Abstract: A rotor core includes a hollow shaft and a carrier portion permanently combined with the hollow shaft and configured to carry a ring-shaped permanent magnet coaxially to the hollow shaft. The carrier portion includes a support plate extending in radial direction and at least one axial support region configured to support the ring-shaped permanent magnet in axial direction. The carrier portion further includes at least one support element configured to extend into an interior space surrounded by the ring-shaped permanent magnet. A permanent magnet rotor including the rotor core, an electric motor, an electric pump and a household appliance, are also provided.

Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine includes a rotor body formed from a plurality of rotor laminations defining a first axial end and a second axial end. Each of the plurality of rotor laminations includes a plurality of openings that are aligned so as to define a plurality of passages through the rotor body. A plurality of reinforcement elements extend through the plurality of laminations. Each of the plurality of reinforcement elements is arranged in a corresponding one of the plurality of passages and includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion and the second end portion of select ones of the plurality of reinforcement elements extend outwardly of the first axial end and the second axial end. An end ring is positioned at the first axial end. The end ring is integrally formed with the select ones of the plurality of reinforcement elements.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a stator comprising a stator core having a plurality of teeth and coils wound around the teeth, wherein the tooth includes a body around which the coil is wound and a shoe connected to the body, the shoe includes a plurality of grooves and a curvature center of the inner peripheral surface of the shoe is the same as the center of the stator core.

Abstract: A rotor assembly includes a plurality of segmented magnets disposed about an outer surface of a rotor core and a plurality of segmented metallic bands configured to secure the plurality of segmented magnets to the outer surface of the rotor core. The number of segments of the segmented metallic bands in an axial direction is greater than the number of segments of the segmented magnets.

Abstract: A rotor sleeve (46) for a rotor (29) of an electric machine (28), the rotor sleeve (46) comprising: an inner layer (52) of wound filaments (56) comprising a first material having a first modulus of elasticity; and an outer layer (54) of wound filaments (60) wound around the inner layer (52), the outer layer (54) comprising a second material having a second modulus of elasticity higher than the first modulus.

Abstract: A rotor assembly for an axial flux machine may include at least one magnet and first and second support structures. The first support structure may be configured to have the at least one magnet attached thereto and to provide a flux return path for the at least one magnet. The second support structure may be configured to be attached to the first support structure so as to allow torque to be transferred between the at least one magnet and the second support structure via the first support structure, and may be further configured (A) to be attached to a rotatable shaft of the axial flux machine, or (B) to function as an output or input flange of the axial flux machine.

Abstract: Provided are a rotor of a rotary electric machine, and a rotary electric machine, in which torque ripple can be efficiently reduced with a simple configuration. In the rotor of the rotary electric machine which is rotatably disposed in a stator, and the rotary electric machine including the stator, and the rotor rotatably disposed in the stator, two or more magnets are arranged per pole, and arranged such that separation distances, between the two or more magnets per pole along a circumferential direction of the rotor, alternately vary every pole along the circumferential direction of the rotor.

Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core having magnet insertion holes in a number corresponding to a pole number, and a center hole. The rotor core has first slits and ribs alternately arranged in the circumferential direction along a periphery of the center hole, and second slits on an outer side with respect to the first slits in the radial direction. The first slits and the second slits are both equal in number to half or an integer multiple of the pole number. Each second slit is formed to cover the rib from an outer side in the radial direction. Each first slit has a length A1 in the circumferential direction and a width A2 in the radial direction. Each second slit has a length B1 in the circumferential direction and a width B2 in the radial direction. A1>A2, B1>B2, and A1>B1 are satisfied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a motor or generator comprises a rotor and a stator, wherein the rotor has an axis of rotation and is configured to generate first magnetic flux parallel to the axis of rotation, the stator is configured to generate second magnetic flux parallel to the axis of rotation, and at least one of the rotor or the stator is configured to generate a magnetic flux profile that is non-uniformly distributed about the axis of rotation. Also disclosed is a method that involves arranging one or more magnetic flux producing windings of a stator non-uniformly about an axis of rotation of a rotor of an axial flux motor or generator.

Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a rotor and a magnet unit. The rotating electrical machine also includes a cylindrical stator and a housing. The stator is equipped with a stator winding made up of a plurality of phase windings. The stator is arranged coaxially with the rotor and faces the rotor. The housing has the rotor and the stator disposed therein. The rotor includes a cylindrical magnet retainer to which the magnet unit is secured and an intermediate portion which connects between a rotating shaft of the rotor and the magnet retainer and extends in a radial direction of the rotating shaft. A first region located radially inside an inner peripheral surface of a magnetic circuit component made up of the stator and the rotor is greater in volume than a second region between the inner peripheral surface of the magnetic circuit component and the housing in the radial direction.

Abstract: In a rotor for a rotating electric machine, a key portion, a first stress relaxation groove, a second stress relaxation groove, and a protruding portion are provided at an inner periphery of a rotor core. The first stress relaxation groove is formed to be adjacent to the key portion in a circumferential direction of the rotor core. The protruding portion is formed between the first stress relaxation groove and the second stress relaxation groove, and is in contact with an outer periphery of a shaft.

Abstract: An exemplary axial cladding magnet magnetically-geared machine is disclosed comprising Halbach array cladding magnets located on the axial ends of the magnetically-geared machine. The Halbach array cladding magnets can be used to increase the magnetic efficiency and torque transmission of the magnetically-geared machine by mitigating end-effect losses.

Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a rotor and a magnet unit. The rotating electrical machine also includes a cylindrical stator and a housing. The stator is equipped with a stator winding made up of a plurality of phase windings. The stator is arranged coaxially with the rotor and faces the rotor. The housing has the rotor and the stator disposed therein. The rotor includes a cylindrical magnet retainer to which the magnet unit is secured and an intermediate portion which connects between a rotating shaft of the rotor and the magnet retainer and extends in a radial direction of the rotating shaft. A first region located radially inside an inner peripheral surface of a magnetic circuit component made up of the stator and the rotor is greater in volume than a second region between the inner peripheral surface of the magnetic circuit component and the housing in the radial direction.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine rotor includes a rotor core having magnet holes formed therein, a permanent magnet inserted in each of the magnet holes, and an end plate arranged at an axial end face of the rotor core and having one or more fixing holes via which the permanent magnet is exposed to the outside in an axial direction. One or more fixing pieces extend from the periphery of the fixing hole. The fixing piece has an inclined part that extends in a direction approaching the center of the permanent magnet when advancing to the outside in the axial direction, and is in contact with the permanent magnet, thereby pressing the permanent magnet in both the axial direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to the axial direction.

Abstract: An electric machine rotor includes a rotor core having pairs of magnets circumferentially distributed around the rotor core, each magnet pair forming a V-shaped configuration with an opening facing an outer periphery of the rotor core, and first and second slots inside the V-shaped configuration that form a magnetic bridge. Sides of the magnetic bridge are angled toward the outer periphery.

Abstract: The rotor for a squirrel-cage asynchronous rotating electrical machine comprises two compaction elements clamping a cylindrical magnetic mass, short-circuit rings facing the face of the compaction elements opposite that in contact with the magnetic mass, and conductive bars housed in recesses in the magnetic mass and distributed evenly over at least one diameter of the magnetic mass such that the short-circuit rings and the conductive bars form a squirrel cage. Retaining means distributed over at least one diameter of each short-circuit ring and over at least one diameter of each compaction element interact so as to secure the short-circuit rings and the compaction elements together, the pitch circle diameters of the retaining means on the rings and the compaction elements being smaller than the pitch circle diameter of the conductive bars.

Abstract: A stator includes a stator core and a coil wound around the stator core. The coil includes a basic coil segment including a pair of first legs and a first transition portion disposed on a first end surface side of the stator core, and a transition coil segment including a pair of second legs and a second transition portion. The second transition portion includes a pair of shoulders and a pair of second rising portions. An inclination angle of the second rising portion is larger than an angle of the shoulder with respect to a first end surface, so that the second transition portion is in contact with the first transition portion.

Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is an electric aircraft motor with a fully welded rotor. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface. The rotor includes a cylindrical portion and spokes welded to the cylindrical portion. In another aspect of the present disclosure is a method for manufacturing a fully welded rotor.

Abstract: A rotor (1) of an axial-flux electromagnetic machine having a body comprising an internal hub (2) concentric to the axis of rotation (7). Branches (3) extend radially in relation to the axis of rotation (7) from the internal hub (2) toward a binding band (8) which forms an external circular rim of the rotor (1). In each space defined between two adjacent branches (3) there is a magnet structure (10) comprising a plurality of magnets (4). The body is constituted by a plurality of stacked layers of composite containing fibers bonded by a resin. The fibers of each layer are oriented in a different predetermined direction (F1, F2) for two adjacent and stacked layers. In addition, a covering skin is located on each of two opposite faces of the rotor body, made up of a plurality of stacked layers of composite containing fibers bonded by a resin.

Abstract: An embodiment relates to a motor comprising: a shaft; a rotor engaged with the shaft; and a stator disposed outside the rotor, wherein the stator includes a stator core formed by stacking a plurality of sheets and a coil wound around the stator core, the stator core including a yoke having a hole formed therein, a tooth protruding radially from the yoke, and an adhesive member disposed in the hole, the hole being disposed on an imaginary line L extending radially along the side of the tooth. Accordingly, the motor can form a stator core by stacking sheets, and reduce noise and vibration by filling an adhesive member in a hole formed in the stator core.