INSULATION OF SUB-CONDUCTORS OF A DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE
An electrical conductor has two or more sub-conductors which are insulated from each other by virtue of the fact that the sub-conductors have merely one insulation layer with respect to the one or more adjacent sub-conductors. Each sub-conductor or the conductor is surrounded by a bandage of polyester fibers and glass fibers or only glass fibers.
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13 . An electrical conductor for a winding system of a dynamoelectric machine, said electric conductor comprising:
a plurality of sub-conductors;
a single insulation layer disposed on one of adjacent ones of the sub-conductors at a side facing the other one of the adjacent ones of the sub-conductors to insulate the adjacent sub-conductors from each other, said insulation layer embodied as a film bonded to the one sub-conductor or as a varnish insulation; and
a bandage surrounding each of the sub-conductors and made of polyester fibers and glass fibers or of glass fibers only to enhance a mechanical loading capacity, said bandage wrapped to the sub-conductor such as to cause the insulation layer to be additionally wrapped on the sub-conductor.
14 . The electrical conductor of claim 13 , wherein the sub-conductors have each a substantially rectangular or square cross section.
15 . The electrical conductor of claim 13 , wherein, when viewed in cross section, the insulation layer is configured to cover the side of the sub-conductor and is sized to extend over adjacent edge radii of the side.
16 . The electrical conductor of claim 13 , wherein, when viewed in cross section, the insulation layer is configured to provide a covering of the sub-conductor between 30 and 70%.
17 . A coil of a winding system of a dynamoelectric machine, said coil comprising an electrical conductor comprising a plurality of sub-conductors, a single insulation layer disposed on one of adjacent ones of the sub-conductors at a side facing the other one of the adjacent ones of the sub-conductors to insulate the adjacent sub-conductors from each other, said insulation layer embodied as a film bonded to the one sub-conductor or as a varnish insulation, and a bandage surrounding each of the sub-conductors and made of polyester fibers and glass fibers or of glass fibers only to enhance a mechanical loading capacity, said bandage wrapped to the sub-conductor such as to cause the insulation layer to be additionally wrapped on the sub-conductor.
18 . The coil of claim 17 , wherein the sub-conductors have each a substantially rectangular or square cross section.
19 . The coil of claim 17 , wherein, when viewed in cross section, the insulation layer is configured to cover the side of the sub-conductor and is sized to extend over adjacent edge radii of the side.
20 . The coil of claim 17 , wherein, when viewed in cross section, the insulation layer is configured to provide a covering of the sub-conductor between 30 and 70%.
21 . A stator or stator segment of a dynamoelectric machine, comprising a winding system arranged in slots of the stator or stator segment and including individual electrically mutually contactable coils in each phase, each said coil comprising an electrical conductor comprising a plurality of sub-conductors, a single insulation layer disposed on one of adjacent ones of the sub-conductors at a side facing the other one of the adjacent ones of the sub-conductors to insulate the adjacent sub-conductors from each other, said insulation layer embodied as a film bonded to the one sub-conductor or as a varnish insulation, and a bandage surrounding each of the sub-conductors and made of polyester fibers and glass fibers or of glass fibers only to enhance a mechanical loading capacity, said bandage wrapped to the sub-conductor such as to cause the insulation layer to be additionally wrapped on the sub-conductor.
22 . The stator or stator segment of claim 21 , wherein the sub-conductors of the electrical conductor are arranged radially and/or horizontally at least in the slots of the stator.
23 . The stator or stator segment of claim 21 , wherein the sub-conductors have each a substantially rectangular or square cross section.
24 . The stator or stator segment of claim 21 , wherein, when viewed in cross section, the insulation layer is configured to cover the side of the sub-conductor and is sized to extend over adjacent edge radii of the side.
25 . The stator or stator segment of claim 21 , wherein, when viewed in cross section, the insulation layer is configured to provide a covering of the sub-conductor between 30 and 70%.
26 . A dynamoelectric machine, in particular a high-voltage machine, said dynamoelectric machine comprising a stator or a stator segment comprising a winding system arranged in slots of the stator or stator segment and including individual electrically mutually contactable coils in each phase, each said coil comprising an electrical conductor comprising a plurality of sub-conductors, a single insulation layer disposed on one of adjacent ones of the sub-conductors at a side facing the other one of the adjacent ones of the sub-conductors to insulate the adjacent sub-conductors from each other, said insulation layer embodied as a film bonded to the one sub-conductor or as a varnish insulation, and a bandage surrounding each of the sub-conductors and made of polyester fibers and glass fibers or of glass fibers only to enhance a mechanical loading capacity, said bandage wrapped to the sub-conductor such as to cause the insulation layer to be additionally wrapped on the sub-conductor.
27 . The dynamoelectric machine of claim 26 , wherein the sub-conductors of the electrical conductor are arranged radially and/or horizontally at least in the slots of the stator.
28 . A method for producing an electrical conductor for a winding system of a dynamoelectric machine, said method comprising:
partially applying to bare sub-conductors an insulation layer in the form of a film bonded to the sub-conductor or a varnish insulation, in particular with a predeterminable covering of the sub-conductor of 30 to 70% when viewed in a circumferential direction;
arranging the sub-conductors such that only the insulation layer is disposed between adjacent ones of the sub-conductors to insulate the adjacent sub-conductors from each other;
surrounding each sub-conductor by a bandage made of polyester fibers and glass fibers to enhance a mechanical loading capacity, such that the bandage is wrapped so as to cause the insulation layer to be additionally wrapped on the sub-conductor; and
heating a fiber mixture of the bandage made of polyester fibers and glass fibers so as to melt the polyester fibers, thereby bonding the glass fibers to the insulation layer or a surface of the bare sub-conductor.
29 . A method for producing a coil from electrical conductors produced by a method as set forth in claim 28 , said method for producing the coil comprising resting the conductors against contouring bodies to shape the coil.
30 . A method for producing an electrical conductor for a winding system of a dynamoelectric machine, said method comprising:
partially applying to bare sub-conductors an insulation layer in the form of a film bonded to the sub-conductor or a varnish insulation, in particular with a predeterminable covering of the sub-conductor of 30 to 70% when viewed in a circumferential direction;
arranging the sub-conductors such that only the insulation layer is disposed between adjacent ones of the sub-conductors to insulate the adjacent sub-conductors from each other;
wrapping each sub-conductor by a glass fiber bandage to enhance a mechanical loading capacity;
impregnating the sub-conductors with resin or varnish; and
allowing the resin or varnish to cure.
31 . A method for producing a coil from electrical conductors produced by a method as set forth in claim 30 , said method for producing the coil comprising resting the conductors against contouring bodies to shape the coil.
32 . A method for producing a winding system of a stator or stator segment, said method comprising:
providing a magnetically conductive main body, in particular a laminated core, with substantially axially extending slots;
inserting prefabricated coils or a conductor as set forth in claim 13 into the slots in accordance with a predeterminable winding scheme in order to obtain a winding system of the stator or the stator segment; and
impregnating the winding system in the slots.