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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert C Sismour, Jr, Casselberry, FL (US);
Robert T Hagaman, Oviedo, FL (US);
Sui-Chun Ying, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310 61 ; 310 53 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for thermally balancing the rotor of a dynamo-electric machine by adjusting the flow of coolant through the rotor. According to one embodiment of the invention, the cooling flow is adjusted by inserted baffles into the axial coolant flow passages in the body portion of the rotor. According to another embodiment of the invention the cooling flow is adjusted by inserting adjustable orifices into the radial cooling passages in the body portion of the rotor.