Three-phase motor

• US 7,064,470 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2004
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aisin AW Company Limited (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin AW Company Limited (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Shingo, Kuroyanagi, Tooru, Yokoyama, Takeshi, Kawasaki, Yoshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Dang
• Application Number:
  US10/848,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20040256942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• Field of Search: 310/260, 310201-208, 310/180, 310/184
• US Class Current: 310/260
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/12 arranged in slots

Abstract

A three-phase motor having a stator in which the dimensions of protrusion of coil end parts in winding coils of individual phases can be equalized as much as possible and in which the overall dimension of protrusion of the coil end parts in the winding coils of the three phases can be reduced to an optimal dimension is provided. Each of unipolar coils forming the winding coils of the three phases has a pair of coil end parts protruding from end parts in the axial direction of a stator core. The winding coils of the three phases have the relationships of Cv/Cu=0.88 to 0.98 and Cw/Cv=0.88 to 0.98, where Cu, Cv, Cw represent average lengths of electric wires forming the coil end parts in the three phases of U-phase, V-phase and W-phase.

Claims

1. A three-phase motor having a stator formed by sequentially inserting winding coils of three phases of U-phase, V-phase and W-phase into slots provided on an inner circumferential surface of a stator core,

wherein the winding coil of each phase is formed by connecting plural unipolar coils formed by winding electric wires in plural turns, and each of the unipolar coils includes a pair of insertion parts to be inserted into the slots and a pair of coil end parts connecting the pair of insertion parts, and

the winding coils of the three phases have the relationships of Cv/Cu <

1.0 and Cw/Cv <

1.0, where Cu represents an average length of the electric wires forming the coil end parts of each of the unipolar coils in the winding coil of U-phase, Cv represents an average length of the electric wires forming the coil end parts of each of the unipolar coils in the winding coil of V-phase, and Cw represents an average length of the electric wires forming the coil end parts of each of the unipolar coils in the winding coil of W-phase.

2. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pair of insertion parts of each unipolar coil of U-phase is inserted in the slots, with an insertion part of the pair of insertion parts inserted into an appropriate slot, and the pair of coil end parts of the each unipolar coil of U-phase protrudes from the end parts in the axial direction of the stator core, and

the pair of insertion parts of the each unipolar coil of V-phase is offset from a corresponding unipolar coil of U-phase by a predetermined number of slots in one circumferential direction of the stator core as the pair of insertion parts are inserted in the slots, and the pair of coil end parts of the unipolar coils of V-phase are partly superposed on the inner circumferential side of the pair of coil end parts of the unipolar coils of U-phase, and

the pair of insertion parts of the each unipolar coil of W-phase is offset from a corresponding unipolar coil of V-phase by a predetermined number of slots in the one circumferential direction of the stator core as the pair of insertion parts are inserted in the slots, and the pair of coil end parts of the unipolar coils of W-phase are partly superposed on the inner circumferential side of the pair of coil end parts of the unipolar coils of V-phase.

3. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the ratio Cv/Cu and the ratio Cw/Cv are substantially equal.

4. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 3, wherein the circumferential length of the electric wires forming the unipolar coils of at least one of the winding coils of the three phases becomes shorter toward the outer circumferential side of the stator core.

5. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 4, wherein with respect to the rate of change of the circumferential length of the unipolar coils, the rate of change in the unipolar coils of U-phase is higher than the rate of change in the unipolar coils of V-phase, and that the rate of change in the unipolar coils of V-phase is higher than the rate of change in the unipolar coils of W-phase.

6. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 2, wherein the circumferential length of the electric wires forming the unipolar coils of at least one of the winding coils of the three phases becomes shorter toward the outer circumferential side of the stator core.

7. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 6, wherein with respect to the rate of change of the circumferential length of the electric wires, the rate of change in the unipolar coils of U-phase is higher than the rate of change in the unipolar coils of V-phase, and that the rate of change in the unipolar coils of V-phase is higher than the rate of change in the unipolar coils of W-phase.

8. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ratio Cv/Cu and the ratio Cw/Cv are substantially equal.

9. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 8, wherein the circumferential length of the electric wires forming the unipolar coils of at least one of the winding coils of the three phases becomes shorter toward the outer circumferential side of the stator core.

10. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 9, wherein, with respect to the rate of change of the circumferential length of the electric wires, the rate of change in the unipolar coils of U-phase is higher than the rate of change in the unipolar coils of V-phase, and that the rate of change in the unipolar coils of V-phase is higher than the rate of change in the unipolar coils of W-phase.

11. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circumferential length of the electric wires forming the unipolar coils of at least one of the winding coils of the three phases becomes shorter toward the outer circumferential side of the stator core.

12. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein Cv/Cu=0.88 to 0.98 and Cw/Cv=0.88 to 0.98.

13. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 12, wherein Cv/Cu=0.90 to 0.95 and Cw/Cv=0.90 to 0.95.

14. A three-phase motor having a stator formed by inserting winding coils of three phases of U-phase, V-phase and W-phase into slots provided on an inner circumferential surface of a stator core,

wherein the winding coil of each phase has plural unipolar coils formed by winding electric wires in plural turns, a connecting wire for connecting the unipolar coils, and a pair of lead parts formed by leading out the electric wires from unipolar coils situated at both ends of each of the plurality of winding coils, and each of the unipolar coils includes a pair of insertion parts to be inserted into the slots and a pair of coil end parts connecting the pair of insertion parts, and

with respect to average circumferential lengths of the unipolar coils in the winding coils of the three phases, the average circumferential length in the unipolar coils of V-phase is shorter than the average circumferential length in the unipolar coils of U-phase, and the average circumferential length in the unipolar coils of W-phase is shorter than the average circumferential length in the unipolar coils of V-phase, and

the pair of insertion parts of the unipolar coils of U-phase are inserted in the slots and the pair of coil end parts of the winding coils of U-phase protrude from end parts in an axial direction of the stator core, and

the pair of insertion parts of the unipolar coils of V-phase are offset from the unipolar coils of U-phase by a predetermined number of slots in a first direction, which is one circumferential direction of the stator core, as they are inserted in the slots, and the pair of coil end parts of the unipolar coils of V-phase are partly superposed on an inner circumferential side of the pair of coil end parts of the unipolar coils of U-phase, and

the pair of insertion parts of the unipolar coils coil of W-phase are offset from the unipolar coils of V-phase by a predetermined number of slots in the first direction of the stator core as they are inserted in the slots, and the pair of coil end parts of the unipolar coils of W-phase are partly superposed on an inner circumferential side of the pair of coil end parts of the unipolar coils of V-phase.

15. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 14, wherein, of the pair of lead parts of the winding coil of each phase, the lead part situated at an end part in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction of the stator core, is used as a neutral point side lead part, and the neutral point side lead parts of the winding coils of the three phases are bundled to form a neutral point at a position where an offset from the winding coil of U-phase by a predetermined angle in the second direction is made, so that the neutral point side lead part of the winding coil of V-phase is longer than the neutral point side lead part of the winding coil of U-phase, and the neutral point side lead part of the winding coil of W-phase is longer than the neutral point side lead part of the winding coil of V-phase.

16. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 14, wherein an average circumferential length Lv of the unipolar coils in the winding coil of V-phase and an average circumferential length Lw of the unipolar coils in the winding coil of W-phase satisfy the following relational equations:

Lv=(S*Lu*n*m−

2*π

*R*Sv)/(S*n*m) and

Lw=(S*Lu*n*m−

2*π

*R*Sw)/(S*n*m)

where Lu represents the average circumferential length of the unipolar coils in the winding coil of U-phase,

n represents the number of turns of each unipolar coil in the winding coil of each phase,

m represents the number of poles of the unipolar coils in the winding coil of each phase,

π

(pi) represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter,

R represents the radius from the center of the stator core to the center in the radial direction of the slot,

S represents the total number of slots in the stator core,

Sv represents the number of slots by which the unipolar coils of V-phase are offset from the unipolar coils of U-phase in the first direction of the stator core, and

Sw represents the number of slots by which the unipolar coils of W-phase are offset from the unipolar coils of U-phase in the first direction of the stator core.

17. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 16, wherein the circumferential length of the electric wires forming the unipolar coils in the winding coils of U-phase and V-phase becomes shorter toward the outer circumferential side of the stator core.

18. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 17, wherein with respect to the rates of change of the circumferential length of the electric wires, the rate of change in the unipolar coils of U-phase is higher than the rate of change in the unipolar coils of V-phase.

19. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 14, wherein the circumferential length of the electric wires forming the unipolar coils in the winding coils of U-phase and V-phase becomes shorter toward the outer circumferential side of the stator core.

20. The three-phase motor as claimed in claim 19, wherein with respect to the rates of change of the circumferential length of the electric wires, the rate of change in the unipolar coils of U-phase is higher than the rate of change in the unipolar coils of V-phase.