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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2005
Paul a Quail, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Paul A Quail, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical generator having a stator assembly and a rotor assembly is provided. The rotor assembly has a rotor member, a first collector ring, and first and second rotor coils. The first collector ring is disposed proximate an exterior surface of the rotor member. The first collector ring has first and second balance resistors and first and second electrical terminals. The first and second balance resistors are disposed on an exterior surface of the first collector ring. The first and second balance resistors have first and second apertures, respectively extending therethough that are adjacent third and fourth apertures extending into the first collector ring. The first and second electrical terminals extend through the first and second apertures, respectively, and extend through the third and fourth apertures, respectively. The first and second balance resistors conduct first and second electrical currents to the first and second electrical terminals, respectively, that energize the first and second rotor coils, respectively. The first electrical current is substantially equal to the second electrical current.