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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2000
Robert A. Ward, Rockledge, FL (US);
Mehrzad Tartibi, Orlando, FL (US);
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A stator ( ′) for a power generator having a coil support finger plate ( ′) and associated methods are provided. The stator ( ′) preferably has a plurality of laminations or step irons having a plurality of spaced-apart stator coil slots ( ′) formed therein and stator coil slot contents ( ) positioned in each of the plurality of stator coil slots ( ′). The stator coil slot contents ( ) preferably include at least one stator coil ( ). The stator ( ′) also preferably has a coil support finger plate ( ′) positioned at an end portion of the plurality of stator coil slots ( ′). The coil support finger plate ( ′) has a base ( ′) and a plurality of fingers ( ) extending outwardly from the base ( ′) between the plurality of spaced-apart stator coil slots ( ′). The base ( ′) includes a stator slot contents support portion ( ) positioned to underlie end portions of the stator slot contents ( ) and to support the end portions of the stator coil slot contents ( ) thereon so that the stator slot contents support portion ( ) defines a stator slot bottom at the coil support finger plate ( ′).