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Reluctance machine with permanent magnet rotor excitations

US5973431A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 10, 1996
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P25/092
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reluctance machine system including a reluctance machine having a stator including at least one phase winding and a rotor defining rotor poles and inter-pole gaps, where permanent magnet inserts are positioned within the inter-pole gaps to interact with the currents in the phase windings to provide permanent magnet torque and to improve the machine's performance.

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