Brush wear and vibration monitoring

    公开(公告)号:US10348047B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15168607

    申请日:2016-05-31

    申请人: CUTSFORTH, INC.

    IPC分类号: H01R39/58 H01R39/38

    摘要: A brush holder assembly for use in an electrical generator having a moving conductive surface may include a brush holder, such as a brush box, that is configured to be removably mounted to a mounting element on the electrical generator. A carbon brush may be slidingly disposed with the brush holder and may be biased into sliding contact with the moving conductive surface. The brush holder assembly includes a handle that is moveable between an unlocked position in which the brush holder is removable from the mounting element and a locked position in which the brush holder is secured relative to the mounting element. A circuit board is disposed within the handle and includes a sensor that provides an indication of an occurrence of an anomalous and/or threshold condition of the carbon brush.

    Brush lead guide for a brush holder assembly

    公开(公告)号:US09917408B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-13

    申请号:US14872838

    申请日:2015-10-01

    申请人: Cutsforth, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H01R39/36 H01R39/40 H01R39/41

    CPC分类号: H01R39/40 H01R39/36 H01R39/41

    摘要: A brush lead guide for a brush holder assembly configured to retain the leads extending from a brush in a desired position/orientation to ensure the leads do not interfere with movement of the brush within the brush holder. In some instances, the lead guide includes a first guide rail including a channel for receiving a first lead of the brush and a second guide rail including a channel for receiving a second lead from the brush. The lead guide maintains the leads in a position such that the leads are held within the width of the opening of the brush holder to ensure the leads do not interfere with movement of the brush within the brush holder during use of the brush holder assembly.

    Brush holder assembly monitoring apparatus, assembly, system and method
    45.
    发明授权
    Brush holder assembly monitoring apparatus, assembly, system and method 有权
    刷架组装监控装置,组装,系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09590376B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-07

    申请号:US14450481

    申请日:2014-08-04

    申请人: Cutsforth, Inc.

    摘要: Methods and systems for monitoring a brush holder assembly and/or detecting wear of a brush in a brush holder assembly are disclosed. One method includes sending data from a plurality of remote monitoring locations to a central control unit, where the data may be evaluated in order to monitor states of brushes at a plurality of remote electrical facilities. For example, multiple images of a marker tracking longitudinal movement of the brush may be acquired. A comparison of the images, for example, a comparative imaging technique, such as pixel-by-pixel comparison, may then be performed in order to evaluate a condition of the brush, such as the wear rate, wear state, or life expectancy of the brush.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于监测刷架组件和/或检测电刷架组件中的刷子的磨损的方法和系统。 一种方法包括将数据从多个远程监控位置发送到中央控制单元,其中可以评估数据以便监视多个远程电气设施的电刷状态。 例如,可以获取跟踪刷子的纵向移动的标记的多个图像。 然后可以执行诸如像素逐像素比较的图像比较例如比较成像技术,以便评估刷子的状况,例如磨损速率,磨损状态或预期寿命 刷子。

    Grounding rope for a shaft grounding apparatus of a dynamo-electric machine
    46.
    发明授权
    Grounding rope for a shaft grounding apparatus of a dynamo-electric machine 有权
    发电机轴接地装置的接地绳

    公开(公告)号:US09560729B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-31

    申请号:US14020992

    申请日:2013-09-09

    申请人: Cutsforth, Inc.

    摘要: A grounding rope assembly for electrically grounding a rotatable conductive shaft of a dynamo-electric machine. The assembly includes a grounding rope member including a plurality of conductive wires extending along the length of the grounding rope member and one or more discrete fixation points intermediate the first and second ends of the grounding rope member. Two or more of the plurality of conductive wires are affixed together at each of the discrete fixation points.

    摘要翻译: 用于将发电机的可旋转导电轴电接地的接地绳组件。 该组件包括接地绳索构件,该接地绳构件包括沿着接地绳构件的长度延伸的多根导线,以及位于接地绳构件的第一端和第二端之间的一个或多个离散的固定点。 多个导线中的两个或更多个在每个离散的固定点处固定在一起。

    Brush lead guide for a brush holder assembly
    48.
    发明授权
    Brush lead guide for a brush holder assembly 有权
    电刷架组件的电刷引导线

    公开(公告)号:US09178327B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-03

    申请号:US13419937

    申请日:2012-03-14

    IPC分类号: H01R39/36 H01R39/41

    CPC分类号: H01R39/40 H01R39/36 H01R39/41

    摘要: A brush lead guide for a brush holder assembly configured to retain the leads extending from a brush in a desired position/orientation to ensure the leads do not interfere with movement of the brush within the brush holder. In some instances, the lead guide includes a first guide rail including a channel for receiving a first lead of the brush and a second guide rail including a channel for receiving a second lead from the brush. The lead guide maintains the leads in a position such that the leads are held within the width of the opening of the brush holder to ensure the leads do not interfere with movement of the brush within the brush holder during use of the brush holder assembly.

    摘要翻译: 一种刷子保持器组件的刷子引导件,其构造成将从刷子延伸的引线保持在期望的位置/取向,以确保引线不干扰刷子在刷持器内的移动。 在一些情况下,引导引导件包括第一导轨,其包括用于接收电刷的第一引线的通道和包括用于从电刷接收第二引线的通道的第二导轨。 引导引导件将引线保持在使得引线保持在电刷架的开口的宽度内的位置,以确保引线在刷保持器组件的使用期间不干扰电刷保持器内的电刷的移动。

    BRUSH HOLDER MARKING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE
    49.
    发明申请
    BRUSH HOLDER MARKING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED MAINTENANCE 审中-公开
    BRUSH HOLDER标记系统和相关维护

    公开(公告)号:US20150300915A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-22

    申请号:US14755844

    申请日:2015-06-30

    申请人: CUTSFORTH, INC.

    摘要: A marking system for knowing precisely at which location on an electrical device a used brush and associated brush holder assembly were positioned to evaluate whether abnormal brush wear, abnormal operation or other anomaly is occurring and performing maintenance and/or replacement of components as needed.

    摘要翻译: 用于准确地知道电气设备上的哪个位置使用刷子和相关联的电刷架组件的标记系统被定位以评估是否发生异常刷磨损,异常操作或其他异常,并且根据需要执行部件的维护和/或更换。

    Brush holder assembly with quick disconnect terminal
    50.
    发明授权
    Brush holder assembly with quick disconnect terminal 有权
    刷架总成带快速断开端子

    公开(公告)号:US08922092B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-30

    申请号:US13041866

    申请日:2011-03-07

    CPC分类号: H01R39/383 Y02E10/725

    摘要: A brush holder assembly including a quick disconnect assembly for quickly disconnecting a brush and electrical leads from a remaining component of the brush holder assembly to facilitate brush removal and replacement. The quick disconnect assembly includes a receptacle having a cavity for removably receiving and an end of the electrical lead, such as the nugget, and a resilient clip. When positioned in the cavity of the receptacle, the resilient clip urges a surface of the nugget into direct contact with a surface of the receptacle partially defining the cavity, completing an electrical current pathway from the brush through the electrical lead to the nugget, and from the surface of the nugget to the surface of the receptacle.

    摘要翻译: 一种电刷架组件,其包括快速断开组件,用于将电刷和电引线与电刷架组件的剩余组件快速断开,以便刷子移除和更换。 快速断开组件包括具有用于可移除地接收的空腔和诸如熔核之类的电引线端部的容器和弹性夹子。 当定位在容器的空腔中时,弹性夹子促使熔核的表面与部分地限定空腔的容器的表面直接接触,完成从电刷通过电导线到熔核的电流通路, 熔核的表面到容器的表面。