Squirrel Cage Patents (Class 310/211)
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Publication number: 20130175896Abstract: A rotor of an induction motor according to the present invention is a rotor including a squirrel-cage secondary conductor, wherein the rotor slot is constituted by an outer circumferential slot formed near an outer circumference of the rotor and an inner circumferential slot communicating with the outer circumferential slot and formed inside of the outer circumferential slot, a circumferential width TC of an innermost circumference of the outer circumferential slot is smaller than a circumferential width TD of an outermost circumference of the inner circumferential slot, and a circumferential width of the outer circumferential slot is smaller as the outer circumferential slot approaches to the outer circumference of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Yabe, Hayato Yoshino, Takahiro Tsutsumi, Kazuhiko Baba, Tomoaki Oikawa
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Publication number: 20130154430Abstract: A shorting ring support structure of a rotor of an electric machine has a radially outer ring and a member extending radially inwardly from the outer ring and defining a radial length, the radially extending member being spaced axially inwardly from opposing axial surfaces of a die-cast shorting ring whereby the radially extending member is fully embedded in the shorting ring for a substantial majority of its radial length. Rotor conductor bars and the shorting ring are formed of an integrally cast material that secures the shorting ring support structure to the rotor body. A method of manufacturing includes providing a shorting ring support structure and a rotor body, and then casting conductor bars in slots of the rotor body and a shorting ring on the rotor body to form a rotor, where an outer ring of the support structure defines the outer radial limit of the shorting ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventors: Andrew Dragon, Balazs Palfai
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Patent number: 8466597Abstract: To provide an indication motor rotor capable of improving motor performance by concentrating portions under magnetic saturation conditions of rotor teeth. The rotor 1 of an induction motor of this invention may include slots 3 formed approximately in the shape of a T. The slots 3 may be formed so that top slots 3a are arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a rotor core 1a, and bottom slots 3b are arranged on an inner side of the top slots 3a. The width in the circumferential direction of the top slot 3a is wider than the width in the circumferential direction of the bottom slot 3b, and the width in the circumferential direction of a rotor tooth 4 between adjacent top slots 3a is narrower than the width in the circumferential direction of the rotor tooth 4 between adjacent bottom slots 3b.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2008Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koji Yabe, Hayato Yoshino, Kazuhiko Baba, Tomoaki Oikawa, Takahiro Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 8466593Abstract: A method for fabricating a rotor assembly for an induction motor includes assembling a shorting end ring onto the rotor assembly which includes a steel laminate stack and a plurality of conductor bars. The shorting end ring includes a plurality of grooves aligned with corresponding portions of the conductor bars extending from a first end of the steel laminate stack. Assembling includes inserting the corresponding portions of the conductor bars into the grooves of the shorting end ring. The shorting end ring is affixed to the rotor assembly by applying a compressive force around a perimeter of the shorting end ring to deform the conductor bars.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Richard M. Kleber
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Publication number: 20130140932Abstract: A rotor core is provided for an electric machine. The rotor core includes a body extending a length along, and being configured to rotate about, a central longitudinal axis. The body includes spokes arranged radially about the central longitudinal axis and conductor openings arranged radially about the central longitudinal axis. The radial arrangement of the spokes and conductor openings about the central longitudinal axis includes an alternating pattern of spokes and conductor openings. The spokes include slots extending therethrough along the central longitudinal axis. The slots are positioned radially about the central longitudinal axis between adjacent conductor openings. The rotor core also includes conductors extending within the conductor openings of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patel Bhageerath Reddy, Manoj Shah
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Publication number: 20130127291Abstract: A method of forming a rotor, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of conductor bars each joined to a shorting ring, includes disposing an end of each of the plurality of conductor bars within a respective one of a plurality of cavities defined by the shorting ring. The method also includes, after disposing, deforming the end of each of the conductor bars, and brazing the end of each of the conductor bars to the shorting ring to form the rotor. A rotor includes a shorting ring defining a plurality of cavities therein each having a shape, a plurality of conductor bars each having an end disposed within a respective one of the cavities and joined to the shorting ring, wherein the end is deformable to the shape, and a braze material disposed in contact with the end of each of the conductor bars within a respective one of the cavities.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: John S. Agapiou, Thomas A. Perry, James G. Schroth
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Publication number: 20130127292Abstract: A rotor for an induction motor includes a rotor body, the rotor body defining a central cavity configured to receive a motor shaft and having a plurality of radial slots formed therethrough, each radial slot of the plurality of radial slots extends outward radially from the central cavity to an outer surface of the rotor body, a plurality of conductive bars arranged within the plurality of radial slots of the rotor body, wherein each conductive bar of the plurality of conductive bars extend outward radially within each radial slot from the central cavity to the outer surface of the rotor body, a first end ring arranged on the rotor body in electrical communication with each conductive bar of the plurality of conductive bars, and a second end ring arranged on the rotor body in electrical communication with each conductive bar of the plurality of conductive bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONALInventors: Jacek F. Gieras, Christopher Curtis Martin
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Publication number: 20130113331Abstract: A squirrel-cage rotor of an asynchronous machine, in particular a die-cast rotor, includes a rotatable shaft, a laminated core being rotation-locked on the shaft and having grooves and opposing end faces. A squirrel-cage winding has rotor rods disposed in the grooves and a cage ring disposed on each of the end faces and electrically connecting the rotor rods. A pair of retaining elements is disposed on the shaft, wherein each retaining element extends in a radial direction in form of a disk or a spoke and has in an axial direction a wall and/or an axially extending finger. The wall overlaps on a radial periphery in the axial direction both the cage ring and a predefined axial section of the rotor rods that terminate in the cage ring, without increasing an external diameter of the laminated core.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventor: Volker Dölz
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Publication number: 20130106233Abstract: A squirrel-cage rotor according to the present invention includes a rotor core made by stacking a plurality of cores made of steel plates and having a plurality of slots extending in parallel to each other, rotor bars respectively inserted into the plurality of slots, the rotor bars being made of metal and having lengths longer than the lengths of the slots inserted, two end rings respectively provided at end portions of the rotor core and both end portions in a direction in which the plurality of slots extend, the two end rings short-circuiting the plurality of rotor bars, wherein the end rings are formed by blowing, to the end portions, metal material powder in a solid state constituting the end rings at a temperature lower than a melting point of the metal material powder using heated compressed gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toshihiko Hanamachi
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Publication number: 20130093282Abstract: A method for forming a rotor assembly including a cast rotor frame includes positioning a preheated rotor core defining a plurality of passages in a mold cavity such that the mold cavity and the rotor core define the rotor frame including a plurality of conductor bars defined by the plurality of passages in fluid communication with first and second end portions of the mold cavity. Molten metal is quiescently introduced into the mold cavity through an ingate and simultaneously flowed through the plurality of passages prior to filling at least one of the first and second end portions of the mold cavity to form the cast rotor frame. Entrained air and impurities may be displaced from the passages by the flow of molten metal and vented or entrapped by a biscuit. The rotor frame and conductor bars thus formed may be characterized by high conductivity, negligible porosity, and minimal oxides.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Qigui Wang, Kevin P. Coleman
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Patent number: 8421296Abstract: A rotor for a high power electric motor intended to operate at particularly high rotational speeds. It includes a magnetic mass, gripped on either side by short circuit rings, and passed through at a plurality of notches by main bars forming a squirrel cage. The rotor also includes secondary bars passing through the magnetic mass via notches. The shape and arrangement of each notch is defined so as to ensure contact between the main bars and the secondary bars sufficient to allow the passage of an electric current when the rotor is in rotation. In particular, the invention applies to asynchronous motors capable of operating at high peripheral speeds typically starting at 100 m·s?1, in particular motors intended for gas or oil applications, whether land-, sea-, or undersea-based.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Converteam Technology Ltd.Inventors: Ramdane Lateb, Patrick Verdot
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Patent number: 8405272Abstract: There is provided a self-starting permanent magnet synchronous motor in which a center axis of magnetic poles of a rotor is assumed to be a d axis, an axis deviated from the magnetic pole center axis by an electric angle of 90 degrees is assumed to be a q axis, at least two or more starting bars which are arranged near the d axis are arranged on a bore side of the bars near the q axis and are arranged in parallel with the q axis, so that a stable starting torque can be generated irrespective of a generating position of a stator magnetic flux which changes due to applying timing of a power source and a phase of a voltage, and a vibration/noises at the time of a stationary operation can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Mikami, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang, Hideyuki Kumakura
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Publication number: 20130069476Abstract: A rotor assembly is provided in which a solid rotor ring is formed at either end of a stack of laminated discs, the solid rotor rings yielding improved electrical and mechanical characteristics in a low weight assembly. The solid rotor rings are fabricated by brazing slugs between the end portions of the rotor bars, the braze joints contacting a large percentage (at least 90%) of the rotor bar end portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.Inventor: Tesla Motors, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130062987Abstract: A method for producing a cage rotor for an asynchronous machine is provided. The method includes providing a rotor body having a conductor bar segment in which conductor bars are provided, producing conductor bar slots in the conductor bar segment, wherein one conductor bar slot is provided for each of the conductor bars and producing short circuit ring recesses for short circuit rings, wherein the conductor bar slots each open into the short circuit ring recesses, pressure die casting cage material in the conductor bar slots, in situ, so that the conductor bars are formed of the conductor bar material in the conductor bar slots and the short circuit rings are formed in the short circuit ring recesses, and generating an area in the conductor bar material and the rotor body material including a metallurgical bond between the conductor bar material and the rotor body material at interfaces between the conductor bars and the rotor body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Martin Biesenbach, Ralf Bode
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Publication number: 20130049518Abstract: A method for fabricating a rotor for an induction motor includes disposing a first flux material on a plurality of first exposed ends of a respective plurality of conductor bars of a rotor core. A second flux material is disposed on a first end face of the rotor core. A first portion of a conductive material is cast over the plurality of first exposed ends to form a first shorting end ring to electrically and mechanically connect the plurality of conductor bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Publication number: 20130049517Abstract: A rotor bar slot having diverging sidewall profiles that are analogous to a dovetail cut is formed within an induction machine rotor body by cutting into the rotor body with a cutting head. The rotor slot diverging sidewall profile enables the rotor body to constrain a rotor bar inserted into the slot, against centrifugal forces imparted on the rotor bar during the induction machine operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.Inventor: Nicholas G. Lang
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Publication number: 20130049516Abstract: An end ring assembly for a rotor, wherein the rotor is rotatable about a central longitudinal axis, includes a plurality of annular sheets stacked adjacent one another. Each of the plurality of annular sheets has a first surface and a second surface spaced opposite the first surface. The end ring assembly also includes a braze material sandwiched between and joining only a first portion of the first surface of each of the plurality of annular sheets, and a corresponding second portion of the second surface of a respective adjacent one of the plurality of annular sheets without joining an entirety of the first surface of each of the plurality of annular sheets and the second surface of the respective adjacent one of the plurality of annular sheets. A method of forming the end ring assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Richard M. Kleber, David R. Sigler, James G. Schroth
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Publication number: 20130043760Abstract: A plurality of conductor bars are positioned within slots of a laminated electric steel disc stack, and the ends of the conductor bars are brazed to end rings to manufacture a rotor. The method includes inserting the conductor bars into the slots of the disc stack, providing the end rings with slots for receiving the ends of the conductor bars; positioning spacers of braze material adjacent each end of each of the conductor bars to create a gap between the end rings and the steel disc stack; and applying heat to melt the braze material of the spacers whereby braze material is furnished by the spacers of braze material to braze the first and second ends of the conductor bars to the first and second end rings. Channels are provided in the face of the end rings facing the steel disc stack to drain away excess braze material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Richard J. Osborne, Qigui Wang, Yucong Wang
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Publication number: 20130033144Abstract: A stir-welded rotor includes a stack of laminations, where each of the laminations defines a plurality of spaced-apart slots arrayed on an outer circumference. A conductor bar may be registered with each of the spaced-apart slots of the stack of laminations, with each conductor bar including a first metal portion and a second metal portion having substantially dissimilar compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Timothy J. Alfermann, John C. Morgante
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Patent number: 8368277Abstract: A rotor for an electrical inductor motor or an induction generator includes a core having spaces formed in the core. The rotor also has a first end ring. The first end ring has a first hub portion. A first ring is connected to the first hub portion by first spokes. The rotor also has a second end ring. The second end ring has a second hub portion. A second ring is connected to the second hub portion by second spokes. The first end ring is secured to the core. The second end ring is rotated a predetermined amount so the first spokes are misaligned with the second spokes. The second end ring is connected to the first end ring and the core. The core, the first end ring and the second end ring form a substrate. An aluminum conductor is cast to the substrate. The aluminum conductor fills in the spaces and around the first and second spokes to form a cast rotor.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: BAE Systems Controls Inc.Inventor: David Joseph Czebiniak
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Publication number: 20130026876Abstract: A rotor for an induction motor has a plurality of central laminations defining a central bore extending along an axis. End laminations are at each axial end of the central laminations. Metal is within gaps formed between lamination teeth. The end laminations have teeth extending radially outwardly from a central ring portion. A bore is formed in a face of the end laminations facing outwardly, and adjacent to where the teeth connect into the central ring portion. A motor and method are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Inventors: Joseph Kenneth Coldwate, Eric A. Brust
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Publication number: 20130020899Abstract: A rotor core of an induction motor includes a cylindrically shaped steel laminate stack having a plurality of longitudinal grooves distributed around the periphery of the steel laminate stack. A plurality of conductor bars are each located in one of the plurality of longitudinal grooves and each includes a first end projecting from a first end of the steel laminate stack. A shorting end ring includes a plurality of grooves aligned with and mated to the first ends of the conductor bars. The shorting end ring is affixed to the rotor core assembly by a lock ring assembled when at a thermally expanded condition to the rotor core when at a thermally contracted condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATION LLCInventor: Richard M. Kleber
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Publication number: 20130002084Abstract: A motor rotor has an outer casing, multiple silicon-steel sheets, multiple copper sheets and multiple copper bars. The silicon-steel sheets are stacked and mounted in the outer casing and each has multiple through holes formed through the silicon-steel sheet at intervals. The copper sheets are mounted in the through holes, extend out of the silicon-steel sheets and each has two side faces. Each side face of the copper sheet has a flat inner end and an outer end. The flat inner end of the side face of the copper sheet is flat to enable a distance between the outer ends of two adjacent copper sheets to be smaller than a distance between the flat inner ends of the adjacent copper sheets. The copper bars are inserted into the copper sheets from the flat inner ends to the outer ends of the side faces of the copper sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventor: Chin-Feng CHANG
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Patent number: 8344578Abstract: A motor rotor has an outer casing, multiple silicon-steel sheets, multiple copper sheets and multiple copper bars. The silicon-steel sheets are stacked and mounted in the outer casing and each has multiple through holes formed through the silicon-steel sheet at intervals. The copper sheets are mounted in the through holes, extend out of the silicon-steel sheets and each has two side faces. Each side face of the copper sheet has a flat inner end and an outer end. The flat inner end of the side face of the copper sheet is flat to enable a distance between the outer ends of two adjacent copper sheets to be smaller than a distance between the flat inner ends of the adjacent copper sheets. The copper bars are inserted into the copper sheets from the flat inner ends to the outer ends of the side faces of the copper sheets.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Chin-Feng ChangInventor: Chin-Feng Chang
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Patent number: 8344576Abstract: A rotor for use in an electrical motor which includes an anti-expansion ring centrally mounted on the rotor to restrict the extent rotor elements mounted on a rotatable shaft may expand outward due to centrifugal forces generated when the motor is operated. Such motors are suited for use in high rotational speed environments such as electrically controlled turbochargers.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: EcoMotors InternationalInventors: Will Robert Hippen, Franz Laimboeck, Peter Hofbauer
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Patent number: 8344577Abstract: Squirrel cage rotors of aluminum end rings solid state welded to aluminum conductor bars for use in electric motors and methods of making them are described. In one embodiment, the method includes: providing a laminated steel stack having a plurality of longitudinal slots; placing a plurality of aluminum conductor bars in the longitudinal slots, the conductor bars having first and second ends extending out of the longitudinal slots; contacting the first and second ends of the conductor bars with a pair of aluminum end rings under pressure; and oscillating the first and second ends of the conductor bars, the end rings, or both to form an oscillation friction weld.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Richard J. Osborne, Yucong Wang, Qigui Wang
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Patent number: 8344581Abstract: To provide an indication motor rotor capable of improving motor performance by concentrating portions under magnetic saturation conditions of rotor teeth. The rotor of an induction motor of this invention may include slots formed approximately in the shape of a T. The slots may be formed so that top slots are arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a rotor core, and bottom slots are arranged on an inner side of the top slots. The width in the circumferential direction of the top slot is wider than the width in the circumferential direction of the bottom slot, and the width in the circumferential direction of a rotor tooth between adjacent top slots is narrower than the width in the circumferential direction of the rotor tooth between adjacent bottom slots.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koji Yabe, Hayato Yoshino, Kazuhiko Baba, Tomoaki Oikawa, Takahiro Tsutsumi
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Patent number: 8330309Abstract: Tubular induction motor with two directions of rotation contained in a tube of a tubular actuator designed to be installed in a building. The tubular induction motor includes a squirrel cage rotor supported by bearings and a stator including a stack of metal laminations forming a central bore and centered in the tube, wherein a support part of a bearing is centered in the central bore, wherein the bearing is of the plain and conductor type and wherein it is placed as close as possible to a short-circuiting ring of the rotor, preferably less than 2 mm, and preferably less than 1 mm away.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Somfy SASInventors: Jean-Marc Perret, Adrien Brondex
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Publication number: 20120293036Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotor assembly includes placing a generally cylindrical rotor core in a die. The rotor core has axial grooves spaced about a perimeter of the rotor core. The grooves may be formed by stacked laminated disks. Material is cast around the annular rotor core in the die such that the cast material forms conductor bars that fill the grooves and first end ring portions at opposing ends of the rotor core connected with the conductor bars. Each of the first end ring portions has substantially a first axial width. The rotor core with cast conductor bars and cast first end ring portions is then removed from the die. A respective second end ring portion is welded to each of the cast first end ring portions to form end ring assemblies. Each second end ring portion has a second axial width greater than the first axial width.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Richard M. Kleber, John S. Agapiou
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Publication number: 20120286618Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus including an electric machine having a plurality of rotor bars and a first coupling component configured to electrically couple the plurality of rotor bars together. Each rotor bar of the plurality of rotor bars includes a first metallic material having a first electrical resistivity and a second metallic material cast about the first material, where the second metallic material has a second electrical resistivity greater than the first electrical resistivity. The first metallic material has a first end and a second end opposite the first end and the first coupling component is coupled to the first end of the first metallic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: James P. Alexander, Robert Dean King, Ayman Mohamed Fawzi EL-Refaie
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Publication number: 20120286617Abstract: A superconducting electrical machine 1 such as a ship's engine has a rotor 10 and a stator 30, the rotor having superconductive windings 15. The rotor 10 includes an additional normally-conducting winding 55 in parallel to the superconducting winding 15 but not normally connected. In the event of a fault in the superconducting winding 15, the additional winding 55 can take a sufficient current to run the engine to maintain mobility of the ship. Moreover, while this normally-conducting operation is under way, the heat generated warms the cooled engine ready for maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventors: John J.A CULLEN, Michael P. HIRST
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Publication number: 20120267978Abstract: A squirrel-cage rotor for asynchronous motors is provided with a lamination stack made of a magnetic material and a plurality of bars, the intermediate portions of which engage respective slots of the lamination stack; the end portions of the bars protrude with respect to the lamination stack at both axial ends of the rotor and are fixed to two shorting rings; a plurality of spaces are defined, axially, by the lamination stack and the shorting rings, and tangentially by the end portions of the bars; part of such spaces is engaged by stiffening blocks arranged in contact with the end portions of the adjacent bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: ANSALDOBREDA S.P.A.Inventors: Giovanni Caruso, Diego Iannuzzi, Franco Maceri, Enrico Pagano, Luigi Beneduce, Antonio Tarantino, Luigi Piegari
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Publication number: 20120262024Abstract: Squirrel cage rotor and method for the production thereof including a rotor shaft having a solid rotor portion formed of ferromagnetic material having a plurality of through-passages extending in an axial direction of the rotor shaft, a plurality of electrically conducting bar elements each received in a through-passage so that the respective bar elements extend in the axial direction. The bar elements each have a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, and two electrically conducting end elements which electrically connect the longitudinal ends to form a squirrel cage is formed by the bar elements and end elements. The bar elements are received in the through-passages in such that relative movement in the axial direction between the solid rotor portion and the bar elements is enabled when there is a change in length of the bar elements and/or of the solid rotor portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: MAN Diesel & Turbo SEInventors: George Kleynhans, Uwe Lauber, Peter Ortmann, Roger Suter
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Patent number: 8274190Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus including an electric machine having a plurality of rotor bars and a first coupling component configured to electrically couple the plurality of rotor bars together. Each rotor bar of the plurality of rotor bars includes a first metallic material having a first electrical resistivity and a second metallic material cast about the first material, where the second metallic material has a second electrical resistivity greater than the first electrical resistivity. The first metallic material has a first end and a second end opposite the first end and the first coupling component is coupled to the first end of the first metallic material.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: James P. Alexander, Robert Dean King, Ayman Mohamed Fawzi El-Refaie
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Publication number: 20120228985Abstract: A squirrel-cage rotor of an induction motor and a production method thereof, wherein locating of the brazing material is not necessary in order to reduce manhours for brazing, and a bar is easily connected to an end ring. Before assembling a rotor core, a silver plated layer is formed on at least one of an end ring and a conductive bar. In order to melt the silver plated layer, the rotor is heated to a temperature which is equal to or larger than the melting point of the silver plated layer. The melted layer functions as a brazing material, whereby the end ring and the conductive bar are connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke HAYAHI, Masamoto FUKUDA, Hisashi MAEDA
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Patent number: 8258737Abstract: A rotary electric machine having plural rotary elements in a non-coaxial arrangement is disclosed. The rotary electric machine includes a housing assembly, at least one stator frame mounted in the housing assembly, at least one stator winding wound on the at least one stator frame, and at least two rotors mounted in the housing assembly having axes of rotation that are non-coaxial, wherein each of the at least two rotors is mechanically decoupled from the other rotors such that each of the at least two rotors rotates independent from one another. The rotary electric machine also includes a control unit, with the control unit including at least one electronic control electrically connected to the at least one stator winding. The control unit is configured to control an exchange of power to or from each of the at least one stator windings.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Inventor: John R. Casey
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Publication number: 20120217837Abstract: A method for fabricating a rotor assembly for an induction motor includes assembling a shorting end ring onto the rotor assembly which includes a steel laminate stack and a plurality of conductor bars. The shorting end ring includes a plurality of grooves aligned with corresponding portions of the conductor bars extending from a first end of the steel laminate stack. Assembling includes inserting the corresponding portions of the conductor bars into the grooves of the shorting end ring. The shorting end ring is affixed to the rotor assembly by applying a compressive force around a perimeter of the shorting end ring to deform the conductor bars.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Richard M. Kleber
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Publication number: 20120217838Abstract: A rotor for an induction motor includes a rotor core having first and second ends and a plurality of conductor bars. Each conductor bar has a respective first end extending beyond the first end of said rotor core. Each first exposed end has a respective enclosed opening. The rotor also includes an end ring comprising a casting of material flowed between the respective first ends of the conductor bars and through the respective closed openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Richard M. Kleber, Thomas A. Perry, John S. Agapiou
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Publication number: 20120217839Abstract: A squirrel-cage rotor includes a rotor core formed having a plurality of slots, a plurality of conductor bars inserted into the slots respectively and made of copper or copper alloy, two conductor end rings joined to the plurality of conductor bars on both end faces of the rotor core and made of copper or copper alloy and a reinforcing-member end ring attached to at least one of the conductor end rings and made of material having a specific strength greater than that of either copper or copper alloy. The plurality of conductor bars are arranged so as to extend through the conductor end rings and the reinforcing-member end ring. Consequently, the rotor can be manufactured by any manufacturing method but die-casting. Further, the conductor end rings can be reinforced with an easily-obtainable material and additionally, the junction of conductor end rings can be easily viewed from an outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Takafumi KAJIYA, Hisashi MAEDA, Masamoto FUKUDA
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Patent number: 8242657Abstract: The main problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a superconductive rotor, a superconductive rotating machine and a superconductive rotating-machine system which are capable of inductive and synchronous rotation while employing the induction machine configuration and also offer satisfactory heat dissipation performance, stability under an excessive load, and easy magnetic flux trap for synchronous rotation. To solve the problem, the invention provides a superconductive rotor, as shown in FIG.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Kyoto UniversityInventor: Taketsune Nakamura
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Patent number: 8237322Abstract: To provide a well balanced squirrel-cage rotor for an electric motor, quantities of braze used to bond various rotor components are different from each other so as to serve as balance weight in order to improve balance.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiromichi Hiramatsu, Seiichi Baba, Toru Sakai, Takeshi Abe, Kazuhide Ebine
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Publication number: 20120187796Abstract: The invention relates to a cage rotor for an asynchronous machine (1) comprising starting bars for improving the starting behavior. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a cage rotor. In order to achieve as great an efficiency as possible, the cage rotor comprises a laminated rotor core (2) having grooves (3) and operating bars (5; 6; 7; 8; 15) disposed in the grooves (3) and contacting the laminated rotor core (2) directly on the inner groove base as seen in the radial direction of the cage rotor, wherein the operating bars (5; 6; 7; 8; 15) comprise partial cladding (9; 10; 11) enclosing an outer surface of the operating bars (5; 6; 7; 8; 15) as seen in the radial direction (12) of the cage rotor, wherein the material of the operating bars (5; 6; 7; 8; 15) comprises a greater specific conductivity than the material of the partial cladding (9; 10; 11).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Klaus Büttner, Klaus Kirchner, Michael Müller
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Patent number: 8222842Abstract: A rotating electromechanical machine has a rotor having at least one current-carrying winding and at least one rotor-mounted sensor configured to sense a machine property or parameter during machine operation. Rotor-mounted circuitry dynamically modifies at least one property of the current-carrying winding during machine operation in response to the sensed machine property or parameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120159983Abstract: The efficiency of an induction motor is improved while suppressing the generation of magnetic flux saturation of a rotor core. In an induction motor, “a magnetic path width of a rotor” which is the product of a circumferential width of a rotor tooth formed in the rotor and the number of rotor teeth is equal to or larger than “a magnetic path width of a stator” which is the product of a circumferential width of a stator tooth formed in the stator and the number of stator teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takahiro Tsutsumi, Koji Yabe
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Patent number: 8207646Abstract: To provide an indication motor rotor capable of improving motor performance by concentrating portions under magnetic saturation conditions of rotor teeth. The rotor 1 of an induction motor of this invention may include slots 3 formed approximately in the shape of a T. The slots 3 may be formed so that top slots 3a are arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a rotor core 1a, and bottom slots 3b are arranged on an inner side of the top slots 3a. The width in the circumferential direction of the top slot 3a is wider than the width in the circumferential direction of the bottom slot 3b, and the width in the circumferential direction of a rotor tooth 4 between adjacent top slots 3a is narrower than the width in the circumferential direction of the rotor tooth 4 between adjacent bottom slots 3b.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koji Yabe, Hayato Yoshino, Kazuhiko Baba, Tomoaki Oikawa, Takahiro Tsutsumi
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Publication number: 20120153766Abstract: A rotor core for an induction motor. The rotor core includes a body that at least (i) extends axially from an outer surface of the body inward toward a central axis, (ii) extends from a first axial end to a second axial end, and (iii) defines a plurality of internal grooves. Further, each groove at least (iv) includes an opening at the outer surface of the body, (v) is defined by two opposing walls, (vi) extends from the first axial end to the second axial end, (vii) extends axially between the opening at the exterior surface and an inward end, and (viii) includes a body section. And wherein (ix) at least one wall of the opposing walls of the groove includes, in the body section of the groove, an extended segment forming a portion of increased breadth for the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Richard M. Kleber, Michael J. Walker
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Patent number: 8193680Abstract: A squirrel-cage rotor including a rotor core provided with a plurality of circumferentially disposed slot holes opened in a rotational axis direction of the rotor; a pair of end rings disposed at opposite sides of the rotor core in the rotational axis direction of the rotor, each end ring being provided with a plurality of circumferentially disposed through holes opened corresponding to the plurality of circumferentially disposed slot holes; and a plurality of bar elements respectively inserted through the plurality of slot holes and the plurality of through holes. Each of the pair of end rings is prepared by laminating a plurality of sheet members, and opposite ends of each of the plurality of bar elements and the pair of end rings are brazed together through a brazing filler metal sandwiched between adjacent sheet members in advance, the brazing filler metal being adapted to melt and flow when the rotor is heated.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Masamoto Fukuda, Hisashi Maeda
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Publication number: 20120133236Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a beveled cage rotor (1) for an asynchronous machine (2) and to a cage rotor (1) that can be produced by means of such a method. In order to improve the efficiency of the asynchronous machine (2), the cage rotor (1) comprises a laminated rotor core (5) having grooves (4), short-circuit rings (6) made of a first material and case onto the end face of the laminated rotor core (5), and short-circuit bars (3; 11; 12) made of a second material having a higher specific electrical conductivity than the first material and disposed in the grooves (4), wherein the laminated rotor core (5) and the short-circuit bars (3; 11; 12) comprise a bevel and nearly completely fill in an inner groove region (7) as seen in the radial direction of the laminated rotor core (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Klaus Büttner, Klaus Kirchner, Michael Müller
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Publication number: 20120126657Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric device includes a laminated stack of electric steel sheets defining a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves. A conductor bar is disposed within each of the grooves. Each of the conductor bars includes a first end and a second end extending longitudinal outward from opposing axial end surfaces of the laminated stack. The first end and the second end of the conductor bars include a textured surface having micro-sized surface irregularities. A first end ring is cast in place over the first ends of the conductor bars, and a second end ring is cast in place over the second ends of the conductor bars. The textured surface in the first ends and the second ends of the conductor bars mechanically interlocking with the cast in place first end ring and second end ring respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Dale A. Gerard, Qigui Wang
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Publication number: 20120126656Abstract: A rotor assembly for an electric device includes a laminated stack of electric steel sheets defining a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves. A conductor bar is disposed within each of the grooves. Each of the conductor bars includes a first end and a second end extending longitudinal outward from opposing axial end surfaces of the laminated stack. The first end and the second end of the conductor bars include a macro-sized locking feature. A first end ring is cast in place over the first ends of the conductor bars, and a second end ring is cast in place over the second ends of the conductor bars. The macro-sized locking feature in the first ends and the second ends of the conductor bars mechanically interlocks with the cast in place first end ring and second end ring respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Dale A. Gerard, Qigui Wang