Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Retightenable wedge system for tightening coil in slot of generator stator
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Application No.: US15474324Application Date: 2017-03-30
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Publication No.: US10340764B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Xabier A. Sanjuan , Michael R. Vindler , Michael A. Hall , Timothy J. Garner
- Applicant: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US FL Orlando
- Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Orlando
- Main IPC: H02K3/48
- IPC: H02K3/48 ; H02K3/487 ; H02K1/18 ; H02K15/00

Abstract:
A retightenable wedge system for tightening a coil in a slot of a generator stator bar is presented. The retightenable wedge system includes a first filler layer, a spring member, a second filler layer and a retightenable wedge assembly. The retightenable wedge assembly includes a slot wedge having an aperture, a tightening member having form fit feature and a locking member having mating form fit feature. The tightening member is tightenable in the aperture such that a radial load is applied on the second filler layer for tightening the coil in the slot. The tightening member is locked in place in the aperture by an engagement between the form fit feature of the tightening member and the mating form fit feature of the locking member such that the tightening member is restrained from backing out of the slot wedge.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180287448A1 RETIGHTENABLE WEDGE SYSTEM FOR TIGHTENING COIL IN SLOT OF GENERATOR STATOR Public/Granted day:2018-10-04
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