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Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2010
Applicants:

Stephen Bertram Johnson, Greenville, SC (US);

Christopher Anthony Kaminski, Schenectady, NY (US);

Chandrakant Bapurao Kirolikar, Brampton, CA (US);

Ronald George Shillington, Peterborough, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stephen Bertram Johnson, Greenville, SC (US);

Christopher Anthony Kaminski, Schenectady, NY (US);

Chandrakant Bapurao Kirolikar, Brampton, CA (US);

Ronald George Shillington, Peterborough, CA (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 13/00 (2006.01); H02K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to rotor installation systems and, more particularly, to permanent magnet rotor installation systems, including those having an in situ magnetizer or magnet insertion device. In one embodiment, the invention provides a rotor installation system comprising: at least one magnetizer for permanently magnetizing a ferromagnetic material; and an arbor for receiving a rotor having at least one portion including a ferromagnetic material, wherein the at least one magnetizer is positioned relative to the arbor to allow permanent magnetization of the ferromagnetic material.


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