Patents by Inventor Henk vanRavenswaay

Henk vanRavenswaay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Generator rotor conductive path for connecting to a top-turn of a winding
    Patent number: 7002270
    Abstract: A joined assembly and kit for a rotor of a dynamoelectric machine are provided. The joined assembly is part of a conductive path generally extending from a radially inward section of the rotor to a radially outward section of the rotor. The conductive path includes a flexible connecting member from the radially inward section of the rotor to the joined assembly. The joined assembly includes a stacked winding energizable in response to excitation current carried by the conductive path to a top of the stacked winding located at the radially outward section of the rotor. The joined assembly further includes a connector with a first leg providing an electrically insulated mechanical point of contact relative to a bottom of the stacked winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: Jiping Zhang, Henk vanRavenswaay, William C. Gardner, Peter J. Clayton, Larry Zeller
  • Generator rotor conductive path for connecting to a top-turn of a winding
    Publication number: 20040189118
    Abstract: A joined assembly and kit for a rotor of a dynamoelectric machine are provided. The joined assembly is part of a conductive path generally extending from a radially inward section of the rotor to a radially outward section of the rotor. The conductive path includes a flexible connecting member from the radially inward section of the rotor to the joined assembly. The joined assembly includes a stacked winding energizable in response to excitation current carried by the conductive path to a top of the stacked winding located at the radially outward section of the rotor. The joined assembly further includes a connector with a first leg providing an electrically insulated mechanical point of contact relative to a bottom of the stacked winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Jiping Zhang, Henk vanRavenswaay, William C. Gardner, Peter J. Clayton, Larry Zeller