Abstract:
A permanent magnet rotor for an electric motor includes longitudinally extending main rotor field and sensor field sections, the sensor field section being substantially shorter than the main rotor field section and being disposed at one end thereof. The sensor field section is magnetized in circumferentially disposed parallel strips of alternating magnetic polarity around the rotor. The main rotor field section has longitudinally extending strips of alternating magnetic polarity which are skewed in a predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern includes a first portion in which each longitudinally extending strip runs generally at a first predetermined non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rotor, a second portion in which each longitudinally extending strip runs generally at a second predetermined non-zero angle with respect that axis, and a third portion in which each longitudinally extending strip runs generally at the first predetermined non-zero angle with respect to the axis. The first and second angles are opposite in sign.
Abstract:
An electronically commutated motor has substantially constant air gap energy to reduce cogging. A rotatable assembly has permanent magnet elements which rotate about an axis of rotation. The elements are oriented with respect to said axis of rotation to provide a magnetic field with lines of flux along a plane forming a skew angle of s.sub.1 mechanical degrees with respect to the axis of rotation, wherein s.sub.1 is not equal to zero. The elements may be provided with an unmagnetized portion referred to as a phantom skew. A stationary assembly is in magnetic coupling relation with the permanent magnet elements of the rotatable assembly and has t spaced teeth with adjacent teeth defining a slot therebetween, wherein t is positive integer. Each tooth has a surface adjacent the rotatable assembly having one or more notches forming a skew angle of s.sub.2 mechanical degrees with the axis of rotation. Each tooth has winding stages adapted for commutation in at least one preselected sequence. The skewed magnetic field, skewed notches and phantom magnetic skews reduce cogging between the rotatable assembly and the stationary assembly as the rotatable assembly rotates, while maintaining a back EMF waveform having a maximized flat top width.
Abstract:
A method of forming an edgewise wound core from a lanced strip of generally thin ferromagnetic material having a yoke section, a plurality of teeth extending generally laterally from the yoke section on a plurality of preselected pitch axes, and a plurality of arcuate edges intersecting with each other on the yoke section facing generally opposite the teeth. In practicing this method, the lanced strip is deformed into a plurality of helical convolutions, and the helical convolutions are accumulated in a generally axial stack with the arcuate edges and teeth extending generally radially outwardly and inwardly of the stack. The teeth and the arcuate edges are respectively aligned generally in axial row formations thereof across the stack, and the teeth and the intersections between adjacent ones of the arcuate edges are disposed generally in radial alignment with each other on the pitch axes of the teeth, respectively.
Abstract:
A lanced strip of generally thin ferromagnetic material adapted to be edgewise wound into a core for a dynamoelectric machine. The lanced strip has a continuous yoke section extending generally lengthwise thereof, and a plurality of teeth on the lanced strip have preselected pitch axes and extend generally laterally from the yoke section, respectively. A plurality of extensions on the lanced strip extend generally laterally from the yoke section on the pitch axes of the teeth and opposite thereto, respectively.A dynamoelectric machine, a core, a stationary assembly are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Apparatus for predeterminately sizing a core has a pair of generally opposed dies operable for compressing only an outer circumferential section of the core defined generally axially between a pair of opposite end faces of the core at least generally adjacent an outer circumferential surface thereof, respectively. Sizing jaws and a sizing arbor are operable for disposition in confronting and predetermined radially spaced apart relation with the outer circumferential surface and a plurality of tooth tip rows defining an inner circumferential surface of the core between the opposite end faces thereof, and the outer circumferential surface and the tooth tip rows of the core are displaced generally radially inwardly thereof into sizing engagement with the sizing jaws and sizing arbor thereby to effect the predetermined sizing of the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of the core in response to the compressing of only the outer circumferential section of the core by the opposed dies, respectively.
Abstract:
A dynamoelectric machine has a rotor or stator which comprises a core with axial groups of flat, rectangular magnet mounting surfaces, each successive magnet mounting surface of a group being circumferentially offset by a common angle of axial rotation from the previous magnet mounting surface. A magnet is mounted on each magnet mounting surface; and each magnet has a flat surface for mounting and an opposing arcuate surface to help form a cylindrical surface. Each of the magnets has the shape, when viewed radially, of a parallelogram forming a skew angle with the axis corresponding with the rotational offset of the magnet mounting surfaces to define skewed slots between skewed magnetic poles extending the substantial axial length of the core. The core may comprise polygonal lamina with the flat polygon sides grouped to form the magnet mounting surfaces; or it may comprise circular lamina with a non-magnetic sleeve having the magnet mounting surfaces. The latter provides a larger but more even air gap.
Abstract:
A method of continuously forming edgewise wound cores. A continuous strip of ferromagnetic material is fed to a winding station and through a means operable generally for severing the continuous strip, and the continuous formation of the edgewise wound cores is effected at the winding station from the continuous strip fed thereto. The thickness of the continuous strip is measured along the length of the continuous strip fed to the winding station, and the thickness measurements are summed. The summation of the thickness measurements are compared with a preselected value corresponding to a predetermined stack height for each of the edgewise wound cores formed at the winding station, and the severing means is operated to sever the continuous strip at least generally when the summation of the thickness measurements attains the preselected value thereby to terminate the formation of respective ones of the edgewise wound cores at the winding station.Apparatus for continuously forming edgewise wound cores is also disclosed.
Abstract:
An apparatus including a stationary field coil wound with alternating insulated copper wire and insulated steel wire; a rotatable armature comprising a plurality of lengthwise rows of magnets, each row being of a single polarity which is opposite from the polarity of the next adjacent rows; a rotatable sleeve positioned between the field coil and the armature and spaced apart from each, the sleeve comprising a plurality of lengthwise strips of material that attract magnetic flux, spaced apart from each other by a strip of magnetic material that is transparent to magnetic flux, and means to rotate the armature or the sleeve while the other remains stationary.
Abstract:
A rotor for an electrical alternator or motor is described. The rotor has a number of disc shaped, axially magnetized, permanent magnets separated by steel discs, and elongated pole shoes parallel to the rotor axis making up the rotor periphery. The pole shoes are fixed to appropriate steel discs to give pole-shoe polarities which alternate around the rotor periphery. In order to .[.allow starting as a motor.]. .Iadd.stabilize the machine.Iaddend., alternate pole shoes are divided near one end and fixed to the same steel discs as transversely adjacent pole shoes .[.to give a solid metal rotor section which gives starting by induction motor action, and forms a toothed wheel which runs at synchronous speed by reluctance motor action.]..
Abstract:
In an electric motor of the type having a permanent magnet rotor which is subject to cogging torque, a plurality of skewed reluctance notches are cut in the outer diameter of the rotor laminations. The rotor laminations have first and second sets of axial openings which are filled respectively with rare earth magnet material and non-ferrous casting material.