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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Simon L. Waddell, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregor Mcdowall, Phoenix, AZ (US);
William M. Scherzinger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Simon L. Waddell, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregor McDowall, Phoenix, AZ (US);
William M. Scherzinger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A generator may incorporate a positively restrained balance ring. A generator may include a rotor core including a rotor, and a balance ring. The balance ring may include a weight. The balancer may include a plurality of balance holes in the ring, at least one of the plurality of balance holes to receive a weighted insert. A method of balancing a rotor of a generator may include mounting a balance ring adjacent to a rotor core, and adjusting weights to be located at one or more of a plurality of positions equally spaced around the balance ring to balance the rotor.