Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for impregnating and embedding an electrical winding, with a polyepoxide-polyisocyanate resin mixture in the presence of a reaction accelerator which is latent under the processing conditions, which comprises: (a) drying the resin mixture at a reduced pressure and at a temperature up to 110° C., while stirring, to produce a dried resin mixture; (b) drying the electrical winding and impregnating the winding with the dried resin mixture under conditions of reduced pressure and a temperature up to 110° C. to produce a cast-in winding; (c) applying an overpressure above atmospheric to the cast-in winding; (d) elevating the temperature of the cast-in winding while maintaining said overpressure by generating Joule heat in the winding and, controlling the temperature as a function of the reaction heat to initate a cross-linking reaction of the resin mixture impregnated in the cast-in winding and produce a hardened cast-in winding; and (e) post-heating the hardened, cast-in winding so that the cross-linked resin mixture is post-hardened.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
A method for impregnating and embedding an electrical winding, with a polyepoxide-polyisocyanate resin mixture in the presence of a reaction accelerator which is latent under the processing conditions, which comprises: (a) drying the resin mixture at a reduced pressure and at a temperature up to 110° C., while stirring, to produce a dried resin mixture; (b) drying the electrical winding and impregnating the winding with the dried resin mixture under conditions of reduced pressure and a temperature up to 110° C. to produce a cast-in winding; (c) applying an overpressure above atmospheric to the cast-in winding; (d) elevating the temperature of the cast-in winding while maintaining said overpressure by generating Joule heat in the winding and, controlling the temperature as a function of the reaction heat to initate a cross-linking reaction of the resin mixture impregnated in the cast-in winding and produce a hardened cast-in winding; and (e) post-heating the hardened, cast-in winding so that the cross-linked resin mixture is post-hardened.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the resin mixture is dried at about 50° to about 80° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the electrical winding is impregnated with the dried resin mixture at a temperature of from about room temperature to about 80° C. mixture.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein an overpressure of 1 to 3 bar is applied in step (c).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the elevated temperature of step (d) is about 60° to about 140° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein prior to impregnating with the resin mixture, the electrical winding is dried at a temperature up to about 80° C. and at a reduced pressure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the electrical winding is dried by generating Joule heat in the conductor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the latent reaction accelerator is selected from an addition complex of a boron trihalogenide with a tertiary amine or imidazole, an onium salt or an amine which is deactivated by an organic electron acceptor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the latent reaction accelerator is N-cyanoethyl morpholine or a substituted 1-cyanoethylimidazole.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the content of the latent reaction accelerator in the resin mixture is 0.01 to 5% by weight.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the content of accelerator in the mixture is 0.25 to 2.5% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the post-heating is carried out at a temperature up to 200° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the resin mixture contains an additive.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein the additive is a mineral and/or fibrous filler.