US 7,579,724 B2
Methods and apparatus for using an electrical machine to transport fluids through a pipeline
Christopher Anthony Kaminski, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); Blake Weldon Wilson, Glenville, N.Y. (US); James Michael Fogarty, Schenectady, N.Y. (US); Emil Donald Jarczynski, Scotia, N.Y. (US); John Russell Yagielski, Scotia, N.Y. (US); and Konrad Roman Weeber, Rexford, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jun. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/446,029.
Prior Publication US 2007/0278879 A1, Dec. 06, 2007
Int. Cl. H02K 9/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 310—58  [310/88; 310/54] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stator assembly for an electrical machine, said stator assembly comprising:
a pressure vessel comprising at least one enclosure defined therein, wherein said at least one enclosure comprises at least one wall that facilitates channeling a first fluid within at least a portion of said pressure vessel, said at least one enclosure maintains a second fluid therein such that the second fluid is isolated from the first fluid;
a yoke comprising a plurality of members, each of said members comprising at least one mating surface, said members are removably coupled together along said mating surfaces, wherein said yoke is within said pressure vessel; and
a plurality of teeth defining a plurality of slots such that adjacent teeth define a slot therebetween, said plurality of teeth within said yoke.