Shunt bearing with insulating coating

A rolling bearing assembly with electrical discharge damage protection, comprising:

• a housing;
• a fixable bearing ring including a first raceway that is fixed on the housing;
• a rotatable bearing ring including a second raceway;
• a roller assembly including a cage and a plurality of rolling elements located in the cage and supported to roll on the first raceway of the fixable bearing ring and the second raceway of the rotatable bearing ring;
• two shield assemblies each extending between the fixable bearing ring and the rotatable bearing ring, the shield assemblies each including a shield having a first end connected to the fixable bearing ring, and the shield assemblies including at least one electrically conductive element that extends from a second end of the shield and contacts the rotatable bearing ring;
• at least one of the shield assemblies includes a conductive extension conductively connected to the at least one electrically conductive element on the first end of the shield that contacts the housing for grounding;
• and
• an insulation coating that covers surfaces of the fixable bearing ring outside the first raceway, at least in ground contact areas.