Generator inspection assembly
First Claim
1. An inspection system for inspecting a generator including a rotor and a stator substantially surrounding said rotor, said rotor having a first end with a first circumference and a second end with a second circumference, said stator including a plurality of stator slots, said inspection system comprising:
- a first retaining ring structured to be disposed at or about the first end of said rotor;
a second retaining ring structured to be disposed at or about the second end of said rotor distal from said first retaining ring;
a first motion control module movably coupled to said first retaining ring;
a second motion control module movably coupled to said second retaining ring, said second motion control module being interconnected with said first motion control module;
electrical equipment; and
a carriage assembly structured to transport at least some of said electrical equipment within said generator and between said first motion control module and said second motion control module, in order to perform an operation on said generator,wherein each of said first motion control module and said second motion control module is structured to receive said carriage assembly and to move around a corresponding one of said first circumference of the first end of said rotor and said second circumference of the second end of said rotor, respectively, in order to align said carriage assembly with a predetermined one of said stator slots of said stator of said generator.
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Abstract
An inspection system is provided for inspecting a generator including a rotor and a stator substantially surrounding the rotor. The rotor has a first end with a first circumference, and a second end with a second circumference. The inspection system includes first and second retaining rings disposed at or about the first and second ends of the rotor, and first and second motion control modules movably coupled to the first and second retaining rings. The first and second motion control modules are interconnected and guide a carriage assembly therebetween in order to perform an operation on the generator. At least one of the first and second motion control modules is structured to receive the carriage assembly and to move around the corresponding first or second circumference of the generator rotor, in order to align the carriage assembly with stator slots of the stator of the generator.
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20 Claims
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1. An inspection system for inspecting a generator including a rotor and a stator substantially surrounding said rotor, said rotor having a first end with a first circumference and a second end with a second circumference, said stator including a plurality of stator slots, said inspection system comprising:
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a first retaining ring structured to be disposed at or about the first end of said rotor; a second retaining ring structured to be disposed at or about the second end of said rotor distal from said first retaining ring; a first motion control module movably coupled to said first retaining ring; a second motion control module movably coupled to said second retaining ring, said second motion control module being interconnected with said first motion control module; electrical equipment; and a carriage assembly structured to transport at least some of said electrical equipment within said generator and between said first motion control module and said second motion control module, in order to perform an operation on said generator, wherein each of said first motion control module and said second motion control module is structured to receive said carriage assembly and to move around a corresponding one of said first circumference of the first end of said rotor and said second circumference of the second end of said rotor, respectively, in order to align said carriage assembly with a predetermined one of said stator slots of said stator of said generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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