GENERATOR/MOTOR WEDGE WITH LAMINATION INTERFACE FOR REDUCED STRESS LEVELS

A wedge, 32, for use in an electric machine has a central leg, 38, extending in a direction that will be radially inward when the wedge is mounted on a lamination stack. The wedge, 32, has arms, 36, extending in both circumferential directions from the central leg, 38, with a circumferentially outer...

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Main Author LEMMERS, Glenn C
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 17.08.2022
Subjects
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
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Summary:A wedge, 32, for use in an electric machine has a central leg, 38, extending in a direction that will be radially inward when the wedge is mounted on a lamination stack. The wedge, 32, has arms, 36, extending in both circumferential directions from the central leg, 38, with a circumferentially outermost part of the arms having a curved surface that will be radially outward, and a flat inner surface, 100, that will be radially inward when the wedge, 32, in mounted in the lamination stack, 28. A generator/motor rotor and a generator/motor are also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20220165542