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Iron-free rotary disk electrical machine

US4691133A · kind A · utility

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33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 1986
Grant dateSep 1, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 8, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E40/60
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rotary electrical machine having one or more rotor elements comprising non-magnetic conductors extending outwardly from the drive shaft axis and electrically coupled together at terminal portions, a device for producing excitation current through the rotor elements, and one or more stator elements, interleaved between the rotor elements, including elongated, non-magnetic electrical conductors extending outwardly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft.

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