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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2000
Randy Edward Whitener, Oviedo, FL (US);
Henk Roel Jan Van Ravenswaay, Oviedo, FL (US);
Thomas Leonard Schuchart, Oviedo, FL (US);
William Cannon Gardner, Rockhill, SC (US);
Mark Steven Peavy, Orlando, FL (US);
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A generator rotor lead path configuration includes a plurality of electrically conductive components attached to each other. These components may include an axial lead, a flexible connector, an intermediary, a radial lead, and/or a J-strap. The improved lead path inhibits, if not prevents, lead path failure. A method of assembling or fitting the lead path into a generator is also provided, as well as a method of replacing or retrofitting a lead path that is susceptible to failure with the improved lead path configuration. Assistance in determining causes of lead path failure and ways to overcome lead path failure are also provided.