To ensure a tight and monolithic core, pressing of the punching is done in

several stages and when completely built, the core is held in pressed condition
by
means of heavy non-magnetic steel press rings which are bolted to the end of cor
e
bars.
Additional support is provided to the teeth portion by means of non-magnetic
fingers held between the core and the press rings. Copper damper screens are
provided between the end packets and press rings to reduce end zone heating.
Stator Winding: Stator conductors capable of carrying rated current without over
heating
are kept in slots in the stator core. Sufficient insulation is provided over the
conductor
to withstand high voltage stress.
The stator has a three phase double layer (Fig. 3) short corded bar type
winding having two parallel paths. Each coil side consists of insulated solid an
d
hollow conductor with cooling water passing through the later in case of water c
ooled
conductors being used in higher capacity units. Water is fed to and from the win
ding
through PTFE (Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene) tubes.
The stator winding conductors, both solid and hollow, are transposed about a
non-magnetic cooling duct which provides the flow path for coolant. In liquid co
oled
windings the conductors are usually hollow rectangular tubes.