Siemens Energy, Inc.

Neil R Smith

Randy Edward Whitener

Stephen Thomas Soto

A system for securing a nut () used to compress a compliant seal () surrounding a radial conductor lead () of an electric generator (). The generator has a rotor () with the radial conductor lead arranged in a radial lead bore () of the rotor and the seal coaxially arranged surrounding the radial lead. A receiving pocket () is arranged in a body of the rotor adjacent to the radial lead bore. The nut is arranged coaxially with the radial conductor lead, the nut including a seal contacting surface () and a ligament () arranged opposite the seal contacting surface, wherein a portion of the ligament is deformed into the receiving pocket to lock the nut against rotation, thereby maintaining a desired degree of compression on the seal.

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Orlando, FL, United States of America

Neil R Smith