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Brush and slip ring arrangement of an AC generator

US5744892A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 1996
Grant dateApr 28, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K19/36
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A slip ring unit which comprises self-lubricated carbonaceous rings and a wear resistive brush made of laminated-elastic-copper-alloy-sheets are used to supply a field current to a field coil which is carried by a rotor of an alternator. Therefore, the space for accommodating the brush and slip ring unit of the alternator is made compact and the alternator size can be made small.

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