Abstract:
A motor driven assembly includes a motor having a motor shaft mounted for rotation about a rotational axis and a rotor radially located about the shaft. The motor drives a compressor that receives air from the motor, compresses the air, and circulates the compressed air to a space. The motor includes a first cooling flow passage and a second cooling flow passage that each receive air to provide internal cooling of the motor. A portion of the air compressed in the compressor is diverted from the compressor to a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger cools the compressed air from before the air circulates into the first cooling flow passage to cool the motor. The second cooling flow passage receives air from the environment surrounding the motor driven assembly to further cool the motor.
Abstract:
The segmented permanent-magnet rotor for high-speed synchronous machines reduces eddy-current losses by axially segmenting the containment sleeve and the permanent magnets. The axial segmentation of the containment sleeve includes forming grooves circumferentially around the outer surface of the containment sleeve. The circumferential grooves disrupt the generation of eddy currents on the outer surface of the containment sleeve and therefore reduce eddy-current losses in the containment sleeve. Axial segmentation of the permanent magnets also disrupts eddy current formation, thereby reducing eddy current losses in the permanent magnets. In addition, the presence of an electrically insulating layer between the containment sleeve and the permanent magnets reduces eddy current migration from the containment sleeve to the permanent magnets, and therefore provides additional reduction of eddy-current losses.
Abstract:
An exemplary power system may include an electric machine with multiple sets of stator windings, each set of windings being coupled through a separate switch matrix to a common voltage bus, and each of which may be spatially arranged in full pitch around the stator such that stator flux harmonics are substantially reduced. The reduced stator flux harmonics may be associated with phase current harmonic content. In an example application, such power systems may operate in a generating mode to transfer mechanical energy to electrical energy on a DC voltage bus. In some illustrative embodiments, the power system may provide both high-power and high-speed (e.g., 1 MW at 8000 rpm or above) motoring and/or generating capability suitable, for example, for on-board (e.g., marine, aviation, traction) power systems.
Abstract:
A system for enhancing the performance of a carrier insertion sensorless (CIS) position sensing system for a wound field synchronous machine that utilises the positively rotating components (+2ωct) of the carrier second harmonic currents that contain rotor position information before field excitation to serve as a north-south pole indicator that determines if the CIS system has locked onto the north or south pole of the rotor.
Abstract:
A method of adjusting speed and torque of a dynamoelectric machine is disclosed. The machine includes a main winding, and a divided winding each configured to generate a plurality of poles. The method includes the steps of energizing the main winding and controlling the amount of electromagnetic flux at each pole.
Abstract:
A rotor core is formed from a stack of laminations. The core includes a plurality of generally circular laminations in a stacked formation one on top of each other. Each lamination defines an axis collinear with an axis of each other lamination in the stacked formation. The laminations each have first and second surfaces and the stack is configured to define at least one inner lamination having laminations adjacent to both its first and second sides and outer laminations having laminations adjacent to only one of its first and second sides. Each lamination has a predetermined number of circumferencially equally spaced slots that define conductor receiving regions. Each inner lamination includes at least one interlocking projection extending from one of the first and second surfaces thereof, at a predetermined radial distance from the lamination axis. Each lamination further defines at least one projection receiving region formed therein for receiving a projection from an adjacent lamination. When viewing the laminations stacks parallel to the axis, the projections are engaged in their respective projection receiving regions so as to define a staggered path of projection and receiving region engagements through the lamination stack. This staggered path configuration defines an elongated, tortuous path having a length greater than a height of the stack for eddy currents through the lamination stack, to increase impedance of an eddy current path therethrough.
Abstract:
A dynamoelectric machine constructed for speed and accuracy of manufacturing has a stator core constructed of 90.degree. symmetrical stator laminations and the windings have differing numbers of poles which overlap in slots of the stator core are wound of the core formed by the laminations in unique fashion. The rotor bars of the machine are skewed to optimize performance of the machine when in the form of a single phase induction motor. Magnet wire leads of the windings are connected directly to terminals on a plug and terminal assembly which is formed for positive location on an end frame of the machine without welding or other fastening to the end frame. The end frames of the machine and stator laminations forming the stator core are formed so as to increase the precision of the final position of the stator relative to the rotor assembly of the dynamoelectric machine. The end frames are constructed for grounding without the use of fasteners or wire. The engagement of the end frames with the stator core is employed as the basis for alignment of the machine components.
Abstract:
A dynamoelectric machine constructed for speed and accuracy of manufacturing has a stator core constructed of 90.degree. symmetrical stator laminations and the windings have differing numbers of poles which overlap in slots of the stator core are wound of the core formed by the laminations in unique fashion. The rotor bars of the machine are skewed to optimize performance of the machine when in the form of a single phase induction motor. Magnet wire leads of the windings are connected directly to terminals on a plug and terminal assembly which is formed for positive location on an end frame of the machine without welding or other fastening to the end frame. The end frames of the machine and stator laminations forming the stator core are formed so as to increase the precision of the final position of the stator relative to the rotor assembly of the dynamoelectric machine. The end frames are constructed for grounding without the use of fasteners or wire. The engagement of the end frames with the stator core is employed as the basis for alignment of the machine components.