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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Vineet Sethi, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Darin Swartz, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 15/10 (2006.01); F02C 6/00 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); H02K 7/108 (2006.01); G05F 1/70 (2006.01); H02J 3/18 (2006.01); H02K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); F02C 6/00 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); G05F 1/70 (2013.01); H02J 3/1885 (2013.01); H02J 3/1892 (2013.01); H02K 7/10 (2013.01); H02K 7/108 (2013.01); F05D 2220/76 (2013.01); Y02E 40/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes aligning a generator shaft axis of a generator, a clutch axis of a clutch, and a pump axis of a pump along a common axis. The method also includes coupling a supply line from the pump to a radial surface of the clutch. Further, the generator is configured to operate in a power generation mode and a synchronous condensing mode, and the pump is configured to supply a lubricant to the clutch in a radial direction that is substantially perpendicular to the common axis.