Coils Patents (Class 310/208)
  • Publication number: 20120139383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a stator winding (18) of an electric machine (10), in particular of an alternator, the stator winding (18) comprising at least n phase windings (120, 121, 122, 123, 124) and a phase winding (120, 121, 122, 123, 124) having several directly consecutively wound coils (82) having coil sides (88) and coil side connectors (91), the coils (82) being divided into first coils (82.1) and second coils (82.2), by means of a forming tool (100), in which grooves (105, 106; 105?, 106?) suitable for accommodating the coils (82) are provided, a first coil (82.1) being arranged in one groove (105; 105?) and a second coil (82.2) being arranged in another groove (105; 105?), characterized in that n?1 grooves (105, 106; 105?, 106?) are arranged between the first coil (82.1) and the second coil (82.2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Gert Wolf, Eberhard Rau, Alexander Mueller, Kurt Reutlinger
  • Patent number: 8193678
    Abstract: A coil unit for a motor stator includes a plurality of layout layers. At least one coil and a conductive portion electrically connected to the at least one coil are formed on a surface of each layout layer. The conductive portions of two adjacent layout layers are electrically connected to each other. An insulting layer is provided between two adjacent layout layers. The coil unit can be coupled to a face of a substrate to form a motor stator with reduced axial height and reduced volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin
  • Patent number: 8193679
    Abstract: Disclosed are single- and poly-phase transverse and/or commutated flux machines and components thereof, and methods of making and using the same. Exemplary devices, including polyphase devices, may variously be configured with an interior rotor and/or an interior stator. Other exemplary devices, including polyphase devices, may be configured in a slim, stacked, and/or nested configuration. Via use of such polyphase configurations, transverse and/or commutated flux machines can achieve improved performance, efficiency, and/or be sized or otherwise configured for various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Motor Excellence LLC
    Inventors: David G. Calley, Thomas F. Janecek
  • Patent number: 8193676
    Abstract: A coil manufacturing method for manufacturing a wave wound coil in a substantially cylindrical shape by shaping a linear conductor with a cross-sectional shape having directionality, including: transferring a linear waver conductor shaped in a substantially rectangular waveform, and having straight side portions extending in a wave width direction, one-side connecting portions sequentially connecting every other pair of adjacent side portions at ends on a one wave width direction side, and other-side connecting portions sequentially connecting pairs of adjacent side portions that are not connected by the one-side connecting portions at ends on an other wave width direction side; bending a target connecting portion, which is at least one of the one-side connecting portions and the other-side connecting portions of the wave conductor, at one position thereof to shape the target connecting portion into a substantially V shape so that the side portions are arranged along a coil circumferential direction and direc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo Hashimoto, Masaki Saito, Hideki Mukaizaka, Shinichi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8193677
    Abstract: A motor includes a cylindrical stator. The stator includes a stator core having teeth, which project inwardly in the radial direction, and coils, which are formed by winding a conductive wire onto each tooth with first and second insulators. The first insulator includes a support extending axially from an outer restriction wall. Each of first to third bus bars is supported by the support of the first insulator in a state in which a main portion is exposed. The main portions of the first to third bus bars are thus in contact with ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Murakami, Tomohiro Niwa
  • Publication number: 20120133235
    Abstract: A stator includes a stator coil that is formed of electric conductor segments welded to one another. Each of the electric conductor segments includes at least one joining portion that is welded to another one of the electric conductor segments. The joining portion includes a first part and a second part that are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the electric wire segment. The second part includes a distal end of the electric wire segment, and the first part is on the opposite side to the distal end. The first part extends with its cross-sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction continuously decreasing at a first predetermined rate toward the second part. The second part extends with its cross-sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction continuously decreasing at a second predetermined rate toward the distal end. The second predetermined rate is less than the first predetermined rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki OGIHARA
  • Patent number: 8186039
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil assembly of a rotary electric machine is disclosed wherein first and second coil wire segments are located on an axis direction in opposition to each other to allow first turn portions of the first and second coil wire segments to intersect with each other (in locating step). Engaging movement, composed of a forward transferring movement, a rotating movement and a translating movement, is conducted on the second coil wire segment with respect to the first coil wire segment to allow the first turn portion of the second coil wire segment to engage a second turn portion of the first coil wire segment (first engaging step). Conducting the engaging movement allows to engage a third turn portion of the first coil wire segment (second engaging step).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi Kamakura, Tetsuya Gorohata, Atsuo Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20120119608
    Abstract: A motor stator includes a stator unit and at least one auxiliary unit. The stator unit includes a circuit substrate, and a plurality of spaced-apart induction coils embedded within the circuit substrate. The auxiliary unit includes an auxiliary coil attached to and disposed outwardly of the circuit substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: YEN SUN TECHNOLOGY CORP
    Inventors: Chien-Jung CHEN, Hsien-Wen LIU, Chih-Tsung HSU, Tzu-Wen TSAI, Cheng- Tien SHIH, Hsin-Hsien WU, Jia-Ching LEE
  • Publication number: 20120119609
    Abstract: Electrical machines, for example transverse flux machines and/or commutated flux machines, may be configured to achieve increased efficiency, increased output torque, and/or reduced operating losses via use of a dual wound coil. The coil ends of a dual wound coil can be on a common side, simplifying wiring. The dual wound coil may be configured with a low resistance, reducing resistive losses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: MOTOR EXCELLENCE, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas F. Janecek
  • Publication number: 20120119607
    Abstract: A motor stator includes an insulating frame having a plurality of projecting rods, an induction unit, and a plurality of conductive members. The induction unit includes an induction circuit board, a plurality of induction coils embedded within the induction circuit board, and a plurality of coil windings wound respectively on the projecting rods. The conductive members extend through the insulating frame and the induction circuit board for establishing an electrical connection between each of the induction coils and a corresponding one of the coil windings. The turn numbers of the coil windings are not limited by the area and thickness of the induction circuit board, and can be increased. Alternatively, the coil windings may be positioned to increase the magnetic pole slot number when energized. As such, a driving force of the motor stator can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: YEN SUN TECHNOLOGY CORP
    Inventors: Chien-Jung CHEN, Hsien-Wen LIU, Chih-Tsung HSU, Tzu-Wen TSAI, Cheng-Tien SHIH, Hsin-Hsien WU, Jia-Ching LEE
  • Patent number: 8179013
    Abstract: A stator for a dynamoelectric machine includes a stator core and a stator coil. The stator coil is made up of wave-shaped electric wires mounted on the stator core. Each of the electric wires has in-slot portions, each of which is received in one of slots of the stator core, and connecting portions each of which is located outside of the slots to connect one adjacent pair of the in-slot portions. Each of the connecting portions includes an apex part that is located axially furthest in the connecting portion from the stator core and includes an oblique section extending obliquely with respect to the radial direction of the stator core. Further, the oblique sections of the electric wires on one side of the stator core in the axial direction of the stator core are oblique in the same direction as those on the other side of the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuo Ishizuka, Tetsuya Gorohata
  • Patent number: 8174160
    Abstract: A group of three stator windings for a stator of an electric machine, a stator arrangement, a generator, and wind turbine are provided. The first winding head segments of the three stator windings differ in form such that the first winding head segments of at least two of the three stator windings are differently tilted in radial direction of the electric machine and the length of the three stator windings is substantially the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Henrik Stiesdal
  • Publication number: 20120105020
    Abstract: A control system that can accommodate the wide variations in the output of a generator, such as a permanent magnet alternator, while providing an output with relatively uniform phase ripple. The control system includes a zero crossing detector and variable ramp generator for generating control signals to a switching rectifier to generate a regulated DC signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Harold C. Scott, Dave E. Williams, Charles Y. Lafontaine
  • Publication number: 20120091849
    Abstract: A stator for a generator with closed magnetic path comprises a coil support frame and a conductive wire unit arranged on the coil support frame. The conductive wire unit comprises a plurality of stacked basic conductive wire units. The basic conductive wire unit comprises a conductive wire layer and a magnetic-conducting sheet conformably stacked on and insulated from the conductive wire layer. The conductive wire layer comprises a plurality of conductive wires arranged in parallel and insulated from each other, or a conductive sheet with a plurality of elongated through gaps extending from a central region of the conductive sheet to a circumferential region of the conductive sheet, elongated portions between the elongated gaps function as conductive wires connected in parallel between the central region and the circumferential region. The conductive wire unit further comprises a shaped magnetic-conducting basic plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: GANG LIU, Ziyi LIU
  • Patent number: 8159105
    Abstract: When accommodating a cage stator coil in a stator core made up of distributed cores, an end side distributed core composing end side core at an end side in axial direction is made larger than a central side distributed core composing central side core. The cage stator coil is formed by compressing a central portion of an original cage stator coil. The end side segment core composing the end core is set at a central portion in an axial direction of the cage stator coil then the end side coil is moved to an end portion in the axial direction. The central side segment core composing the central core is set at the central portion in the axial direction of the cage stator coil thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Akito Akimoto, Toshiaki Oohara, Masayuki Takiguchi, Masaomi Dobashi
  • Publication number: 20120086298
    Abstract: Disclosed are a multilayered wound coil, a stator, and a manufacturing method therefor. The stator is provided with: a stator core comprising laminated steel sheets; and a coil which is wound around a teeth section formed on the stator core and has a plurality of layers formed in the circumferential direction of the stator core. The winding of the coil proceeds in either the radial direction or the circumferential direction of the stator core, whichever direction has fewer adjacent conductors, and doubles back at the end in said direction. This reduces the difference in potential between adjacent conductors, making it possible to ensure insulation between adjacent conductors even with a thinner insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shingo Fubuki, Keita Okumura, Kenji Harada
  • Patent number: 8154166
    Abstract: A dual-winding layer arrangement for a three-phase, four pole motor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Yifan Tang, Shyi-Perng Phillip Luan
  • Publication number: 20120080974
    Abstract: A disc motor includes an output shaft, a coil disc, an electric current supplying section, and a magnet. The coil disc is disc-shaped. The coil disc includes an at least two-layer structure having a first layer and a second layer. The coil disc includes a coil having a plurality of partial coil sections each extending outward in a radial direction of the output shaft and connecting sections each connecting together two partial coil sections. The electric current supplying section supplies an electric current to the coil. The magnet is disposed in opposition to the plurality of partial coil sections. The plurality of partial coil sections includes first partial coil sections formed on the first layer and second partial coil sections formed on the second layer. The first partial coil sections provide a total number different from that of the second partial coil sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Hideyuki TANIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120080975
    Abstract: An axial self-supported coil for a slotless rotating electric motor. The axial self-supported coil includes one coil body formed by winded electrical conductors, with a head at each end, the electrical conductors in the coil body being substantially coplanar with the motor rotation axis, each coil head having an axial thickness, the axial self-supported coil having a conductor filling factor, characterized in that at least one of the electrical conductors is a multi-stranded conductor, in that a deformation arrangement of the multi-stranded conductor increases the conductor filling factor and in that a bending arrangement of the multi-stranded conductor reduces the axial thickness of each coil head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Portescap SA
    Inventors: Julien Baudey, Cyril Baud, Alexis Montagnat-Rentier
  • Patent number: 8148870
    Abstract: A coil assembly for a rotating electric machine is a stator coil for use in the stator of a motor or the like, which includes a coil plate composed of at least two coil plate elements respectively provided with an internal peripheral portion and an external peripheral portion and having predetermined wiring patterns formed by slits. The coil plate elements are bonded together at their internal peripheral portion and external peripheral portion while leaving the medial portion lying between the internal peripheral portion and the external peripheral portion spaced apart, so as to form the predetermined coil winding patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Iki, Masaru Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20120074798
    Abstract: Electromagnetic rotary machines, such as electrical power generators and electric motors, that have one or more active portions modularized into a set of modules. Each of the modules is secured to a support frame via a sliding-interlock system that allows that module to be slidingly engaged with the support frame. In some embodiments, each module can include an integrated coolant conduit that carries a coolant to cool the active portion during operation. The modules can each be self-contained in the respect that essentially all that needs to be done to form the active portion and corresponding portion of the cooling system is to install the modules and make any remaining electrical and coolant conduit connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NORTHERN POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Garrett L. Bywaters, Trevor H. Cole, Jonathan A. Lynch, Jeffrey K. Petter
  • Patent number: 8142318
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to adjust input to output ratios with a planetary gear system. The apparatus comprises a sun gear that receives rotational force from a first input. A plurality of planet gears encircle the sun gear and operably connect with the sun gear. A planet gear carrier connects to the planet gears and transfers rotational energy to an output. A ring gear encircles the planet gears. The ring gear is a stator of an electric motor and rotational motion of the stator is a second input. The ring gear contains permanent magnets that align with the coils of the stator. The interaction of the permanent magnets and the coils provide the second input which adjusts rotational input to output torque and speed ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Inventor: Denis L. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20120062064
    Abstract: An electric rotating machine includes a multi-phase stator coil that is wound on a stator core in a distributed winding manner. Each of phase windings of the stator coil is formed of an electric wire bundle which includes a plurality of insulation-coated electric wires that are electrically connected to one another. Each of the electric wire bundles forming the phase windings has in-slot portions, which are respectively received in corresponding slots of the stator core, and turn portions that are located outside the slots of the stator core to connect adjacent pairs of the in-slot portions. Each of the electric wire bundles further includes a plurality of insulating layers that are respectively formed at predetermined positions, at which the turn portions of the electric wire bundle overlap those of the other electric wire bundles, so as to surround the electric wires of the electric wire bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko OSADA, Takuzou Mukai
  • Patent number: 8134270
    Abstract: Provided is a synchronous motor comprising a rotor that includes magnetic poles arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and a stator that includes stator teeth arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. Stator teeth other than a reference tooth are displaced from positions corresponding to integral multiples of the phase difference of two-phase alternating currents with respect the stator tooth in electrical angle. Both a first-type coil supplied with a first phase and a second-type coil supplied with a second phase are wound by concentrated winding on the stator teeth arranged at the displaced positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Noriyoshi Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 8130436
    Abstract: Implementations of actuators that use flexures to provide support to the actuators and pivoting mechanisms to the actuators. Such actuators can be electromagnetically activated actuators that include a magnet stator and a coil rotor mounted on a flexure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Prysm, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Borchers
  • Patent number: 8125777
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for electrical components according to various aspects of the present invention may be implemented in conjunction with an electrical system comprising a heat generating component and a cooling system. The cooling system may comprise a cooling channel and a coolant. The coolant is disposed within the cooling channel and in thermal contact with the heat generating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: CTM Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Grant MacLennan, Benjamin Richie
  • Patent number: 8122590
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a triple-winding layer arrangement for a three-phase, four pole motor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Yifan Tang, Shyi-Perng Phillip Luan
  • Patent number: 8120215
    Abstract: A motor and a control unit therefor comprise: salient rotor poles and salient stator poles, which are arranged along circumferences of phases A, B and C with an even interval therebetween; magnetic paths for passing magnetic fluxes, the paths permitting the magnetic fluxes passing through the salient rotor and stator poles of each phase to return to the rotor side; and substantially looped windings arranged between the salient stator poles of individual phases and the magnetic paths for passing magnetic fluxes, wherein currents are supplied to the windings in synchronization with the rotational position of the rotor to thereby output torque. Since the structures of the stator, the rotor and the windings are simple, productivity is enhanced, whereby high quality, small size and low cost can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Masayuki Nashiki
  • Publication number: 20120038238
    Abstract: A vehicular AC generator includes: a rotor (1) with a plurality of magnetic poles (113), assuming a shape for suppressing bias magnetism, and disposed along a circumferential direction, which includes a field winding (12); a stator (2) disposed so as to leave a gap between the rotor (1) and the stator (2); and a semiconductor element that rectifies an AC current induced at a stator coil (105) wound at the stator (2) as power is supplied to the field winding (112) at the rotor (1) so as to convert the AC current to a DC current, wherein: the stator (2) is formed by laminating electromagnetic steel plates; and a resistance value of the stator coil (105) wound at the stator (2) is set to a value equal to or less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Kenji Miyata, Takayuki Koyama, Masahiko Honma
  • Patent number: 8115360
    Abstract: An electric machine for direct drive or braking applications with coils providing improved power efficiency and heat transfer is disclosed. The electric machine has a coil body and a winding with a plurality of turns wound on the coil body. Each of the various turns is located in a separate plane. Respective end sections of two different turns are connected by a connecting element, with a major directional component of the connecting element being oriented in an axial direction perpendicular to the plane of one of the two turns. Axially adjacent turns can thereby be connected to one another together. This arrangement reduces or eliminates empty spaces in the slots, particularly when the turns are made from flat wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rolf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 8115361
    Abstract: The torque characteristic is improved using a magnetic flux efficiently, and an eddy-current loss generated in a coil is reduced. Moreover, a loss is suppressed even if a metal member having a high thermal conductivity is closely disposed or closely contacted to a coil surface exposed by a variable magnetic field to improve the heat transfer property, thereby improving the cooling capability. A coil assembly for a rotational electric apparatus has first and second coil plates having wiring patterns formed in such a way that conductive coil segments adjoin with each other via slits, magnetic-flux-transfer-member slots formed in the slits and having a wider width than such slits, a coil constituted by the stacked coil plates so that the magnetic-flux-transfer-member slots overlap with each other, and a magnetic flux transfer member inserted into the magnetic-flux-transfer-member slots of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Iki, Hisashi Murakami, Masaru Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8106558
    Abstract: A plurality of permanent magnets are provided at a rotor at equal angular intervals. A plurality of magneto coils are provided at a stator at unequal angular intervals. The number of the plurality of magneto coils is not a multiple of three. The plurality of magneto coils include U-phase magneto coils, V-phase magneto coils and W-phase magneto coils. The U-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the U-phase magneto coils are equal. The V-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the V-phase magneto coils are equal. The W-phase magneto coils are arranged and connected such that phases of currents passing through the W-phase magneto coils are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120019090
    Abstract: A superconducting coil whose shape can be modified after it is shaped and a superconducting rotating machine with the superconducting coil are provided. The superconducting coil has an feature that the superconducting coil 1 comprising a superconducting material wire 5 coated with an insulation material and a coil frame 4 on which the superconducting material wire 5 is wound, the coil frame 4 comprising a first member 2 being a thin plate in a circular ring shape and a second member 3 jointed with an inner periphery portion of the first member 2, the first member inner periphery portion extending from the jointed portion toward an outer periphery of the first member, wherein the superconducting material wire 5 is wound between the first member 2 and the second member 3, which constitute the coil frame 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Manabu Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Wakuda
  • Patent number: 8093779
    Abstract: A concentrated winding coil includes a plurality of coil layers each of which comprises a plurality of wire turns wound in alignment winding; and a bobbin including 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. A method of manufacturing the concentrated winding coil includes 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Hiramatsu, Takashi Ishigami, Takashi Naganawa
  • Patent number: 8093777
    Abstract: In one aspect, a stator is provided having a first cylindrical surface with a plurality circumferentially spaced winding slots, each winding slot extending along an axial length of the first cylindrical surface and formed to embed a segment of a single stator winding, Each stator winding is pre-formed as a closed loop and two substantially parallel segments of each stator winding formed to be embedded in a first and a second winding slot of the stator, with the second winding slot being the third adjacent winding slot to the first winding slot. Each of the three stator windings has a first winding head segment leaving the winding slots in axial direction of the stator, the first winding head segment of a first winding of the three stator windings describing in space in parts a combination of a rotation about an axis and a translation along that axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Henrik Stiesdal
  • Publication number: 20120001513
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stator for an electric machine. The stator is provided with a stator core, and first and second series of coils each formed into a predetermined shape. Each of the coils in the first series is provided with a pair of first coil ends which respectively protrude from both end faces of the stator core. Each of the first coil ends is provided with a pair of bent portions which extend outward in the radial direction of the stator, and a bridge portion which connects the bent portions. Each second coil end is provided with a pair of upright portions and a bridge portion which connects the upright portions. The bridge portions of the coils in the first series are disposed outside the bridge portions of the coils in the second series in the radial direction of the stator. The bridge portion of each of the coils in the second series extends across the bent portions of two adjacent coils in the first series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawano, Hirohito Hayashi, Satoru Baba
  • Publication number: 20110316379
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor and a motor driven power steering system using the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a motor adapted to maintain a balance of currents, and a motor driven power steering system adapted to reduce vibrations and noise and enhance steering quality using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: Jong Hak JIN
  • Patent number: 8082653
    Abstract: A method of producing a coil which comprises steps of bending each of straight coil wires into a rectangular wave shape including in-slot portions to be disposed in slots of a stator core and turned portions connecting between the in-slot portions, turning a coil bend-forming portion that is one of the in-slot portions of each coil wire which becomes a folded bend of a phase winding by 180° around an axis thereof, twisting the turned portions of the coil wires together to weave the coil wires into a wire bundle, and folding the wire bundle at the coil bend-forming portions of the coil wires to place sides of the wire bundle to overlap each other to make the coil, thereby eliminating the 180° twisting of the coil bend-forming portions to produce the coil without any undesirable deformation of the phase windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Akito Akimoto, Keisuke Suga, Shinichi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8084912
    Abstract: Provided is a DC motor capable of eliminating a DC current reverse rectification performed in a conventional DC motor and enabling rotation of maximum torque at all rotation angle and having a shape and a function for facilitating a combination with a speed change gear mechanism. Also provided is a planetary gear dynamo using the shape and the function of the present invention and capable of reducing inverse torque when the function is used as a generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Venera Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuo Mizushima
  • Patent number: 8076817
    Abstract: A multiphase synchronous electrical machine for converting kinetic energy into electrical energy and electrical energy into kinetic energy has a rotor extending along an axis, and a stator, which is provided with a stator pack having slots and with an electrical winding, which extends in part in the slots and in part in a position corresponding to two heads arranged on opposite sides of the stator pack and has bars housed in the slots and connected to one another in a position corresponding to the heads and connection plates, which are welded to the bars, are packed with respect to one another and to the stator pack in an axial direction and are shaped in such a way as to define a prolongation of the stator pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Franco Ciampolini, Augusto Eugenio Michele Maria Guccione, Egidio D'Alpaos, Paolo Lissoni
  • Publication number: 20110298329
    Abstract: A stator includes an iron core 3 in which a plurality of teeth 2 are connected into an integral body, and coil wires 5 each of which is wound in series around each set of a predetermined number of teeth included in the plurality of teeth. Each of the coil wires 5 is routed in a slanting direction between opposed faces of two adjacent teeth 2 in each set of the predetermined number of teeth 2, so that each of the coil wires makes a transition from a wire wound around one of teeth 2 to a wire wound around the other tooth 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KINUGAWA, Hiroyuki OGURA, Tatsuhiro UJIIE
  • Publication number: 20110297474
    Abstract: A stator includes a core and a coil group. The core includes a ring portion, and a teeth portion preferably including twelve teeth portions projecting from an inside of the ring portion toward a center thereof. The coil group preferably includes twelve coils arranged in each of the teeth portions. The core is defined by coupling twelve cores which respectively include a teeth portion. The coil group preferably includes six coil pairs each including two coils joined to each other by a single conductive line. When the core is divided into a phase region and a neutral region equally along the axial direction, a first group of coils in each of the six coil pairs are arranged in the phase region, and the other coils are arranged in the neutral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Aono, Keisuke Fukunaga, Motofumi Otsuji
  • Patent number: 8072115
    Abstract: Disclosed are foil coil structures and methods for winding the same for stators in electrodynamic machines, as well as electrodynamic machines that implement such coil structures. In one embodiment, a foil coil structure is configured for implementation with a field pole member having pole faces that confront, for example, conical magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Novatorque, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Burch, John Petro
  • Patent number: 8072114
    Abstract: A multiphase synchronous electrical machine for converting kinetic energy into electrical energy and electrical energy into kinetic energy has a rotor, extending along an axis, and a stator, which is provided with a stator pack having slots and with an electrical winding, which extends in part in the slots and in part at two heads arranged on opposite sides of the stator pack and which has bars, housed in the slots and connected to one at the heads, connection plates, each of which has: a main body having at least two seats for housing the bars; and an arm, which is set between the two seats and extends from the main body towards the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
    Inventors: Franco Ciampolini, Augusto Eugenio Michele Maria Guccione, Egidio D'Alpaos, Paolo Lissoni
  • Publication number: 20110291423
    Abstract: The invention relates to an end turn arrangement in a stator of a dynamoelectric machine. In order to reduce, in a simple fashion, the volume required for the end turns of the form-wound coils, the stator is formed of segments (1) that have a substantially circular arc-shaped cross-section and can be combined into a stator by adding one or more other segments (1) having the same design. Each segment (1) has recesses (6, 7), within which at least one first form-wound coil (3), which is bent outward in the radial direction of the stator in the region of the end turns, and at least one second form-wound coil (4), which is bent inward in the radial direction of the stator in the region of the end turns, are arranged in the form of a tiered winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Germishuizen, Arne GrĂ¼ning, Martin Junge
  • Patent number: 8063518
    Abstract: A motor stator includes a plurality of stator cores constituted of divided cores and cassette coils which are conductive coils. One of the divided core and the cassette coil is integrally formed with an insulator of a thermosetting resin by insert molding. A stator assembly including the plurality of cassette coils is covered with a thermosetting resin by molding to produce the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masataka Asai
  • Publication number: 20110278847
    Abstract: An energy conversion system is described and includes a cylindrical rotor having a mass and multiple magnets affixed on an outer face thereof; a cylindrical stator including a dielectric cylinder wound with copper wire in a predetermined configuration, the cylindrical rotor being placed within the cylindrical stator; and a rotatable shaft for rotating the rotor, the rotatable shaft being placed in the center of the cylindrical rotor. The system harvests environmental energy for lower power generation and accounts for non-mechanical sources of rotational resistance within the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Steven C. HENCH, Charles R. Fralick
  • Publication number: 20110278980
    Abstract: A stator coil production method using a plurality of shaping press pairs. A stator coil is made up of in-slot portions to be disposed in slots of a stator core and coil-end portions each of which extends every adjacent two of the in-slot portions. Each of the shaping press pairs has a die and a punch disposed on both sides of a conductor wire travel path. The method includes a first step of moving the die and the punch close to each other to shape a portion of a conductor wire into one of the coil-end portions, and a second step of bringing adjacent two of the shaping press pairs close to each other and simultaneously moving one of the adjacent two of the shaping press pairs in a direction perpendicular to the conductor wire to shape a portion of the conductor wire into one of the in-slot portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hara, Daisuke Okushita, Takao Takeuchi, Kiyokazu Futami, Satoshi Nakamura, Fumihiro Nakano
  • Patent number: 8058766
    Abstract: A rotational motor includes a stator formed by a core member including: a magnetic core portion extending in a radial direction of the rotational motor and formed into a fixed shape in every cross section thereof extending orthogonally relative to the radial direction, a coil wound around the magnetic core portion to form a plurality of layers and an engagement member engaging with the coil. A gap is generated between windings of the coil at a predetermined position when an uppermost layer winding portion of the coil is wound in series with a second layer winding portion from an outer side to an inner side of the uppermost layer winding portion in the radial direction. The coil is wound to fill the gap when a winding position of the coil is returned from an innermost side to the outer side of the uppermost layer winding portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akinori Hoshino, Tetsuya Morita, Hiroaki Yabui
  • Publication number: 20110273052
    Abstract: A device, including a rotor, a stator, a coil wound around the stator, wherein the stator has a coil support structure having at least one side edge arranged along a line which is not parallel to a line extending from an axis of the rotor through a center of the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Electric Gorilla, LLC
    Inventors: John LONG, David R. Vaden, Craig Rutherford