A brush holder for electrical machines has a clamping piece with a first mounting part and a second clamping part, which when assembled define a clamping hole to be assembled around a spindle; and two brush holder arms pivotally mounted on the first mounting part of said clamping piece, and adapted to receive and retain a brush. The arms have an upper side which is opposite to a lower side facing a slip ring; at least one biasing spring to act upon said brush holder arms in such a way that said brush holder arms move pivotally towards and presses said brushes against the slip ring. A conductive wire connects the brush to the clamping piece. A brush holder arm locking mechanism is adapted to be inserted into a slot in the second clamping part. A brush locking pin retains the brush in said brush holder arm and provided in corresponding bores arranged in the brush holder arm and the brush. The brush locking pin has a pipe portion and a spring portion arranged inside the pipe and that protrudes from a slot in a wall of said pipe. The mounting part of said clamping piece is provided with a brush arm stop to limit a pivot movement of the brush holder arm towards a slip ring.

A brush assembly (100) for a slip ring assembly of a rotating electrical machine, having at a brush holder (120) defining a cage into which a brush (103) slides; and a rod (101) extending along a second axis (D2) parallel to the first axis, for supporting the brush holder. One of the rod and the brush holder defines a recess (121), the other has a portion sized to be received into the recess the mating portion (105), the recess defined by a first wall (123, 124) disposed for abutment against the mating portion when, the mating portion received in the recess, the brush holder is driven longitudinally along the rod parallel to the second axis. The recess is defined by a second wall (122) disposed for abutment against mating portion when, the mating portion received in the recess, the brush holder is driven tangentially around the second axis.

Example brush holder assemblies of an electric machine are disclosed. An example brush holder assembly of an electric machine includes a carbon brush including an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The brush holder assembly also includes one or more lead wires extending out of the carbon brush at an insertion point on the upper surface and a first cavity extending into the carbon brush from the upper surface at a location spaced away from the insertion point of the one or more lead wires and unobstructed by the one or more lead wires.

A brush apparatus for a slip ring system of a current-energized electric machine for a motor vehicle is provided for supplying a rotor of the electric machine with current, wherein the brush apparatus is securable to a component of the electric machine that is mounted in fixed relation to the rotor. The brush apparatus includes a brush carrier having a cartridge-type holder and a brush arranged in the cartridge-type holder and forming a sliding contact with a slip ring of the slip ring system. The brush apparatus also includes a retaining device, formed from an electrically insulating material for retaining the brush carrier, which has a securing region for securing the brush apparatus on the component, and a heat-conducting core enclosed in the retaining device, which is exposed for the purpose of heat dissipation at least in the securing region of the retaining device that is couplable to the component.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the brush assembly and to improve the productivity, the brush device includes a positive side brush subassembly having a positive side brush for feeding a commutator, a positive side brush holder for holding the positive side brush, and a positive side plate to which the positive side brush holder is attached, and a negative side brush subassembly having a negative side brush for feeding the commutator, a negative side brush holder for holding the negative side brush, and a negative side plate to which the negative side brush holder is attached. The positive side brush subassembly and the negative side brush subassembly are combined with each other.

Provided is a brush arrangement of a wind turbine lightning protection system, realized to provide a current path from a hub to a canopy of the wind turbine, which brush arrangement includes a brush holder arranged to hold a brush in electrical contact with a contact surface at the exterior of the canopy, which contact surface is electrically connected to the hub; a bracket arranged to electrically connect the brush with a mounting plate; characterized by an access opening in the front wall of the canopy, which access opening is dimensioned to accommodate the bracket and brush holder; and a mounting arrangement for securing the mounting plate to the canopy front wall over the access opening, from within the canopy interior. A wind turbine including a lightning protection system with at least one such brush arrangement is also provided.

A grounding brush assembly includes a plurality of conductive fibers extending from at least one support, a mounting plate having a first side and a second side and an opening configured to surround a rotatable motor shaft having an axis of rotation, and a plurality of tabs disposed in a circle around the periphery. Each of the tabs extends axially from the first side of the mounting plate and radially toward or away from the axis of rotation to define with an adjacent portion of the first side of the mounting plate a U-shaped bracket. The at least one support is secured against the first side of the mounting plate by the plurality of tabs.

A motor brush quick change assembly that includes brush units and electrical spring contacts. The brush units include a carrier with a housing and a brush. The electrical spring contacts are connected to an electrical device. Each of the brush units is configured to be removably attached to the electrical device to contact one of the electrical spring contacts. The brush unit thus provide for both a mechanical and electrical connection to the electrical device. The brush units are configured to prevent the need for separate electrical leads that require separate attachment and detachment to the electrical device. This design provides for straight-forward removal and replacement that can be performed by a robotic device or an operator.

A brush apparatus for a slip ring system of a current-energized electric machine for a motor vehicle is provided for supplying a rotor of the electric machine with current, wherein the brush apparatus is securable to a component of the electric machine that is mounted in fixed relation to the rotor. The brush apparatus includes a brush carrier having a cartridge-type holder and a brush arranged in the cartridge-type holder and forming a sliding contact with a slip ring of the slip ring system. The brush apparatus also includes a retaining device, formed from an electrically insulating material for retaining the brush carrier, which has a securing region for securing the brush apparatus on the component, and a heat-conducting core enclosed in the retaining device, which is exposed for the purpose of heat dissipation at least in the securing region of the retaining device that is couplable to the component.

A brush assembly for transmitting electrical power to a rotating component includes one or more electrically conductive brushes, a housing configured to receive the one or more brushes and hold the one or more brushes in alignment with an opposing surface, and one or more brush carriers. Each carrier is configured to receive and clip onto a respective brush such that each of the one or more brushes can be removed from its respective carrier by unclipping the carrier from the brush.