Abstract: A drive unit for an aircraft ground wheel associated with a brake unit for braking the ground wheel includes: a driving motor drivingly coupleable to the ground wheel; and a cooling system including at least a drive cooling unit configured to generate a drive cooling air stream for cooling the drive unit and a brake cooling unit configured to generate a brake cooling air stream by sucking in air from the brake unit. A method of controlling such drive unit in which the cooling system is driven by the driving motor of the drive unit includes: decoupling the driving motor from the ground wheel and increasing the rotational speed of the driving motor to increase the amount of generated drive cooling air, when an operating condition of the ground wheel and/or of the drive unit is switched from a propulsion mode to a non-propulsion mode.

Abstract: A drive unit for an aircraft ground wheel associated with a brake unit for braking the ground wheel includes: a driving motor drivingly coupleable to the ground wheel; and a cooling system including at least a drive cooling unit configured to generate a drive cooling air stream for cooling the drive unit and a brake cooling unit configured to generate a brake cooling air stream by sucking in air from the brake unit. A method of controlling such drive unit in which the cooling system is driven by the driving motor of the drive unit includes: decoupling the driving motor from the ground wheel and increasing the rotational speed of the driving motor to increase the amount of generated drive cooling air, when an operating condition of the ground wheel and/or of the drive unit is switched from a propulsion mode to a non-propulsion mode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing a rotor (10) of an electric machine, the rotor (10) comprising a rotor body (14) adapted to be rotated about a rotor axis (A) as well as at least one rotor component (16) to be mounted to the rotor body (14), said method comprising the steps of: arranging the rotor component (16) on the rotor body (14) and winding a wire-like structure (20) around an outer circumference (12) of the rotor body having the rotor component (16) arranged thereon so as to form a bandage (18), with the wire-like structure (20) during winding thereof being held under an adjustable bias.

Abstract: An electric drive unit for a motor vehicle comprises an electric motor having a motor housing, a stator mounted in the motor housing and having coil-wound poles, a rotor arranged internally of the stator with an air gap present between the stator and the rotor, and a planetary gear system having a sun wheel, a planet carrier, planet wheels and a ring gear. The planet wheels have a maximum diameter and axial positioning that an imaginary common envelope cylinder for all maximum diameters of the planet wheels is located radially inside of the winding heads present on one axial side of the stator and axially beside the portion of the rotor adjoining the air gap and that the planet wheels project in axial direction outwardly beyond said winding heads either not at all or with less than 50% of their tooth width in engagement with the sun wheel.

Abstract: An electric machine (2) comprising a rotor (4) and a stator (6) arranged coaxially therewith, at least one of said rotor (4) and stator (6) being formed of a plurality of parts and there being provided a bandage (16) holding together the plurality of parts of said rotor and/or stator (6), wherein the bandage (16) is formed of an electrically non-conducting fiber material having a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the parts of said rotor (4) and/or stator (6).

Abstract: An electric drive unit for a motor vehicle comprises an electric motor having a motor housing, a stator mounted in the motor housing and having coil-wound poles, a rotor arranged internally of the stator with an air gap present between the stator and the rotor, and a planetary gear system having a sun wheel, a planet carrier, planet wheels and a ring gear. The planet wheels have a maximum diameter and axial positioning that an imaginary common envelope cylinder for all maximum diameters of the planet wheels is located radially inside of the winding heads present on one axial side of the stator and axially beside the portion of the rotor adjoining the air gap and that the planet wheels project in axial direction outwardly beyond said winding heads either not at all or with less than 50% of their tooth width in engagement with the sun wheel.

Abstract: An electric machine (2) comprising a rotor (4) and a stator (6) arranged coaxially therewith, at least one of said rotor (4) and stator (6) being formed of a plurality of parts and there being provided a bandage (16) holding together the plurality of parts of said rotor and/or stator (6), wherein the bandage (16) is formed of an electrically non-conducting fiber material having a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the parts of said rotor (4) and/or stator (6).

Abstract: Iron is desulfurized with a compacted article composed of calcium carbide and a gas-generating solid whereby the article is disintegrated during desulfurization resulting in a substantial total consumption of the carbide and a resultant decrease of residual carbide in the slag produced.