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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Cummins Ltd., Huddersfield, GB;
Inventor:
John F Parker, Huddersfield, GB;
Assignee:
Cummins Ltd., Huddersfield, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 19/00 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 25/02 (2006.01); F02B 39/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 19/00 (2013.01); F04D 25/024 (2013.01); F04D 25/0606 (2013.01); F02B 39/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A turbocharger arrangement comprises a turbocharger and a generator. The turbocharger comprises a turbine having a turbine wheel and a compressor having a compressor wheel. The turbine wheel and the compressor wheel are mounted to a shaft, the shaft being supported by a bearing assembly located in a bearing housing between the turbine and the compressor, such that the shaft may rotate about an axis; The compressor wheel is between the generator and the bearing assembly; and an inducer portion of the compressor wheel is between an exducer portion of the compressor wheel and the bearing assembly.