Abstract:
A rotor includes: a circular rotor core; and a plurality of θ magnets. The θ magnets are contained in a magnet holding sections such that the same magnetic pole of one magnet as that of another magnet adjacent to said one magnet faces the same magnet pole of the adjacent magnet in circumferential directions of the rotor core. Given that the number of magnetic poles of the rotor is denoted by P, the maximum outside diameter of the rotor core is denoted by Dr [mm], and the thickness of the plate-like magnet in a circumferential direction of the rotor core is denoted by Lm [mm], the following inequality (2) is satisfied: 0.665×10−4×P2−0.28×10−2×P+0.577×10−1
Abstract:
A rotor of a rotary electric machine according to the present invention includes: a rotor core arranged on the outer circumferential side of a rotor shaft; and a plurality of magnetic poles fixed to the rotor core and circumferentially arranged on the rotor core, the rotor including a non-magnetic ring attached by insertion to the outer circumference of the plurality of the magnetic poles and having a substantially polygonal shape in outer circumferential shape. The non-magnetic ring is configured such that the inner circumferential length L of the non-magnetic ring before assembly with respect to the length of an envelope L0 of tangent lines each between the outer circumferential surface of the magnetic pole and the outer circumferential surface of the adjacent magnetic pole is set to L≦L0. An object is to obtain the rotor of the rotary electric machine capable of achieving reduction in size and cost.
Abstract:
A method of inspecting an air-gap of an electrical machine, which method including the steps of directing at least one laser beam (L) into the air-gap; detecting the laser beam (L) after reflection; determining the distance (dOK, dF) travelled by the laser beam (L); and analysing the travelled distance (dOK, dF) to detect an irregularity (Fpole, Foval, Fobject) in the air-gap is provided. The invention further describes an air-gap inspection apparatus for detecting an irregularity in the air-gap of an electrical machine, which apparatus including a laser module realised to direct at least one laser beam (L) into the air-gap and to detect the laser beam (L) after reflection; a computation unit realised to determine the distance (dOK, dF) travelled by the laser beam (L); and an analysis unit realised to analyse the travelled distance (dOK, dF) to detect an irregularity in the air-gap.
Abstract:
A monitoring system for rotor or stator shape changes detection of a rotating machine which can be used with an electric rotating machine with salient pole rotor. The system comprising: at least one gap measuring sensor affixed on the stator and producing real time measurements of gap thickness for each passing rotor reference point and associating the real time measurements to a unique identifier for each rotor reference point; a memory for storing reference values of gap thickness for each rotor reference point and each sensor position; a comparator for comparing corresponding ones of the real time measurements and the references values and identifying a positive or negative variation in the gap thickness greater than a predetermined minimum percentage; and a warning signal generator for emitting at least one warning signal.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an active control system for a variable electromotive-force generator (VEG) for use in wind turbines, ships, hybrid vehicles, and related applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a synchronous reluctance motor for an underwater pump having a stator and a rotor which comprises a fluid barrier section for fanning one or more magnetic pole pairs, wherein the airgap between the rotor (12) and the stator (II) is at least partially filled with a ferrofluid (20). A further partial aspect of the invention relates to an underwater pump with such a synchronous reluctance motor for driving the pump.
Abstract:
A rotor of a rotating electric machine with flux concentration, including: a rotor body including recesses, and permanent magnets arranged in the recesses of the rotor body, said permanent magnets being arranged in the shape of a V oriented towards the air gap, each V defining an elementary polar portion, at least two consecutive elementary polar portions having an identical polarity.
Abstract:
In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes an AC motor having a rotor and a stator with a gap between the rotor and the stator and a magnetic fluid in the gap that contains an electrically nonconductive fluid and magnetic nanoparticles.
Abstract:
A wind power turbine electric generator, the electric generator having a tubular first supporting structure extending about an axis of rotation; a second supporting structure extending about the axis of rotation, substantially coaxial with the first supporting structure, and fitted to the first supporting structure to rotate about the axis of rotation; first active parts fitted to the first supporting structure; second active parts fitted to the second supporting structure, facing the first active parts, and separated from the first active parts by an annular gap; and a radial tensioning device configured to adjust the shape of the first supporting structure about the axis of rotation.
Abstract:
An electric motor may have a rotor and a stator. An external part and an internal part may be arranged concentrically to a rotation axis and may be adjustable rotationally relative to each other about the rotation axis. The electric motor may be one of an external rotor motor and an internal rotor motor. The external part may have at least two permanent magnets. The internal part may have at least two pole arms and at least one electric coil. The rotor may be formed symmetrically and the stator may be formed asymmetrically.