Inner cross over support clip
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsDavid W. Burke, Tom Snider, William Scherzinger
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Abstract
An inner crossover support clip may be used to support a crossover wire joining two adjacent rotor coils on a rotating machine, such as a generator. The support clip of the present invention may be capable of withstanding forces, such as centrifugal forces, that lead to the failure of conventional crossover wires. The support clip may be formed of a sheet material bent at an angle to form an inside surface thereon and may include a tie edge formed on each end of the sheet material. The tie edge attaches to adjacent rotor coils of a rotating machine and the inside surface supports a crossover wire electrically connecting the adjacent rotor coils.
Claims18
A support clip comprising:
- a sheet material bent at an angle to form an inside surface thereon;
- a tie edge formed on each end of the sheet material, the tie edge having a width less than a width of the inside surface, wherein
- the tie edge attaches to adjacent rotor coils of a rotating machine;
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- the inside surface supports a crossover wire electrically connecting the adjacent rotor coils.
A rotor comprising:
- a first rotor coil and a second, adjacent rotor coil;
- a support clip positioned between the first and second rotor coils, the support clip comprising a sheet material bent at an angle to form an inside surface thereon, a tie edge formed on each end of the sheet material, the tie edge attached to the first and second rotor coils, and a tab on each end of the sheet material;
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- a crossover wire supported by the inside surface of the support clip.
A method for preventing failure of a crossover wire joining two adjacent rotor coils, the method comprising supporting the crossover wire with a support clip, wherein the support clip comprising a sheet material bent at an angle to form an inside surface thereon and a tie edge formed on each end of the sheet material, the tie edge attached to the first and second rotor coils.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.