Magnetic mass for rotor, rotor manufacturing process and corresponding electrical machine

• US 10,236,733 B2
• Filed: 01/20/2016
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited (General Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited (General Electric Company)
• Inventors: Bittermann, Mathieu, Le Flem, Graham Derek
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hanh N
• Application Number:
  US15/001,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20160211708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,154 Days
• Field of Search: 310125, 310211
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 7/021 Construction of PM H01F7/0278 takes precedence; PM compositions H01F1/032
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/22 Rotating parts of the magnetic circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/0012 Manufacturing cage rotors
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/02 of stator or rotor bodies
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 17/165 characterised by the squirrel-cage or other short-circuited windings
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 17/168 having single-cage rotors
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/04 Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof

Abstract

A magnetic mass of an electric machine rotor extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of housings, each housing being able to receive a respective electrically conductive bar. The magnetic mass further comprises, on at least one portion of its length along the longitudinal axis, at least one opening extending radially from one of the housings and opening outwards along a radial direction, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

Claims

1. A magnetic mass of an electric machine rotor extending along a longitudinal axis, and comprising a plurality of housings, each housing being able to receive a respective electrically conductive bar,

wherein the magnetic mass further comprises, on at least one portion of its length along the longitudinal axis:

at least one opening extending radially from one of the housings and opening outwards along a radial direction, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, each opening comprising a first portion of rectangular shape and a second portion of trapezoidal shape into which the first portion opens, the second portion extending to a periphery of the magnetic mass.

2. The magnetic mass according to the claim 1, wherein each opening extends over the entire length of the magnetic mass along the longitudinal axis.

3. The magnetic mass according to claim 2, wherein the magnetic mass is delimited by a periphery along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, each opening extending between two longitudinal edges at the periphery of the magnetic mass, the distance between the two edges being between 4 mm and 10 mm.

4. The magnetic mass according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic mass is delimited by a periphery along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, each opening extending between two longitudinal edges at the periphery of the magnetic mass, the distance between the two edges being between 4 mm and 10 mm.

5. The magnetic mass according to claim 4, wherein the number of openings is equal to the number of housings and wherein each opening extends radially from one of the respective housings and opening outwards along a radial direction.

6. The magnetic mass according to claim 1, wherein each opening is in the shape of a groove.

7. The magnetic mass according to claim 6, wherein the second portion of trapezoidal shape comprises a small base radially outward and a large base, the small base being placed outside the large base along the radial direction, and wherein the second portion of trapezoidal shape comprises a side connecting the small base to the large base, said side forming an angle between 5°

and 25°

with the height passing through one of the points of said side.

8. A rotor of an electric machine comprising:

a magnetic mass of an electric machine rotor extending along a longitudinal axis, and comprising a plurality of housings, each housing being able to receive a respective electrically conductive bar, wherein the magnetic mass further comprises, on at least one portion of its length along the longitudinal axis;

at least one opening extending radially from one of the housings and opening outwards along a radial direction, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, each opening comprising a first portion of rectangular shape and a second portion of trapezoidal shape into which the first portion opens, the second portion extending to a periphery of the magnetic mass; and

a short-circuit cage extending along the longitudinal axis and comprising;

two short-circuit rings placed on either side of the magnetic mass along the longitudinal axis,

a plurality of electrically conductive bars, each electrically connecting the two short-circuit rings.

9. The rotor according to claim 8, comprising at least one electrically insulating or non-magnetic plug, or the plugs being arranged inside the each opening, more particularly inside the second portion so as to close the each opening on at least one portion of its length along the longitudinal axis.

10. An electric machine, particularly asynchronous machine, especially motor, comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor is a rotor according to claim 9.

11. An electric machine, particularly asynchronous machine, especially motor, comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor is a rotor according to claim 8.

12. A method for manufacturing a rotor according to claim 8 comprising:

constructing a magnetic mass extending along a longitudinal axis comprising;

a plurality of housings, each housing being able to receive a bar from the plurality of bars, on at least one portion of its length along the longitudinal axis at least one opening extending radially from one of the housings and opening outwards following a radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;

constructing a short-circuit cage extending along the longitudinal axis and comprising;

two short-circuit rings placed on either side of the magnetic mass along the longitudinal axis, and

a plurality of electrically conductive bars, each electrically connecting the two short-circuit rings.

13. A method for manufacturing a rotor according to claim 8 comprising:

constructing a magnetic mass extending along a longitudinal axis comprising;

a plurality of housings, each housing being able to receive a bar from the plurality of bars,

on at least one portion of its length along the longitudinal axis at least one opening extending radially from one of the housings and opening outwards following a radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;

constructing a short-circuit cage extending along the longitudinal axis and comprising;

two short-circuit rings placed on either side of the magnetic mass along the longitudinal axis, and

a plurality of electrically conductive bars, each electrically connecting the two short-circuit rings.