Patent ID: 9590477
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H02K

Claim:
1. A rectifier assembly for placement within a rotating shaft of an electric machine assembly having a first machine providing an alternating current output and a second machine receiving a direct current input, the rectifier assembly comprising: a rectifying subassembly having a bus bar electrically coupling with at least one of the direct current input of the second machine or the alternating current output of the first machine, and wherein the rectifier subassembly is configured to convert the alternating current output to the direct current input; and a non-conductive sleeve having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an interior having a keyway, and configured to axially receive the rectifying subassembly; wherein the bus bar itself is a key, which, when radially aligned with the keyway, provides for the keyed axial insertion of the rectifier subassembly within the sleeve, such that the rectifying subassembly is radially indexed within the sleeve to properly align the rectifying subassembly and the sleeve.