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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2016
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
James Alford, North Huntingdon, PA (US);
Charles C. Moore, Hibbs, PA (US);
El Mahjoub RasselKorde, Monroeville, PA (US);
James A. Bauer, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Joseph T. Beuten, Adamsburg, PA (US);
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
System, methods, and devices for inspecting generator rotor slot wedges in-situ are provided. The system includes a controller operably connected to a remote-control carriage for transmitting control signals and receiving data. The carriage includes a drive module for moving the carriage into an inspection area, e.g., through an air gap between the rotor and stator, and an inspection module operable to inspect a rotor wedge surface. The inspection module includes a jack assembly and a transducer assembly. The jack assembly is operably connected to the transducer assembly, and configured to elevate the transducer assembly to the rotor wedge surface for inspection.