Abstract: A system includes a copper conductor for the functional insulation of an electrical machine and a stator equipped with the copper conductor.

Abstract: An electric motor includes a rotor and a stator having a plurality of coils; each coil having two coil terminals; the coils being interconnected with the aid of an interconnection unit including a carrier part for holding a plurality of interconnection elements set apart from each other; each of the interconnection elements having two contacting regions set apart from each other and a connecting region joined to the contacting regions; the contacting regions of the interconnection elements being connected to one of the coil terminals at a connecting point; the region covered by the connecting region of one of the interconnection elements in the circumferential and radial directions overlapping a region covered by the connecting region of another interconnection element in the circumferential and radial directions; the first interconnection elements being manufactured identically.

Abstract: An electric motor assembly suitable for use in a laundry washing machine or dryer or washer-dryer, is of the axial flux permanent magnet synchronous motor direct-drive type, with the stator coils carried by a rotor bearing housing component to provide a primary heat conduction pathway from the stator coils to the bearing housing component, and to a drum of the machine. The motor may be positioned between axially spaced bearings mounting the rotor.

Abstract: A rotor bearing arrangement is provided for supporting a rotor shaft (14) of an electric motor having a longitudinal axis (L). The rotor bearing arrangement comprises a bearing saddle (18) for radially supporting a rotor shaft (14) of the electric motor in an operating state of the electric motor; and a biasing means for exerting a biasing force (F1) towards the bearing saddle (18) in an operating state of the electric motor The rotor bearing arrangement is characterised in that the bearing saddle (18) is shaped such that it forms a dedicated main first contact area (36a) and a dedicated main second contact area (36b) designed to contact the rotor shaft (14) of the electric motor in an operating state of the electric motor.

Abstract: Superconducting joints and methods of forming the same are described. A particular method includes arranging two or more terminals relative to one another and to one or more interconnect layers, wherein each terminal includes bulk high-temperature superconductive material and each terminal is coupled to at least one end of one or more high-temperature superconductive tapes. The method also includes heating the one or more interconnect layers to form a high-temperature superconductive electrical connection between the two or more terminals.

Abstract: A contact apparatus of a stator has an annular interconnection housing which receives a number of busbars for interconnecting coil ends of a stator winding to a number of phase connections. The interconnection housing has an annularly encircling base section and a number of carrier sections that correspond to the number of phase connections. The carrier sections extend axially starting from the base section, wherein the respective phase connection has an axially extending contact section and a connecting section that runs orthogonally to the axially extending contact section. The respective phase connection is inserted into the associated carrier section in such a way that an axial movement of the contact section of the respective phase connection is blocked in the direction of the base section and is permitted in the opposite direction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various examples of a workstation that integrates multiple distinct computer systems in a single chassis. A first blade computing device of a plurality of blade computing devices can receive a selection of a medical image study in a user interface. The first blade computing device can determine whether the medical image study is compatible with the first blade computing device. In response to determining that the medical image study is incompatible with the first blade computing device, the first blade computing device can identify a second blade computing device of the plurality of blade computing device with which the medical image study is compatible. The first blade computing device can generate a command to activate the second blade computing device and to access the medical image study and provide the command to the switching device.

Abstract: Hierarchical data objects are generated via a computer-based system for applying a series of rules to establish episode-specific data objects reflecting a plurality of discrete claim records before further dissecting the generated episode-specific data objects prior to finalization of those episode-specific data objects to identify claim records within the episode-specific data objects that are eligible for generation of one or more sub-episodes within the episode-specific data objects. The identified sub-episodes are reflected within the episode-specific data object to designate complete episodes of care that additionally reflect interactions with the corresponding parent episode.

Abstract: An end-user computing device may utilize an imaging device to capture input from an electronic tag of a physical asset. The end-user computing device may generate supplemental digital data associated with the input. The end-user computing device may transmit the input and the supplemental digital data to an authentication and digital assets server. The authentication and digital assets server may authenticate the physical asset and transmit the authentication results to the end-user computing device, which may display the authentication results. If the authentication of the physical asset is successful, the authentication and digital assets server may select one or more digital assets and transmit the one or more digital assets to the end-user computing device. The end-user computing device may display the one or more digital assets.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electric machine cooling system comprising a cooling cartridge arranged inside and coaxial to an inner hollow shaft of an inner rotor. The cooling cartridge is a polymer cartridge that is interchangeably attached to the inner rotor. The cooling cartridge includes an inner coolant tube having an internal coolant duct configured to lead coolant from an inlet opening of the inner coolant tube to a closed dead-end of the cooling cartridge, and an outer coolant sleeve comprising coolant channels which are fluidically connected with the internal coolant duct via at least one connection channel and which are configured to lead the coolant from the at least one connection channel to at least one outlet opening.

Abstract: A rotor for an electric motor includes a rotor shaft mounted for rotation about an axis; a lamination stack coaxially mounted on the rotor shaft, the lamination stack having internal cavities; permanent magnets housed inside the internal cavities of the lamination stack; and at least one flange mounted axially on the rotor shaft. The at least one flange includes at least one rod extending axially inside an orifice formed axially in the lamination stack. The at least one rod is provided with at least one rod sensor. An electric motor having a rotor of the aforementioned type is also related.

Abstract: The present specification discloses systems and computer implemented assessment methods including a system and method of assigning an individual to a group participating in a clinical study regarding a psychotic disorder, a system and method of determine whether and what type of psychotic disorder an individual may be suffering from; and a system and method of recommending a therapy to treat an individual with a psychotic disorder. All disclosed systems and computer implemented assessment methods use a non-invasive computational device-based test that uses a graphical user interface to measure a latent inhibition response of an individual to calculate a latent inhibition score and assess working memory. The latent inhibition score determines whether the individual exhibits an attenuated latent inhibition response, a normal latent inhibition response or an enhanced latent inhibition response.

Abstract: An electric work machine reduces noise from the electric work machine. An electric work machine includes a motor including a stator including a stator core and coils, and a rotor including a rotor core and a rotor shaft, an output unit located frontward from the motor and rotatable with a rotational force from the motor, a first support having a first contact surface in contact with a front end face of the stator core, a second support having a second contact surface in contact with a rear end face of the stator core, and a screw connecting the first support and the second support and fastening the stator core to the first support and the second support in a front-rear direction.

Abstract: A resolver stator is a resolver stator to be applied to a variable reluctance resolver. The resolver stator includes a plurality of magnetic poles and three winding wires (an excitation winding wire, a first detection winding wire, and a second detection winding wire). The plurality of magnetic poles are annularly arranged in an alignment. Each of the three winding wires is wound around each of the plurality of magnetic poles while being circulated along the alignment of the plurality of magnetic poles. One of the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction is the first turning direction, and the other of the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction is the second turning direction. At least one winding wire of the three winding wires wraps around each of the plurality of magnetic poles in a second turning direction while orbiting along the plurality of magnetic poles in the first turning direction.

Abstract: A rotor for an axial flux motor and a method of manufacture includes a rotor core having a rotor hub with a plurality of spaced apart fingers radially extending from the rotor hub and forming a magnet pocket between adjacent fingers and into which a magnet is inserted, where the rotor core is formed of a plurality of layers of material arranged into a layer stack, with each layer having a set of primary fibers extending in a select direction that is a different direction from the set of primary fiber layers of an adjacent layer in the layer stack.

Abstract: A linear actuator system may have an actuator assembly for moving an output in translation in a first direction. A transmission has a frame, a joining link(s) pivotally connected to the frame at a first location and operatively connected to the actuator assembly at a second location for receiving movement from the output. The joining link(s) contacting an interface at a third location to cause relative movement between the frame and the interface in a second direction differing from the first direction. A motion platform system is also provided.

Abstract: An electrical machine comprises a stator (11) having a plurality of windings (25) and a rotor (19) having a plurality of permanent magnets (26) arranged to rotate around the windings (25), the magnets (25) being mounted to an outer portion (23) of a rotor body (20), the rotor body (20) further having an inner hub portion (21) and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced arms (22) which extend radially from the hub portion (21) to the outer portion (23) of the body (20), at least one of the arms (22) comprising a vane (24) which causes an axial airflow as the rotor rotates. The axial airflow flows over the windings (25) and helps to prevent overheating without the need for any additional cooling. Since the cooling is conveniently provided by part of the rotor, the machine the machine is simple and compact.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electrical machines and methods for cooling active elements of electrical machines. More in particular, the present disclosure relates to rotors of electrical machines. An electrical machine may for example be a generator for a direct drive wind turbine. An electrical machine comprises a rotor comprising a plurality of active rotor elements, a stator comprising a plurality of active stator elements, and an air gap separating the active rotor elements and the active stator elements. The rotor further comprises one or more rotor openings configured for letting air flow enter the electrical machine and cool the active rotor elements and/or active stator elements in response to a rotation of the rotor.

Abstract: A brushless motor is provided that includes a rotor, a stator, a bearing member, an attraction magnet, and a yoke. The rotor includes a shaft, a rotor yoke that holds the shaft and covers a peripheral surface of the shaft, and a magnet disposed around an outer periphery of the rotor yoke. The stator is disposed around an outer periphery of the rotor. An inner wall of a housing serving as a bearing member rotatably holds the shaft with a bearing. The attraction magnet is disposed at an end portion of the inner wall at which the rotor yoke holds the shaft, and produces an attraction force to attract the rotor yoke. The yoke supplements and enhances the attraction force produced by the attraction magnet.

Abstract: A rotating self-locking actuator includes a housing, a self-locking device, and a motor shaft at least one end of which extends out of the housing. The self-locking device includes a pin rod, a friction cap which is disposed outside the housing and sleeved over the motor shaft, and an arc-shaped groove extending helically about an axial direction of the motor shaft and provided on a side wall of the friction cap. The pin rod rotates synchronously with the motor shaft and is sliding-fitted with the arc-shaped groove. The motor shaft causes the pin rod to rotate such that the friction cap is driven by the pin rod to move axially to contact the housing, whereby friction self-locking is enabled, and the friction cap is driven by the pin to move axially to detach from the housing, whereby the friction self-locking is released.