Abstract:
A vehicle alternator includes a permanent magnet rotor, a stator having armature coils, and a rectifier circuit. In the rectifier circuit, schottky barrier diodes and FETs are connected in series so that the forward directions of the schottky barrier diodes and parasitic diodes of the MOSFETs are opposite. The schottky barrier diodes are connected between the MOSFETs and the armature coils.
Abstract:
In an rotary electric machine, such as a AC generator for a vehicle includes a rotor, a stator core disposed around the rotor, and stator winding, the stator core is comprised of a slot member having a plurality of slots formed at an outer periphery thereof to open radially outward and a ring member fitted to the slot member to close the plurality of slots. If the inside diameter of the slot member is Di, and the outside diameter of the ring member is Do, a diameter ratio Di/Do is equal to or larger than 76%.
Abstract:
A stator for a vehicle ac generator includes a stator core having a plurality of slots and a star-connected stator winding. The stator winding has a plurality of sets of U-shaped large and small segments. The large segment has a pair of in-slot portions respectively disposed in the radially outermost slot-layer and radially innermost slot-layer. The small segment has a pair of in-slot portions respectively disposed in the radially outer middle slot-layer and radially inner middle slot-layer. Three output terminal ends respectively extend from the small segments, and three neutral terminal ends respectively extend from the large segments.
Abstract:
A stator of an ac generator for vehicle has a stator core which is a lamination of steel sheets and has a plurality of slots cut out in a cutout direction. A plurality of insulators and, subsequently, electric conductors are respectively inserted into the plurality of slots in the direction opposite to the cutout direction. The insulators are prevented from shifting in the slots by sharp-edged burs provided when the plurality of slots are cut out.
Abstract:
In a stator of an alternator for a vehicle, a stator winding has a plurality of conductor segments having ends extending in opposite directions and a plurality of ball-shaped connected portion between the conductor segments forming continuously connected coils. Each of the ball-shaped connected portions is composed of one end of one conductor segment and the other end of another conductor segment.
Abstract:
In a stator of an alternator for a vehicle including a stator core and a multi-phase stator winding, the stator winding is composed of a plurality of conductor segments having a pair of conductor members connected with one another to form a first coil-end group disposed on one axial end of the stator core so that first U-turn portions of the conductor segments are surrounded by second U-turn portions of the conductor segments and a second coil-end group disposed on the other axial end of said stator core so that ends of said conductor segments are connected to form lap windings.
Abstract:
An alternator for a vehicle includes a stator having a stator core, a stator winding having a first coil-end group and a second coil-end group on the opposite ends of the stator core The alternator further includes a rectifier disposed near the first coil-end group and an air drive unit for cooling the first and second coil-end groups. Because the first coil-end group has a larger surface to be cooled than the second coil-end group, temperature of both coil end groups is controlled so that they become equal.
Abstract:
An alternator for a vehicle includes a fan for supplying cooling air along an inner circumference of coil-end groups disposed opposite ends of a stator in an axial direction. Each of the coil-end groups is composed of a plurality inner coil-end portions disposed at an inner circumference of the coil-end groups to extend from an end of the stator core and outer coil-end portions disposed at an outer circumference of the coil-end groups to extend from an end of the stator core. The inner coil-end portion extends in a direction between the axial direction and rotating direction of the rotor.
Abstract:
Rectifying elements that constitute a full-wave rectifier of an on-vehicle alternator are constituted by Schottky barrier diodes. The Schottky barrier diode has on one hand the drawback that rectifying characteristics thereof deteriorate due to the heat generation resulting from large avalanche breakdown current that is produced due to surge voltage, with the result that leakage current that occurs when reverse voltage is applied increases. However, according to the present invention, since the surge voltage is absorbed by a voltage regulation diode connected in parallel with the Schottky barrier diode, the voltage regulation diode is broken down when surge voltage has been applied. Accordingly, it does not happen that reverse voltage that exceeds the breakdown voltage of the voltage regulation diode is applied to the Schottky barrier diode. Therefore, it does not happen that the current due to surge voltage exceeding the breakdown voltage thereof flows in the Schottky barrier diode.