US6815860B2
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High temperature super-conducting rotor coil support with split coil housing and assembly method
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 2003-04-15
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Granted: 2004-11-09
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Expires: 2023-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A rotor is disclosed for a synchronous machine comprising: a rotor core; a super-conducting coil winding extending around at least a portion of the rotor, said coil winding having a side section adjacent a side of the rotor core; at least one tension rod extending through a conduit in said rotor core; and a housing attached to the tension rod and connected to the side section of the coil winding, wherein the housing comprises a pair of side panels.
Inventors
- 👤 Yu Wang
- 👤 Robert John Nygard
- 👤 Evangelos Trifon Laskaris
- 👤 James Pellegrino Alexander
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:43
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K3/00; H02K3/46; H02K3/52; H02K3/527; H02K15/00; H02K15/08; H02K55/00; H02K55/02; H02K55/04; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E40/00; Y02E40/60; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for supporting a super-conducting coil winding in the rotor core of a synchronous machine comprising: a. extending a tension rod through a conduit in said rotor core; b. positioning the coil winding around the rotor core such that the tension rod spans between side sections of the coil winding; c. assembling a pair of side panels of at least one housing around a side section of the coil winding; d. securing side panels together, and e. attaching the housing to a first end of the tension rod.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for supporting a super-conducting coil winding in the rotor core of a synchronous machine comprising: a. extending a tension rod through a conduit in said rotor core; b. positioning the coil winding around the rotor core such that the tension rod spans between side sections of the coil winding; c. assembling a pair of side panels of at least one housing around a side section of the coil winding; d. securing side panels together, and e. attaching the housing to a first end of the tension rod.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as in claim 1 further comprising repeating steps (c) and (d) to secure a second housing around the side section of the coil to a second end of the tension rod.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein step (c) is performed by assembling a plurality of side panels around an a flange head at an end of the tension rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein step (c) is performed by assembling a plurality of side panels to form a serrated hole and engaging a serrated end of the tension rod into the hole.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein several tension rods are inserted into a series of conduits in the rotor core and secured to the coil winding.
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