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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ulrich Werner Neumann, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gary Randall Barnes, Delanson, NY (US);
Richard Arland Ohl, Jr., Hudson, NY (US);
Brent Hamilton Holloway, Greenville, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for servicing a rotor of a generator includes the steps of, dismantling a non-drive end of the generator, removing insulation from portions of an existing Wye ring and existing connection lugs, removing portions of the existing Wye ring near the existing connection lugs, installing a replacement Wye ring in the generator, connecting the replacement Wye ring to the existing connection lugs, and insulating the replacement Wye ring and the existing connection lugs. The method is performed on the generator in-situ.