Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor (11) for an electrical machine, in particular for a motor vehicle, having an axis of rotation (X), a rotor radius (Rr), a polar step (?), and including a body (31) comprising a plurality of rotor teeth (40) defining cavities (36) in which permanent magnets (37) are accommodated, each rotor tooth (40) comprising a single lip (41) for radial retention of a permanent magnet, and an assembly of magnetic poles (50), each pole having a curvature in the form of an arc of a circle, the said arc of a circle being defined by a radius of curvature (Rc), a centre of curvature (Cc), and a polar angle (2?p), the said rotor having a ratio (r) between the radius of curvature (Rc) and the rotor radius (Rr) contained between 0.52 and 0.63, and a ratio (?) between the polar half-angle (?p) and the polar step (?) contained between 0.62 and 0.80.

Abstract: The invention mainly relates to a claw-pole rotor (2) for a rotating electric machine, characterized in that said rotor comprises a plurality of magnets (20) that are located between the poles and are made of neodymium-iron-boron having a dysprosium content of less than 2% by weight. By keeping the dysprosium content in the magnets of the rotating electric machine to a minimum, the invention thus does away with the problems associated with the limited dysprosium supplies and its cost.

Abstract: A polyphase electric motor (1) of a motor vehicle which includes a rotor (6) and a stator (2, 5, 13) surrounding the rotor and including a plurality of stator windings (5) around stator teeth (4, 19) defined by notches (3) in a stator magnetic mass (2). According to the invention, the motor includes a device for determining an angular position (17) and/or the speed of rotation of the rotor, including a plurality of magnetic field sensors (18) which are stationary relative to the stator. The sensors are arranged in notches (3) and comprise large casing surfaces extending in planes that are tangential to the stator magnetic mass, such that the sensors detect only a radial component of the magnetic field inside the stator magnetic mass.

Abstract: The invention relates mainly to a rotary electrical machine (10) comprising: a rotor (12) comprising permanent magnets (39); a stator (11) comprising a body (16) and a three-phase winding (25), characterised in that: the coupling of the coils (26) is of the triangle-series type; and the product of the number of turns of each coil (26), of the axial length of the stator body (16) expressed in mm, and of the inner diameter (L2) of the stator body (16) expressed in mm, is contained between 38998 and 39142; the number of turns being contained between 23 and 37, the axial length of the stator body (16) being contained between 17 mm and 27 mm, and the inner diameter (L2) of the stator body (16) being contained between 62 mm and 67 mm.

Abstract: The invention mainly concerns a stator (9) of a rotary electric machine, in particular intended for an electric compressor for a motor vehicle, said stator (9) comprising a body (16) having: —a yoke (28), —a plurality of teeth (27) angularly distributed on an inner periphery of said yoke (28), —a winding (17) comprising a plurality of coils (50), each coil (50) being formed by a wire (51) wound around a tooth (27), characterised in that a ratio between a diameter of a conductive portion of said wire (51) and an inner diameter of said stator (9) is of between 3% and 10%.

Abstract: The invention mainly relates to a rotor (10) of an electrical rotating machine, comprising: a rotor body (11), particularly formed by a laminated core, and a set of permanent magnets (22), and wherein a ratio between the largest thickness (L3) of a permanent magnet (22) of the set of permanent magnets, (22) measured in a radial direction, and the largest width of the magnet (22) of the set of permanent magnets (22), measured in an orthoradial direction, is at least equal to 30%.

Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine comprises a central core, arms extending radially relative to the core, these arms each comprising two rims extending on either side of the arms, permanent magnets positioned inside housings that are delimited by opposing lateral faces of adjacent arms, an outer face of the core extending between adjacent arms, and the rims of the arms of the rotor. Plates made from a material more flexible than the permanent magnets are positioned between the rims of the arms and the face of the permanent magnet facing away from the axis of the rotor to hold the magnets. The plate having, in the axial direction, a height close to the height of the permanent magnets, the ratio between the width of the plate and that of the magnet being between 0.9 and 1.1, without being equal to 1.

Abstract: The invention relates mainly to a rotor (10) of a rotary electric machine having an axis of rotation (X) and including: a rotor body (11) made up of a packet of sheets, a set of permanent magnets (22), and a plurality of holes (13) made in the rotor body (11) in order to each allow the passage of a means (14) for attaching the sheets of the rotor body (11), wherein a ratio between a radial distance separating an axis of each attachment hole (13) relative to the rotation axis (X) and an external radius of the rotor body (11) is lower than 70%, in particular lower than 65%.

Abstract: The invention mainly relates to a rotor (10) of an electrical rotating machine, comprising a rotor body (11) and a set of permanent magnets (22), and wherein a ratio between a space occupied by all of the permanent magnets (22) and a space (V) defined by the rotor body (11) is higher than 30%, preferably higher than 50%.

Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine comprises a central core, arms extending radially relative to the core, these arms each comprising two rims extending on either side of the arms, permanent magnets positioned inside housings that are delimited by opposing lateral faces of adjacent arms, an outer face of the core extending between adjacent arms, and the rims of the arms of the rotor. Plates made from a material more flexible than the permanent magnets are positioned between the rims of the arms and the face of the permanent magnet facing away from the axis of the rotor to hold the magnets. The plate having, in the axial direction, a height close to the height of the permanent magnets, the ratio between the width of the plate and that of the magnet being between 0.9 and 1.1, without being equal to 1.

Abstract: A polyphase electric motor (1) of a motor vehicle which includes a rotor (6) and a stator (2, 5, 13) surrounding the rotor and including a plurality of stator windings (5) around stator teeth (4, 19) defined by notches (3) in a stator magnetic mass (2). According to the invention, the motor includes a device for determining an angular position (17) and/or the speed of rotation of the rotor, including a plurality of magnetic field sensors (18) which are stationary relative to the stator. The sensors are arranged in notches (3) and comprise large casing surfaces extending in planes that are tangential to the stator magnetic mass, such that the sensors detect only a radial component of the magnetic field inside the stator magnetic mass.

Abstract: A rotor which includes a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in first recesses which extend axially and are regularly distributed between a circumferential portion and a central portion of the magnetic body of the rotor, such as to define a plurality of circumferential polar sections. The magnets each comprise a first portion close to the circumferential portion, wherein the first portion is adjacent to a second portion close to the central portion, the first portion having a first rectangular radial section with a first predetermined width in a circumferential direction and the second portion having a second rectangular radial section with a second predetermined width in a circumferential direction, the second width being smaller than the first width. According to the invention, the rotor also includes a plurality of second recesses which extend axially and are each arranged between two example consecutive magnets at the second portion thereof.

Abstract: Synchronous electric motor with permanent magnets comprising a wound stator (1) comprising stator teeth extending axially formed in a frame and a rotor (5) comprising a plurality of the magnets extending axially into a cylinder head (6), being embedded according to a flux concentration construction of the rotor (5) in which a first length (Ls1) of the rotor (5) is greater than a second length (Ls1) of the stator teeth and in which a ratio of the first length (Ls1) to the second length (Ls2) is lower than 1.3. The compressor comprises such an electric motor.

Abstract: Disclosed is the selecting of the optimum characteristics of a magnetic device producing a sinusoidal signal for determination of angular position in a rotary machine. The device includes a multi-polar magnetic ring which is mobile in rotation around an axis, and creates a variable magnetic field according to an angle of rotation. In close proximity to the magnetic ring, a magnetic sensor is placed in this magnetic field, and generates the sinusoidal signal. The air gap between the sensor and ring is constituted by spacing the sensor by a distance E from the magnetic ring on a radial plane. Optimum performance is achieved when a first ratio e/E of a thickness e of the multi-polar magnetic ring in a direction which is radial relative to the air gap E is between 0.4 and 2.3. A second ratio h/e of a height h of the ring, in a direction which is axial relative to the thickness e, is between 1.5 and 8.

Abstract: Disclosed is the selecting of the optimum characteristics of a magnetic device producing a sinusoidal signal for determination of angular position in a rotary machine. The device includes a multi-polar magnetic ring which is mobile in rotation around an axis, and creates a variable magnetic field according to an angle of rotation. In close proximity to the magnetic ring, a magnetic sensor is placed in this magnetic field, and generates the sinusoidal signal. The air gap between the sensor and ring is constituted by spacing the sensor by a distance E from the magnetic ring on a radial plane. Optimum performance is achieved when a first ratio e/E of a thickness e of the multi-polar magnetic ring in a direction which is radial relative to the air gap E is between 0.4 and 2.3. A second ratio h/e of a height h of the ring, in a direction which is axial relative to the thickness e, is between 1.5 and 8.

Abstract: A method for using an electromagnetic retarder of the type that comprises a current generator. The method relates to an electromagnetic retarder including a stator bearing the primary coils (8) of a current generator and a rotary shaft (7) bearing the secondary windings (5) of the generator and field coils (13) which are electrically powered by the secondary coils (5) via a current rectifier (15) borne by the rotary shaft (7). The method consists in injecting a direct current into the primary coils (8), the direct current having an intensity that increases gradually up to a nominal value over a pre-determined minimum period. The method is suitable for electromagnetic retarders which are intended for vehicles such as trucks.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electromagnetic retarder from a control unit said retarder including an electrical generator. The inventive method is used to determine an excitation current intensity to be injected into the primary coils of the generator of the retarder, said retarder including a rotary shaft bearing the secondary windings of the generator a n d field coils which are supplied b y the secondary windings. The rotation speed of the rotary shaft is taken into account in order to select a lower intensity if the rotation speed of the shaft is higher. The invention is suitable for use in the field of electromagnetic retarders which are intended for heavy vehicles such as trucks.