General Electric Company

Paul Joseph Martiniano

Reed Roeder Corderman

Scott Andrew Weaver

Alan Michael Iversen

Young Jin Kim

James Rollins Maughan

Peter Louis Andresen

Young-Jin Kim

A water-cooled stator bar clip for electrical generators and a method for applying a corrosion-resistant protective coating, preferably Sc, Ti, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, W, Ni, and Al, and their alloys or oxides to existing stator bar end fittings in order to significantly reduce the possibility of leaks through the brazed connections of the copper stator bar end connections. The coatings can be applied locally using various known physical vapor deposition ('PVD'), chemical vapor deposition ('CVD') or other direct coating techniques known in the art. For example, the coatings can be applied using ion plasma deposition, sputtering or wire arc techniques (all PVD processes) or by using electroplating, high velocity oxygen free (&#x201c;HVOF&#x201d;) deposition, DC arc or electroless plating. Preferably, the coatings are applied either to new stator bar clips or to existing clips in the field.

Corrosion protective coating for extending the lifetime of water cooled stator bar clips

A water-cooled stator bar clip for electrical generators and a method for applying a corrosion-resistant protective coating, preferably Sc, Ti, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, W, Ni, and Al, and their alloys or oxides to existing stator bar end fittings in order to significantly reduce the possibility of leaks through the brazed connections of the copper stator bar end connections. The coatings can be applied locally using various known physical vapor deposition ('PVD'), chemical vapor deposition ('CVD') or other direct coating techniques known in the art. For example, the coatings can be applied using ion plasma deposition, sputtering or wire arc techniques (all PVD processes) or by using electroplating, high velocity oxygen free (&#x201c;HVOF&#x201d;) deposition, DC arc or electroless plating. Preferably, the coatings are applied either to new stator bar clips or to existing clips in the field using a known pencil coater technique. After being deposited, the metallic coatings form a protective oxide layers over the existing copper brazed joint after being exposed to a water environment, thereby protecting the chemical and structural integrity of the underlying copper brazed joint.

Application of corrosion protective coating for extending the lifetime of water cooled stator bar clips

A sensor for measuring electrochemical corrosion potential, and a method for manufacturing a sensor, the sensor comprising a tubular ceramic probe having a closed tip at one end, the probe at least partially filled with a powder comprising metal and metal oxide; a metal support tube having one end receiving an opposite end of the probe, and joined thereto by a braze joint therewith; an electrical conductor extending through the support tube and into the probe, and having an end buried in the powder for electrical contact therewith; and a protective band bridging the probe and tube at the joint for sealing thereof, the protective band consisting essentially of a metallic coating.

Electrochemical corrosion potential sensor and method of making

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Paul Joseph Martiniano