Abstract: An electrical generator for extraction of electrical power from a gas turbine engine includes a rotor portion and a stator portion disposed within a booster cavity of the gas turbine engine. The rotor portion is rotatably supported about the stator portion. The stator portion rigidly is supported within the booster cavity. The rotor portion has a plurality of poles circumferentially arranged opposite the stator portion. The stator portion includes a plurality of coil portions disposed about an outer periphery of the stator portion adjacent to the stator portion. The stator and rotor portions are configured to generate electrical power when the rotor portion is rotated about the stator portion by a shaft of the gas turbine engine to induce electrical currents in the coil portions. The electrical generator extracts electric power from the turbine engine to supplement primary electrical generation sources of the engine.

Abstract: A conformable layer (14) for inhibiting electrical discharge between vent tubes (16) and strands (12) in an inner-cooled coil (5). The conformable layer comprises a resistive inner core (24) and a conductive strip (20) wrapped in a conductive outer wrap (26). The conductive strip (20) is electrically connected to the strands (12) at one end of the coil (5) and left to electrically float at the other end. In this configuration, the conformable layer (14) reduces voltage buildup between the vent tubes (16) and the strands (12) to help prevent electrical damage to the coil (5).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a micro flux gate sensor that has a good electrical connection and can be easily manufactured includes operations of forming a metal pattern, forming a first insulation layer to cover the metal pattern and forming viaholes to expose a certain portion of the metal pattern, applying an electrical signal through the metal pattern and plating the viaholes with a metal material to form a connection portion, forming a magnetic core on an upper portion of the first insulation layer, forming a second insulation layer to cover the magnetic core and forming an upper coil portion electrically connected to the connection portion to form the excitation coil and the magnetic field detecting coil, forming a third insulation layer to cover the upper coil portion, and removing a certain portion of the metal pattern to leave only the lower coil portion of the metal pattern.

Abstract: A generator rotor core (54) carrying superconducting windings (60) and having a shield (426) over the superconducting windings (60) to prevent external magnetic fields from impinging the windings. Axial shield edges (430/434) mate with corresponding features of the rotor core (54) or with structures affixed to or supported by the core (54) to support the shield (426).

Abstract: In a stator of a motor, a first winding of each coil is arranged around three teeth next to one another and a second winding of each coil is arranged around three teeth with a tooth which is arranged at an end of the three teeth for the first winding at a center thereof. By virtue of such configuration, each coil is arranged around four teeth in a distributed manner.

Abstract: A concentrated winding coil according to the present invention comprises a plurality of coil layers each of which comprises a plurality of wire turns wound in alignment winding; and a bobbin comprising an inner flange, an outer flange and a bobbin body on which the wire is wound, wherein: each of the coil layers includes a turn shift portion where the wire is shifted from an n-th turn to an (n+1)-th turn; the turn shift portion is located only on a side of a coil end section of the coil; and the bobbin body has no guide grooves. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing the concentrated winding coil according to the present invention comprises steps of: winding the wire on the bobbin; and pressing the wire by a wire guiding/holding member toward the inner flange or toward the outer flange.

Abstract: The stator for electrical machines has stator slots that are open radially inward, at least some of which contain coils made from round wire and have side walls (10, 12) of equal length that each extend parallel to their center radial plane. To attain an especially high fill factor, the entrances (16) of the stator slots have a width, measured transversely to their center radial plane, that is slightly greater than the diameter d of the round wire (18). A further condition is that the width of the stator slots, measured between the parallel side walls (10, 12), amounts to (1+cos 30°)d, and the radially outer slot wall (14) forms angles of 60° and 120°, respectively, with each of the two side walls (10, 12).

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, the present technique provides a bushing that is configured to electrically and mechanically couple a conductor bar of a rotor assembly to an end ring of the rotor assembly. The exemplary bushing has an interior surface that is configured to abut against the conductor bar and an exterior surface that is configured to abut the perimetric surface of an end slot. Advantageously, the bushing, because of a good fit in the end slot and around the conductor bar, provides a good electrical connection between the conductor bar and the end ring. Moreover, the exemplary bushing also provides interferences fits that at least partially secure the end ring to the rotor core.

Abstract: A rotor 1 of an AC generator for vehicle according to the invention in which a conductor 6 is wound around a spool 5 in multi-rows and multi-layers is characterized in that gaps between the conductors at least at the deep portion 22 out of the gaps between the conductors from the innermost layer to the outmost layer are filled evenly with resin 7 forming resin layers. A manufacturing method of a rotor 1 of and AC generator for vehicle according to the invention includes the steps of applying a fluid resin material 7 to a conductor 6 immediately before the conductor 6 is wound on a spool 5, and heating the entire structure to cause the resin 7 to be heat-cured after the conductor 6 to which the fluid resin material 7 has been applied is wound around the spool 5 in multi-rows and multi-layers.

Abstract: A stator for an electromagnetic machine includes a plurality of discrete and individually wound stator segments having end caps positioned on the segments. The end caps have legs for positioning the end cap on the segments with an interference fit. The end caps have angled surfaces to facilitate winding of wire on the segments. The end caps have male and female couplings that mate together to couple adjacent segments together. The end caps have fingers and slots for aligning the segments on substantially the same plane. The end caps have wire isolation features, including hooks, shelves and ledges, for separating the interconnect wires routed on the stator to electrically interconnect the segments. The segments include scalloped contours on their outer edges for draining oil, and the end caps have passages for draining oil.

Abstract: A motor includes a ferromagnetic member with first and second portions, a conductive wire wrapped around the first portions of the ferromagnetic member, and at least one magnet rotatably coupled to the ferromagnetic member having first and second poles and generating magnetic flux. The ferromagnetic member and the at least one magnet are configured such that at least a portion of the magnetic flux passes from the first pole of the at least one magnet, into the first portions of the ferromagnetic member, to the second portions of the ferromagnetic member, from the second portions of the ferromagnetic member, and into the second pole of the at least one magnet.

Abstract: A high intensity lighting system comprises a plurality of high intensity discharge lamps electrically connected to a polyphase alternator and a prime mover mechanically connected to the alternator. An inherent impedance characteristic of the alternator permits the lamps to be reliably started and energized without any separate ballast or comparable impedance element. The alternator comprises a stator having teeth extending from a backiron. The teeth consist of the alternator phases, and the coils encircle the respective teeth of each pair and are wound in opposite sense and connected in series. The machine is preferably an axial airgap device wherein the stator assembly has a magnetic core made from low loss, high frequency material. A high pole count permits the electrical device to operate at high commutating frequencies, with high efficiency, high power density and improved performance characteristics.

Abstract: A substrate is provided and a top interconnection metal layer and a primary winding layer are formed thereon. Then a passivation layer having a plurality of via exposed parts of the top interconnection metal layer is formed on the substrate. A secondary winding layer and at least a bonding pad are formed on the passivation layer. The bonding pad electrically connects to the top interconnection metal layer through the via.

Abstract: There are proposed a manufacturing method of a winding assembly of a rotating electrical machine using a rotation block and a fixed block and a manufacturing apparatus used for the same. The rotation block includes a rotation surface rotatable around a rotation axis, and the fixed block includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and a shaping surface. The shaping surface is formed between end parts of the first and the second surfaces, is made to have an almost semicircular shape with the rotation axis as the center, and extends along the rotation axis. Plural wire rods are simultaneously fed from the first surface of the fixed block to the rotation surface of the rotation block, and the wire rods positioned on the rotation surface are bent by rotation of the rotation block.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing at least one winding of an electrical machine that has a plurality of poles, in particular of a motor generator, preferably for a hybrid drive of a motor vehicle, the winding being formed by winding parts connected in parallel and each pole being associated with at least one groove set that is associated with the winding parts and comprises a plurality of grooves which have different circumferential angle positions relative to the associated pole, grooves with the same circumferential angle position forming equivalent grooves and each winding part of the winding being wound with the same number of windings in equivalent grooves. The invention also relates to a corresponding winding.

Abstract: A generator and/or motor device that includes an inner stator having one or more inner coils, an outer stator shell having one or more outer coils, and a rotor assembly arranged radially between, and configured to rotate relative to, the inner stator and the outer stator shell. The rotor assembly has one or more outer magnetic elements adjacent to the outer coils and has one or more inner magnetic elements adjacent to the inner coils. An electromotive force may be generated in at least one of the inner and outer coils upon relative rotation of the rotor assembly. Alternatively, relative rotation of the rotor assembly may be caused upon an electromotive force being applied in at least one of the inner and outer coils. The rotor assembly may be attached to an input shaft. The rotor assembly includes a rotor spool to which the inner and outer magnetic elements are secured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transverse non-cylindrical gradient coil, having at least one divergent section, and to production methods for such non-cylindrical gradient coils having at least one divergent section having the following steps of production of a planar fingerprint coil or a planar fingerprint coil segment, positioning and attaching the planar coil or planar coil segment on a support plate and formation of a conical saddle coil (51) or a conical saddle coil segment (45) by rolling up the support plate to form a conical surface (50,46).

Abstract: In a rotary electric machine, at least one of first and second ends of each conductor segment is at least partially joined to at least one of the first and second ends of a corresponding another one of the conductor segments to provide the stator winding including a plurality of joint portions of the plurality of conductor segments. An insulating film covers each of the conductor segments except for at least the joint portions of the stator winding. At least part of the insulating film of each of the conductor segments located close to a corresponding one of the joint portions contains an evaporatable component. An amount in ppm of the evaporatable component contained in the at least part of the insulating film is adjusted to be equal to or lower than 20000 ppm.

Abstract: A leading end portion of a lead wire holder located in a direction opposite to a direction in which six lead wires extend is inserted toward concave surfaces through an insertion opening. After the leading end portion has entered toward the concave surfaces and gotten out therefrom, the leading end portion is situated between opposed surfaces of hooks and a holder receiving portion bottom surface. With this arrangement, a back surface of a rear end portion located opposite to the leading end portion of the lead wire holder comes into contact with end surface portions of partitioning wall portions. An end surface portion of the rear end portion faces projecting portions. Then, the six lead wires are partially received in six lead wire receiving portions, respectively.

Abstract: The invention teaches a brushless DC motor, comprising a brushless DC motor unit and a controller unit, wherein the brushless DC motor unit comprises a stator assembly, a permanent magnet rotor assembly magnetically coupled with the stator assembly, an enclosure supporting the installation of stator assembly and the permanent magnet rotator assembly, an end shield installed at the end of the enclosure, the rotating shaft of the permanent magnet rotor assembly projecting out of the end shield; the controller unit comprises an integrated power module, a microprocessor unit, a rotor position sensing circuit, a power source circuit, an I/O interface circuit, a current-sensing circuit, and a controller box; and the controller unit is electrically connected to the brushless DC motor unit.

Abstract: An electrical rotating apparatus is provided that has variable impedance. This is achieved by connecting one of the polyphase components of the apparatus in a mesh connection. The spanning value, L, of such a mesh connection may be varied by changing the harmonic content supplied by an inverter component. Also provided is a method for connecting an inverter to a motor, wherein a switching arrangement permits the simple alteration between various mesh connections of different span value, changing thereby the Volts/Hertz ratio of the motor.

Abstract: A base plate serving as a base portion of a motor has a plurality of coil-receiving portions in regions corresponding to a plurality of teeth and coils, respectively. Each coil-receiving portion receives a lower portion of a corresponding coil. The axial thickness of the base plate and that of the motor can be reduced by forming the base plate by pressing. The base plate is provided with a projection formed thereon. The projection extends generally in a direction perpendicular to a center axis of the motor between the coil-receiving portions. The projection is arranged to cross a line connecting closest portions of two coil-receiving portions to each other. Thus, a portion of the base plate having the lowest strength is reinforced and therefore the strength of the base plate is increased.

Abstract: A machine includes a stator assembly that includes a stator yoke, a pair of armature coils mechanically coupled to the stator yoke, and a stationary superconducting field coil. The stator yoke comprises a magnetic material. The machine further includes a shaft rotatably mounted in the stator yoke, the shaft comprising a non-magnetic material. The machine further includes a rotor assembly rotationally engaged with the shaft. The rotor assembly includes a rotor disk extending between the armature coils, the rotor disk having an inner portion and an outer portion. The outer portion of the rotor disk includes a number of circumferentially-spaced, magnetic poles. The rotor disk is coupled to the shaft for rotation about the shaft and generation of a rotating permeance wave.

Abstract: A machine includes a shaft adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis and formed of a magnetic material and a rotor assembly rotationally engaged with the shaft The rotor assembly includes a pair of rotor disks comprising a magnetic material, each of the rotor disks having a number of magnetic poles, the magnetic poles being spaced apart circumferentially. The rotor disks are coupled to the shaft for rotation about the shaft and generation of a rotating permeance wave. The machine further includes a stator assembly that includes a magnetic core stator disposed between the rotor disks, a number of armature windings supported on the magnetic core stator, and a stationary superconducting field coil disposed between the magnetic core stator and the shaft. The stationary superconducting field coil is configured as a stationary magneto-motive force (MMF) source for the rotating permeance wave produced by the rotor assembly to produce a rotating magnetic field.

Abstract: A coil (20) for a dynamo electric machine, particularly for the stator (33) of a hydro-generator, includes a plurality of coil rods (22, 24), running in the axial direction in a sheet metal package, whose rod ends (23, 23?; 25, 25?), which protrude from the sheet metal package, are bent from the axial direction and connected with each other, in pairs, at connection points (26, 26?). In the case of such a coil, simplified manufacturability is achieved by virtue of the fact that the rod ends (23, 23?; 25, 25?), in each case, include several straight sections (28, 30), which are separated from each other by intervening crimps (29, 29?; 32, 34).

Abstract: In one aspect, an alternator is described which includes a current control apparatus including a stator winding and a control winding, wherein current control in the control winding regulates the stator winding. In another aspect, a gas turbine engine includes a multiple-channel alternator for redundantly driving accessory systems. In another aspect, an alternator cooling scheme is provided, which alternator includes means for reducing stray inductance of stator winding end turns.

Abstract: The invention provides means of limiting maximum current conducted through windings of an electric machine having a rotor and a stator. By encouraging an appropriate leakage flux around a winding, a leak impedance can be achieved which may be used, according to the invention, to limit the maximum current in the winding as a matter of machine design.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for providing constant voltage from a permanent magnet generator at varying prime mover speeds or under varying loads. A constant voltage permanent magnet generator includes a housing, a magnetized rotor, a prime mover operationally coupled with the rotor, a stator, a main winding coupled to the stator, and an excitation winding also coupled to the stator. A controllable three-phase inverter may be coupled to the excitation winding and a control system operationally coupled to the main winding for measuring the voltage of the main winding. The control system is further operationally coupled between the power source and the controllable three phase inverter to provide a supplemental current to the excitation winding such that a combined current through the main winding and the excitation winding produces a constant voltage from the generator.

Abstract: A stator for an electrical machine includes a ring-shaped stator yoke with a number of stator coils arranged thereon. The conductor ends of the coils are designed to be connected to a wiring arrangement, where the wiring arrangement has linking conductors, which are arranged concentrically to each other, are insulated electrically against each other, and have terminal elements to form electrical contact areas by which they are connected to the ends of the stator coils. The ends of the coils be connected to the linking conductors by separate terminal elements which have a first contact area for establishing a connection with the linking conductor and a second contact area for establishing a connection with at least one coil end.

Abstract: A coil forming apparatus includes a twisting formation unit that twist-forms a predetermined number of U-shaped conductor segments. The twisting formation unit includes a first twisting formation jig composed of a first inside ring and a first outside ring and a second twisting formation jig composed of a second inside ring and a second outside ring. Each of the first and second inside rings has the same number of circumferentially disposed holding slots as the stator slots to hold one of each pair of straight portions. Each of the first and second outside rings has the same number of circumferentially disposed holding slots as the stator slots to hold the other of each pair of straight portions of the U-shaped conductor segments. The first and second inside rings and the first and second outside rings are coaxially coupled to shift relative circumferential position between the inside rings and the outside rings by a predetermined angle to twist the turn portions of the U-shaped conductor segments.

Abstract: An electric alternator having a rotor, stator and at least one winding in the stator adapted to conduct a current, the machine also having and first and second magnetic circuits around different portions of the winding which may be configured relative to one another to control generated output voltage of the winding.

Abstract: A motor includes a circuit board having a bottom facing surface and a plurality of connecting land portions provided thereon. The circuit board includes a through hole for allowing a wire to extend therethrough. An attachment board makes contact with the bottom facing surface of the circuit board. The attachment board includes an opening portion penetrating the attachment board. The wire is wound around a stator core arranged above or equal to the circuit board in an axial direction so as to form a coil. The wire extending from the stator core is soldered to the connecting land portion. The opening portion of the attachment board is arranged at a position such that it makes no direct contact with the wire.

Abstract: An electric motor having a plurality of rotor and stator poles, the poles of one element being alternately polarized and neutralized due to the use of direct current and alternating current windings on each pole. The poles of like current are connected in series, and the direct current poles are energized in synchronization with the alternating current poles.

Abstract: In a slotless permanent magnet rotary electric machinery, comprising a substantially cylindrical rotor (53) incorporated with a permanent magnet (52), a stator iron core (54) surrounding the rotor; and a coil (55) provided between the rotor (53) and stator core (54) in a spaced relationship with respect to the rotor (53), the coil (55) comprises a plurality of turns which are shifted from one turn to another along the circumferential direction in a mutually overlapping manner; and the coil turns are formed by a conductor (60, 60a, 60b) having an elongated cross section, a long axis of the cross section extending in a radial direction. This provides rotary electric machinery which can significantly reduce loss in a high speed range without substantially increasing copper loss.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine comprising a stator body (ST in FIG. 1) which includes a winding configured of a plurality of coils (2), and a power supply section (PS) which includes conductive members (4, 5 and 6) for connecting the coils (2) to one another, and a holding member (11) for holding the conductive members (4, 5 and 6), wherein the power supply section (PS) is configured by employing the holding member (11) which is common to different connection structures such as a Y-connection and a delta connection. The rotary electric machine is advantageous in the points of the fabrication and supply of components owing to the common use of the components.

Abstract: A vehicle alternator and a stator for the vehicle alternator are disclosed wherein a stator winding includes a plurality of base segments wound on slots of the stator, each of the base segments including a large segment and a small segment disposed in the same slots distanced from each other by one-pole pitch. The large and small segments have turning portions extending from one axial end of the stator to form coil ends, respectively, with the turning portions of the large and small segments being dislocated from each other in a circumferential direction of the stator core to provide a circumferential space to create a cooling wind flow path to pass cooling wind in a radial direction of the stator core.

Abstract: A tooth coil of a concentrated winding stator includes a first layer coil arranged by successively winding a flat type wire around a tooth in a direction advancing from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion of the tooth and a second layer coil arranged by successively winding the wire around and on the first layer coil in a direction advancing from the distal end portion to the proximal end portion of the tooth. The second layer coil of the tooth coil has no turn at a most proximal end portion of the tooth corresponding to a start turn of the first layer coil, so that the tooth coil has an odd turn number.

Abstract: An electric motor or generator assembly includes a component, such as a stator, having a plurality of windings. A wire set including a plurality of individually conductive wires twisted together is manipulated within a core to establish the desired number of windings having the desired cross sectional area. In one example, a plurality of such wire sets are manipulated simultaneously to establish the windings. Litz wire is one example type of wire set that is useful in an assembly designed according to this invention. There are more than 100 individual wires within each winding according to one example stator designed according to this invention.

Abstract: In a rotating electric machine including a field pole unit having ten magnetic poles (P=10) and an armature having twelve teeth (Q=12), armature coils are wound around the successive teeth with phase relationships and winding polarities arranged in the order of U+/U+, U?/V+, V?/V?, W?/V+, W+/W+, W?/U+, U?/U?, U+/V?, V+/V+, W+/V?, W?/W? and W+/U?, where “U,” “V” and “W” represent three phases of the individual armature coils while “+” and “?” denote winding polarities. Among all harmonic components of magnetomotive forces produced by the armature coils, harmonic components of orders lower than a synchronized component can be reduced in this rotating electric machine. This structure decreases eddy currents flowing in the field pole unit, resulting lower eddy current loss in the field pole unit of the rotating electric machine.

Abstract: A plurality of slots is provided at a stator core. A cable component is formed by bundling a plurality of conducting wires and connectors are mounted on both ends. The cable component is inserted into corresponding slot so as to cross over the corresponding plurality of slots and then a coil is formed by connecting both ends of the cable component.

Abstract: A brushless motor and a related control device are disclosed in a structure wherein a stator has U-phase, V-phase and W-phase stator poles, with two of the U-phase V-phase and W-phase stator poles carry thereon respective phase windings, in the absence of a selected phase winding related to a remaining one of the U-phase V-phase and W-phase stator poles. The respective phase windings have end portions connected together at a junction point. A three-phase alternating voltage is applied to the respective phase windings and the junction point to allow the stator to have an electromagnetic action thereby drivably rotating a rotor. The stator poles may be formed in trapezoid shapes to minimize interference between associated component parts for easy assembly in high productivity and efficiency with a reduction in torque ripple.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a stator of a motor including a circular stator core formed by stacking a plurality of sheets, a plurality of bobbins fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the stator core at predetermined intervals and rotatably connected to each other, and stator coils wound around the outer circumferential surfaces of the bobbins to be connected to each other, and a method for manufacturing the same. The stator of the motor can reduce an assembly time by omitting a process for wiring the stator coils, and also reduce a number of components and manufacturing expenses by omitting a wiring PCB.

Abstract: An electric motor driven by three-phase electric power includes armature windings that are connected in series, via an armature-winding connecting line, for each of a plurality of groups of three or N circumferentially-adjoining poles to thereby provide three-phase armature windings, wherein N is an arbitrary number equal to a multiple of three. The armature-winding connecting line connects in series the adjoining armature windings in such a way as to not substantially straddle a relatively great part of the outer periphery of any of the adjoining armature windings.

Abstract: A stator winding (10) of a rotating electrical machine, in particular at operating voltages of above 6 kV, is provided with preformed coils or bar windings, wherein the individual conductors of the preformed coils or bar windings are inserted into slots in the region of the stator body and are connected to one another in an end winding region outside of the stator body, and wherein the conductors (14) are surrounded by a main insulation (15) and a corona-discharge protection (16) covering said main insulation (15). For such a stator winding, operation of the machine or generator at higher temperatures or higher altitudes than originally planned is made possible without changing the geometry of the end winding by providing additional structure (17) for improving the resistance to corona discharge of the conductors (14) in the end winding region.

Abstract: A generator includes a shaft and rotor body defining poles and a winding positioned around the shaft on the rotor body. A rotor pole crossover is aligned to the shaft and connects ends of the winding between adjacent poles. The rotor pole crossover includes a body member having a curved medial section and opposing legs extending outwardly from the curved medial section that connect to the ends of the winding. The curved medial section has at least one slot formed therein to add flexibility to the rotor pole crossover.

Abstract: A polyphase sequentially joined-segment coil of a rotary electric machine and a production method thereof are provided. The coil is made up of a plurality of conductor segments joined in series. Each of the conductor segments a head projecting from a stator core, a pair of legs, and a pair of ends projecting from the stator core. The heads are of two types: a large-sized head and a small-sized head extending inside the large-sized head. This structure permits the length of the conductor segments in an axial direction of the core to be decreased and improves cooling capability of the machine and coil losses.

Abstract: The present invention provides a permanent-magnet-synchronous-motor having a stator with concentrated windings with the following structure so that permanent magnet (6) is hard to subjected to demagnetization magnetic field: 0.3 Lg<La?2.0 Lg, where La is a clearance between teeth of stator (1), and Lg is an air-gap between stator (1) and rotor (2). Outer walls of both ends of the permanent magnet (6) disposed within rotor (2) in a rim direction may be tapered toward inside from a rotor rim in a radial direction and to form a recessed section on the outer walls of the magnets. As a result, withstanding force against demagnetization is expected to increase.

Abstract: To produce bus bars, a conductive metal plate is stamped out into a plurality of strips simultaneously by press molding. Each strip has a tab having an L-shaped cross-section defined by a curved section and a distal end. The plurality of strips are bent in a thickness direction to obtain a plurality of rings, respectively. The rings are mutually different in diameter and have substantially the same center. The L-shaped tab of each of the rings is disposed such that the distal end of each tab is disposed substantially at a same distance from the center.

Abstract: An induction motor comprises a stator (10) and a rotor (20), which includes material essentially blocking magnetic flux at high frequencies. A difference in number of stator slots and rotor slots is chosen so that the inductance of a winding provided in a stator slot is different from the inductance of a winding provided in another stator slot. A sense means, such as stator winding or separate sense winding, is provided in at least one of the stator slots and the sense means is arranged to allow measuring of the inductance thereof. The sense means constitutes an integrated sensor, which is both inexpensive and reliable. A method of sensing the rotor position and/or speed of an induction motor is also described.

Abstract: The superconducting device has a rotor which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and is provided with a superconductive winding in a heat conducting winding carrier. The winding carrier has a central cooling agent cavity with a lateral cavity leading out of the winding carrier connected thereto. A cold head associated with a cooling unit is connected to a condenser unit which condenses the cooling agent. A fixed heat tube guiding the cooling agent is coupled to the condenser unit, protruding axially into the coorotating lateral cavity and is sealed in relation thereto.