General Electric Company

Mark Stephen Clough

David John Wardell

Caleb James Munholand

Mark Kent Shoemaker

James Thaddeus Henley

Craig Alan Wroblewski

James Alfred Day

William Gene Newman

Waheed Tony Mall

Paul Howard Davidson

Sheldon Dirk Westwood

Frank Joseph Garwatoski

Andrew Mark Pitzen

Francisco Jesus Godines

Troy Eugene Mallory

Jeffery Alan Henkel

Michael Wayne Quillin

Ben Clough

Brian Robert Theirrien

Leonid Lombersky

John G Rizzo

David Britton Green

Jeffrey A Henkel

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Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for providing stator bar shape tooling. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for shaping an element. The method can include providing at least one constraining surface, wherein the at least one constraining surface is fabricated at least in part by selective laser sintering, and deforming an element with the at least one constraining surface to define at least an external shape of a formed element.

Methods for stator bar shape tooling

A bearing manipulator for supporting and manipulating a bearing is provided. In one embodiment, the bearing manipulator includes a frame having at least one adjustable roller to support the bearing, and at least one adjustable arm to secure the bearing to the frame. The bearing manipulator further includes a motor configured to incrementally rotate the bearing.

Elliptical bearing manipulator

Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems for providing stator bar shape tooling. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a system for shaping an element is provided. The system includes tooling that having at least one constraining surface that is fabricated at least in part by selective laser sintering, where the at least one constraining surface includes at least one curved element section to facilitate bending of at least a portion of an element around the at least one curved element section.

Systems for stator bar shape tooling

A stator bar installation fixture and method for installing stator bars into specific stator core slots within a stator core of rotating electrical equipment. The stator bar installation fixture includes rotating mechanisms, rotatingly fixed at each end of the rotating electrical equipment, for supporting and controlling an angular positioning of a stator bar insertion mechanism relative to the stator core. The stator bar insertion mechanism supports a stator bar within the stator core, angularly locates a stator bar in alignment with the specific stator core slot, and inserts the stator bar into the specific stator core slot.

Indexing apparatus and method for installation of stator bars

A modular 'quick-form' tooling system and stator bar form set-up method is provided for reconfigurably mounting various stator bar bending/forming tool modules that are used to produce custom bends and curvatures in a length of stator bar stock. At least one stator bar support structure is provided having a support surface formed with an array of tool location alignment holes that allow a variety of different bend-forming tooling modules to be positioned relative to each other in a manner that will define the shape of a generator stator bar during a bending/forming process.

Quick-form metal tooling system for generators stator bars

The process for stator bar rewinds includes disassembly of the stator bars at the generator site, measurement of the stator bars, forwarding digital representations of the measurements to a manufacturing center and forming 3-Dimensional models of the stator bars requiring replacement and the stator. The stator bar 3D model is placed in the stator 3D model to insure accuracy of fit. Tooling and stator bar drawings are generated and sample stator bars are manufactured. 3D modeling of the manufactured sample stator bars are compared to the nominal 3D models to insure accuracy. The replacement stator bars are manufactured and forwarded in batches for assembly into the extant generator.

Process for rapid on-demand stator rewinds in electrical generators

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Dallas, TX, United States of America

Mark Stephen Clough