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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
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 generator rotor comprising: a rotor shaft including an internal conductive bore; a main terminal electrically connected to the conductive bore; a plurality of rotor coil windings, including a plurality of coil end straps; a non-metallic support channel comprising: an elongate, axially-oriented channel; and at least one protrusion extending from the elongate, axially-oriented channel to a position between two of the plurality of coil end straps; and a main lead extending from the main terminal, through the elongate, axially-oriented channel of the non-metallic support channel, to at least one of the plurality of coil end straps.