End winding support and heat sink for liquid-cooled generator
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1. A rotor pole of a liquid cooled generator, the rotor pole comprising:
- a core portion that supports a plurality of layers of wire end windings;
an end winding support and heat sink disposed at each end of the core portion;
each end winding support and heat sink comprising;
a flat plate portion having a first flat surface and an opposing second flat surface, the first flat surface being a core facing flat surface and the second flat surface being an outwardly facing flat surface,the flat plate portion comprising an internal cooling liquid channel that routes coolant into and out of the flat plate portion, the cooling liquid channel disposed between the first flat surface and the second flat surface; and
a plurality of fins extending out from the second flat surface of the flat plate portion that hold and support each of the layers of wires of the wire end windings against the second flat surface, wherein each layer of wire end winding is supported by two adjacent fins of the plurality of fins.
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Abstract
Embodiments of an end winding support and heat sink for a pole of a generator are provided. An aspect includes a flat plate portion, the flat plate portion comprising an internal cooling liquid channel that routes coolant through the flat plate portion. Another aspect includes a plurality of fins extending out from the flat plate portion, wherein wires of the windings of the generator are supported by the plurality of fins.
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1. A rotor pole of a liquid cooled generator, the rotor pole comprising:
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a core portion that supports a plurality of layers of wire end windings; an end winding support and heat sink disposed at each end of the core portion; each end winding support and heat sink comprising; a flat plate portion having a first flat surface and an opposing second flat surface, the first flat surface being a core facing flat surface and the second flat surface being an outwardly facing flat surface, the flat plate portion comprising an internal cooling liquid channel that routes coolant into and out of the flat plate portion, the cooling liquid channel disposed between the first flat surface and the second flat surface; and a plurality of fins extending out from the second flat surface of the flat plate portion that hold and support each of the layers of wires of the wire end windings against the second flat surface, wherein each layer of wire end winding is supported by two adjacent fins of the plurality of fins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A rotor for a liquid cooled generator, comprising:
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a plurality of rotor poles mounted thereon, each of the plurality of rotor poles comprising; a core portion that supports a plurality of layers of wire end windings; an end winding support and heat sink disposed at each end of the core portion; each end winding support and heat sink, comprising; a flat plate portion having a first flat surface and an opposing second flat surface, the first flat surface being a core facing flat surface and the second flat surface being an outwardly facing flat surface, the flat plate portion comprising an internal cooling liquid channel that routes coolant into and out of the flat plate portion, the cooling liquid channel disposed between the first flat surface and the second flat surface; and a plurality of fins connected to and extending out from the second flat surface of the flat plate portion that hold and support each of the layers of wires of the wire end windings against the second flat surface, wherein each layer of wire end winding is supported by two adjacent fins. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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