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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2008
Applicant:
Charles C. Moore, Hibbs, PA (US);
Inventor:
Charles C. Moore, Hibbs, PA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 7/00 (2006.01); G01M 19/00 (2006.01); B62D 55/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A remote-controlled dynamoelectric machine inspection vehicle that can fit and travel within a narrow air gap between a stator and rotor of a dynamoelectric machine. The inspection vehicle has an effectuator that can remotely activate a hammer driven by a high pressure pneumatic three-stage miniature piston that propels the hammer against a stator slot wedge creating an impact force that causes the wedge to vibrate. The vibrations are sensed to determine the tightness of the wedge.