Hybrid alternator
First Claim
1. An electrical machine comprising:
- a generally-annular stator; and
a rotor rotatably mounted within said stator and defining an axis of rotation, said rotor having an axially-extending periphery, said rotor comprising a plurality of wound-field poles disposed about at least one portion of said periphery and a plurality of permanent magnet poles all disposed about at least one circumferentially-different portion of said periphery, said wound-field poles in general axial alignment with said permanent magnet poles;
wherein said wound-field poles are disposed in circumferentially-consecutive pairs.
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Abstract
A hybrid alternator comprising a stator, and a rotor mounted for rotation within the stator and separated therefrom by an air gap. The rotor has a rotor core defining a plurality of magnetic poles wherein adjacent ones of the magnetic poles having alternating north and south magnetic fields. The plurality of magnetic poles comprises a plurality of permanent magnet poles and a plurality of electromagnetic poles. Each permanent magnet pole is defined by a permanent magnet. The plurality of permanent magnet poles comprises two (2) sets of diametrically positioned permanent magnet poles. Each permanent magnet is positioned within the rotor perimeter and associated with a pair of adjacent magnetic poles to form adjacent permanent magnet poles.
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8 Claims
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1. An electrical machine comprising:
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a generally-annular stator; and
a rotor rotatably mounted within said stator and defining an axis of rotation, said rotor having an axially-extending periphery, said rotor comprising a plurality of wound-field poles disposed about at least one portion of said periphery and a plurality of permanent magnet poles all disposed about at least one circumferentially-different portion of said periphery, said wound-field poles in general axial alignment with said permanent magnet poles;
wherein said wound-field poles are disposed in circumferentially-consecutive pairs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
said rotor further comprises two pole pieces each with generally-circular bodies, the bodies of said poles pieces defining an axis of rotation of said rotor; and
at least some of said wound-field poles extend axially from one of said pole pieces.
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5. A hybrid alternator comprising:
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a generally-annular stator; and
a rotor rotatably mounted within said stator and defining an axis of rotation, said rotor having an axially-extending periphery, said rotor comprising a plurality of wound-field poles disposed about at least one portion of said periphery and a plurality of permanent magnet poles all disposed about at least one circumferentially-different portion of said periphery, said wound-field poles in general axial alignment with said permanent magnet poles;
wherein said wound-field poles are disposed in circumferentially-consecutive pairs. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
said rotor further comprises two pole pieces each with generally circular bodies, the bodies of said poles pieces defining an axis of rotation of said rotor; and
at least some of said wound-field poles extend axially from one of said pole pieces.
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