Anti-cogging apparatus for permanent magnet electrical machines
US7737596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K29/03
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides cancellation of cogging torque of a permanent magnet electrical machine using two sets of magnetic elements, one set is mechanically coupled to the stator with the other set being mechanically coupled to the rotor of the machine. At least one of the two sets has permanent magnets with the magnetic elements of the other set being made of permanent magnets or non-magnetized ferromagnetic materials such as soft iron. When the arrangement of the elements of the two sets is properly designed, magnetic attraction and repulsion forces between the magnetic elements of the two sets produces, as the machine operates, an anti-cogging torque which substantially cancels the cogging torque of the machine.
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