Having Resilient Core Attachment Means Patents (Class 310/431)
  • Patent number: 11211849
    Abstract: In some examples, an electric machine system including an outer housing; a stator assembly within the outer housing; a corrugated ring located between the stator assembly and the outer housing, the corrugated ring defining a gap between the stator assembly and the outer housing; and a pump configured to transfer a fluid through the gap between the stator assembly and housing to remove heat from at least one of the stator assembly or outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Banham
  • Patent number: 10811926
    Abstract: A generator stator includes a housing arranged along a rotation axis, a sleeve seated in the housing and extending about the rotation axis, and a shim. The shim is arranged between the sleeve and the housing and fixes the sleeve radially relative to the housing to reduce diameter of a housing bore defined by the housing. Generators and methods of making generator stators are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Rittmeyer, Kimberly R. Callan
  • Patent number: 9960645
    Abstract: The invention provides a synchronous-generator stator, comprising a stator ring, a stator core, a circumferential gap between the stator ring and the stator core, and a plurality of decoupling units in the gap, wherein the decoupling unit has a first plate, which is matched to a contour of the stator core, and has a second plate, which is matched to the contour of the stator ring, wherein a mat, having a cavity and an inlet valve, is provided between the first and the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Röer, Manuel Feith, Torsten Jepsen
  • Patent number: 9236774
    Abstract: A driving unit includes a stator, a housing including a tubular section to accommodate the stator, a cover coupled to the housing to block an upper opening of the tubular section, and a bent wire rod defined by a wire to press the stator against the tubular section, the bent wire rod being arranged between a top surface of the stator and a rear surface of the cover while being compressingly deformed along an axis of the stator. The bent wire rod has substantially annular shape with an opened portion when seen along the axis, and includes projections projecting upward along the axis and depressions projecting downward along the axis being arranged alternately and successively. An elastic force from the bent wire rod causes the stator to receive a downward force along the axis. The stator is pressed against the tubular section to hold the stator in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: YAMAHA MOTOR ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonari Shiraishi, Toshihiko Nagata, Toshihide Ootani, Hideyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9018821
    Abstract: A stator arrangement for an electromechanical transducer is provided. The stator arrangement includes a base structure, a coil holder, a coil mounted at the coil holder; and a flexible element connecting the base structure to the coil holder flexibly relative to each other. Further, an electromechanical transducer is provided that includes the above-mentioned stator arrangement and a rotor arrangement rotatable relative to the base structure around an axial direction. Still, further, a wind turbine is provided that includes the above-mentioned electromechanical transducer as a generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Henrik Stiesdal
  • Publication number: 20150097469
    Abstract: A generator including a frame (56); first and second frame rings (13) extending radially inwardly from an inside surface of the frame (56); a core (54) within the frame (56); key bars (100) spaced apart circumferentially and extending axially spanning a distance between the first and second frame rings (75A and 75B), the key bars coupled to the core; laminated spring bars (60) spaced apart circumferentially and extending axially to span a distance between the first and second frame rings, a first spring bar end (112) supported by the first frame ring (75A), a second opposing spring bar end (111) supported by the second frame ring (75B), each spring bar coupled to a key bar; wherein the laminated spring bar further includes spring bar subcomponents (60A and 60B) and couplers (98/99) for coupling the spring bar subcomponents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Paul F. Hugh Sam, Manish P. Dhekane
  • Patent number: 8896168
    Abstract: An electric machine comprises an outer casing (2), a rotor and a stator (3) having at least one polar expansion (5) and at least one winding (8) having an annular shape and placed around the polar expansion (5). The casing (2) has a plurality of protrusions (13) each of which holds, by supporting, a corresponding portion (12) of a stator winding (8) to enable heat exchange between the winding (8) and the protrusion (13). Each portion (12) of the winding (8) is electrically insulated from the respective protrusion (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Spal Automotive S.r.l.
    Inventor: Pietro DeFilippis
  • Patent number: 8598732
    Abstract: A wind turbine is disclosed. The wind turbine includes a direct drive generator, which includes an inner stator arrangement and an outer rotor arrangement, a stationary outer shaft and a rotatable inner shaft having a center axis. At least two main bearings support the rotatable inner shaft inside the stationary outer shaft. The stator arrangement is arranged on the outside of the stationary outer shaft. The rotor arrangement is substantially arranged around the stator arrangement on the front side at least indirectly attached to the rotatable inner shaft and/or to the hub of the wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Henrik Stiesdal
  • Patent number: 8552614
    Abstract: The invention relates to a generator stator configuration, comprising a stiffened stator core having a multitude of stator plates, which have stator teeth on the radial inner periphery of the stator core, each stator plate having a material bond to an adjacent stator plate and/or to a stiffening element on the radial outer periphery on at least one connection point; and a spring-elastic support structure to implement an elastic foundation connection for the stiffened stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Claudinei Altea, Joao Carlos Benedetti
  • Patent number: 8362662
    Abstract: An electric machine comprises an outer casing (2), a rotor and a stator (3) having at least one polar expansion (5) and at least one winding (8) having an annular shape and placed around the polar expansion (5). The casing (2) has a plurality of protrusions (13) each of which holds, by supporting, a corresponding portion (12) of a stator winding (8) to enable heat exchange between the winding (8) and the protrusion (13). Each portion (12) of the winding (8) is electrically insulated from the respective protrusion (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: SPAL AUTOMOTIVE S.r.l.
    Inventor: Pietro De Filippis
  • Patent number: 8319405
    Abstract: A generator including a generator frame (2, FIG. 1), frame rings (4) extending from an inside surface of the frame (2), stacked laminations forming a stator core (88) disposed within the generator frame (2), a spring bar (40, FIG. 2) spanning a distance between at least two frame rings (4), a first spring bar end attached to a first frame ring (4) and a second opposing spring bar end attached to a second frame ring (4), at least one bracket (80) attached to the spring bar (40); and a first and a second keybar (84) attached to the bracket (80), each keybar (84) for engaging a corresponding groove within the stator core (88).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: David T. Allen, John B. Sargeant
  • Patent number: 8258680
    Abstract: Solutions for reducing key bar rattle in dynamoelectric machines are disclosed. In one embodiment an apparatus includes: a plurality of key bars operably coupling a stator core to a stator wrapper in which the stator core is at least partially contained; a cable surrounding the plurality of key bars; and at least one anchor device connecting a portion of the cable to the stator wrapper to produce a compressive load on at least one of the plurality of key bars by tightening the cable around the plurality of key bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Anand S. Tanavde, Gregg T. Blackburn, David R. Yamarthi
  • Patent number: 8138654
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a stator mounting kit that includes multiple radial adjustment shims having different thicknesses from one another. The stator mounting kit also includes multiple stator alignment adapters having different circumferential alignments between a keybar mount and a spring bar mount. The stator mounting kit is configured to enable radial and circumferential alignment between each spring bar and respective keybar in a stator framework via selection of one of the stator alignment adapters and selection of one or more of the radial adjustment shims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William Hunter Boardman, IV
  • Publication number: 20120043861
    Abstract: A generator including a generator frame (2, FIG. 1), frame rings (4) extending from an inside surface of the frame (2), stacked laminations forming a stator core (88) disposed within the generator frame (2), a spring bar (40, FIG. 2) spanning a distance between at least two frame rings (4), a first spring bar end attached to a first frame ring (4) and a second opposing spring bar end attached to a second frame ring (4), at least one bracket (80) attached to the spring bar (40); and a first and a second keybar (84) attached to the bracket (80), each keybar (84) for engaging a corresponding groove within the stator core (88).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: David T. Allen, John B. Sargeant
  • Patent number: 8004126
    Abstract: A molded motor includes an annular stator formed by molding coils in resin, a rotor disposed in an internal space which is formed radially inside the stator, a cover covering the internal space, and an elastic member sandwiched between the cover and the stator and located at a more inner side in the radial direction of the stator from the coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sagara, Kenji Taguchi, Tetsuji Ueta, Takeshi Nagao, Takashi Uchino
  • Patent number: 7994691
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling key bar movement in a stator assembly are provided. According to one embodiment, a stator assembly is provided that includes multiple core ring compression bands longitudinally spaced apart and disposed around a stator core having a plurality of key bars radially spaced apart and extending longitudinally along a peripheral edge of the stator core. Each of the core ring compression bands can be formed from multiple semi-circular sections coupled to form the respective core ring compression band. Each of the key bars can be disposed within respective cutouts defined in an inner edge of the core ring compression bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jayan George, John R. Yagielski, Donald Ronca, Srujana Tayi
  • Publication number: 20110109191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a generator stator configuration, comprising a stiffened stator core having a multitude of stator plates, which have stator teeth on the radial inner periphery of the stator core, each stator plate having a material bond to an adjacent stator plate and/or to a stiffening element on the radial outer periphery on at least one connection point; and a spring-elastic support structure to implement an elastic foundation connection for the stiffened stator core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Claudinei Altea, Joao Carlos Benedetti
  • Patent number: 7923891
    Abstract: A stator for an electric rotating machine has iron core fastening members on the outer circumferential surface of a stator iron core, spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction and fastened to the iron core in an axial direction. Holding rings on the outer circumferential surface of the iron core, spaced apart from one another in the axial direction, press the iron core toward a center portion thereof via the iron core fastening members. Ring-shaped inner frame members protrude from the inner surface of a frame that encloses the iron core, and are spaced apart from one another in the axial direction. Elastic supporting members are fixed to the inner circumferential surfaces of the inner frame members that are adjacent to one another, and are fixed to the outer circumferential surfaces of the holding rings at the middle in the axial direction, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshihide Kikuichi
  • Patent number: 7923890
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a generator frame that includes a spring ring configured to mount removably between an outer annular support and a stator. The spring ring includes a first guide configured to circumferentially align the spring ring to the outer annular support, and a second guide configured to circumferentially align the spring ring to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Hunter Boardman, IV, Richard Nils Dawson, Anand Shankar Tanavde
  • Patent number: 7714477
    Abstract: In a stator core support structure in a conventional rotating electric machine, it has been difficult to set the circumferential and radial stiffnesses with which elastic bars support a stator core, to appropriate values in view of a relationship between transmission of torque and vibration prevention. In order to solve the above problem, sectional shape of elastic support bars is formed as rectangular, elliptic, rhombic or the like, and accordingly, the ratio between circumferential and radial stiffness of the elastic support bars can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Nagashima, Ryoichi Shiobara, Takahiko Sano, Hirohide Murayama