Grounding device for preventing electrolytic corrosion in the bearings of rotary electric machines
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1. A rotary machine having a grounding device for preventing electrolytic corrosion in the bearings thereof, comprising:
- a stator having means for being grounded;
a rotor having a shaft, in said stator;
a bearing rotatively supporting said shaft;
an electrically conductive end cover mounted on said stator so as to surround said bearing; and
a centrifugal contact point mounted on said shaft, said contact point being responsive to rotation of said shaft so as to be in contact with said end cover when said shaft is standing still or rotating at low speeds to short-circuit said shaft and said end cover, and separated from said end cover to break the short-circuited condition as the speed of rotation of said shaft increases.
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Abstract
A grounding device for preventing electrolytic corrosion in the bearings of rotary electric machines including a bearing which supports the shaft of a rotor in a stator which is grounded, an electrically conductive end cover which is mounted on the stator so as to surround the bearing and a centrifugal contact point which is mounted on the shaft, which is in contact with the end cover when the machine is standing still or rotating at low speeds to short-circuit the shaft and the end cover, and which breaks the short-circuited condition as the running speed of the shaft increases.
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1. A rotary machine having a grounding device for preventing electrolytic corrosion in the bearings thereof, comprising:
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a stator having means for being grounded; a rotor having a shaft, in said stator; a bearing rotatively supporting said shaft; an electrically conductive end cover mounted on said stator so as to surround said bearing; and a centrifugal contact point mounted on said shaft, said contact point being responsive to rotation of said shaft so as to be in contact with said end cover when said shaft is standing still or rotating at low speeds to short-circuit said shaft and said end cover, and separated from said end cover to break the short-circuited condition as the speed of rotation of said shaft increases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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