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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Tom Phielix, Tucson, AZ (US);
Donald Godfrey, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Erek Walker, Boulder, CO (US);
Regina Lockard, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Balwinder Birdi, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shreyas Iyer, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Ben Wilson, Algonquin, IL (US);
Todd Coulam, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Sean Byrnes, Mesa, AZ (US);
Kristen Van Osten, Gilbert, AZ (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Electrical generators having one or more conformal support and cooling devices for use in supporting and cooling rotating elements of the generator are disclosed herein. An electrical generator includes a housing, a shaft disposed axially through the housing, a rotor assembly including a plurality of poles that are disposed within the housing and mounted on the shaft, a support wedge disposed between two of the plurality of poles. The conformal support and cooling device includes an internal cooling channel in a helical configuration or a V-shape configuration that extends from a first length-wise end of the support and cooling device to a second length-wise end of the support and cooling device. Additive manufacturing processes are employed to fabricate the conformal support and cooling device.