Patents by Inventor Luca FAVRE

Luca FAVRE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240063667
    Abstract: A stator with closed slots is described, comprising a first internal stator part and a second external stator part configured to form the closed slots. The stator further includes a winding comprising at least a conductor configured to be wound in the stator closed slots into which are inserted the conductors forming the winding. The winding is overlapped starting with a lower conductor in correspondence with a bottom wall of the slot and ending with an upper conductor in correspondence with an upper wall of the slot to form a lower channel between the lower conductor and the bottom wall of the slot and an upper channel formed between the upper conductor and the upper wall of the slot. The lower and upper channels serving as the passage of a cooling fluid of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Luca Favre, Davide Bettoni
  • Publication number: 20240022123
    Abstract: A stator (15) for an electric machine is described, comprising an outer annular portion (35) and an inner portion (25) bounded by a cylindrical inner wall (32) of the stator (15) which is configured to house a rotor (5), the internal portion (25) comprising a plurality of slots (14, 24) inside which the electric winding is made, at least one of the slots (14, 24) having an asymmetrical conformation; a process for manufacturing the stator (15) and an electric machine comprising the stator (15) are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI
  • Patent number: 11837933
    Abstract: A process is described, for making an electric conductor for a winding of an electric machine comprising the following steps: providing an external shell (20} with a tubular shape made of electrically conducting material; inserting at least two wires (215 made of electrically conducting material in the external shell (20); heating the external shell (20) and the wires (21) inserted therein; laminating wherein the external shell (205 and the wires (215 are formed to modify the profile of their cross section; optionally repeating at least one of the two previous steps; an electric conductor made with such process and an electric machine comprising a winding made with such electric conductor are further described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MAVEL EDT S.P.A
    Inventors: Andrea Tonino, Luca Favre
  • Publication number: 20230008528
    Abstract: A process is described, for making an electric conductor for a winding of an electric machine comprising the following steps: providing an external shell (20} with a tubular shape made of electrically conducting material; inserting at least two wires (215 made of electrically conducting material in the external shell (20); heating the external shell (20) and the wires (21) inserted therein; laminating wherein the external shell (205 and the wires (215 are formed to modify the profile of their cross section; optionally repeating at least one of the two previous steps; an electric conductor made with such process and an electric machine comprising a winding made with such electric conductor are further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea TONINO, Luca FAVRE
  • Publication number: 20220399788
    Abstract: A process is described, for making a continuous winding for a stator of an electric machine comprising the following steps: bending on a plane of a strip to make a strap in a single piece, which comprises first sectors to be inserted inside closed slots of a stator and connected by second bending sectors which remain outside the slots; providing a first, internal stator part comprising a plurality of longitudinal teeth, spaced by a space which makes the lower part of the slots; making the winding on the first stator part, by placing the first sectors of strap in the spaces included between the teeth; and connecting the two free ends of every strap; a continuous winding made with such process is further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI
  • Publication number: 20220399772
    Abstract: A stator with closed slots with continuous winding is described, comprising: a first, internal stator part comprising longitudinal teeth, spaced by a space configured to make the lower part of the closed slots of the stator; a second, external annular stator part, comprising seats complementary with the teeth and configured to be meshed with the first stator part in order to form the closed slots and the stator; a continuous winding comprising a strap, which comprises first sectors mutually connected by second sectors alternate thereto, the strap being configured to be wound on the first, internal stator part, by placing the first sectors into the spaces included between the teeth; a process for making such stator is further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI
  • Publication number: 20220399764
    Abstract: A synchronous electric machine with reluctance assisted by permanent magnets is described, comprising a rotor comprising: a lamellar pack fastened on a rotation shaft and comprising identical sheets, each comprising first axial recesses and permanent magnets, and second axial recesses to form flow barriers; a stator with a first, internal stator part comprising longitudinal teeth; a second, external annular stator part, with seats complementary with the teeth in order to form the closed slots and the stator; a continuous winding with a strap, configured to be wound on the first, internal stator part; a process for making such synchronous electric machine is further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI
  • Patent number: 11239727
    Abstract: The present invention is an electrical machine comprising a stator and a rotor (10). The rotor is formed with a rotor body comprising a stack of laminations placed on a rotor shaft. The rotor includes at least one cavity with at least one arm for retaining at least one balancing weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MAVEL EDT S.P.A.
    Inventors: Julien Boisson, Benjamin Gaussens, Luca Favre, Davide Bettoni, Wissam Dib
  • Patent number: 11228226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical machine comprising a rotor (10) and a stator, rotor (10) being formed by assembling a rotor body (4) and a rotor shaft (1). According to the invention, rotor shaft (1) is knurled and the outside diameter of rotor shaft (1) is greater than the inside diameter of rotor body (4), by a value ranging between 0.05 mm and 0.3 mm. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such an electrical machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: MAVEL EDT S.P.A.
    Inventors: Luca Favre, Davide Bettoni, Wissam Dib
  • Patent number: 11005330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closed rotary electrical machine incorporating a cooling system comprising two internal fans secured on the shaft of the rotor, at the two ends of the rotor. Each fan faces the inner face of a flange comprising fins orient the flow of air created by the internal fans and can capture the heat from operation of the machine. A casing which contains the rotor and the stator of the electrical machine is sealed by two flanges. The cooling system also comprises external cooling for cooling the casing and flanges, comprising air or liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, MAVEL S.R.L.
    Inventors: Wissam Dib, Luca Favre, Davide Bettoni
  • Patent number: 11005331
    Abstract: The invention relates to an enclosed rotary electrical machine including a cooling system comprising two internal fans (181, 182) fixedly mounted on shaft (160) at both ends of rotor (150). The rotor and stator (190) are contained in an enclosure sealed by two flanges. The fans allow dual air circulation in flux barriers surrounding the rotor magnets and formed by axial recesses running throughout the rotor, and also air circulation in the space created between the internal fans and the inner faces of the flanges comprising fins (113, 123) which orient the air flows created by the fans to capture the heat thereof. External cooling allows the enclosure and the flanges to be cooled, by air or liquid cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MAVEL S.R.L.
    Inventors: Wissam Dib, Luca Favre, Davide Bettoni
  • Patent number: 10975761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compression device driven by an electric machine, for which the rotor (1) comprises a rotor shaft (31), a cylindrical magnet (34), and a non-magnetic shrink ring (33). According to the invention, the rotor shaft (31) includes a bore (36) for inserting one end of the compressor shaft (3) to unitize the two shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Misa Milosavljevic, Thomas Valin, Fabrice Le Berr, Stephane Venturi, Benjamin Gaussens, Julien Boisson, Abdenour Abdelli, Luca Favre
  • Patent number: 10873248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary electrical machine (100) with an integral magnetic sensor (101) of the angular position of the rotor (150). The sensor includes a rotary part (108) with magnet (102) fixed to the end (160b) of the rotation shaft (160) at the rear of the machine, facing a fixed part (103) including Hall effect sensors and mounted on a fixed support (106) connected to the frame of the machine. The machine includes a bearing (104) centered on the axis (X), separating the rotary and fixed parts of the sensor. This bearing, fixed to the shaft and to the metal support of the fixed part of the sensor, and preferably in contact with the rotary part, constitutes a new mechanical reference close to the sensor. The invention provides accurate and robust position information independently of mechanical and magnetic disturbances to which the shaft may be subjected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignees: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, MAVEL S.R.L.
    Inventors: Wissam Dib, Luca Favre, Davide Bettoni
  • Patent number: 10797556
    Abstract: The present invention is an electrical machine comprising a rotor (10) and a stator (12) having radial passages (28) arranged circumferentially along the stator, magnetic-flux generators (34) housed in the passages, and a stator bearing (24) containing the rotor. According to the invention, the radial passages (28) comprise fluid-circulation galleries (36) facing the magnetic-flux generators (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, MAVEL S.R.L.
    Inventors: Luca Favre, Davide Bettoni
  • Patent number: 10727706
    Abstract: The present invention is an electric machine comprising a rotor and a stator. The stator comprises radial passages, magnetic flux generators and a tubular sleeve. According to the invention, the inner surface of tubular sleeve is smooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Julien Boisson, Benjamin Gaussens, Misa Milosavljevic, Fabrice Le Berr, Davide Bettoni, Luca Favre
  • Publication number: 20200204035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical machine comprising a rotor (10) and a stator, rotor (10) being formed by assembling a rotor body (4) and a rotor shaft (1). According to the invention, rotor shaft (1) is knurled and the outside diameter of rotor shaft (1) is greater than the inside diameter of rotor body (4), by a value ranging between 0.05 mm and 0.3 mm. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such an electrical machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI, Wissam DIB
  • Publication number: 20200067385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary electrical machine (100) with an integral magnetic sensor (101) of the angular position of the rotor (150). The sensor includes a rotary part (108) with magnet (102) fixed to the end (160b) of the rotation shaft (160) at the rear of the machine, facing a fixed part (103) including Hall effect sensors and mounted on a fixed support (106) connected to the frame of the machine. The machine includes a bearing (104) centered on the axis (X), separating the rotary and fixed parts of the sensor. This bearing, fixed to the shaft and to the metal support of the fixed part of the sensor, and preferably in contact with the rotary part, constitutes a new mechanical reference close to the sensor. The invention provides accurate and robust position information independently of mechanical and magnetic disturbances to which the shaft may be subjected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Wissam DIB, Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI
  • Publication number: 20200059125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric machine comprising a rotor (1) and a stator (2) having a wall (3) opposite the rotor, said stator comprising a multiplicity of radial slots arranged circumferentially along said stator. Said slots are provided with apertures (6) opening into said inner wall that are closed by closing means (7, 8) so as to form a multiplicity of closed slots (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin GAUSSENS, Julien BOISSON, Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI, Wissam DIB
  • Publication number: 20190386537
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closed rotary electrical machine incorporating a cooling system comprising two internal fans secured on the shaft of the rotor, at the two ends of the rotor. Each fan faces the inner face of a flange comprising fins orient the flow of air created by the internal fans and can capture the heat from operation of the machine. A casing which contains the rotor and the stator of the electrical machine is sealed by two flanges. The cooling system also comprises external cooling for cooling the casing and flanges, comprising air or liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Wissam DIB, Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI
  • Publication number: 20190334409
    Abstract: The invention relates to an enclosed rotary electrical machine including a cooling system comprising two internal fans (181, 182) fixedly mounted on shaft (160) at both ends of rotor (150). The rotor and stator (190) are contained in an enclosure sealed by two flanges. The fans allow dual air circulation in flux barriers surrounding the rotor magnets and formed by axial recesses running throughout the rotor, and also air circulation in the space created between the internal fans and the inner faces of the flanges comprising fins (113, 123) which orient the air flows created by the fans to capture the heat thereof. External cooling allows the enclosure and the flanges to be cooled, by air or liquid cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Wissam DIB, Luca FAVRE, Davide BETTONI