Abstract: An electric compressor includes a housing, an electric motor, and an inverter. The housing includes a motor chamber. The electric motor includes a stator that includes a stator core, a plurality of first coils, a plurality of second coils, and a plurality of third coils. The first coils are connected in series, the second coils are connected in series, and the third coils are connected in series. One of the first coils that is located electrically closest to the first phase is referred to as a first specific coil, one of the second coils that is located electrically closest to the second phase is referred to as a second specific coil, and one of the third coils that is located electrically closest to the third phase is referred to as a third specific coil. The first to third specific coils are disposed above the shaft center of the drive shaft.

Abstract: A motor includes a stator having a core and a plurality of radially inwardly extending teeth defining slots therebetween. Each tooth has a tip having a pair of circumferentially protruding tooth projections. A first insulation sheet is inserted between each pair of the teeth and has a body part and a pair of first end parts formed by folding both ends of the body part toward each other. A second insulation sheets is arranged between the winding parts of adjacent teeth and has a body part and a pair of second end parts formed by folding both ends of the body part away from each other. The tooth projections, the second end parts and the first end parts are arranged in this order from radially inside to outside and overlap radially.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor and a stator, the stator having a stator core and an electrical insulator assembly at each end of the stator core. The electrical insulator assemblies each have an outer wall part extending in a circumferential direction and facing a yoke of the stator core and a plurality of extending parts extending radially inward from the outer wall part and facing teeth of the stator core. The outer wall part has a radial thickness and includes a plurality of radial notches for guiding extensions of the stator winding between an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the outer wall part. The outer peripheral surface of the outer wall part adjacent to the notches is configured such that the radial thickness of the outer wall part gradually decreases toward the notch along a circumferential direction of the yoke.

Abstract: A motor-driven compressor with a housing and an electric motor includes a stator that includes a stator core including a yoke and teeth, an insulator including an insulator base in contact with an end face of the yoke, and three-phase windings, each being wound around the corresponding teeth in a concentrated manner so as to form coils. The winding of each phase forms connection wires locked on an outer circumferential surface of the insulator base. Each connection wire connects adjacent coils of the corresponding phase. The outer circumferential surface includes a locking surface including accommodation grooves, each accommodating the corresponding connection wire, and a non-locking surface that does not lock the connection wires. The stator core includes an engagement recess that engages with part of a jig. The engagement recess is located radially outward from the insulator base on the end face and located radially outward from the non-locking surface.

Abstract: An electric compressor includes a housing, an electric motor, and an inverter. The housing includes a motor chamber. The electric motor includes a stator that includes a stator core, a plurality of first coils, a plurality of second coils, and a plurality of third coils. The first coils are connected in series, the second coils are connected in series, and the third coils are connected in series. One of the first coils that is located electrically closest to the first phase is referred to as a first specific coil, one of the second coils that is located electrically closest to the second phase is referred to as a second specific coil, and one of the third coils that is located electrically closest to the third phase is referred to as a third specific coil. The first to third specific coils are disposed above the shaft center of the drive shaft.

Abstract: The motor-driven compressor includes a housing, a compression mechanism, a rotary shaft and an electric motor all disposed in the housing, a protective film and a fixing resin. The electric motor is adapted to rotate the rotary shaft thereby to drive the compression mechanism. The electric motor has a rotor fixed on the rotary shaft and a stator supported by the housing. The rotor has a permanent magnet and a magnet hole in which the permanent magnet is inserted. The magnet hole extends in an axial direction of the rotor. The protective film is formed on a surface of the permanent magnet for improving corrosion resistance of the permanent magnet. The fixing resin is filled in at least part of a gap between the permanent magnet and a wall of the magnet hole for fixing the permanent magnet to the wall of the magnet hole.

Abstract: Outer circumference of a rotor is alternately provided with a plurality of circumferential portions and a plurality of convex portions. Straight lines each connecting a rotational axis to one of circumferential centers of circumferential portions are referred to as radial lines. Straight lines each bisecting one of convex portions are referred to as bisectors. A plurality of magnetic flux blocking regions are located on a rotor. One of the magnetic flux blocking region is located in a range between the radial line and the bisector adjacent to and preceding the radial line in the rotation direction. Therefore, a permanent magnet embedment rotating electric machine is capable of preventing decreases in torque and suppressing torque ripple.

Abstract: A phase insulator for a stator of a motor insulates between stator coils. The stator has plural stator coils inserted in slots in a stator core. The phase insulator insulates stator coils from each other. The phase insulator includes insulating sheet portions and bridge portions. The insulating sheet portions are disposed at both end portions of the stator core for insulating between the coil ends of the stator coils. The insulating sheet portions are made of a first material. The bridge portions connect the insulating sheet portions. The bridge portions are inserted in the slots of the stator core. The bridge portions are made of a second material. The second material has higher elastic characteristics than the first material.

Abstract: Outer circumference of a rotor is alternately provided with a plurality of circumferential portions and a plurality of convex portions. Straight lines each connecting a rotational axis to one of circumferential centers of circumferential portions are referred to as radial lines. Straight lines each bisecting one of convex portions are referred to as bisectors. A plurality of magnetic flux blocking regions are located on a rotor. One of the magnetic flux blocking region is located in a range between the radial line and the bisector adjacent to and preceding the radial line in the rotation direction. Therefore, a permanent magnet embedment rotating electric machine is capable of preventing decreases in torque and suppressing torque ripple.