GENERATOR TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT FOR THROTTLE LOSS RECOVERY SYSTEMS

摘要

Turbine (126) assemblies, loss recovery systems, and related fabrication methods are provided for managing temperatures associated with an electrical generator (128). One exemplary turbine assembly (124) suitable for use in a loss recovery system includes a wheel (308) configured to rotate in response to a portion of a fluid flow bypassing a flow control valve (106), a generator (128) including a stator assembly (314) disposed about a rotor (316) coupled to the wheel (308) to rotate in response to rotation of the wheel (308), a conductive structure (310) in contact with the stator assembly (314), and an insulating structure (324) radially encompassing the conductive structure (310) and the generator (128). The conductive structure (310) accesses at least a portion of the fluid flow bypassing the flow control valve (106) and impacting the wheel (308), thereby providing thermal coupling between the stator assembly (314) and the bypass fluid flow (114) to transfer heat from the stator assembly (314) to the bypass fluid flow (114) via the conductive structure (310).