Rotor Assembly with Electron Beam Welded End Caps

A rotor assembly and a method for fabricating the same are provided in which a pair of end caps, positioned at either end of the stack of laminated discs, are fusion welded to the rotor bars using an electron beam welder, thereby yielding improved electrical and mechanical characteristics in a low w...

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Main Authors PEARCE, JR. EDWIN MARCUM, NELSON DAVID FRED, FONG WILLIAM RANDALL, LUAN SHYI-PERNG PHILLIP
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.11.2014
Subjects
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
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Summary:A rotor assembly and a method for fabricating the same are provided in which a pair of end caps, positioned at either end of the stack of laminated discs, are fusion welded to the rotor bars using an electron beam welder, thereby yielding improved electrical and mechanical characteristics in a low weight assembly.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313897370