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Unidirectional electric machine comprising a permanent magnet rotor and stator

US9369011B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2010
Grant dateJun 14, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K1/146
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric machine that includes a permanent-magnet rotor and a stator. The stator includes a plurality of poles, each pole having a leading edge and a trailing edge relative to the direction of rotation of the rotor. The leading edge of each pole is thicker than the trailing edge in a direction normal to the rotational axis of the rotor.

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