STATOR LEAD CONNECTION OPTIMIZATION
Stators for use in electric machines and methods for refurbishing the same. One method for refurbishing a stator for use in an electric machine includes at least partially disassembling the stator to provide access to a plurality of stator windings connected in a four-circuit star connection having three turns per coil, and reconfiguring the stator such that the plurality of stator windings are connected in a four-circuit delta connection having five turns per coil.
1 . A method of manufacturing a stator for use in an electric machine, the method comprising:
connecting the overhang portions of the plurality of windings directly to a generator terminal, without any brazing joints.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein connecting the overhang portions includes bolting the overhang portions of the plurality of windings directly to the generator terminal.