Axial flux machine manufacture
US10608512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K2201/03
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
We describe a method of manufacturing a stator of an axial flux permanent magnet machine, the machine having a stator comprising a stator housing defining a chamber comprising a set of coils wound on respective stator bars and disposed circumferentially at intervals about an axis of the machine, and a rotor bearing a set of permanent magnets and mounted for rotation about said axis, and wherein said rotor and stator are spaced apart along said axis to define a gap therebetween in which magnetic flux in the machine is generally in an axial direction, the method comprising: providing first and second radial walls for said stator housing; providing inner and outer side walls for said stator housing; assembling said first and second radial walls and said inner and outer side walls around said set of coils to form a stator assembly, wherein said assembling further comprises: providing one or more collapsible elements between said side walls and one or both of said first and second radial walls; and attaching said side walls to said first and second radial walls, wherein said attaching comprises controlling one or both of a spacing and a degree of parallelism of said first and second rad…
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