Fluid pump/generator with integrated motor and related stator and rotor and method of pumping fluid
First Claim
1. A fluid pump/generator comprising:
- a motor including;
a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles, a plurality of winding channels between adjacent magnetic poles, each winding channel allowing fluid flow therethrough, and at least one phase winding; and
a rotor having a plurality of magnetic vanes for electromagnetically interacting with the plurality of magnetic poles, and a fluid carrying channel between adjacent magnetic vanes.
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Abstract
A fluid pump integrated with a motor, a fluid pump/generator device, a rotor for a fluid pump/generator device, a stator for a fluid pump/generator device and a method for pumping fluid are disclosed. Specifically, a fluid pump includes a motor rotor having a plurality of magnetic vanes that electromagnetically interact with a plurality of magnetic poles of the motor stator such that the rotor functions simultaneously as the impeller for the pump and rotor for the motor, with fluid flowing through channels on the rotor. Pump and motor are tightly integrated into one single device so that the number of parts is reduced, total size is compressed, reliability of the device is improved, and cost efficiency is increased. In addition, the use of magnetic vanes for propelling fluid improves motor efficiency. Further, the fluid flow is used to directly cool the pump/generator device, which reduces energy consumption.
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25 Claims
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1. A fluid pump/generator comprising:
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a motor including; a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles, a plurality of winding channels between adjacent magnetic poles, each winding channel allowing fluid flow therethrough, and at least one phase winding; and a rotor having a plurality of magnetic vanes for electromagnetically interacting with the plurality of magnetic poles, and a fluid carrying channel between adjacent magnetic vanes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A rotor for a fluid pump/generator, the rotor comprising:
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a plurality of magnetic layers having a plurality of magnetic vanes formed in an exterior surface thereof; and a plurality of fluid carrying channels between adjacent magnetic vanes; wherein each magnetic vane includes a face width and a base width, wherein the face width is less than the base width.
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