Flexible drive system for a secondary side metal foreign object cutting tool of a steam generator
By designing a flexible transmission system, the problem of motor motion transmission within the confined space of the secondary side of the steam generator was solved, enabling effective driving of the electrode plates, avoiding damage to the heat transfer tubes, and achieving remote flexible transmission.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHINA NUCLEAR POWER OPERATION TECH CORP
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-09
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies make it difficult to effectively drive the motor to move within the confined space of the secondary side of a steam generator and transmit the motion to the electrode plates for electrical discharge machining. Furthermore, traditional mechanical cutting carries the risk of damaging the heat transfer tubes.
A flexible transmission system was designed, including a head transmission mechanism, a flexible transmission mechanism, and a tail drive mechanism. The motor motion outside the motor is transmitted to the electrode plate through the flexible transmission structure to realize the reciprocating feeding motion of the electrode plate.
It achieves effective motion drive of electrode plates in a narrow area, reduces head weight and volume, avoids damage to heat transfer tubes, and realizes remote flexible transmission.
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