Cogging reduction in permanent magnet machines
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1. A permanent magnet motor comprising:
- a rotor having a shaft and a contiguous rotor core extending along the shaft, the rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets defining a plurality of poles, wherein each pole is defined by permanent magnets that are mounted in a V-shaped arrangement, the V-shaped arrangement for each pole being formed with the same obtuse angle and each pole being equiangularly spaced about a center axis of the rotor, each pole having a leading edge and a trailing edge; and
a stator having a plurality of teeth that are generally parallel to the permanent magnets, wherein the number of teeth is an integer multiple of the number of poles, wherein when the leading edge of each pole aligns with a stator tooth the trailing edge of that pole is generally not aligned with a stator tooth.
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Abstract
A permanent magnet motor having a rotor and a stator and configured such that when the leading edge of each pole of the rotor aligns with a stator tooth the trailing edge of that pole is generally not aligned with a stator tooth.
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1. A permanent magnet motor comprising:
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a rotor having a shaft and a contiguous rotor core extending along the shaft, the rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets defining a plurality of poles, wherein each pole is defined by permanent magnets that are mounted in a V-shaped arrangement, the V-shaped arrangement for each pole being formed with the same obtuse angle and each pole being equiangularly spaced about a center axis of the rotor, each pole having a leading edge and a trailing edge; and a stator having a plurality of teeth that are generally parallel to the permanent magnets, wherein the number of teeth is an integer multiple of the number of poles, wherein when the leading edge of each pole aligns with a stator tooth the trailing edge of that pole is generally not aligned with a stator tooth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electric motor, comprising:
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a rotor having a shaft and a contiguous rotor core extending along the shaft with a plurality of permanent magnets embedded therein, each of the magnets having a V-shaped cross-section with an obtuse angle therebetween, the obtuse angle being the same for each magnet, and each magnet being equiangularly spaced about a center the rotor, the V-shaped cross-section being defined by an inner V-surface and an outer V-surface, each of the magnets being magnetized to cause the inner V-surface and the outer V-surface to have a different polarity, each magnet defining a pole with a first edge and a second edge; and a stator having winding slots separated by respective teeth, the number of teeth being an integer multiple of the number of poles, wherein at least one pole edge does not generally align with a tooth at the same time that another pole edge generally aligns with a tooth. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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