Abstract: A pulsed inertial electric motor of the present invention comprises (i) a stator with an annular magnetic conductor on which an even number of permanent magnets are uniformly arranged with a predetermined pitch, (ii) a rotor separated from the stator by an air gap and bearing an even number of electromagnets, each electromagnet consisting of first and second coils with mutually opposed winding directions, the coils being connected in series, (iii) a collector distributor (commutator) mounted on the stator body, containing current-conducting plates separated by insulating spacers and connected with alternating polarity to a direct current (DC) source, and (iv) current collectors mounted on the rotor and capable of contacting with plates of the collector distributor

Abstract: In a method for winding the stator of a multiphase electric motor a plurality of mutually spaced stator teeth are assigned to each phase, wherein all the teeth of the stator are wound without a break in the winding wire, and wherein the winding wire is taken via a contact-making element of a contact-making device before or after the winding of all the stator teeth assigned to a phase.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are shown for improving the efficiency of motors, generators and machines by using a closed ferromagnetic frame upon which is mounted a plurality of solenoid coils. Two of the solenoid coils are wired together so that they act as one in a closed wiring circuit. An associated armature assembly includes a carousel which carries additional solenoid coils and is rotated through an opening provided in an extension to the closed frame. The individual solenoid coils located on the carousel supply power to the two original solenoid coils on the ferromagnetic frame giving the basic circulation system amplification each time a solenoid enters the electric/magnetic field created by the frame uprights.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical machine, especially an alternator (10) comprising a stator winding (11) with a total of seven phase conductors (P1 to P7) which are interconnected in series at the same electrical angle (a). The aim of the invention is to dampen magnet noise and to increase machine performance. For this purpose, at least every other electrically subsequent phase conductor (P) is skipped when the phase conductors (P1 to P7) are connected in series.

Abstract: A synchronous machine has a stator in which grooves are provided at the inner or outer periphery in mutually spaced relationship to receive a stator winding. The synchronous machine may be in the form of a ring generator used in a wind power installation, for example. In order to provide a stator having a winding, in which the susceptibility to trouble as a consequence of the high loading on the generator is substantially reduced, the stator winding is wound without interruption continuously throughout.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises allocating at least one diversity cluster of subcarriers to a first subscriber and allocating at least one coherence cluster to a second subscriber.

Abstract: In a distribution winding stator using a coil for a rectangular conductor, a coil end is made smaller than before, and the reduction in the current density is aimed, so that a rotary electric machine of a small size and a high power output is obtained. A conductive wire of a rectangular shape in cross section is double-wound, and is allowed to be shifted by the whole width of the wire having double-wound the crowns of both ends, and is formed to crank shape so as to become a length within the range of the intervals of the adjacent slots, so that the conductive wire is formed by being inserted into the slot of the stator.

Abstract: The invention provides means of limiting maximum current conducted through windings of an electric machine having a rotor and a stator. By encouraging an appropriate leakage flux around a winding, a leak impedance can be achieved which may be used, according to the invention, to limit the maximum current in the winding as a matter of machine design.

Abstract: An axial gap electrical machine employs unique architecture to (1) overcome critical limits in the air gap at high speeds, while maintaining high torque performance at low speeds, while synergistically providing a geometry that withstands meets critical force concentration within these machines, (2) provides arrangements for cooling said machines using either a Pelletier effect or air fins, (3) “windings” that are produced as ribbon or stampings or laminates, that may be in some cases be arranged to optimize conductor and magnetic core density within the machine. Arrangements are also proposed for mounting the machines as wheels of a vehicle, to provide ease of removing and installing said motor.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for fitting a rotor enclosure over at least one assembly of field windings mounted on a rotor core, said method comprising the steps: applying a force to elastically reduce a circumference of the at least one assembly of field windings mounted on the rotor core, where the reduction in circumference is greater than a circumference reduction due to just eliminating clearances between adjacent end-turns of windings; generating a clearance between the field windings and the rotor enclosure due to the application of the force; axially sliding the rotor enclosure over the at least one assembly of field windings while the circumference is reduced, and releasing the force to allow the circumference of the at least one assembly of field windings to expand and cause the enclosure to tightly fit on the at least one assembly of field windings.

Abstract: A multiple phase winding for an electromotive device comprised of individual phase windings. Each phase winding includes multiple layers of conductors and defines working length portions and interior and exterior end-turn portions, wherein at least one set of end-turn portions defines notches which cut across the height dimension of all the layers of conductors. The notches of different phases intermesh. This geometry promotes low electrical resistance within the phase windings and good conductive heat transfer between the multiple phase winding and the housing of the electromotive device, allowing higher power density from the device.

Abstract: A method of forming a stator core assembly for an electric machine includes: providing two electrical conductors designated as conductor A and conductor B and winding the conductors into the winding slots.

Abstract: A stator winding which copes with high output and miniaturization turns formed by winding a wire sheaf of a plurality of fine wires bundled together, in an approximately rhombic shape, wherein the turns are arranged so as to be sequentially shifted in the direction of one diagonal of the rhombic shape, to thereby form an approximately rhombic shape coil segment comprising a continuous length of the wire sheaf. A plurality of coil segments are then sequentially shifted and overlapped on one diagonal to form a band shaped body, and a hollow cylindrical body is then formed by rolling the band shaped body into a circular shape. The winding is characterized in that with each turn, opposite end portions located in the direction of an other diagonal orthogonal to the direction of the one diagonal have U-shape bent back portions.

Abstract: A stator assembly for an electric machine includes a metal core with windings installed into slots of the core. A pair of conductors of a continuous form is used for each phase of the machine. The windings are interlaced to alternate between radially inner and outer positions in each adjacent winding slot of the stator core.

Abstract: A method includes the steps of forming a substantially U-shaped insulator having outwardly bent portions formed by bending the side portions thereof at bent parts so as to be apart from each other, forming winding assemblies including strands of wire wound in a predetermined wound state, mounting the insulator in each slot in a manner such that the outwardly bent portions of the insulator protrude from an opening of the slot, and inserting the winding assemblies in each insulator from an open side of the slot by being guided by the outwardly bent portions and pushing the winding assemblies together with the insulator into each slot.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for fitting a rotor enclosure over at least one assembly of field windings mounted on a rotor core, said method comprising the steps: applying a force to elastically reduce a circumference of the at least one assembly of field windings mounted on the rotor core, where the reduction in circumference is greater than a circumference reduction due to just eliminating clearances between adjacent end-turns of windings; generating a clearance between the field windings and the rotor enclosure due to the application of the force; axially sliding the rotor enclosure over the at least one assembly of field windings while the circumference is reduced, and releasing the force to allow the circumference of the at least one assembly of field windings to expand and cause the enclosure to tightly fit on the at least one assembly of field windings.

Abstract: A coil-winding method comprises: winding first coil clockwise around first, counterclockwise around second, and clockwise around third swath along mandrel, hooks grouped into swaths; winding second coil clockwise around between first arid second hooks of first to between first and second hooks of second swath, counterclockwise around from between first and second hooks of second to between first and second hooks of third swath, clockwise around between first and second hooks of third to between first and second hooks of first swath; winding third coil clockwise around between second and third hooks of first to between second and third hooks of second swath, counterclockwise around from between second and third hooks of second to between second and third hooks of third swath, clockwise around between second and third hooks of third to between second and third hooks of first swath; and releasing wound coils.

Abstract: A linear shape straight angle line is transformed to form U-shape configuration in advance and by sandwiching a stator tooth portion to adjacent slots linear shape two sides are inserted and using a thin plate rod shape chip between both ends of U-shape side of the above stated coil is connected and then the coil is formed to have one winding close circuit. The plural coils are inserted and as stated in above between the both ends of an anti-U-shape side is connected, and a stator coil for forming a predetermined winding turn number is obtained. When an end face of the anti-U-shape side and the thin plate shape chip are overlapped and connected, a plate thickness of a portion in which they are overlapped is reduced by half respectively, and when they are overlapped, it becomes the plate thickness which corresponds to a plate thickness of the above stated straight angle line coil. A length of a coil end portion can be shortened widely.

Abstract: An alternator includes a rotor for forming north-seeking (N) and south-seeking (S) poles about a rotational circumference, a stator having a stator core disposed facing the rotor and a polyphase stator winding installed in the stator core, and a bracket supporting the rotor and the stator, wherein the stator core includes a laminated iron core formed with a number of slots extending axially at a predetermined pitch in a circumferential direction, the polyphase stator winding includes a number of winding sub-portions in each which a long strand of wire is wound so as to alternately occupy an inner layer and an outer layer in a slot depth direction within the slots at intervals of a predetermined number of slots, the strand of wire folding back outside the slots at axial end surfaces of the stator core to form turn portions, and the turn portions align in a circumferential direction to constitute coil end groups.

Abstract: An electrical generator having a stator, a rotor, two windings, and a rectifying circuit. The stator has a first winding arranged in a wye configuration and a second winding arranged in a delta configuration. The wye winding is wound in a full pitch pattern around three stator teeth while the delta winding is wound in a short pitch pattern around two stator teeth, or vice versa. The wye and delta windings are connected to a single bridge rectifying circuit.

Abstract: The invention provides a stator for a three-phase induction motor including a core having a plurality of slots that receives wire. The stator further includes a first phase winding wound on the stator having first and second wires electrically connected in parallel. The first wire forms a first group of coils having a first pattern and the second wire forms a second group of coils having a second pattern different than the first pattern. The invention further provides a winding method for the stator.

Abstract: An electrical machine (10), in particular a generator, comprises a rotor (12) with pole zones, in which pole zones amortisseur bars (15) designed as wedges are arranged, which amortisseur bars (15), on the outside of the rotor (12), are pushed into slots (14) provided for this purpose and running in the longitudinal direction and are held in the slots (14) by supporting means (28) against the centrifugal forces occurring during rapid rotation of the rotor (12) and which are connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner at the ends of the rotor (12) by an amortisseur ring (18) or amortisseur segments (17), which enclose the rotor (12) in an annular or ring-section-shaped manner.

Abstract: A motor having a lap winding structure and a manufacturing method therefor, wherein inserts of two different coils are installed side by side in one slot of a stator in a circumferential direction of the stator. All the coils are inserted in slots in succession. Further, a stator having semi-closed type slots formed by protuberances oriented in different directions, is used to control a reduction in the magnetic flux at the inlet of a slot and also to prevent coils from coming off. In a motor having coils of a plurality of phases for generating a rotating magnetic field at a stator, the contact portion of the coil of the desired phase among the coils of the plurality of phases and a portion rising from a slot toward the axis of a core are aligned and disposed to have a shape which prevents them from interferring with end portions of the coils of other phases.

Abstract: An AC generator for vehicles includes a field rotor, a stator disposed around said field rotor and a frame for supporting the rotor and the stator. The stator has a laminated core having a plurality of slots, aluminum conductors housed in the slots, and an electric insulator. The aluminum conductor is constituted by in-slot portion and a crossover portion for connecting an in-slot portion in one slot to another in-slot portion in a different slot to provide a winding as a whole. The frame is provided with a plurality of windows substantially in a whole periphery thereof at portions encircling the crossover portions and substantially in an outer diametrical direction opposite to the crossover portions.

Abstract: A coil assembly for sensorless rotor angular position control of a single phase permanent magnet motor. The coil assembly is positioned axially adjacent one end of the motor's rotor core in magnetic coupling relationship with the rotor and substantially independent of the magnetic coupling relationship between the main winding of the motor's stator and rotor. The coil assembly comprises a coil of wire and a coil fixture for holding the coil of wire.

Abstract: A direct-current motor has a single coil having a plurality of active branches and a rotor having a permanent magnet. The active branches are arranged in sequence essentially without gaps. The permanent magnet has magnetic segments which overlap all the active branches. The number of magnetic poles is at least equal to the number of active branches. As a result of the magnetic overlap of the coil and the permanent magnet, a greater efficiency is achieved.

Abstract: A stator core has 3N salient poles arranged circularly where N is a natural number of four or more but except a multiple of three. Coils are formed around the salient poles where winding directions of the coils is the same for the salient poles. A first, a second and a third crossover are formed between a first and an (N+1)-th salient pole, between the (N+1)-th and a (2N+1)-th salient pole and between the (2N+1)-th and the first salient pole, respectively, to forming a triangle before cutting within the salient poles arranged circularly. An end portion of each crossover is connected to a substrate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing winding failures in reluctance machines wherein winding coils for the switched reluctance motor are formed and positioned such that the turn-to-ground capacitance of the portion of the winding coil coupled to an electronic motor controller is reduced. Alternate embodiments are disclosed wherein additional insulation, and capacitive voltage distributors are provided to enable a switched reluctance motor to better handle the voltage stresses produced when high frequency or high dV/dt voltage pulses are provided to the motor.

Abstract: An electric machine, such as a motor or a generator, comprises a stator having a plurality of stator poles defining a plurality of slots, a rotor positioned within the stator, and at least a two sets of stator windings wound on the stator poles and occupying said stator slots such that the boundary windings of each set of stator windings occupies a common slot. These boundary windings of each set of stator windings are non-overlapping and include insulation positioned between them. The sets of stator windings are wound on the stator poles in a single pitch winding configuration significantly reducing the number of wire crossings resulting. In particular, the endturns defined by the individual phase coils are non-intersecting. Such a machine provides continued operation under various fault conditions.

Abstract: A high inertia inductor-alternator energy storage device provides backup energy in a simple, compact device. The inductor-alternator stores an acceptable level of energy via an improved rotor that provides a high level of rotational inertia. The improved rotor can be manufactured at a reduced cost due to reduced milling requirements. Moreover, the inductor-alternators of the present invention have reduced complexity and increased reliability as a result of the geometry of the improved rotor.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a coreless motor is provided, which comprises: a stator having a circular slot therein, magnets on a wall of the slot, two brushes attached thereto, and metals, which are arranged concentrically; and a rotor having a shaft rotatably supported by the metals, a coil assembly, and a commutator arranged around the shaft, the coil assembly having successive 1st to Nth coils in the slot confronting the magnets and (N+1) taps and a commutator including segments respectively connected to the (N+1) taps, the first to Nth coils connected to the segments through the (N+1) taps respectively, the two brushes selectively contacting with two of the segments successively. The 1st-Nth coils have a sleeve form and each has a rectangular winding pattern, the 1st-Nth coils and the (N+1) taps form a continuous wire, and a coil opening angle is substantially 180.degree. and a coil pitch is 180.degree./(N+1) to 360.degree./(N+1).

Abstract: A flywheel energy conversion device provides highly efficient conversion between kinetic and electrical energy. The flywheel produces increased output by providing armature coils in an air gap formed about the flywheel (both radial and axial embodiments are described). In preferred embodiments, field coils of a magnetic circuit are energized with DC drive current that creates homopolar flux within a rotating solid rotor having teeth cut from a flat disk. The total reluctance of the magnetic circuit and total flux remain substantially constant as the rotor rotates. The flux may travel radially outward and exit the flat disk through the teeth passing across an armature air gap. Airgap armature coils are preferably utilized in which the changing flux density (due to the rotating teeth) induces an output voltage in the coils.

Abstract: A three phase four pole synchronous generator winding is shown, having three parallel connected circuits per phase, for a stator with 63 winding slots, each circuit having seven series connected coils, with particular application to very large nuclear or fossil fuel generators and with emphasis on low cost.

Abstract: In a large-diameter a.c. motor, the stator is divided by joints (6). The stator coil (5) consists of windings (4) which are arranged in two layers in the grooves of the stator. In order to simplify assembly of the machine, the stator coil (5) is divided into several zones (7) of closed windings (4) corresponding to the number of joints (6), which lie only in the grooves located between the joints. In the grooves adjacent to the joint (6), occupied with a winding side (8) in only one layer, the air gap is larger. Such a large-diameter a.c. motor, of synchronous or asynchronous design, can be advantageously used for variable-speed applications, for which the stator coil is supplied with current of varying frequency.

Abstract: A winding for a rotor in a pulse power AC generator has an electrical conductor extending along a closed loop path about an exterior periphery and first and second opposite ends of the rotor core. The conductor includes at least four side conductor portions having first and second opposite ends, and at least four end conductor portions interconnecting the side conductor portions to complete the closed loop path. The side conductor portions extend generally parallel to one another along generally linear portions of the closed loop path and are disposed along and angularly displaced generally ninety electrical degrees from one another about the rotor core exterior periphery. A first pair of the end conductor portions are disposed at the first opposite ends of the side conductor portions along the first end of the rotor core and interconnect respective adjacent pairs of the side conductor portions.

Abstract: A compact three-phase permanent magnet rotary machine having minimal reluctance torque and electromagnetic torque ripple, and maximum energy efficiency and starting torque per unit volume of winding, comprises an armature having 3(2n+1) ferromagnetic poles and slots and a permanent magnet assembly having 3(2n+1).+-.1 permanent magnet poles, where n is an integer of 1 or more. Each of the three phases of the winding comprises multiple coils, each wound about a respective ferromagnetic pole and occupying a pair of slots located immediately on each side of a respective pole. The coils of a particular phase are located within a sector of the circular array of ferromagnetic poles encompassing 2n+1 poles.

Abstract: An induction machine having a stator carrying phase coils divided into at least two independently fed sets of coils, with a rotor or armature carrying one or more loop members, each of which is a short-circuited, continuous isolated loop conductor member having elements thereof positioned and received within the slots of the armature in a generally serpentine configuration forming at least two open loop portions, each loop portion being in a spatially related position to a corresponding coil of the stator structure, with each conductor element within a slot phasing or linking the fluxes of one stator pole. The machine may be single phase or polyphase. At least one stator phase coil of a set includes a controllable device in circuit relation therewith to enable control of one stator coil relative to the other, either in current magnitude or in current phase shift, the controllable device being either a silicon controlled rectifier or a triac.

Abstract: A coil element of the invention is formed by a flat ring-shaped original winding. Reference lines which pass the central point form angles .alpha. and .beta.. Points at intersections of the periphery of the flat ring-shaped original winding and the reference lines are thus determined. Bending lines which extend from the points and which form an angle .phi. with the reference lines are determined. The flat ring-shaped original winding is divided into first and second coil segments. The first coil segment is bent along the bending lines and pressed on part of the second coil segment to manufacture the coil element.

Abstract: An electric motor coil element embodying this invention is manufactured by the steps of closely winding a single wire about a columnar bobbin to provide a cylindrical original winding having a diameter d, setting a 2n number of equal division points on the periphery of said cylindrical original winding to divide said periphery into equal parts, specifying the bending lines which pass through the equal division points at prescribed angles .phi..sub.1 and .phi..sub.2 to the reference lines which are set in parallel with the axis of said cylindrical original winding and pass through said equal division points, and bending the segments of said original cylindrical winding is such a manner that said bending lines project alternately inward and outward along the periphery of an imaginary block form having a prescribed shape.

Abstract: A coreless rotary electric appliance comprising a rotary coil of a cup-shaped coil body open at an end face thereof which is composed of inclined coil wire portions wound with a determined angle along the cylindrical periphery of said coil body and of end connecting wire portions arranged on one end face of said coil body to connect said coil wire portions in succession whereby said coil body being formed by a continuous wire composed of said coil wire portions connected in succession by said end connecting portions, whereby said coil body being featured by an asymmetrical structure that two coil wire portions connected to both ends of each end connecting wire portion and wound along the cylindrical periphery of said coil body are provided with different inclination angles with respect to the generatrix of said cylindrical surface of the coil body.

Abstract: A direct current motor having armature windings which are superposed on each other in double layers. The motor includes a fixed field magnet having 2mn poles (m being a positive integer of 1 or more, n being a positive integer of 2 or more) which are magnetized alternately to N and S polarities in equal angular spaces, a magnetic material member for closing the magnetic path of the field magnet, a rotating shaft supported by bearings provided in the housing of motor, and an armature which is secured to the shaft for rotation in the magnetic path and facing the field magnet poles. A first series of m(2n+1) armature windings are mounted on the armature and are juxtaposed with respect to each other at equal pitches, the angular spacing between the conductor portions, which contribute to generate torque, of the armature winding being equal to the angular width of the field magnet pole.

Abstract: Windings for an A.C. motor which comprise one basic rectangular or oval coil for each phase, whether single phase, two-phase, or three-phase, each coil being wound into a selected number of loops to establish a corresponding number of poles; also a method of forming such coils and of winding these coils about a motor armature.

Abstract: A 3-phase, alternating current electric motor or generator having a stator winding comprising three phase-windings in start-connection wound on a stator having a slot-number not divisible by "3", yet providing a substantially balanced 3-phase winding. The stator winding coils are disposed to provide a high positive-sequence distribution factor and a low negative-sequence distribution factor. This is achieved with two of the phase-windings having an equal number of coils to each other, the third phase-winding having a different number.