End winding support segment with integrated lubricant manifold
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1. An end winding support segment for a generator rotor comprising:
- a support segment body with a curved inner surface between a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end configured to be adjacent to a rotor shaft;
a winding support arm extending radially outward from the support segment body;
a groove on the curved inner surface of the support segment body, the groove having a depth that is varied as the groove extends circumferentially between the first circumferential end of the support segment body and the second circumferential end of the support segment body; and
an orifice extending from the groove to an exterior surface of the support segment body adjacent the winding support arm.
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Abstract
An end winding support segment for a generator rotor includes a support segment body with a curved inner surface configured to be adjacent to a rotor shaft, a winding support arm extending radially outward from the support segment body, and an orifice extending from the curved inner surface of the support to an exterior surface of the support adjacent the winding support arm with the orifice configured to transfer lubricant from a surface of the rotor shaft to a winding located on the winding support arm.
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12 Claims
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1. An end winding support segment for a generator rotor comprising:
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a support segment body with a curved inner surface between a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end configured to be adjacent to a rotor shaft; a winding support arm extending radially outward from the support segment body; a groove on the curved inner surface of the support segment body, the groove having a depth that is varied as the groove extends circumferentially between the first circumferential end of the support segment body and the second circumferential end of the support segment body; and an orifice extending from the groove to an exterior surface of the support segment body adjacent the winding support arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A rotor for a generator comprising:
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a shaft; a rotor core radially outward from the shaft and having a plurality of poles spanning axially along the rotor core; a plurality of end winding support segments that together circumferentially encircle the shaft, each end winding support segment being radially outward from the shaft, adjacent to the rotor core on a flat back surface, and adjacent to another end winding support segment on a circumferential surface, each end winding support segment comprising; a support segment body with a curved inner surface adjacent to the shaft extending between a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end; at least one winding support arm extending radially outward from the support segment body and having a flat back surface adjacent to a corresponding pole of the rotor core; and at least one orifice extending from the curved inner surface of the support segment body to an exterior surface of the support segment body adjacent the at least one winding support arm; a groove on the curved inner surface of the support segment body, the groove having a depth that is reduced in a circumferential direction near the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end of the support segment body to prevent excessive lubricant loss into seams between adjacent end winding support segments; and a plurality of windings, each winding being wrapped axially around each of the at least one winding support arm and a corresponding pole of the rotor core. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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