Abstract: In order to effect a seal a porous material which comprises one side of two opposing surfaces is used to restrict and evenly distribute externally pressurized gas, liquid, steam, etc. between the two surfaces, exerting a force which is opposite the forces from pressure differences or springs trying to close the two faces together and so may create a non-contact seal that is more stable and reliable than hydrodynamic seals currently in use. A non-contact bearing is also disclosed having opposing surfaces with relative motion and one surface issuing higher than ambient pressure through a porous restriction, wherein the porous restriction is part of a monolithic porous body, or a porous layer, attached to lands containing a labyrinth, the porous restriction and lands configured to not distort more than 10% of a gap created from differential pressure between each side of the porous restriction.

Abstract: A brush ring assembly including a brush ring, a brush holder coupled to the brush ring, and a brush spring. The brush spring includes a coiled spring body, a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion and the second end portion are disposed on opposing ends of the spring body. The first end portion, the second end portion, and the coiled spring body are coupled to the brush holder. The first end portion is bent across at least a portion of the coiled spring body in a direction toward the second end portion.

Abstract: A resolver device with redundancy, wherein winding groups of different systems are arranged at different positions in a circumferential direction of a stator core. The winding groups of each system include: an excitation winding group consisting of a plurality of excitation windings, each of which is connected to a corresponding one of plural excitation circuits; and a first output winding group; and a second output winding group. Each of the stator teeth has a corresponding one of the excitation windings wound therearound. When two of the excitation windings belonging to different systems, arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the stator core, are defined as a first end excitation winding and a second end excitation winding, respectively, the first end excitation winding and the second end excitation winding are supplied with excitation signals which generate magnetic fluxes in the same (not opposite) radial directions of the stator core.

Abstract: The present invention may provide a motor including a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, a rotor disposed in the stator, a shaft coupled to the rotor, a busbar disposed above the stator, and a terminal portion connected to the busbar, wherein the busbar includes a busbar body and a plurality of first terminals disposed on the busbar body, the terminal portion includes a terminal body and second terminals disposed on the terminal body, first end portions of the first terminals are in contact with second end portions of the second terminals, the busbar body includes a first coupling part, the terminal body includes a second coupling part, the first coupling part is disposed between the first end portions, and the second coupling part is disposed between the second end portions.

Abstract: A linear motor includes: a mover including an output shaft portion extending in a direction of a thrust axis; a detection portion configured to be capable of detecting a position of the output shaft portion in the direction of the thrust axis; and a detected portion fixed to the mover, the mover further includes: a mounting base to which the detected portion is attached; and a metal fastening member that fastens the mounting base to an end surface, on one side in the direction of the thrust axis, of the output shaft portion, and the mounting base includes: a metal fastened portion sandwiched between the end surface, on the one side in the direction of the thrust axis, of the output shaft portion, and the fastening member; and a resin mounting portion having a mounting surface to which the detected portion is attached, the mounting surface being provided at a position off the thrust axis.

Abstract: A stator includes a yoke extending in a circumferential direction about an axis line, a tooth extending from the yoke in a first direction toward the axis line, and a coil wound around and fixed to the tooth. The yoke has an inner wall surface facing the axis line. The tooth has a root part connected to the yoke. The inner wall surface of the yoke is a flat surface extending from an end of the root part of the tooth in the circumferential direction to an inner circumferential side relative to a plane passing through the end and perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: An electric drive motor has a stator with at least one electrically energizable stator winding, and a rotor which is mounted in a rotationally driveable manner in the field of the at least one stator winding so as to leave free an annular gap. The motor also has a motor shaft and a magnet carrier which is arranged coaxially in relation to the motor shaft and has at least one permanent magnet which is arranged on an outer periphery of the magnet carrier. The motor shaft and the magnet carrier are of integral design by way of the motor shaft and the magnet carrier being jointly produced from an individual starting metal sheet by shaping to form an integrally shaped rotor body. There is also described a wet-rotor pump and a domestic appliance having an electric drive motor of this kind.

Abstract: Provided is an electric motor in which it is possible to accurately leading-out terminal sections of a magnet wire that constitutes a stator coil in a prescribed leading-out direction as lead wires. A wire cover formed from a hard insulating resin is press-fitted into a wire leading-out hole provided in an end member that closes one end of a motor housing, and lead wires are led out to an exterior through through-holes provided in the wire cover. Crush ribs are provided to side surfaces of a head part of the wire cover, and, due to crushing of the crush ribs and press-fitting of the wire cover into the wire leading-out hole, the wire cover is prevented from inclining within the wire leading-out hole and a leading-out direction of the lead wires is prevented from deviating from the prescribed leading-out direction.

Abstract: An insulation system and method are disclosed for insulating formed coils of electrical machines, such as motors and generators. The system includes strand/turn insulation that may include one or more layers of different materials, depending upon the dielectric requirements. A ground wall insulation is applied over the group of turns. The coil may be sized in a slot cell section. Additional insulation layers are provided, including a slot corona suppression insulation that extends just beyond stator slots, a voltage grading layer, and an armor layer. The resulting system is highly adaptable to different machine designs and ratings, and affords superior resistance to degradation.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical (MEMS) device is provided. The MEMS device comprises a substrate and a movable structure flexurally connected to the substrate, capable of moving in relation to the substrate, wherein the movable structure further comprising two or more segments having at least one mechanical connection between said segments to provide structural integrity of the moving structure; and wherein the at least one mechanical connection electrically isolates at least two segments.

Abstract: Provided are a magnetic bearing compressor, an air conditioner and a protective air gap value setting method. The magnetic bearing compressor includes: a rotor, a magnetic bearing, a sensor, and a control device. The magnetic bearing is sleeved on the rotor; the sensor is arranged on the magnetic bearing and is configured to detect a distance value between the rotor and the sensor on a preset plane; the control device is configured to receive the distance value and determine the minimum distance value and the maximum distance value between the rotor and the magnetic bearing according to the distance value, and obtain an absolute value of a difference of the maximum distance value and the minimum distance value; and the control device obtains a protective air gap value according to the absolute value and a preset protection coefficient when the absolute value is less than or equal to a preset air gap value.

Abstract: An electrode pair is provided including a first electrode and a second electrode. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode have an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end, a second end, and a lead extending outwardly from the first end. The lead has a first width at the first end. The second end of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode have a recess formed therein having a first terminus and a second terminus. A second width extends between the first terminus and the second terminus of the recess. The recess is defined by a saw-tooth pattern. When the first electrode is positioned on the second electrode, the recess of the at least one of the first electrode is adjacent the lead of the other electrode.

Abstract: An apparatus including a first device configured to support a substrate thereon; a first transport having the first device connected thereto, where the first transport includes: rails or maglev guides; a magnetic system configured to vertically space the first device over the rails or maglev guides with a gap between the first device and the rails or maglev guides, where the magnetic system comprises a first electromagnetic actuator at a first corner of a first side of the first device, a second electromagnetic actuator at a second corner of the first side of the first device, and a third electromagnetic actuator at a second opposite side of the first device, where the third electromagnetic actuator is not located proximate a corner of three sides of the first device; and a linear actuator configured to move the first device along the rails or maglev guides.

Abstract: A capacitive system provides adjustable electrical potential output using first and second capacitive plates maintained in a parallel and opposed relationship, while permitting the separation distance of the first and second capacitive plates to change. A drive mechanism is used to increasing the separation distance between the capacitive plates, so that an increase in separation distance renders a decreased capacitance, and with the capacitive plates charged relative to each other, the increase in separation distance renders an increase in potential across the capacitive plates. A bidirectional DC-DC voltage converter transfers current to and from the capacitor.

Abstract: A rotor (1) of an electrical machine is already known, comprising a rotor body (3) which can be rotated about a rotor axis (2) and comprising several cooling ducts (5) which have a cooling duct opening (8.1, 8.2) at each of its ends, wherein one cooling duct opening (8.1) of one of the cooling ducts (5) is arranged radially further outside than the other cooling duct opening (8.2) of the same cooling duct (5). The driving force for generating an airflow through the cooling ducts (5) is generated by a radial offset between a channel of a hollow shaft of the rotor and one of the cooling duct openings of the rotor. In the rotor (1) according to the invention, the driving force for generating the airflow is generated solely in the cooling duct (5) in question of the rotor (1). According to the invention: the first cover element (10) covers the radially innermost partial cross-section of the cooling duct opening (8.

Abstract: An embodiment relates to a stator and a motor comprising same, the stator comprising: a stator core comprising a yoke and multiple teeth protruding from the inner surface of the yoke; an insulator surrounding a part of the stator core; a coil wound around the insulator; and a molding portion disposed to cover the stator core, the insulator, and the coil. The insulator comprises a first insulator and a second insulator. The first insulator comprises: a body portion around which the coil is wound; and inner guide extending from the inside of the body portion in the perpendicular direction; a first outer guide extending from the outside of the body portion in the perpendicular direction; a second outer guide disposed to be spaced apart from the first outer guide in the outward direction; and a protrusion protruding from the second outer guide in the inward direction. The protrusion has an end portion disposed such that a predetermined gap (G) is formed between same and the first outer guide.

Abstract: A stator including a ring having teeth and slots between said teeth that open radially outwards and material bridges, each linking two adjacent teeth to the respective base on the side of the air-gap, a yoke attached to the ring, and windings placed in the slots of the ring, at least some of the material bridges having at least on deformable zone that can be deformed during assembly of the yoke on the ring.

Abstract: An electric motor monitor having at least one sensor in electrical communication with a memory device and a motor. The memory device is configured to establish a performance baseline of the motor throughout its workload. The signal processing incorporates a memory device such as a microcomputer and/or a programmable logic controller configured to determine the work being performed by the motor by comparing the baseline performance of the motor throughout its work load to at least, the armature amperage of the motor. A wireless system transmits an operating motor's work parameters including, but not limited to, amperage, temperature, vibration, sound, rotation, power, moisture and/or voltage data, to a mobile or fixed base receiver. Data is accessible and viewable in real time. Alerts based on user-defined thresholds of the sensors are sent to an electronic device such as a tablet, a computer, and/or a smart phone.

Abstract: A movable magnet is configured by alternately magnetizing an even number of magnetic poles at an outer periphery of a shaft part; a number of core magnetic poles as magnetic poles of a core body and a number of magnetic poles of the movable magnet are equal to each other; the core magnetic poles are disposed to face the movable magnet with an air gap therebetween on an outer peripheral side of the movable magnet in a direction orthogonal to the shaft part; a drive unit is provided with a magnet position holding part provided to face the movable magnet and magnetically attracts the movable magnet to a reference position; the core body is formed to surround an even number of the core magnetic poles; and a coil body is disposed at the core body adjacent to each of the even number of the core magnetic poles.

Abstract: Integrated arrangements of electrical machines and power electronics converters are described. One such arrangement comprises: an electrical machine comprising one or more windings; a power electronics converter arranged to supply current to or receive current from the one or more windings of the electrical machine; a magnetocaloric effect (MCE) material in thermal contact with the power electronics converter; and a heat sink for removing heat from the MCE material. The MCE material is arranged in proximity to the one or more windings of the electrical machine whereby, in use, stray magnetic flux from the windings of the electrical machine passes through the MCE material and activates the MCE material. The repeated application and removal of the stray flux during normal operation of the electrical machine creates cycles of magnetic refrigeration, which removes heat from the power electronics converter.