Abstract:
A radial stabilizer is provided for stabilizing levitation passive bearing elements against lateral displacements. The stabilizer provides a means to introduce anisotropy in the radial stiffness of the stabilizer. The presence of anisotropic stiffness has a strongly stabilizing effect on whirl-type rotor-dynamic instabilities. The stabilizer design also provides a means for continuously monitoring the state of health of the rotor by signaling the onset of changes of balance that would be expected to precede any major failure.
Abstract:
A fishing reel configured to forwardly release a fishing line includes a reel unit, a spool rotatably supported by the reel unit, an electric power generator that generates an electric power upon a rotation of the spool, an electric component including a controller, an overvoltage protection circuit, and a bypass circuit. The controller operates using the electric power generated by the electric power generator. The overvoltage protection circuit is electrically connected to the electric power generator and the electric component, the overvoltage protection circuit limits a voltage of the electric power output from the electric power generator to a predetermined magnitude. The bypass circuit supplies the electric power generated by the electric power generator to the electric component by bypassing the overvoltage protection circuit upon a determination that the voltage of the electric power generated by the electric power is less than or equal to a predetermined value.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for monitoring temperature distribution in downhole equipment using magnetostrictive probes. In one embodiment, an ESP motor has a stator with a rotor and shaft rotatably positioned within the stator. Magnetostrictive sensors are positioned within the motor. Each magnetostrictive sensor has a transducer, a probe, and electronic circuitry coupled to the transducer. The circuitry generates an initial electrical signal that is conveyed to the transducer. The signal passes through one or more coils in the transducer, generating magnetic fields that induce an acoustic signal in the probe. The acoustic signal propagates through the probe and waves are reflected from reflection points in the probe. The transducer senses the reflected acoustic waves and provides corresponding electrical signals to the circuitry, which determines timing intervals associated with the reflected waves and uses this information to determine temperatures at one or more locations in the probe (hence in the monitored equipment).
Abstract:
An audible warning system for a generator system is provided. The generator system includes a surge suppressor and a rectifier assembly. The rectifier assembly rotates along with the rotor of the generator system, and generates airflow. The surge suppressor includes a face portion. The audible warning system includes a mounting plate and an acoustic alarm device. The mounting plate is attached to the rectifier assembly to mount the surge suppressor and the acoustic alarm device. The acoustic alarm device includes an air inlet portion in engagement with a face portion of the surge suppressor. In operation, this arrangement blocks fluid communication of the airflow into the air inlet portion, in an operational state. A failure of the surge suppressor allows the airflow to pass through the air inlet portion to generate an audible alarm for an operator.
Abstract:
An audible warning system for a generator system is provided. The generator system includes a surge suppressor and a rectifier assembly. The rectifier assembly rotates along with the rotor of the generator system, and generates airflow. The surge suppressor includes a face portion. The audible warning system includes a mounting plate and an acoustic alarm device. The mounting plate is attached to the rectifier assembly to mount the surge suppressor and the acoustic alarm device. The acoustic alarm device includes an air inlet portion in engagement with a face portion of the surge suppressor. In operation, this arrangement blocks fluid communication of the airflow into the air inlet portion, in an operational state. A failure of the surge suppressor allows the airflow to pass through the air inlet portion to generate an audible alarm for an operator.
Abstract:
Surge arrester for a an electric machine, comprising a dummy component (2) which is, compared to components on a circuit board (1) of the electric machine, mounted at the shortest distance from a discharge element (4) of the electric machine, the dummy component (2) being connected to earth potential in at least one terminal.
Abstract:
There is provided a motor insulation protecting device 200 comprising a motor 40 installed in a motor chamber 14; an inverter 16 that supplies an inverter voltage for driving the motor 40; and pressurizing means for monitoring an internal pressure in the motor chamber 14 and the inverter voltage of the inverter 16, and increasing the pressure in the motor chamber when an occurrence of discharge of the motor is predicted, wherein the pressurizing means comprises a pressure detection unit 50 that detects the internal pressure in the motor chamber 14; a voltage detection unit that is provided in a control unit 60, and detects the inverter voltage of the inverter 16; and a pressurizing mechanism 70 that increases the pressure in the motor chamber 14 in accordance with the output from the control unit 60 when the detected internal pressure is lower than a preset discharge occurrence prediction internal pressure, and the detected inverter voltage is higher than a preset discharge occurrence prediction inverter voltage.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an inverter-driven rotating machine system improved in insulation reliability, a rotating machine and inverter used in the system and an electric vehicle using the system. Three-phase AC electric power of the inverter INV is supplied to a rear motor generator RMG by using a cable CA1. One end of an additional cable CA2 is connected to rotating machine terminals, namely motor input terminals IT1 of a motor case RMG-C. The other end is connected to fixed voltage terminals, namely inverter additional terminals AT1 on an outer case INV-C of the inverter INV via resistors R.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for reducing winding failures in electric machines resulting from the application of high frequency or high dV/dt voltage pulses or voltage signals to the phase windings of the machine in which an inductive element is provided between the source of the high-frequency or high dV/dt pulses and the phase winding to absorb a portion of the voltage stresses on the phase windings that result from the application of the high-frequency or high dV/dt pulses to the machine.
Abstract:
The present invention features a surge-protected cable for use in the wire leads and wire-wound stators of electrical motors. The cable of the invention is of the "filter line" type. This invention reduces failures in the stator windings of variable frequency drive (VFD) motors by attenuating peak voltages and transient voltage spikes. The "filter line" type of cable insulation prevents "dirty" power from unabated travel along the axis. This invention's type of filter line cable features a core member of one or more strands of conductive material overlaid with a primary insulation layer containing ferrites and/or magnetites; this layer is then further overlaid with a flame-retardant insulation jacket layer made of high-temperature material. Both the primary insulation and the outer jacket layer are cross-linked.