Abstract: A connector design for connecting rotor coil end turns and an exciter/rectifier assembly to a rotor bore copper conductor in a dynamoelectric machine. The design includes a terminal stud or pin sized to be closely received in a telescoping manner in a cylindrical receptacle which is fixedly attached to the rotor windings. A similar cylindrical receptacle extends from the other end of the rotor toward the exciter/rectifier assembly. The stud or pin in each case is also modified to include grooves for accepting resilient, sliding electrical contacts so that a resilient electrical contact is obtained when the stud is positioned within the receptacle. The connector elements are also sufficiently rigid as to withstand shock, centrifugal forces at operational speeds, and rotation direction reversal, but which also allows sufficient radial and axial movement to accommodate coil movement associated with rotor temperature and speed changes while simultaneously maintaining a low resistance current path.

Abstract: A high start/stop cyclic capability connector to interconnect the field coil poles in a rotating electric machine. The connector includes a U-shaped intermediate portion with parallel jaws which include extensions perpendicular to the faces of the jaws a distance significantly greater than the width of the jaws, and with connecting pads configured for matching connection to the field coils and orienting the connector such that start/stop inertial forces are applied in the radial direction which causes circumferential flexure of the connector, and flexure due to thermal cycling is in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: The bottom coil ends of adjacent electrical coils of a dynamoelectric machine are interconnected in electrical series relationship by means of an offset accommodating, multi component connector assembly comprising a pair of end pieces connected to coil ends in a brazed lap joint relationship and a bridging member of predetermined form interconnecting the end pieces.

Abstract: An improved connector for the main field coil of a rotating electric machine having high start/stop cyclic duty capability. The connector is generally L-shaped with the field coil connection portion being parallel to the axis of the machine and the centrifugal forces of the start/stop cycles being applied perpendicular to the field coil connection portion. Enlarged connection portions integral with the L-shaped central region are configured for connection to the field coil and a terminal including a cylindrical post.

Abstract: Cooling means are provided for directly cooling the bore bus bars which connect a direct current exciter such as a bore pack exciter to the field of an electric power generator. Two bore bus bars are separated by an insulating sheet have a circular cross section, and are surrounded by an insulating cylinder. The bore bus bars include an axially extending slot adjacent the insulation to form passageways through which cooling gas flows to directly cool the bus bars and pass through the generator to the cooling unit.

Abstract: A rotor slot insulation system includes two L-shaped insulative armors lining a slot that is disposed in the rotor for receving a conductor. The short legs of the insulative armors, which are disposed at the bottom of the slot, face each other and preferably abut. A spacer device overlays the short legs for spacing the conductor away from the corners of the armors and for increasing the electrical path from the conductor to the rotor. The spacer device and insulative armors may be secured by disposing a member, which is affixed to the spacer device, to engage the short legs of the insulative armors and to extend into a recess in the bottom of the slot.