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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2000
Kenneth John Hatley, Madison, NJ (US);
Sean Michael McDonnell, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Alan Michael Iversen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Radial pressure is applied to a turbine generator armature bar using a simple hand held device that can be readily manipulated by a single human operator. A retainer platform has two wedge shaped portions with handles, and by the operator sliding the wedge shaped portions with respect to each other the operative width of the platform may be adjusted, including to slide and lock the platform in a conventional dovetail slot in a stator. An inflatable bladder is positioned on or mounted to the top surface of the platform and is dimensioned so as to apply radial pressure (for example through a filler) to armature bars mounted in the stator. A conduit, preferably having a valve with quick-release actuator in it, extends from the inflatable bladder and connects to a source of gas under pressure.