Automatic shaft ground conditioner
CA 2076514 A1 · Owner: Twerdochlib, Michael · Inventors: Twerdochlib, Michael
Overview
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56,890, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE, Apparatus for automatically cleaning shaft grounding devices in rotating machinery to reduce or eliminate the need for on-line servicing of the grounding devices. When a monitoring system for the grounding devices signals that an excessive electrical charge is present on the shaft, a cleansing material is sprayed at the interface of the grounding device with the shaft to remove any contaminants for the electrical insulating material between the bearings and the rotating shaft and, to re-establish the grounding path from the shaft. Voltage discharge form the shaft to the bearings through the bearing lubricating oil is thereby prevented. Alarm delay of the …
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- Filed August 20, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 20, 2012.
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