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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Peter James Greenwood, Cheshire, CT (US);
Michael Ray Bryant, Mebane, NC (US);
Shyam Ramlal Mathure, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Venkateswara Rao Polineni, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Anandaroop Bhattacharya, Karnataka, IN;
Subhashish Dasgupta, Karnataka, IN;
Sunil Srinivasa Murthy, Karnataka, IN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A current carrying system for use in transporting electrical current between a plurality of electrical devices is provided. The current carrying system includes a busbar having a first axial end, a second axial end, an electrically conductive shaft extending from the first axial end to the second axial end, and at least one cooling feature defined in at least a portion of the electrically conductive shaft. The current carrying system also includes a casing that defines a busbar channel configured to receive the busbar such that the casing at least partially circumscribes the busbar. The current carrying system also includes an air vent defined by the at least one cooling feature and the casing, wherein the air vent is in flow communication with ambient air, and the cooling feature is configured to facilitate a flow of air from the ambient air through the air vent.