公开(公告)号：US20210376687A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US16886259

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： Tom Phielix ,  Donald Godfrey ,  Erek Walker ,  Regina Lockard ,  Balwinder Birdi ,  Shreyas Iyer ,  Ben Wilson ,  Todd Coulam ,  Sean Byrnes ,  Kristen Van Osten

IPC: H02K5/20 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  H02K9/19 ,  H02K7/18 ,  H02K15/14 ,  F01B23/10

Abstract: Electrical generators having one or more conformal support and cooling devices for use in supporting and cooling rotating elements of the generator are disclosed herein. An electrical generator includes a housing, a shaft disposed axially through the housing, a rotor assembly including a plurality of poles that are disposed within the housing and mounted on the shaft, a support wedge disposed between two of the plurality of poles. The conformal support and cooling device includes an internal cooling channel in a helical configuration or a V-shape configuration that extends from a first length-wise end of the support and cooling device to a second length-wise end of the support and cooling device. Additive manufacturing processes are employed to fabricate the conformal support and cooling device.

公开(公告)号：US11552523B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US16886259

申请日：2020-05-28

Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： Tom Phielix ,  Donald Godfrey ,  Erek Walker ,  Regina Lockard ,  Balwinder Birdi ,  Shreyas Iyer ,  Ben Wilson ,  Todd Coulam ,  Sean Byrnes ,  Kristen Van Osten

IPC: H02K5/20 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  F01B23/10 ,  H02K1/32 ,  H02K7/18 ,  H02K9/19 ,  H02K15/14

Abstract: Electrical generators having one or more conformal support and cooling devices for use in supporting and cooling rotating elements of the generator are disclosed herein. An electrical generator includes a housing, a shaft disposed axially through the housing, a rotor assembly including a plurality of poles that are disposed within the housing and mounted on the shaft, a support wedge disposed between two of the plurality of poles. The conformal support and cooling device includes an internal cooling channel in a helical configuration or a V-shape configuration that extends from a first length-wise end of the support and cooling device to a second length-wise end of the support and cooling device. Additive manufacturing processes are employed to fabricate the conformal support and cooling device.