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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Hunter Boardman, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Ronald James Chila, Glenville, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/00 ;
Abstract
A synchronous machine is disclosed comprising a rotor coupled to a rotor cooling system; a stator around the rotor and separated from the rotor by an annular gap between the rotor and an inner surface of the stator, wherein the annular gap has a variable thickness along a length of the gap, and a stator ventilation system independent of the rotor cooling system, wherein the stator ventilation system forces cooling gases through the annular gap.