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Method of making a powder metal rotor for a synchronous reluctance machine

US6675460B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2001
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49076
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of making a composite powder metal disk for a rotor assembly in a synchronous reluctance machine. The method includes filling discrete regions of a disk-shaped die with ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic powder metals, compacting to powders, and sintering the compacted powders. By this method, a disk is formed that includes alternating regions of magnetically conducting powder metal and magnetically non-conducting powder metal compacted and sintered to a high density. The method may also include forming a rotor assembly by stacking a plurality of the composite powder metal disks axially along a shaft with their magnetic configurations aligned.

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