Multiple stator, single shaft electric machine
US5783893A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K16/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electric machine, such as a motor or generator, is configured in a machine housing with a cup-shaped rotor attached to a shaft rotatively supported in the housing, an inner stator coaxial with and enclosed by the rotor, and an outer stator coaxial with and enclosing the rotor. The inner and outer portions of the machine are separated by a magnetic isolator that divides and supports inner and outer portions of the rotor. The magnetic isolator, which supports inner and outer sets of permanent magnets in one embodiment and inner and outer squirrel cage rotor assemblies in another embodiment is preferably made of non-magnetic stainless steel but may also be made of titanium, brass, aluminum, bronze or magnesium, or any material that provides magnetic isolation between the inner and outer portions of the machine.
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