Patent ID: 8827636

Claim:
A turbomachine comprising: a compressor having a cartridge that is configured to slide in and out of an external casing, wherein the cartridge has a statoric part and a compressor shaft, the compressor shaft being configured to rotate relative to the statoric part; first and second magnetic bearings provided at opposite ends of the compressor shaft and configured to support the compressor shaft; a motor having a motor shaft configured to be connected to the compressor shaft; a conduit configured to extend through the statoric part, from the first magnetic bearings to the second magnetic bearings, the conduit being configured to seal a first pressure region of the compressor from a second pressure region of the compressor; conduit electrical cables provided inside the conduit and extending from a first end of the conduit to a second end of the conduit; and electrical cables connecting one of the first and second magnetic bearings to an external connector via the conduit electrical cables of the conduit.