Electrical conductors and related devices

摘要

A method of spacing a plurality of electrical conductors for carrying electrical current in an electrical machine may include positioning between the electrical conductors an uncured spacer body. The uncured spacer body may include a curable material, and an activatable heat generating material mixed with the curable material. The method may further include activating the activatable heat generating material to heat the curable material to form a cured spacer to thereby space the electrical conductors in the electrical machine.

主权项

1. An electrical machine comprising:
a plurality of electrical conductors for carrying current; an insulating spacer between adjacent ones of said electrical conductors comprising:
a cured material provided as part of the spacer so that the spacer is the cured material, andmetal portions mixed and immersed within said cured material; and an electrically insulating banding around the adjacent ones of said electrical conductors and said insulating spacer.