Abstract:
A stator arrangement for an electromechanical transducer is provided. The stator arrangement includes a base structure, a coil holder, a coil mounted at the coil holder; and a flexible element connecting the base structure to the coil holder flexibly relative to each other. Further, an electromechanical transducer is provided that includes the above-mentioned stator arrangement and a rotor arrangement rotatable relative to the base structure around an axial direction. Still, further, a wind turbine is provided that includes the above-mentioned electromechanical transducer as a generator.
Abstract:
A generator for a wind turbine including a rotor arrangement and a stator arrangement is provided. The rotor arrangement includes a cylinder barrel or a sleeve enclosing a rotor element provided for the production of energy and having an outer cylinder barrel shaped surface in relation to a centre axis of the generator acting as a bearing surface of the rotor arrangement. The stator arrangement includes a cylinder barrel or a sleeve covering a stator element provided for the production of energy and having an inner cylinder barrel shaped surface in relation to the centre axis of the generator acting as a bearing surface of the stator arrangement. The bearing surfaces of the rotor arrangement and the stator arrangement are arranged oppositely to each other with a substantially cylinder barrel shaped air gap in-between, wherein the air gap comprises a lubricant. Also, a wind turbine including a generator is provided.
Abstract:
An electric machine having a stator surrounding a rotor with an air gap therebetween. The stator has slots in its inner margin for accommodating stator coil windings. Stator teeth defined by the slots have irregular shapes to modify a variable flux flow pattern in the air gap to reduce harmonic torque components with minimal effect on an average value of rotor torque.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrical machine with a stator (1) and a rotor (2), it being possible for the rotor (2) to be moved in rotary fashion with respect to the stator (1), and the stator (1) having slots (4), in which conductor loops (6) of a winding for electrically inducing a magnetic field are arranged, and the rotor (1) having slots (7), in which conductor loops (9) of a winding or cage bars (9) are arranged. Against this background, the invention specifies an electrical machine in which the disruptive noise emission can be reduced significantly whilst maintaining approximately the same performance data for the machine. For this purpose, provision is made for the slots (4, 7) of the stator and/or of the rotor to be spaced apart from one another nonuniformly over the circumference of the stator (1) or the rotor (2).Furthermore the invention specifies a process for manufacturing such an electrical machine.
Abstract:
In a linear motor (1) having a stator (2) and an armature (3), the stator (2) comprises a winding former (21) and a drive winding (22) provided on the winding former (21). Further, means are provided for preventing any contact between the drive winding (22) and the armature (3) in case the armature (3) penetrates through the winding former (21).
Abstract:
A rotary machine includes at least one rotating member and at least one stationary member positioned such that a clearance gap is defined between a portion of the at least one rotating member and a portion of the at least one stationary member. The clearance gap has a measurable radial dimension and a measurable magnetic flux is generated in the clearance gap at least partially by relative movement between the stationary member and the rotating member. A method of monitoring a clearance gap measurement system for the rotary machine includes providing at least one clearance gap measurement assembly. The measurement assembly has at least one dimension measurement apparatus and at least one magnetic flux measurement apparatus. The method also includes positioning the at least one measurement assembly on the stationary member to facilitate measurements of the clearance gap during operation of the rotary machine.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a massage device (1). The massage device (1) comprises a first support (32), a second support (30) and a deformable connector (36). The first support (32) has a massage face (34). The second support (30) has a protrusion (31) for accommodating an electrical coil (8). During use of the massage device (1), electrical coil 8 conducts an electrical current. First support (32) is provided with an electromagnetic system (15) comprising permanent magnets (14, 24) or one or more electrical coils, magnetically conductible bodies or a combination thereof. First support (32) is connected to second support (30) by a deformable connector (36). As a result of electro-magnetic interaction a force indicated by an arrow (56) is exerted on protrusion (31). The first support (32) may be displaced relative to the second support (30).
Abstract:
A control system for a rotary machine is provided. The rotary machine has at least one rotating member and at least one substantially stationary member positioned such that a clearance gap is defined between a portion of the rotating member and a portion of the substantially stationary member. The control system includes at least one clearance gap dimension measurement apparatus and at least one clearance gap adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly is coupled in electronic data communication with the measurement apparatus. The control system is configured to process a clearance gap dimension signal and modulate the clearance gap dimension.
Abstract:
A machine includes a moving part and a direct drive for moving the moving part. The direct drive includes a stator and an armature unit which interacts with the stator. A coupling device couples the armature unit to the moving part to allow a movement of the moving part in relation to the armature unit. The direct drive further includes a spacer device to maintain a distance between an active region of the stator and an active region of the armature unit, thereby defining the air gap between the stator and the armature unit.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a stand (12) for a linear electric motor (14) comprising a primary winding (18) and a secondary winding (20), characterized in that the stand (12) comprises compensating means (52) consisting of elongated slots (58) delimiting connecting bridges (60) and in that said slots (58) constitute cooling openings through which is provided a forced air flow when the stand (12) is moving enabling the primary winding (18) to be cooled.