Brushless two-pole generator main field leads connection to rectifier assembly
First Claim
1. An electric generator comprising an exciter and a main generator, said exciter and said main generator having a common rotor;
- means for rotatably supporting said rotor for rotation about an axis of the rotor, said rotor including a magnetic core and field winding of the main generator;
an exciter winding and a rectifier for rectifying the electrical output of the exciter winding for transmission to the field winding of the main generator, said exciter winding and said rectifier being located in said rotor to one side of the magnetic core and the field winding of the main generator in a direction along the axis of rotation of the rotor; and
wherein electrical leads from said rectifier extend through a hole in said rotor to the other side of said magnetic core and field winding opposite said one side of the magnetic core and field winding of the main generator where the electrical leads form said rectifier are connected to respective leads from said field windings thereby forming electrical connections, wherein the field winding leads and the rectifier leads are arranged in parallel splice configurations in the locations of the electrical connections, the lead ends of the field winding leads and the rectifier leads in the parallel splice configurations extending radially outward from the hole with respect to said axis of rotation of the rotor whereby rotation forces will not pull the electrical connections apart.
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Abstract
An electric generator and a method of securing a connection between flexible electrical leads from a rectifier and a main field winding in a rotor of the generator wherein the leads are arranged so that they extend through a generally axially extending hole in the rotor with their free ends being connected in a parallel splice configuration which extends radially outward from the hole with the connected free ends being secured with respect to the rotor so as to remain in the radially outward extending position during rotation of the rotor. The rectifier is located at one end of the magnetic core and field winding of the main generator with the rectifier leads extending through a hole in the magnetic core and a field winding insulator to the opposite end of the magnetic core and field winding for connection with the field winding leads. Rotational forces will not pull the lead wire connections apart and the connections are readily accessible for repair.
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14 Claims
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1. An electric generator comprising an exciter and a main generator, said exciter and said main generator having a common rotor;
- means for rotatably supporting said rotor for rotation about an axis of the rotor, said rotor including a magnetic core and field winding of the main generator;
an exciter winding and a rectifier for rectifying the electrical output of the exciter winding for transmission to the field winding of the main generator, said exciter winding and said rectifier being located in said rotor to one side of the magnetic core and the field winding of the main generator in a direction along the axis of rotation of the rotor; and
wherein electrical leads from said rectifier extend through a hole in said rotor to the other side of said magnetic core and field winding opposite said one side of the magnetic core and field winding of the main generator where the electrical leads form said rectifier are connected to respective leads from said field windings thereby forming electrical connections, wherein the field winding leads and the rectifier leads are arranged in parallel splice configurations in the locations of the electrical connections, the lead ends of the field winding leads and the rectifier leads in the parallel splice configurations extending radially outward from the hole with respect to said axis of rotation of the rotor whereby rotation forces will not pull the electrical connections apart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- means for rotatably supporting said rotor for rotation about an axis of the rotor, said rotor including a magnetic core and field winding of the main generator;
- 11. A method of securing a connection between at least two flexible electrical leads of electrical components of a rotor which is rotatable about an axis of the rotor, comprising the step of arranging the leads so that they extend through a generally axially extending hole in the rotor with their free ends being connected in a parallel splice configuration of the ends which extends radially outward from the hole, and wherein said method further comprises the step of securing the connected free ends with respect to said rotor so as to remain in said radially outward extending position during rotation of the rotor.
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