VINCENT G TERRY
Engineering in Beverly Farms, MA

4745315, May 17, 1988

Dec 15, 1983

6/561689

Vincent G. Terry - Beverly MA
Robert G. Hamilton - Georgetown MA

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

H02K 900

310 68D

A brushless exciter for a dynamoelectric machine includes a rectifier assembly disposed in a cylindrical cavity on an axis of the shaft of the dynamoelectric machine. The rectifier assembly is made up of a stack of generally circular heat-sink discs with a cylindrical diode sandwiched on the axis between adjacent pairs of the heat-sink discs. A predetermined value of contact force is applied to the diodes through the stack of heat-sink discs using a plurality of tensioning bolts passing through the stack and tensioned using Belleville springs. All electrical connections to the diodes are made through the heat-sink discs using conductor bars which pass in aligned slots in the edges of the heat-sink discs, each making contact with only a desired single one of the heat-sink discs. A plurality of air flow openings in the heat-sink discs both permit the passage of air therethrough and also flow cooling air onto the body of the diodes. The flow of cooling air is enhanced by providing exit openings for the cooling air which are located at greater diameters than the diameter of the cylindrical cavity containing the rectifier assembly.

4564779, Jan 14, 1986

Sep 14, 1984

6/650392

Vincent G. Terry - Beverly MA

General Electric Company - Lynn MA

H02K 112

310258

Keybars for affixing stator core laminations to annular web plates of a stator frame include a cylindrical portion and a dovetail portion. The cylindrical portion is closely fitted within accurately bored axially aligned circular holes in the annular web plates. During preliminary assembly, the cylindrical portions of the keybars are inserted into the aligned bored cylindrical holes in the annular web plates with the dovetail portions facing radially inward. Due to the accuracy with which the bored cylindrical holes are positioned, chordal positioning of the keybars prior to welding is achieved with a jig positionable between adjacent keybars. During welding, the keybars are pulled radially inward to place all clearances between the circular portions and the bored cylindrical holes radially outward of the cylindrical portion.

4007388, Feb 8, 1977

Jun 19, 1975

5/588514

John F. Lawyer - Albany NY
Vincent G. Terry - Beverly MA

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

H02K 524

310 51

A dynamoelectric machine load package has an acoustically isolated enclosure for reducing the amount of structure-borne and air-borne vibration and noise reaching the surrounding environment. Bearing pedestals for supporting a rotating shaft of a rotating field winding of a dynamoelectric machine and a reduction gear for driving the rotating shaft are firmly mounted on a load package base which is firmly attached to a foundation. The enclosure and a stationary armature of the dynamoelectric machine are independently resiliently mounted on the load package base. The enclosure is free to vibrate independently of the load package so that vibrations are not directly transmitted from the load package to the enclosure and are not directly transmitted from the enclosure to the load package base. Acoustic damping material is applied to interior walls of the enclosure.

4083639, Apr 11, 1978

Dec 30, 1976

5/755756

Vincent G. Terry - Beverly MA

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

F16B 300

403 16

A coupling member is shrink fitted onto the end of a dynamoelectric machine shaft and keyed thereto with a plurality of hollow keys of circular cross section which distort if excessive torque is applied to the coupling, reducing the risk of coupling failure. This coupling exhibits the properties of high strength and low weight which eliminates lateral shaft resonance at operating speeds.

4407602, Oct 4, 1983

Jan 29, 1982

6/344210

Vincent G. Terry - Beverly MA

General Electric Company - Lynn MA

F16D 100

403336

A coupling between a prime mover and a dynamoelectric machine should include electrical insulation between the connected shafts so as to preclude the transmission of eddy currents between the dynamoelectric machine to the prime mover shaft. This insulation may be provided at the radial interface between coupling members. However, it has been found that the torque carrying capability of a coupling may be enhanced by providing a circumferential electrical insulation between radially inner and outer hubs which comprise the coupling member on the dynamoelectric machine side of the coupling.