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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2010
Sanjeev Kumar Jha, Bangalore, IN;
Richa Awasthi, Bangalore, IN;
James Jonathan Grant, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Madhu Bharadwaj Sridharan, Bangalore, IN;
Sanjeev Kumar Jha, Bangalore, IN;
Richa Awasthi, Bangalore, IN;
James Jonathan Grant, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Madhu Bharadwaj Sridharan, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to lead path configurations in generator rotors and, more particularly, to a support apparatus for a main lead and generator rotors incorporating such a support apparatus. In one embodiment, the invention provides a support apparatus for a main lead of a generator rotor, the support apparatus comprising: a cross-sectionally L-shaped body having: a first portion; and a second portion substantially perpendicular to the first portion, wherein the first portion includes an arcuate first surface for interfacing with a centering ring of the generator rotor and an arcuate second surface adapted to be substantially parallel to a rotor shaft of the generator rotor; a main lead passage extending along the arcuate first surface of the first portion and through the second portion.