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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Daniel Lawrence Banowetz, Glenville, NY (US);
Richard Hatley, Morristown, NJ (US);
Peter John Mcgrath, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
Daniel Lawrence Banowetz, Glenville, NY (US);
Richard Hatley, Morristown, NJ (US);
Peter John McGrath, Fair Lawn, NJ (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A measurement device for a generator and a method for measuring stator wedge preload are disclosed. The generator includes a stator and a rotor, the stator including a stator wedge. The measurement device includes a force application device, the force application device including an actuator operable to apply a force to the stator wedge. The measurement device further includes a sensor operable to measure displacement of the stator wedge. The measurement device further includes a controller in communication with the force application device and the sensor and configured to collect data associated with the force and the displacement.