of the magnetic laminations in contact with facing surfaces of adjacent magnetic laminations, the spacer posts being secured with longitudinal axes thereof substantially parallel to the core axis.
A ventilation duct in a generator stator core having a core axis and including a plurality of layers of magnetic laminations, the ventilation duct being defined by spacer posts disposed between groups of the magnetic laminations, wherein the spacer posts are secured with longitudinal axes thereof substantially parallel the core axis, and wherein the spacer posts are arranged in triangle arrays.
A generator stator core having a core axis and comprising:
- a plurality of layers of magnetic laminations;
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- a plurality of ventilation ducts defined by spacer posts disposed between groups of the magnetic laminations, the spacer posts being secured with longitudinal axes thereof substantially parallel to the core axis, wherein the spacer posts are arranged in triangle arrays.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.