公开(公告)号：US11183896B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US17145675

申请日：2021-01-11

Applicant: Infinitum Electric, Inc.

Inventor： Paulo Guedes-Pinto ,  Rich Lee ,  Jerad Park ,  Ben Schuler ,  Mark Preston ,  Michael Gray

IPC: H02K9/06 ,  H02K5/20 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K3/26 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02P27/06 ,  H02K11/33

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device or system includes an axis, a PCB stator and rotors having respective permanent magnets. The rotors rotate about the axis relative to the PCB stator. A variable frequency drive (VFD) having VFD components are coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. An enclosure contains the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD, such that the axial field rotary device and the VFD are integrated together within the enclosure. In addition, a cooling system is integrated with the enclosure to cool the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD.

公开(公告)号：US11177726B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16031879

申请日：2018-07-10

Applicant: Infinitum Electric Inc.

Inventor： Bernhard L. Schuler ,  Rich Lee ,  Jorgen Rasmussen

IPC: H02K16/02 ,  H02K1/18 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K3/28 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K11/30 ,  H02K3/26 ,  H02K5/04 ,  H02K16/00 ,  H02K5/173

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a housing having an axis. A stator assembly is mounted to the housing and has stator panels that are axially-stacked and discrete panels from each other. Each stator panel includes a respective printed circuit board (PCB) having respective coils that are electrically conductive and interconnected within the respective PCB. In addition, a rotor assembly including rotors is rotatably mounted within the housing on opposite axial ends of the stator assembly. The rotors can be mechanically coupled together. Each rotor can include magnets having leading and trailing edges. The trailing edge of one magnet and the leading edge of an adjacent magnet can be parallel to each other to define a consistent circumferential spacing, relative to the axis, between adjacent ones of the magnets.

公开(公告)号：US20210218304A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US16999837

申请日：2020-08-21

Applicant: Infinitum Electric, Inc.

Inventor： Ben Schuler ,  Rich Lee ,  Jerad Park ,  Paulo Guedes-Pinto ,  Mark Preston ,  Michael Gray

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K9/06 ,  H02P27/06

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device or system includes an axis, a PCB stator and rotors having respective permanent magnets. The rotors rotate about the axis relative to the PCB stator. A variable frequency drive (VFD) having VFD components are coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. An enclosure contains the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD, such that the axial field rotary device and the VFD are integrated together within the enclosure. In addition, a cooling system is integrated with the enclosure to cool the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD.

公开(公告)号：US20210057950A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US17075341

申请日：2020-10-20

Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.

Inventor： Bernhard L. Schuler ,  Rich Lee ,  Jorgen Rasmussen

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K1/18 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K3/47 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K3/28 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K1/32 ,  H02K9/12 ,  H02K16/00 ,  H02P31/00 ,  H02K3/12 ,  H02K15/03 ,  H02K35/02

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a rotor comprising an axis of rotation and a magnet. In addition, a stator can be coaxial with the rotor. The stator can include a plurality of stator segments that are coupled together about the axis. Each stator segment can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB layer comprising a coil. Each stator segment also can include only one electrical phase. The stator itself can include one or more electrical phases.

公开(公告)号：US10819174B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16365120

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: Infinitum Electric Inc.

Inventor： Bernhard L. Schuler ,  Rich Lee ,  Jorgen Rasmussen

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K3/47 ,  H02K3/28 ,  H02K1/18 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K1/32 ,  H02K9/12 ,  H02K16/00 ,  H02P31/00 ,  H02K3/12 ,  H02K15/03 ,  H02K35/02

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a rotor comprising an axis of rotation and a magnet. In addition, a stator can be coaxial with the rotor. The stator can include a plurality of stator segments that are coupled together about the axis. Each stator segment can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB layer comprising a coil. Each stator segment also can include only one electrical phase. The stator itself can include one or more electrical phases.

公开(公告)号：US10680479B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US16171256

申请日：2018-10-25

Applicant: Infinitum Electric Inc.

Inventor： Bernhard L. Schuler ,  Rich Lee ,  Jorgen Rasmussen

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K3/28 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K1/32 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K1/18 ,  H02K3/47 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K9/12 ,  H02K15/03 ,  H02K16/00 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02P31/00 ,  H02K3/12 ,  H02K35/02

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a rotor having an axis of rotation and a magnet; a stator coaxial with the rotor, the stator can have a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of PCB layers that are spaced apart in an axial direction, each PCB layer can include a coil having only two terminals for electrical connections, each coil is continuous and uninterrupted between its only two terminals, each coil consists of a single electrical phase, and one of the two terminals of each coil is electrically coupled to another coil with a via to define a coil pair; and each coil pair is electrically coupled to another coil pair with another via.

公开(公告)号：US20180198342A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15866157

申请日：2018-01-09

Applicant: Infinitum Electric Inc.

Inventor： Bernhard L. Schuler ,  Rich Lee ,  Jorgen Rasmussen

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K21/24

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device can include a housing. A rotor can be mounted inside the housing. The rotor can include an axis of rotation and a magnet. A stator can be mounted inside the housing coaxial with the rotor. The stator can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a PCB layer with a trace that is electrically conductive. The trace can include radial traces that extend in a radial direction relative to the axis and end turn traces that extend between the radial traces. The trace can include slits that extends through at least some portions of the trace.

公开(公告)号：US20240429765A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18821069

申请日：2024-08-30

Applicant: INFINITUM ELECTRIC, INC.

Inventor： Randal A. Lee ,  Paulo Guedes-Pinto ,  Ben Schuler ,  Rich Lee

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K1/2795 ,  H02K5/18 ,  H02K5/20 ,  H02K9/06 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02P27/06

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device or system includes an axis, a PCB stator and rotors having respective permanent magnets. The rotors rotate about the axis relative to the PCB stator. A variable frequency drive (VFD) having VFD components are coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. An enclosure contains the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD, such that the axial field rotary device and the VFD are integrated together within the enclosure. In addition, a cooling system is integrated with the enclosure to cool the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD.

公开(公告)号：US11283319B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16933522

申请日：2020-07-20

Applicant: Infinitum Electric, Inc.

Inventor： Jerad Park ,  Rich Lee ,  Paulo Guedes-Pinto ,  Mark Preston

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K9/22 ,  H05K1/16 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K11/26 ,  H02K11/30 ,  H01F17/00 ,  H01F27/22 ,  H01F27/28 ,  H02K1/18 ,  H05K1/02 ,  H05K1/11

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device with a PCB stator having interleaved PCBs is disclosed. The device can include rotors that have magnets and an axis of rotation. A stator assembly can be located axially between the rotors to operate electrical phases. The stator assembly can include PCB panels. Each PCB panel can have layers, and each PCB panel can be designated to one of the electrical phases. Each electrical phase of the stator assembly can be provided by a plurality of the PCB panels. In addition, the PCB panels for each electrical phase can be axially spaced apart from and intermingled with each other.

公开(公告)号：US20210135526A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17145675

申请日：2021-01-11

Applicant: Infinitum Electric, Inc.

Inventor： Paulo Guedes-Pinto ,  Rich Lee ,  Jerad Park ,  Ben Schuler ,  Mark Preston ,  Michael Gray

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K9/06 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02P27/06

Abstract: An axial field rotary energy device or system includes an axis, a PCB stator and rotors having respective permanent magnets. The rotors rotate about the axis relative to the PCB stator. A variable frequency drive (VFD) having VFD components are coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. An enclosure contains the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD, such that the axial field rotary device and the VFD are integrated together within the enclosure. In addition, a cooling system is integrated with the enclosure to cool the axial field rotary energy device and the VFD.