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Electrical machine with permanent magnet excitation

US4973868A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1989
Grant dateNov 27, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/2128
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Contained in an electrical machine with a field excited by permanent magnets, on the rotor, are pole bodies that extend in ring fashion and coaxially with the rotor shaft, forming between stator pole shoes an air gap. The rotor consists of a specific sequence of permanent magnets and soft iron components which alternately are arranged side by side and jointly embedded in plastic. This gives the rotor a labile structure with a low modulus of elasticity. Apart from the present invention, the air gap could change during operation through vibrations, specifically flexural vibrations. This could lead to losses in efficiency and, most of all, considerable noise generation. A massive damping ring is provided on the free ends of the pole bodies, possibly bearing on the stator housing, which provides for a smooth running of the machine.

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