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APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE STATOR COILS OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR TO MAGNETIZE PERMANENT MAGNETS OF THE MOTOR ROTOR WHEN THE SPAN OF EACH STATOR COIL IS SMALLER THAN THE WIDTH OF EACH PERMANENT MAGNET POLE

US6903640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2002
Grant dateJun 7, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K15/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and its method of use enable magnetizing the permanent magnets of an electric motor rotor using the winding coils of the motor stator when the circumferential width of each rotor permanent magnet pole is larger than the circumferential width of each stator winding coil.

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