Abstract: Provided are a super-high speed permanent magnet type synchronous motor which causes less loss in a rotor even though it is driven by an inverter adapted to be operated with a fundamental frequency around 1 kHz, and an air compressor. The air compressor having a super-high speed permanent magnet type synchronous motor which is composed of a stator in which armature windings are wound in a plurality of slots formed in a stator core, and a rotor including a shaft made of a conductive magnetic material, a conductive permanent magnet laid around the outer periphery of the shaft, and a reinforcing member made of carbon fibers and laid around the outer periphery of the permanent magnet, wherein a laminated electromagnetic steel sheet is interposed between the shaft and the permanent magnet, and the laminated electromagnetic steel sheet has a high tensile strength higher than 70 kg/mm2.

Abstract: In an ultra-permanent-magnet-type electric rotating machine including a stator in which a winding of armatures is wound in each of a plurality of slots of a stator core, and a rotor having permanent magnets respectively inserted into permanent-magnet-inserting holes in a magnetic steel sheet ring provided at an outer periphery of a conductive and magnetic shaft, the thickness of the stator core is 0.1 to 0.2 mm, and the magnetic steel sheet ring is made of a high-tensile-strength magnetic steel sheet had tensile strength of 80 kg/mm2 or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a permanent magnet rotating electric machine that comprises a stator, into which concentrated wound armature windings are inserted in such a way as to surround a plurality of teeth formed in a stator core, and a rotor having rare earth permanent magnets inserted into a plurality of permanent magnet holes, which are formed in a rotor core and used for accommodating permanent magnets. In this permanent magnet rotating electric machine, the permanent magnets are each shaped like a convex “V” or “U” with respect to the shaft of the rotor. Moreover, a ratio of the width W1 of an interpole core between the permanent magnets to the width Xg of the gap between the stator core and the rotor core is set in such a manner as to satisfy the following condition: 0.8≦W1/Xg≦13.2. Thus, even when this rotating electric machine is driven by a position sensorless inverter in the case of 120 degree energization, the system efficiency is enhanced.

Abstract: The rotor 2 of a rotating field type turbine generator is provided with slots 3 for accommodating the field windings, wedges 4 positioned at the portions of the magnetic poles on the rotor 2 for holding the field windings and wedges 5 positioned between the magnetic poles on the rotor. These wedges 4 and 5 are constituted by metal bars without joints to enhance damper effect thereby. Magnetomotive forces due to higher harmonics, which causes temperature rise of the rotor 2 and torque ripple during starting with thyristors, induces an elliptic rotating magnetic field having the longer diameter on d axis extending in the direction of magnetomotive force induced by the field windings and the shorter diameter on q axis perpendicular to d axis, and thus a larger eddy current is induced flowing along q axis on the rotor 2 than that flowing along d axis.

Abstract: A controlling apparatus controls a suction performance of a blower motor which is installed into a cleaner main body. The controlling apparatus increases the suction performance when a suction nozzle is operated and decreases the suction performance when the suction nozzle is stopped. Corresponding to a floor use suction nozzle and a crevice use suction nozzle, at a predetermined air flow amount range, the most suitable operation control being suited to a discriminated suction nozzle can carried out automatically. Plural kinds of the suction nozzles at an actual use scope are set beforehand. When the suction nozzle is exchanged the flow amount range is changed over and selected with a respective suction nozzle. Plural kinds of the suction nozzles are selected and changed over automatically according to the dimension of a change amount of an operation condition. A brushless direct motor is used as the blower motor and has a domain being operated at a chopper control duty of factor 100%.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating a vacuum cleaner in which by detecting a rotational speed of a variable speed fan motor adapted to give a suction force to the cleaner and its change range, the choking state of the filter and the state of the cleaned surface are discriminated, and a speed command of the fan motor is corrected on the basis of the result of the discrimination, and the comfortable cleaning can be performed by the optimum suction force.

Abstract: In a vacuum cleaner, both static pressure H.sub.data and a variation width .DELTA.H in the static pressure appearing when a suction port is operated are detected from a pressure sensor provided at a rear side of a filter within a main body of the vacuum cleaner; a current variation width .DELTA.pbi appearing when the suction port is operated is detected from a current of a nozzel motor for driving a rotary brush stored in a power brush suction port; an air quantity at the suction port is calculated from the current, rotational speed of a fan motor and static pressure; command values are newly obtained by performing a fuzzy calculation with the variation width .DELTA.pbi, static-pressure command value Hcmd; the variation width .DELTA.H and the static-pressure command value Qcmd; the variation width .DELTA.pbi and static-pressure command value Hcmd; and also the variation width .DELTA.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating a vacuum cleaner in which by detecting a rotational speed of a variable speed fan motor adapted to give a suction force to the cleaner and its change range, the choking state of the filter and the state of the cleaned surface are discriminated, and a speed command of the fan motor is corrected on the basis of the result of the discrimination, and the comfortable cleaning can be performed by the optimum suction force.

Abstract: An output of a electric driven blower in a cleaner main body is controlled in response to a detection value of a pressure sensor which detects an operation condition in the cleaner main body. A change-over level setting value is provided as a control value for the sensor so as to form a judgment point for changing over a control condition of the blower. A return level setting value is provided as a control value for the sensor so as to form a judgment point for returning to a previous control condition of the blower from a changed-over condition of the blower. When the detection value of the sensor is more than the change-over level setting value, the return level setting value is set higher than the change-over setting value, thereby the output of the blower is increased, or the return level setting value is set a lower than the change-over level setting value, thereby the output of the blower is decreased.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating a vacuum cleaner in which by detecting a rotational speed of a variable speed fan motor adapted to give a suction force to the cleaner and its change range, the choking state of the filter and the state of the cleaned surface are discriminated, and a speed command of the fan motor is corrected on the basis of the result of the discrimination, and the comfortable cleaning can be performed by the optimum suction force.

Abstract: A DC dynamoelectric machine with interpoles between field poles operable in sparkles even under heavy operating conditions comprising a solid soft iron magnetic flux bypassing members, each disposed between respective field poles and interpoles at their ends near its armature with an air gap between the field pole for controlling interpole magnetic flux, the solid soft iron magnetic flux bypassing member suppresses sudden change of magnetic flux flowing therethough by permitting flow of eddy current therethrough and maintains the interpole magnetic flux at a desired amount even during a sudden change of load current.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating a vacuum cleaner in which by detecting a rotational speed of a variable speed fan motor adapted to give a suction force to the cleaner and its change range, the choking state of the filter and the state of the cleaner surface are discriminated, and a speed command of the fan motor is corrected on the basis of the result of the discrimination, and the comfortable cleaning can be performed by the optimum suction force.

Abstract: In a vacuum cleaner comprising an electric blower and a speed control unit to operate the electric blower at a variable speed, a plurality of kinds of operation control rules of the electric blower are previously stored in the speed control unit, a load current value of the electric blower is continuously detected during the cleaning and the type of the surface to be cleaned is estimated from the load current value. Thereafter, the operation control rule suitable for the estimated cleaning surface is selected from the operation control rules stored in the speed control unit and the electric blower is driven on the basis of the selected operation control rule.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for operating a vacuum cleaner in which by detecting a rotational speed of a variable speed fan motor adapted to give a suction force to the cleaner and its change range, the choking state of the filter and the state of the cleaned surface are discriminated, and a speed command of the fan motor is corrected on the basis of the result of the discrimination, and the comfortable cleaning can be performed by the optimum suction force.

Abstract: A novel armature of an electric rotating machine is disclosed. The armature core is divided axially into two or more members. The coils of the armature winding are fixed on the armature core in such a way that two or more coil sides are disposed in each slot of one member, and the coil sides disposed in the same slot are arranged in adjacent different slots of the other member. The end of each coil is positioned in a manner to substantially equalize the mutual inductance between each pair of adjacent coil ends.

Abstract: The first and second interpole compensation windings are disposed on the commutation starting side and the commutation ending side of the interpole cores, respectively. The current flowing through the first and second interpole compensation windings are controlled in response to the first and second voltages detected by the first and second brushes disposed on the commutation starting side and the commutation ending side of the brushes.

Abstract: In a stator provided with interpoles, a magnetic flux adjusting winding is provided adjacent to the radially inner end of each interpole core for adjusting the magnetic flux passing through the half of the circumferential width of the interpole core, so that the intensity of the magnetic flux passing through the radially inner end of the interpole core becomes substantially uniform along the end face of the interpole core, whereby the waveform of the commutating emf is simulated to that of the reactance voltage to widen the width of the no-spark zone during commutation thereby improving the commutation performance without appreciably modifying the original shape or structure of the stator.

Abstract: In a vacuum cleaner comprising an electric blower and a speed control unit to operate the electric blower at a variable speed, a plurality of kinds of operation control rules of the electric blower are previously stored in the speed control unit, a load current value of the electric blower is continuously detected during the cleaning and the type of the surface to be cleaned is estimated from the load current value. Thereafter, the operation control rule suitable for the estimated cleaning surface is selected from the operation control rules stored in the speed control unit and the electric blower is driven on the basis of the selected operation control rule.