Abstract: An alternator includes a rotor and a stator having a stator core surrounding the rotor, and a polyphase stator winding installed in the stator core, the stator core being provided with an abutting portion extending axially making the stator core into an annular shape by abutting end portions of the stator core, the polyphase stator winding comprising a number of winding portions in which long strands of wire are wound so as to alternately occupy an inner layer and an outer layer in a slot depth direction within slots at intervals of a predetermined number of slots, the strands of wire folding back outside the slots at axial end surfaces of the stator core, and an insulating member being interposed between the stator core and straight portions of the strands of wire in the winding.

Abstract: A rotor for a vehicular a.c. generator comprises a bobbin having a rotor coil for generating a magnetic field wound thereon and including fixing portions for supporting lead wires of the rotor coil; a pair of rotor cores for sandwiching the rotor coil and the bobbin therebetween; slip rings having terminals to be connected to the lead wires; grooves formed in the rotor core for housing the lead wires, the lead wires extending between the fixing portions and the terminals; and a rear fan provided so as to cover the grooves. The fixing portion, the terminal and the groove for each of the lead wires are provided so as to be substantially aligned, and the groove has an inward portion near an inner periphery of the rotor formed in a greater width than an outward portion near an outer periphery of the rotor.

Abstract: In an alternator, a pole core has a plurality of claw-pole pieces, and a cooling fan has a plurality of diagonal-flow-type blades and a plurality of centrifugal-flow-type blades. A combination of numbers of the claw-pole pieces and the diagonal-flow-type blades is determined to suppress an interference of wind noises caused by the claw-pole pieces and the diagonal-flow-type blades during operation, such that one of the numbers of the claw-pole pieces and the diagonal-flow-type blades is not divisible by the other and both numbers have no common divisor other than one. Further, a number of the centrifugal-flow-type blades is determined not to be divisible by the numbers of the diagonal-flow-type blades and the claw-pole pieces, and all the three numbers have no common divisor other than one.

Abstract: A ratio (L2/L1) between an axial length L1 of disk portions and a length L2 of a stator core over lapping the disk portions in a radial direction is 0.3 or more, and a ratio (R2/R1) between an outside radius R1 of claw-shaped magnetic poles and an outside radius R2 of a cylindrical portion is within a range of 0.50 to 0.54.

Abstract: A rotor structure comprising magnets for suppressing the leakage of a magnetic flux between the side faces of the adjacent claw-like magnetic poles and metal holding members each of which covers the magnets together with the claw-like magnetic pole and radiates heat transmitted to the claw-like magnetic pole at the time of power generation. Therefore, the quantity of heat radiated to the peripheral portions of the magnets is increased and the coolability of the magnets can be greatly improved.

Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle alternator comprising a rotor including a shaft, two plates comprising nested pole horns, magnets extending between the pole horns, and members for maintaining the magnets. The maintaining members extend opposite an external surface of the axial end of the plates.

Abstract: An SRE fan has a hub, a carrier extending outwardly of the hub and a plurality of vanes on a first side of the carrier. The carrier has a second side opposite the first side that is configured to contact an engagement surface of a rotor segment. Channels are provided on the second side of the carrier. Rotor coil leads are surrounded by respective compressible insulated sleeves and are each routed through respective channels. The geometry of the channels is adapted to cooperate with the engagement surface of the rotor to enclose the channels and establish a uniform channel depth. The depth is selected to be less than an uncompressed diameter of the sleeves so as to provide a measure of compression when the fan contacts the rotor, holding the leads in place.

Abstract: A rotor 33, 133 for use in an electrical machine 100 having permanent magnets 34, 134 included therein, each permanent magnet 34, 134 between an adjacent pair of poles 32, 132, wherein each adjacent pole 32, 132 has an opposite polarity. Each permanent magnet 34, 134 has a magnetization polarity on its radially-outward surface 38, 138, and each adjacent permanent magnet 34, 134 has the opposite polarity on its radially-outward surface 38, 138. In addition, each pair of permanent magnets 34, 134 have the same magnetic polarity on their adjacently facing surfaces. This arrangement of permanent magnets 34, 134 may be used on electrical machines 100 having either a Lundell-type rotor 33 or salient pole rotor 133. The arrangement of permanent magnets 34, 134 increases the output power and efficiency of the electrical machine 100 while decreasing magnetic noise.

Abstract: A rotor 33, 133 for use in an electrical machine 100 having permanent magnets 34, 134 included therein, each permanent magnet 34, 134 between an adjacent pair of poles 32, 132, wherein each adjacent pole 32, 132 has an opposite polarity. Each permanent magnet 34, 134 has a magnetization polarity on its radially-outward surface 38, 138, and each adjacent permanent magnet 34, 134 has the opposite polarity on its radially-outward surface 38, 138. In addition, each pair of permanent magnets 34, 134 have the same magnetic polarity on their adjacently facing surfaces. This arrangement of permanent magnets 34, 134 may be used on electrical machines 100 having either a Lundell-type rotor 33 or salient pole rotor 133. The arrangement of permanent magnets 34, 134 increases the output power and efficiency of the electrical machine 100 while decreasing magnetic noise.

Abstract: A rotor 33, 133 for use in an electrical machine 100 having permanent magnets 34, 134 included therein, each permanent magnet 34, 134 between an adjacent pair of poles 32, 132, wherein each adjacent pole 32, 132 has an opposite polarity. Each permanent magnet 34, 134 has a magnetization polarity on its radially-outward surface 38, 138, and each adjacent permanent magnet 34, 134 has the opposite polarity on its radially-outward surface 38, 138. In addition, each pair of permanent magnets 34, 134 have the same magnetic polarity on their adjacently facing surfaces. This arrangement of permanent magnets 34, 134 may be used on electrical machines 100 having either a Lundell-type rotor 33 or salient pole rotor 133. The arrangement of permanent magnets 34, 134 increases the output power and efficiency of the electrical machine 100 while decreasing magnetic noise.

Abstract: The alternator comprises a stator including an iron core having teeth extending radially inwardly and arranged in a circumferential direction and a rotor including two sets of claw-like magnetic poles formed in a circumferential direction and fixedly mounted on a shaft in a state where the two sets of claw-like magnetic poles engage with each other. In each of the claw-like magnetic poles, an inclined surface is formed in each of both circumferential-direction side portions laying on an outer-diameter side of its proximal section. In this construction, when a circumferential-direction central position between the adjacent claw-like magnetic poles is aligned with a circumferential-direction central position of the tip portion of the tooth in the case of being viewed from a radial direction, the tip portion does not overlap with the outermost-diameter surface of each of the adjacent claw-like magnetic poles, but it overlaps with at least a portion of the inclined surface.

Abstract: A brush-less rotary electric machine is comprised of a frame having a first and second walls, a stator core fixed to the frame, an armature coil formed of conductor segments, a stationary yoke, a rotary yoke disposed opposite the stationary yoke, first claw pole members disposed opposite the stator core, second claw pole members disposed opposite the stationary yoke, and a field coil fixed to the stationary yoke. The armature coil has radial air passages formed among connection portions of the conductor segments, and the second claw pole members have a fan-shaped projection portion. When the claw pole members rotate, the projection portion supplies cooling air to the radial air passages to cool the second coil end.

Abstract: An ac generator comprising a rotor coil for generating a magnetic flux, a pole core disposed to cover the rotor coil and having pawl-shaped magnetic poles projecting in staggered and alternating relationship, permanent magnets disposed on both side surfaces of the pawl-shaped magnetic poles for reducing the leakage of the magnetic flux, and a fan for cooling. The permanent magnets are samarium-iron alloy magnets containing Ti and B, or plastic magnets made of magnet powder bonded together by a resin, bonded magnets of Sm8.2—Fe75.6—Ti2.3—B0.9—N13. One portion of the side opposing to the pawl-shaped magnetic pole side surfaces of the permanent magnet may be resin-coated. A restricting means for restricting the displacement of the magnetic pole in the radial direction may be disposed in the vicinity of the tips of the magnetic poles.

Abstract: A rotor has plural reinforcing bodies each approximately formed in a U-shape having wing portions arranged in both side portions of an attaching portion of a flat plate shape, and disposed such that the attaching portion faces to each of inner circumferential wall surfaces of claw-shaped magnetic poles and the wing portions are located on both sides of the claw-shaped magnetic poles in the circumferential direction; and plural magnets each fixedly attached to both wing portions of each of the reinforcing bodies and disposed on both sides of the claw-shaped magnetic poles in the circumferential direction, for reducing leaked magnetic flux between the claw-shaped magnetic poles adjacent to each other, wherein a multidegree of freedom vibrating system composed of the claw-shaped magnetic poles and the reinforcing bodies fixedly attaching the magnets thereto is constructed by attaching each of the reinforcing bodies in a state in which at least one portion of the attaching portion is fixedly attached to the inner

Abstract: The electrical machine, in particular a three-phase generator, has a stator (21) secured in a housing (10) and a claw pole rotor (23) which is secured on a shaft (13) and has an exciter winding (28). Between the claw pole rotor and a bearing plate (17) that closes off the housing, there is an electrical repeater (29) for exciting the exciter winding (28). The primary winding (30) is disposed along with the core (36, 41, 47) on the bearing plate (17). The primary and secondary windings (30, 31) of the repeater (29) are disposed between the bearing plate (17) and the claw pole rotor system (23); the primary winding (30) is disposed in a stationary core (36, 41, 47), and the secondary winding (31) is disposed in a rotating core (35, 42, 48), and the windings are coupled via an air gap (38).

Abstract: The present invention provides, in a single phase-structure actuator, a rotor magnet structure having characteristics wherein detent torque is fully assured, and there is also a large rotation angle range.

Abstract: An alternator includes a rotor including claw-shaped magnetic poles fitted onto a rotating shaft, and a cooling means disposed on an end surface of the claw-shaped magnetic poles, and a stator including a stator core disposed facing the rotor, the stator core having a plurality of slots, and a stator winding installed in the stator core, the stator being cooled by the cooling means, and a bracket for supporting the rotor and the stator, a passage for an air flow generated by the cooling means being disposed inside the bracket, the stator winding including coil ends extending outwards from end surfaces of the stator core, and a shielding material being disposed so as to cover at least an inner circumferential surface of the coil ends.

Abstract: An electric-machine rotor is composed of a field coil, a pair of pole cores having a plurality of claw poles to enclose the field coil, a plurality of auxiliary permanent magnets disposed between the claw poles, a shaft fixed to the pair of pole cores, and a pair of slip rings connected to the field coil. The rotor is provided with a pattern on a surface of the pole cores for indicating the polarity of the claw poles when the field coil is energized.

Abstract: A resisting and pulling mechanism comprises an excited magnetic disk and a braking wheel mounted coaxially with the excited magnetic disk which is provide with an excited magnetic coil. The braking wheel and the excited magnetic disk are separated from each other by an air gap. As the excited magnetic coil is provided with electric current, a magnetic field is effected around the excited magnetic coil. In the meantime, a magnetic flux is brought about on the excited magnetic disk. As the braking wheel is in motion, the eddy current is induced between the braking wheel and the magnetic poles of the excited magnetic disk such that the eddy current interacts with the magnetic flux to effect a rotation moment. When the excited magnetic disk is exerted on by an external force opposite in direction to the rotation moment, a resistance is effected such that the resistance can be transmitted to an external device which is connected with the excited magnetic disk via a pulley or belted wheel.

Abstract: A rotor member and vehicle alternator mechanism. Annular recesses and ridges are provided in the back iron or bodies of the pole pieces of the rotor member. The power output of the alternator mechanism is increased and the alternator has improved support for the claw fingers for increased RPM capability.

Abstract: In an automotive alternator having a case in which air intake vents 1a and air discharge vents 1b are disposed, a rotor, which is fastened to a shaft such that claw-shaped magnetic poles intermesh, has as a pair of fans having a plurality of blades and fastened to the axial end surfaces of poles cores, and is rotatably disposed in the case, a stator core to which a plurality of slots are formed and a stator having a stator winding to be accommodated in the slots, the slots are formed in an even number, each of the claw-shaped magnetic poles is formed in an even number, and said blades of the pair of fans are formed in the same odd number, respectively. With this construction, there can be provided a small automotive alternator which has a high output and an excellent cost performance and in which fans generate a low level of noise.

Abstract: An electrical machine formed as a fluid-cooled three-phase alternating current generator has a cup-shaped housing, a stator arranged in the housing, a drive system, a shaft driven by the drive system, a claw pole rotor system mounted on the shaft, the claw pole rotor system including a first pole ring which is mounted on the shaft, formed as a pole wheel half and runs in claws, and a second pole ring which is formed as a pole wheel half and runs also in claws, so that tips of the claws of one of the pole rings extend in gaps between the claws of the other pole ring, pole rings producing a cooling air stream in the housing for withdrawing heat which is generated in the machine by convection through an outer casing of the housing to fluid medium which surrounds the housing, a plurality of substantially radially extending blower vanes formed on substantially flat end side of a respective one of the pole rings which is located at a side opposite to the drive system, and a ring chamber closing the blower vanes in

Abstract: A flat surface portion extending substantially parallel to a shaft is formed in a root portion of a claw-shaped magnetic pole such that between adjacent claw-shaped magnetic poles, the end portion of the tooth and the two claw-shaped magnetic poles do not overlap simultaneously in the radial direction.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide a compact high-power alternator for a vehicle. It is another object of this invention to provide a low-noise alternator for a vehicle which outputs an increased power during operation at a low rotational speed. An alternator 1 for a vehicle includes a stator 2 having inner circumferential surfaces formed with many slots having open ends 35. Teeth ends of the stator between the slots have magnetic-flux collecting projections 36 extending in circumferential directions. The magnetic-flux collecting projections 36 are previously formed by, for example, a pressing process during a stage in which they are thin steel plates. An electric conductor forming a winding 33 has a diameter greater than a width of inner openings of the slots.

Abstract: A device for effecting resistance is incorporated into an exercise or rehabilitation machine and is formed of an excited magnetic cylinder, an excited magnetic coil, a rotary cylinder, and two support frames. As the excited magnetic coil is connected to the alternating current power source in conjunction with a control switch, the exercise or rehabilitation machine is provided with a magnetic resistance of a predetermined magnitude. The excited magnetic cylinder is provided in one side with an annular wavy magnetic interstice for guiding the magnetic line toward the rotary cylinder, thereby resulting in a magnetic resistance causing the fixed excited magnetic cylinder and the rotary cylinder to attract each other. The rotary cylinder is connected to a link device of the exercise or rehabilitation machine, so as to provide the exercise or rehabilitation machine with a resistance.

Abstract: An AC generator for charging a vehicle battery has a stator having a stator winding, a rotor having a field coil and auxiliary permanent magnets, a pulley, and a clutch disposed between the pulley and the rotor. The clutch limits rotation speed to be transmitted from the pulley to the rotor within a set rotation speed.

Abstract: A magnet type stepping motor which has (1) a stator with three-phase stator windings, and 6m pieces of stator main pole arranged side by side, where m is an integer and ≧1, the stator windings of one phase are wound around every two stator main poles among the 6m pieces of the stator main pole, wherein when the stator windings of one phase are excited with a direct current, m pieces of N pole and M pieces of S pole are formed alternately on the 6m pieces of stator main pole, and (2) a rotor of a cylindrical permanent magnet magnetized in the circumferential direction to form Z/2 pieces of N pole and Z/2 pieces of S pole alternately, where Z is the number of rotor poles.

Abstract: A rotor for a dynamo-electric machine permits higher manufacturing efficiency. The rotor is equipped with a plurality of magnetic portions which are provided between adjacent triangular magnetic poles in an orientation that reduces the leakage of the magnetic flux between the aforesaid triangular magnetic poles, and which are joined to at least one of a first flange and a second flange.

Abstract: Since a structure of a cooling fan of an alternative current generator for a vehicle is formed with a resin molding product having an insert metal fitting, a freedom degree on said fan design shape configuration and said installation performance of said fan to a core can be compatible. A cooling fan structure having a high shape configuration design freedom degree and having an installation strength similar to that of said fan according to said prior art can be obtained.

Abstract: A rotor for a dynamo-electric machine permits higher manufacturing efficiency. The rotor is equipped with a plurality of magnetic portions which are provided between adjacent triangular magnetic poles in an orientation that reduces the leakage of the magnetic flux between the aforesaid triangular magnetic poles. The magnetic portion are joined to at least one of a first flange and a second flange.

Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a two-phase rotor having two non-rotating solenoid-wound rotor coil assemblies and two interleaved pole assemblies. Each pole assembly is magnetically coupled to its respective coil assembly and rotates together with the machine shaft. Each pole assembly has four or more elongated pole pieces, two of which couple with one pole of a coil assembly and two of which couple with the other pole of that coil assembly. An exciter circuit independently controls the power variables provided to the rotor with respect to the stator to provide a variable-speed, variable-frequency (VSVF) motor system or VSVF generator system. The exciter energizes the solenoid-wound rotor coils with biphase AC electrical excitation, to produce a radial, rotating magnetic field at the pole pieces.

Abstract: An electrical machine formed as claw pole generator has a ring-shaped stator provided with windings, a claw pole rotor rotatably arranged inside an opening of the stator, the claw pole rotor having a rotor shaft and an exciter coil arranged coaxially to the rotor shaft, the claw pole rotor also having a peripheral surface provided with a plurality of claw poles which overlap the exciter coil and engage in a finger-like manner with groove-shaped intermediate spaces, at least one axially acting fan units arranged at an end side of the claw pole rotor in a region of an outer periphery, and a plurality of honeycombed structures located in the intermediate spaces and extending in a longitudinal direction of the intermediate spaces so that a cooling medium flows through the structures.

Abstract: A synchronous machine formed as a generator for a motor vehicle has a stator, a rotor, an excitation system including a plurality of individual poles in the rotor formed as claw poles, a unit for compensation of stray flux in free spaces between the claw poles and including permanent magnets provided in pole plates arranged at axial ends of the rotor, a holder supporting the permanent magnets against centrifugal and axial forces, the holder being composed of two non-magnetic holding rings which centrally surround the excitation system, abut against one another and have an outer contour extending to a lower side of the claw poles, holding arms which are bent on the holding rings in correspondence with a number of poles and extend in the free spaces to the pole plates so as to support the permanent magnets, the holding arms having free ends, holding tongueslaps supported by the free ends of the holding arms in direction toward a rotor shaft, the holding tongues being fixed on inner sides of the pole plates.

Abstract: A synchronous machine formed as a generator for a motor vehicle has a stator, a rotor, an excitation system composed of a plurality of electrically excited individual poles provided in the stator and the rotor and formed as claw poles excited by a joint excitation coil, and a stray field compensation device arranged in free spaces between the claw poles, the stray field compensation device being formed as an additional winding through which current flows and which surrounds the claw poles so that an axial current direction changes from one free space to another free space and a current to neighboring claw poles produces an additional flux which supports a main flux and counteracts a stray flux.

Abstract: A double excitation, rotating electrical machine mounted on a shaft includes a rotor whereof the magnetic circuit carries at least one excitation element and a stator whereof the magnetic circuit carries a stator coil. The at least one excitation element includes at least a ring-shaped magnet associated with at least two disks each provided with radial teeth evenly distributed at their periphery and at least a ring-shaped part provided with slots in each of which is engaged contactless, one tooth of at least one toothed disk, and the stator magnetic circuit includes an even number, not less than two, of ring-shaped elements of magnetic circuit, at least an excitation stator coil being arranged between at least two neighboring elements among the magnetic circuit elements.

Abstract: A rotor for a dynamo-electric machine includes a rotor coil, a first pole core body disposed so as to cover the rotor coil formed with a plurality of first claw-shaped magnetic poles evenly spaced around a circumferential portion thereof being magnetized by magnetic flux, a second pole core body disposed facing the first pole core body having second claw-shaped magnetic poles spaced so as to intermesh between the first claw-shaped magnetic poles, a first magnetic body secured to the first pole core body which is magnetized in directions which reduce magnetic flux leakage with the second claw-shaped magnetic poles at each side surface of the first claw-shaped magnetic poles, and a second magnetic body secured to the second pole core body facing the first magnetic body across an air gap which is magnetized in directions which reduce magnetic flux leakage with the first claw-shaped magnetic poles at each side surface of the second claw-shaped magnetic poles.

Abstract: An rotor assembly 10 for use with an electrical machine. Assembly 10 includes two opposing and selectively intermeshing pole pieces 12, 14. Each pole piece 12, 14 has a body 16 and a plurality of integrally formed and outwardly extending projections or pole fingers 18. A plurality of magnets 34 are each fixedly secured, by use of swaged portions 36, within a unique one of several slots 38 which are cooperatively formed between a unique one of fingers 18 and a unique portion of body 16 of pole pieces 12, 14.

Abstract: A claw-pole machine has a stator and a rotor, and an exciter coil that is wound on a solid core in the rotor. The solid core extends in the radial direction into two claw magnet wheels that end in a plurality of claw-pole fingers, having a plurality of solid, radially-outward-oriented parts, and has a plurality of tangential side surfaces, which alternate axially, starting from two sides, wherein a plurality of U-shaped metal sheets are attached to the solid, radially-outward-oriented parts of the claw-pole fingers. The U-shaped metal sheets are layered one on top of the other in the axial direction to prevent eddy currents.

Abstract: A stator for a vehicle ac generator includes a stator core having a plurality of slots and a star-connected stator winding. The stator winding has a plurality of sets of U-shaped large and small segments. The large segment has a pair of in-slot portions respectively disposed in the radially outermost slot-layer and radially innermost slot-layer. The small segment has a pair of in-slot portions respectively disposed in the radially outer middle slot-layer and radially inner middle slot-layer. Three output terminal ends respectively extend from the small segments, and three neutral terminal ends respectively extend from the large segments.

Abstract: A stepping motor type indicator provided with unambiguous stable points having a holding force in a non-excited condition sufficient to suppress undesirable movements of a pointer. The stepping motor type indicator includes a stepping motor (2) having a rotor (28) with an output shaft (27) and stators (A, B). Yokes (23, 26) have a plurality of pole teeth (232, 233, 262, 263) extending toward curved outer surfaces of the rotor. The pole ends of a specific pole tooth (232a) chosen from one of the plurality of pole teeth is made to have a pole end area different than that of the remaining pole teeth. This structure produces unambiguous stable points (“a”-“l”) and produces strong holding forces so that an attractive force exerted by the stable point (“a”) on the pointer (4) toward stopper pin (7) is increased to positively suppress undesirable movements of pointer (4).

Abstract: A rotor structure comprising a rotor coil for generating a magnetic flux, a pole core which covers the rotor coil and consists of a first pole core body and a second pole core body, each having a plurality of claw-like magnetic poles which are mated with each other, magnets provided on both sides of each of the claw-like magnetic pole for suppressing the leakage of a magnetic flux between adjacent claw-like magnetic poles, and reinforcements for holding the magnets in such a manner that the magnets are inclined so that the interval between the magnets becomes larger on the outer side than on the inner side. This rotor structure can reduce centrifugal force applied to the magnets.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to provide an alternator for a vehicle in which all electric conductors forming bridge portions are sufficiently exposed to cooling winds so that the cooling performance is remarkably improved. It is another object of this invention to provide an alternator for a vehicle which is excellent in cooling performance, insulating characteristic, and heat resisting property. An alternator for a vehicle includes a stator. The stator includes an iron core 22, an electric conductor 21, and an insulator 23. The electric conductor 21 forms a winding on the iron core 22. The insulator 23 provides electric insulation between the electric conductor 21 and the iron core 22. The stator is supported by a housing. The dimension of openings of slots in the iron core 22 is smaller than the distance between inner side surfaces of the slots. The electric conductor 21 has accommodated portions accommodated in the slots, and bridge portions connecting the accommodated portions.

Abstract: An automotive alternator in which a lead wire of a rotor coil extends along a wall formed in a root portion between claw-shaped magnetic poles so as to be substantially parallel to the axis of a shaft.

Abstract: An rotor assembly 10 for use with an electrical machine. Assembly 10 includes two opposing and selectively intermeshing pole pieces 12, 14. Each pole piece 12, 14 has a body 16 and a plurality of integrally formed and outwardly extending projections or pole fingers 18. A plurality of magnets 34 are each fixedly secured, by use of swaged portions 36, within a unique one of several slots 38 which are cooperatively formed between a unique one of fingers 18 and a unique portion of body 16 of pole pieces 12, 14.

Abstract: In an alternating current generator and fans thereof in accordance with the invention, the cooling efficiency of the alternating current is improved by fans fixed to a rotor. When the fans are formed during a press working operation, the blades are formed directly from the fans by cut-raising the fans toward a bracket side to form blades and simultaneously cut-raising protruding potions toward a rotor side to form protrusions. This design allows for both improvement in cooling efficiency of the alternating current generator and ease of manufacture of the fans.

Abstract: A rotor for a dynamo-electric machine is capable of reducing core loss in a field core, and thus increasing the output efficiency. A rotor for a vehicular AC generator in accordance with the present invention is equipped with: a rotor coil through which current flows to generate magnetic flux; a field core which is provided such that it covers the rotor coil and which is composed of a first field core member and a second field core member having triangular magnetic poles, respectively; and an inter-magnetic-pole member which is provided between adjacent triangular magnetic poles and which has been magnetized in a direction so as to reduce the leakage of magnetic flux between the triangular magnetic poles and; wherein the triangular magnetic poles are constructed by laminating thin steel plates to reduce core loss.

Abstract: A synchronous machine, in particular a motor for a motor vehicle has an excitation system composed of a plurality of electrically excited individual poles in a stator or a rotor, preferably formed as claw poles excited by at least one joint excitation coil, wherein for compensation of a magnetic stray flux in the intermediate spaces between the mutually oriented and alternatingly nested claw poles, the permanent magnets are inserted on the pole plates on the ends of the stator or rotor, so as to facilitate and simplify the insertion of the permanent magnets required for compensation of the stray flux and to improve their compensation action.

Abstract: A rotary electrical machine such as a motor vehicle alternator comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator has at least one armature winding in at least one pair of stator slots. The rotor includes means for selectively establishing closed magnetic circuits which pass around the turns of the armature winding or windings. The means for setting up closed magnetic circuits comprise at least two permanent excitation magnets which set up two magnetic fluxes having components in opposite directions according to the direction of displacement of the rotor; and, between each pair of successive magnets, at least one excitation winding having two wires and being arranged to produce in an adjustably way two flux components which are such as to oppose the fluxes set up in the magnets of the pair. The wires of the excitation windings are located in rotor slots, each of which lies between two successive rotor poles.

Abstract: The claw pole generator includes a drive shaft, two field spider halves (30.1, 30.2) mounted on the drive shaft, each of which include a disk-shaped plate (15) and claw-shaped magnetic pole elements (17) mounted on the disk-shaped plate (15), so that the magnetic pole elements (17) of each field spider half are engaged with each other, and a number of permanently magnetic pieces (27), each of which is arranged between adjacent magnetic pole elements (17). The disk-shaped plate (15) of at least one field spider half (13.1,13.2) is provided with a number of grooves (21), each of which extend in the plate (15) in a longitudinal direction of the drive shaft (5) and have an undercut (25). Each permanently magnetic piece (27) has a section which corresponds in shape to or which fits into one of the grooves (21), so that the permanently magnetic pieces (27) are insertable in respective grooves (21) and radially securable therein.

Abstract: A low-loss magnetic core of the claw-pole type for use in generating electrical power with a high frequency alternator is disclosed. A rotor, driven by a shaft, is made of pairs of individual poles of alternating polarity nested radially around a shaft. The rotor poles overlap each other axially and interleave circumferentially. The rotor poles are excited by a common field coil. The pairs of individual poles are made from laminated electrical steel or magnetic steel, with laminate shapes bent and bundled together to form an open three dimensional shape vaguely similar to one and one quarter turns of a spiral shape. A stator is made of ring bundles of laminated electrical steel or magnetic steel, with internal teeth. Various arrangements of windings on the stator teeth create armature poles for multiple phases of output voltage. The low loss magnetic core allows for efficient operation at high shaft speed and allows for efficient AC excitation of the rotor for special applications.