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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn D Cooper, North Huntingdon, PA (US);
Donald C Litz, Murrysville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310 52 ;
Abstract
A rotor is provided for an alternating current generator carrying a superconducting field winding and having a combined damper and shield member comprising a cylindrical member of high electrical conductivity. The shield member is attached to the rotor only at the end opposite the drive shaft and is supported on the rotor at the drive end in a manner to permit relative movement between the shield and the support.