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Rotor Construction 

  • rotor core consists of a solid stack of thin high-grade (low-loss) fully processed coated silicon steel laminations
  • core is pressed and held together with two heavy rotor endplates and studs
  • shaft is shrunk with a heavy interference fit to prevent core movement under all operating conditions
  • copper or copper alloy bars (depending on the design requirements) are used to achieve specified torque and high efficiency
  • bars are tightly fitted in the slots and are permanently locked in the slot by a "swaging" process, in order to prevent vibrations and broken bars
  • bars are brazed to resistance rings at each end of the rotor
  • bar extensions between the core and resistance ring is banded with a glass tape (which is saturated with a resin) and oven cured to "rock hard" consistency to prevent any tooth vibration of the lamination occurring
  • rotor is turned to its proper size to achieve the required air gap
  • cooling fans are mounted on each end of the rotor, some rotors have the cooling fans integrally cast with the resistance rings
  • rotor is dynamically balanced in two places to very low levels of residual unbalance, the balance weights are permanently welded in place
  • rotors are coated with a red epoxy insulating varnish or other protective coatings (as per customer specifications) to prevent corrosion
  • all rotors are "stiff shaft" construction with the critical speed at least 25% above the running speed

 

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