System and method for servicing a rotor of a generator using a carriage steering device
AssigneeSiemens Energy, Inc.
InventorsJames B. Edwards, William T. Donovan, Cezar Cisloiu
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Abstract
A system and method for servicing a rotor of a generator are presented. The system includes a carriage for carrying the rotor. At least one carriage steering device are arranged on the carriage for steering the carriage when traversing along a removal skid during servicing the rotor. The carriage steering device is attached to the carriage in a way that it is accessible from above the carriage. The carriage steering device is adjustable such that a center of the carriage aligns to a center rail of the removal skid when traversing along the removal skid during servicing the rotor.
Claims15
A system for servicing a rotor comprising:
- a removal skid comprising a center rail and side rails;
- a carriage comprising a base plate adapted to carry the rotor, wherein the base plate comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces;
- carriage steering bracket attached to one of the plurality of side surfaces of the base plate;
- and
- a screw attached to the carriage steering bracket such that it is accessible from above the carriage and is adapted to adjust the carriage such that a center of the carriage aligns to the center rail of the removal skid when traversing along the removal skid during servicing the rotor,
- wherein the carriage steering bracket comprises a first plate and a second plate,
- wherein the first plate is attached to the side surface of the base plate, and
- wherein the second plate is attached to the first plate perpendicularly.
A method for servicing a rotor comprising:
- carrying a rotor by a carriage;
- traversing the carriage along a rotor removal skid;
- and
- adjusting the carriage by a screw such that a center of the carriage aligns to the center rail of the removal skid when traversing along the rotor removal skid,
- wherein the removal skid comprises a center rail and side rails,
- wherein the carriage comprising a base plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces,
- wherein the screw is attached to a carriage steering bracket,
- wherein the carriage steering bracket is attached to one of the plurality of side surfaces of the base plate such that the screw is accessible from above the carriage,
- wherein the carriage steering bracket comprises a first plate and a second plate,
- wherein the first plate is attached to the side surface of the base plate, and
- wherein the second plate is attached to the first plate perpendicularly.
A system for servicing a rotor comprising:
- a removal skid comprising side rails;
- a carriage comprising a base plate adapted to carry the rotor, wherein the base plate comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces;
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- at least one carriage steering bracket attached to one of the plurality of side surfaces of the base plate;
- a screw attached to the carriage steering bracket such that it is accessible from above the carriage and is adapted to adjust the carriage such that a center of the carriage aligns to a center of the removal skid when traversing along the removal skid during servicing the rotor,
- wherein the carriage steering bracket comprises a first plate and a second plate,
- wherein the first plate is attached to the side surface of the base plate, and
- wherein the second plate is attached to the first plate perpendicularly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.