Motor/generator

Patent · Tue May 13 00:00:00 EDT 2008

OSTI ID:981836

Hickam, Christopher Dale ^[1]

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1. Glasford, IL

A motor/generator is provided for connecting between a transmission input shaft and an output shaft of a prime mover. The motor/generator may include a motor/generator housing, a stator mounted to the motor/generator housing, a rotor mounted at least partially within the motor/generator housing and rotatable about a rotor rotation axis, and a transmission-shaft coupler drivingly coupled to the rotor. The transmission-shaft coupler may include a clamp, which may include a base attached to the rotor and a plurality of adjustable jaws.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-04NT42258
• Assignee: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
• Patent Number(s): 7,370,716
• Application Number: 11/141,064
• OSTI ID: 981836
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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