Coil support finger plate for stator of power generator

摘要

A stator (10') for a power generator having a coil support finger plate (20') and associated methods are provided. The stator (10') preferably has a plurality of laminations or step irons having a plurality of spaced-apart stator coil slots (30') formed therein and stator coil slot contents (40) positioned in each of the plurality of stator coil slots (30'). The stator coil slot contents (40) preferably include at least one stator coil (43). The stator (10') also preferably has a coil support finger plate (20') positioned at an end portion of the plurality of stator coil slots (30'). The coil support finger plate (20') has a base (21') and a plurality of fingers (26, 27) extending outwardly from the base (21') between the plurality of spaced-apart stator coil slots (30'). The base (21') includes a stator slot contents support portion (25) positioned to underlie end portions of the stator slot contents (40) and to support the end portions of the stator coil slot contents (40) thereon so that the stator slot contents support portion (25) defines a stator slot bottom at the coil support finger plate (20'). <IMAGE>