SLIP RING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED COOLING

Abstract

A slip ring system of an electrically excited dynamoelectric machine can be designed to be closed or open and includes a carrier segment configured to include a brush holder which includes a brush pocket for receiving a brush. The brush holder includes means for cooling the brush in the brush holder and/or for cooling the brush holder and has a surface-enlarging structure so as to enable a cooling air flow to be guided within the slip ring system and thereby cool the brush holder and/or brush pocket.

Claims

1.-8. (canceled)

9. A ventilation system of a slip ring system of an electrically excited dynamoelectric machine, with the slip ring system designed to be closed or open and including a carrier segment configured to include a brush holder which includes a brush pocket for receiving a brush, said brush holder comprising means for cooling the brush in the brush holder and/or for cooling the brush holder and having a surface-enlarging structure so as to enable a cooling air flow to be guided within the slip ring system and thereby cool the brush holder and/or brush pocket.

10. The ventilation system of claim 9, wherein the slip ring system defines an axis, with the cooling air flow being guided in relation to the axis radially and/or in a circumferential direction past the brush holder.

11. The ventilation system of claim 9, wherein the slip ring system includes axial and radial cooling openings.

12. The ventilation system of claim 9, further comprising fans for generating the cooling air flow in and/or on the slip ring system to flow in axial and radial directions.

13. The ventilation system of claim 9, further comprising a filter mat disposed at an inlet and/or outlet to filter the cooling air flow, when the slip ring system is designed to be open.

14. The ventilation system of claim 9, wherein the surface-enlarging structure comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of rib, needle, and recess, said surface-enlarging structure being provided on a surface of the brush holder and/or of the brush pocket to enable cooling of the brush and/or of the brush holder.

15. The ventilation system of claim 9, wherein the surface-enlarging structure comprises recesses provided on different sides of the brush pocket and aligned in a radial direction and a circumferential direction of the dynamoelectric machine.

16. A dynamoelectric machine, comprising: a slip ring system designed to be closed or open and including a carrier segment configured to include a brush holder which includes a brush pocket for receiving a brush; and a ventilation system including means for cooling the brush in the brush holder and/or for cooling the brush holder and having a surface-enlarging structure so as to enable a cooling air flow to be guided within the slip ring system and thereby cool the brush holder and/or brush pocket.

17. The dynamoelectric machine of claim 16, constructed in the form of a generator of a wind turbine, with the generator embodied as a doubly fed asynchronous machine.

18. The dynamoelectric machine of claim 16, wherein the slip ring system defines an axis, with the cooling air flow being guided in relation to the axis radially and/or in a circumferential direction past the brush holder.

19. The dynamoelectric machine of claim 16, wherein the slip ring system includes axial and radial cooling openings.

20. The dynamoelectric machine of claim 16, wherein the ventilation system includes a fan for generating the cooling air flow in and/or on the slip ring system.

21. The dynamoelectric machine of claim 16, wherein the ventilation system includes a filter mat disposed at an inlet and/or outlet to filter the cooling air flow, when the slip ring system is designed to be open.

22. The dynamoelectric machine of claim 16, wherein the surface-enlarging structure comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of rib, needle, and recess, said surface-enlarging structure being provided on a surface of the brush holder and/or of the brush pocket to enable cooling of the brush and/or of the brush holder.

23. A slip ring system of an electrically excited dynamoelectric machine, said slip ring system designed to be closed or open and comprising a carrier segment configured to include a brush holder which includes a brush pocket for receiving a brush, said brush holder comprising means for cooling the brush in the brush holder and/or for cooling the brush holder and having a surface-enlarging structure so as to enable a cooling air flow to be guided within the slip ring system and thereby cool the brush holder and/or brush pocket.

24. The slip ring system of claim 23, wherein the slip ring system defines an axis, with the cooling air flow being guided in relation to the axis radially and/or in a circumferential direction past the brush holder.

25. The slip ring system of claim 23, wherein the slip ring system includes a slip ring having axial and radial cooling openings.

26. The slip ring system of claim 23, further comprising a fan for generating the cooling air flow in and/or on the slip ring system.

27. The slip ring system of claim 23, further comprising a filter mat disposed at an inlet and/or outlet to filter the cooling air flow, when the slip ring system is designed to be open.

28. The slip ring system of claim 23, wherein the surface-enlarging structure comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of rib, needle, and recess, said surface-enlarging structure being provided on a surface of the brush holder and/or of the brush pocket to enable cooling of the brush and/or of the brush holder.

Description

[0023] The invention and further advantageous embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail by means of embodiment examples illustrated in principle. These show:

[0024] FIG. 1 a brush holder,

[0025] FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 in each case a carrier segment with brush holder,

[0026] FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 in each case a slip ring,

[0027] FIG. 9 a brush bridge, and

[0028] FIG. 10 a dynamoelectric machine with slip ring system shown in principle.

[0029] FIG. 1 shows a brush holder 1 with brush pockets 7, in this case three parallel receiving pockets, into which brushes 8 can be inserted. In this embodiment example, the brush pockets 7 are only provided with recesses 11, in particular to facilitate cooling of the brushes 8.

[0030] FIG. 2 shows a carrier segment 2 on which a plurality of brush holders 1 are arranged, wherein one carrier segment 2 is provided for each electrical phase U, V, M of a slip ring system 13. In this embodiment, the brush pockets 7 have ribs 9, which run substantially tangentially to an axis 19.

[0031] In principle, embodiments of the brush pockets 7 or brush holders 1 are also possible in which recesses 11 and surface-enlarging structures, such as ribs 9, are realized.

[0032] FIG. 3 shows a mixture of shapes of the ribs 9, in that on the one hand a tangential shape and on the other hand a radial shape are present on a brush holder 1. Thus, a cooling air flow is not only guided in the tangential direction but also in the radial direction, which further improves the cooling of this brush holder 1.

[0033] FIG. 4 shows a further carrier segment 2 with brush pockets 7, the surface of which is provided with needles 10 or nubs to enlarge the surface area and thus improve cooling. Here, too, a cooling air flow 20 can be directed both in the tangential and radial directions.

[0034] FIG. 5 shows a brush pocket 7, the holding function of which has been minimized by additionally providing a predetermined number of recesses 11 on the brush pocket 7. Needles 10 are attached to the remaining guides of the brush 8, so that direct cooling of the brush 8 and cooling of the brush pocket 7 are possible.

[0035] FIG. 6 shows a slip ring unit comprising three individual slip rings 3, which are arranged axially one behind the other and are separated from each other by an insulation 4. Each slip ring 3 is provided for an electrical phase U or V or M. At one axial end of this arrangement there is a support ring 12, from which contact points 5 project axially parallel and which permit an electrical connection of a winding system 17 of a rotor 16.

[0036] FIG. 7 shows a transverse view of the slip ring system 3 according to FIG. 6.

[0037] FIG. 8 shows a single slip ring 3, for example of the phase U of a slip ring unit, with the previously named elements, such as contact points 5, support ring 12, radial cooling openings 23 and axial cooling openings 24. Furthermore, it is shown there in principle how a brush holder 1 can be arranged on the slip ring 3.

[0038] FIG. 9 shows a brush bridge in which four carrier segments 2 are arranged axially one behind the other, wherein, for example, three carrier segments 2 are assigned to one electrical phase U, V, M each, and a carrier segment 2 has brushes 8 for grounding.

[0039] FIG. 10 shows in principle the arrangement of a slip ring system 13 on a shaft 18, wherein the slip rings 3, similarly to the rotor 16, rotate about the axis 19. The slip ring system 13 is positioned here on the end face of the rotor 16.

[0040] A slip ring system 13 has a brush bridge with carrier segments 2 and a slip ring unit with slip rings 3. A carrier segment 2 has one or more brush holders 1, each of which is to be assigned to a slip ring 3. Each brush holder 1 has one or more brush pockets 7, in which the brushes 8 are positioned. The brushes 8 are pressed onto the slip ring 3 by means of a device (not shown in more detail) in order to ensure proper contact. Furthermore, the brushes 8 are monitored with respect to their wear by corresponding equipment. Furthermore, the slip ring system 13 has contact points 5, a support ring 12, radial cooling openings 23 and axial cooling openings 24.

[0041] In a forced-air-ventilated slip ring system 13, cooler ambient air is preferably drawn in by fans and distributed in the slip ring system 13 by, as necessary, further fans and/or ducting devices, in particular to the heat sources. The air now heated in the slip ring system 13 at the brush pockets 7, the brush holders 1 and/or the brushes 8 is conducted out of the slip ring chamber into the surrounding environment. The air flow is generated by extractor and/or forced-draft fans, which are embodied as axial or radial fans and are arranged on or in the slip ring chamber.

[0042] Filter mats at the inlet and/or outlet can filter the polluted air.

[0043] In a closed slip ring system 13, the internal cooling circuit, which is recooled in an intercooler, is distributed by fans and/or ducting devices, in particular to the heat sources within the closed housing of the slip ring system 13. The air now heated in the slip ring system 13 at the brush pockets 7, the brush holders 1 and/or the brushes 8 is routed out of the slip ring chamber and into the intercooler (not shown in more detail). This air flow is generated here by extractor and/or forced-draft fans, which are embodied as axial or radial fans and are arranged within the housing of the slip ring system 13.

[0044] Such compact slip ring systems 13 are particularly suitable for dynamoelectric machines 14 with comparatively high power in the MW range. These machines 14 are particularly suitable as generators, especially doubly fed asynchronous machines of wind turbines, since the available installation space in a nacelle of a wind turbine is relatively limited, and yet comparatively high power is to be transmitted in the generator.