General Electric Company

Brent Christopher Teal

Christopher Todd Moore

Kyle Craig Stott

Brian Matthew Aiken

Howard Ross Edmunds

John Earl Bittner

Christopher James McMenamin

Andrew Gordon Phillip

Thanh Ngoc Nguyen

Fred Henry Boettner

Rick Lynn Gintz

An apparatus and method for mounting electrical devices in a housing at an angle relative to the ground is provided. The apparatus comprises a housing having a top, bottom, and sides, each of which may be open, closed or ventilated. One or more electrical devices are located in the housing and are oriented at an angle relative to the horizontal ground. The electrical devices may be silicon controlled rectifiers that serve as a power bridge between an exciter and a power generator. A method for mounting electrical devices in a housing at an angle relative to the horizontal ground is also provided.

Series-parallel fans system

An apparatus and method for providing a supply of air to cool electrical devices is provided. The apparatus comprises a two fan housings, each containing a number of fans arranged to blow air in a parallel fashion. The exhaust of one housing is connected to the intake of the other housing by a balancing plenum. The apparatus provides a sufficient supply of cooling air when one or more of the fans is inoperable. The device being cooled may be the power bridge of an exciter for a power generation system. A method for providing a supply of air to electrical devices is also provided.

Series-parallel fan system

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Carlsbad, CA, United States of America

Brent Christopher Teal