Abstract: The rotor of the rotating electric machine includes the rotor shaft and the rotor core. The rotor shaft has the shaft refrigerant passage and the refrigerant supplying port on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft, the shaft refrigerant passage extending in an axial direction, the refrigerant supplying port communicating with the shaft refrigerant passage. The rotor core has the rotor core refrigerant passage and the refrigerant receiving port on the inner peripheral surface of the rotor core, the rotor core refrigerant passage extending in the axial direction, the refrigerant receiving port communicating with the rotor core refrigerant passage and facing the refrigerant supplying port of the rotor shaft. A clearance groove part is provided at a portion that is on the inner peripheral surface of the rotor core and that faces the refrigerant supplying port of the rotor shaft, the clearance groove part extending in the axial direction.

Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core that is formed by stacking a plurality of steel plates each of which has an opening; a magnet that is inserted in a magnet hole formed by disposing the openings such that the openings overlap each other; and a magnetic plate that is disposed between an inner wall defining the magnet hole and the magnet so as to prevent contact between the inner wall defining the magnet hole and the magnet. At least a contact portion of the magnetic plate is subjected to an insulating process, the contact portion of the magnetic plate contacting the magnet.

Abstract: To suppress occurrence of a counter electromotive force due to a permanent magnet motor, in an electric vehicle that includes a permanent magnet motor and a non-permanent magnet motor rotating a drive shaft. An electric vehicle includes a permanent magnet type PM motor that rotates a front wheel drive shaft. The PM motor and the drive shaft are connected and disconnected by a clutch. The electric vehicle also includes a non-permanent magnet type SR motor that rotates a rear wheel drive shaft. When the clutch disconnects the PM motor and the drive shaft, the SR motor rotates the drive shaft.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine equipped with a magnetic flux variable mechanism includes a case body, a mover moving upon receipt of centrifugal force, a magnetic flux short circuit member, a cam member, and biasing springs. The cam member includes a cam surface so as to face the mover and make contact with the mover, and the cam member converts a radial movement of the mover received by the cam surface into an axial movement of the magnetic flux short circuit member. The biasing springs give a biasing force to the magnetic flux short circuit member in a direction distanced from an axial end surface of the rotor core, so as to determine a position of the magnetic flux short circuit member along the axial direction in a state where the biasing force is balanced with the centrifugal force applied to the mover via the cam member.

Abstract: A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes: a rotor core having magnet holes; magnets inserted in the magnet holes of the rotor core. Each of the magnets includes two first surfaces respectively facing outward and inward of the rotor radial direction, and two second surfaces respectively facing one side and the other side of the rotor circumferential direction. Both ends in the rotor axial direction of at least one first surface of the two first surfaces are covered with electric insulating films, and a lateral surface region between both ends of the one first surface that are covered with the electric insulating films, and the two second surfaces are covered with no electric insulating films.

Abstract: Stator for rotary electric machine has stator core and stator coil. The stator core has plural slots. The stator coil has a one-side conductor segment, a first other-side conductor segment, and a second other-side conductor segment. In the one-side conductor segment, a first leg and a second leg are inserted in first and second slots from one axial end side of the stator core. In the first other-side conductor segment, a third leg is inserted in the first slot from another axial end side of the stator core. In the second other-side conductor segment, a fourth leg is inserted in the second slot from the other axial end side of the stator core. The stator coil is formed such that the opposing legs are joined in each of the slots and a plurality of the one-side conductor segment and a plurality of the other-side conductor segment are sequentially joined.

Abstract: A rotor of a rotating electric machine includes a rotor core, and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in a two-layer structure having a first layer and a second layer, in the rotor core. Among the permanent magnets, first and second outermost permanent magnets located closest to each of opposite q-axes of each magnetic pole are located relative to each other, such that a radial position of an end portion on a q-axis side and a radially inner side in the first outermost permanent magnet that belongs to the first layer is spaced by a predetermined radial spacing from and is on a radially outer side of a radial position of an end portion on the q-axis side and a radially outer side in the second outermost permanent magnet that belongs to the second layer.

Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core and a permanent magnet. A core refrigerant passage is configured to guide refrigerant supplied from a shaft refrigerant passage to an outer peripheral end of the rotor core. The first refrigerant passage extends from an inner peripheral end of the rotor core to a position inside the permanent magnet. The first refrigerant passage is placed at a position deviating from a q-axis of the rotary electric machine in a circumferential direction. The second refrigerant passage is provided on the q-axis. The second refrigerant passage extends from the outer peripheral end of the rotor core toward an inner peripheral side in the rotor core. The third refrigerant passage configured to provide communication between the first refrigerant passage and the second refrigerant passage, the third refrigerant passage being placed at a position deviating from the second refrigerant passage in a rotor axis direction.

Abstract: An estimator includes a model unit that calculates a state quantity by using an input signal and a relational expression that expresses a target model, a correction signal measurement sensor that measures a correction signal for correcting the state quantity, a correction unit that outputs a value for correcting the state quantity based on the correction signal to the model unit, and a model changing unit that changes the model unit in accordance with an oil flow related value that relates to a change of flow of cooling oil. The correction signal measurement sensor is arranged to be in contact with a metal member that includes a coil conductive wire that constitutes the stator coil, a terminal connected to the coil conductive wire, and a power line connected between the coil conductive wire and the terminal, at a point on which no cooling oil drops.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a first middle floor unit for a gasoline vehicle and a second middle floor unit for a hybrid vehicle, and the first and second middle floor units are made interchangeable with each other. A front floor unit and a rear floor unit are made shareable by the gasoline vehicle and the hybrid vehicle. That is, the front floor unit and the rear floor unit can be regarded as a platform. Additionally, the second middle floor unit includes a housing, and an IPU is stored in an interior of the housing.

Abstract: A slot insulating paper (12) is arranged in a slot (18) of a core (10) of an electric motor or generator. In a state where the slot insulating paper (12) is spread in a sheet shape, a region (high stiffness portion (36)) that is part of the slot insulating paper (12) is a breakage resistance portion having a higher resistance against breakage than the other region (ordinary portion (38)). The slot insulating paper (12) may be formed by laminating a plurality of insulating layers. In the breakage resistance portion, for example, at least one of the laminated insulating layers is a high stiffness layer formed of a high stiffness material. Thus, the breakage resistance portion is formed to have a high stiffness. With a high stiffness, it is possible to improve breakage resistance.

Abstract: A stator and a rotary electric machine include a stator core including a plurality of stacked annular electromagnetic steel plates with coupling portions. The coupling portions are arranged with a pitch of an integral multiple of a central angle. The central angle is defined as an angle between two adjacent magnetic poles of the same polarity relative to a rotational center of the rotor. When a number of the coupling portions is an odd number, fixing portions are arranged with the same pitch as the pitch of the coupling portions, or with a pitch corresponding to a divisor of the pitch of the coupling portions. When a number of the coupling portions is an even number, the fixing portions are arranged with a pitch corresponding to a divisor of the pitch of the coupling portions, or a divisor of 180°.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine stator includes a stator core, a multi-layer winding coil, a first insulating resin layer, and a second insulating resin layer. The multi-layer winding coil is arranged with a predetermined number of steps in the radial direction of the teeth. Each step of the multi-layer winding coil includes a lowest layer coil of one winding and a surface layer coil of another winding. The first insulating resin layer is arranged between the teeth and the lowest layer coil, or between an insulator that is fixed to the teeth and the lowest layer coil. The second insulating resin layer is arranged locally at curved portions of the multi-layer winding coil that correspond to corner portions of four corners of a rectangular cross-section of the teeth. The second insulating resin layer is arranged extending across a plurality of steps of the multi-layer winding coil.

Abstract: A fixing method for fixing a coil insulator which is provided between a stator core 5 including a back yoke 7 and a plurality of teeth 8 projecting in the radial direction from the back yoke 7, and a coil 6 wound around the stator core 5, to the stator core 5, includes preparing the stator core 5 in which a fixing hole 11 is formed corresponding to a respective one of the teeth 8, on an end face in the axial direction of the back yoke 7, and preparing a plurality of coil insulators 12 which include each a main body 14 composed of a heat-softenable insulating material and arranged on the circumference of a respective one of the teeth 8, and a fixing portion 20 which is projected in the radial direction from the main body 14 and covers the fixing hole 11. Each coil insulator 12 is arranged on the circumference of a respective one of the teeth 8 by fitting thereto.

Abstract: An insulator for insulating a coil that is wound around a tooth of a stator core from the stator core includes: an axial wall that opposes an axial end surface of the tooth in a state of being assembled to the tooth; and a circumferential wall that is integrally provided with the axial wall and opposes a circumferential-side surface of the tooth. The circumferential wall that is located between the tooth and the coil is constructed of an insulating sheet that is thinner than the axial wall and has foamability.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes an annular stator, an inner rotor, an outer rotor and a toroidal coil. The annular stator includes inner teeth protruding radially inward and outer teeth protruding radially outward. The inner rotor faces a radially inner side of the annular stator. The outer rotor faces a radially outer side of the annular stator. The toroidal coils are arranged in each inner slot between any adjacent two of the inner teeth and a corresponding one outer slot between adjacent two of the outer teeth. The total number of the plurality of outer slots is larger than the total number of the plurality of inner slots. The number of the coils arranged in all the outer slots is larger than or equal to the number of the coils arranged in all the inner slots.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes: a stator including a stator core and a stator coil wound around the stator core; and an annular outer rotor including an outer core disposed around an outer periphery of the stator and a plurality of outer magnets arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction, in which the stator core has an annular yoke and a plurality of outer teeth protruding radially outward from an outer periphery of the yoke, the outer magnets are magnetized in the circumferential direction such that magnetization directions of the outer magnets adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction are opposite to each other in the circumferential direction, and a circumferential distance of a gap between the outer magnets adjacent to each other is 1.5 times or more a disposition pitch in the circumferential direction of the outer teeth.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets. The permanent magnets are disposed to be divided into two layers, the two layers being a layer on the outer peripheral side and a layer on the inner peripheral side of the rotor core, and the permanent magnets are disposed line-symmetrically with respect to a magnetic pole center of the rotor core and in a V-shape or a U-shape in each of the two layers. An angle that each of the permanent magnets disposed on the outer peripheral side makes with the magnetic pole center of the V-shape or the U-shape is larger than an angle that each of the permanent magnets disposed on the inner peripheral side makes with the magnetic pole center of the V-shape or the U-shape.

Abstract: A flat wire (36) that forms a stator coil (16) has an insertion portion (22) that is inserted into a slot (14), and a coil end portion (30) that protrudes from an end portion of the stator coil (16). An insulating layer of an adjacent portion (38) that is adjacent to a flat wire (36) of a different phase at the coil end portion (30) is thicker than an insulating layer in another region. Setting the thickness of the insulating layer of each part according to the required insulation performance in this way makes it possible to make the overall insulating layer thinner, and improve the in-slot space factor of the stator coil while ensuring insulation performance.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a creating unit that creates correspondence information that, based on reproduction history information representing a date and time of reproduction of content information and photographing history information representing a date and time of photographing of image information, associates the content information with the image information.