Group of three stator windings for a stator of an electric machine, a stator arrangement, a generator, and wind turbine

• US 8,174,160 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2009
• Issued: 05/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Flender GmbH (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Stiesdal, Henrik
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, John K
• Application Number:
  US12/562,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20100066196A1
• Time in Patent Office: 963 Days
• Field of Search: 310/198, 310/201, 310/260, 310/203, 310/208, 310/184
• US Class Current: 310/198
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 15/063 Windings for large electric machines, e.g. bar windings windings consisting of cables H02K15/065
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 2213/12 Machines characterised by the modularity of some components
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 3/12 arranged in slots
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/1838 Generators mounted in a nacelle or similar structure of a horizontal axis wind turbine
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

Abstract

A group of three stator windings for a stator of an electric machine, a stator arrangement, a generator, and wind turbine are provided. The first winding head segments of the three stator windings differ in form such that the first winding head segments of at least two of the three stator windings are differently tilted in radial direction of the electric machine and the length of the three stator windings is substantially the same.

Claims

1. A group of three stator windings for a stator of an electric machine, wherein

the stator comprises a first cylindrical surface with a plurality circumferentially spaced winding slots, each winding slot extending along an axial length of the first cylindrical surface and formed to embed a segment of a single stator winding,

each stator winding pre-formed as a closed loop, two substantially parallel segments of each stator winding formed to be embedded in a first and a second winding slot of the stator, with the second winding slot being the third adjacent winding slot to the first winding slot,

each of the three stator windings comprising a first winding head segment extending from the winding slots in an axial direction of the stator, and a second winding head segment extending from the winding slots in opposite axial direction of the stator than the first winding head segment,

the first winding head segments of the three stator windings differing in form so that the first winding head segments of at least two of the three stator windings are differently tilted in a radial direction of the electric machine, and

a length of the closed-loop of each one of the three stator windings substantially the same and each stator winding lacking twists along the length of the closed-loop,

wherein the first winding head segment of a first of the three stator windings is identical in form to the second winding head segment of a second of the three stator windings.

2. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1,

wherein each of the three stator windings comprises a second winding head segment extending from the winding slots in opposite axial direction of the stator than the first winding head segment, and

wherein the second winding head segments of the three stator windings differing in form so that the second winding head segments of at least two of the three stator windings are differently tilted in radial direction of the electric machine.

3. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1, wherein the electric machine is a generator.

4. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1, wherein the group of the three stator windings and the stator comprise one slot per pole per phase for a three-phase electric machine.

5. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1, wherein each of the three stator windings are itself reflection symmetric with the axis of symmetry being parallel to the winding slots.

6. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second winding head segments are reflection symmetric and/or point symmetric to each other.

7. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1, wherein the first and/or the second winding head segments of one of the three stator windings extend in the plane of the two substantially parallel segments of each stator winding.

8. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1, wherein the first and/or the second winding head segments of one of the three stator windings are tilted at one pivotal point and then extend in a plane different from the plane of the two substantially parallel segments of each stator winding.

9. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1, wherein the first and/or the second winding head segments of one of the three stator windings comprising a section that is continuously tilted on a curvature.

10. A group of three stator windings according to claim 9, wherein the curvature is a 90 degree segment of a substantially circular arc.

11. A group of three stator windings according to claim 9, wherein the curvature is more than a 90 degree segment of a substantially circular arc.

12. A group of three stator windings according to claim 1, wherein the first and/or the second winding head segments having a substantially straight connection between a curvature section within the plane of the first winding slot of the stator and a curvature section within the plane of the second winding slot of the stator, the connection being arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to the planes of the first and second winding slots.

13. A group of three stator windings according to claim 12, wherein the planes of the connections of each of the three stator windings being out of parallel alignment.

14. A stator arrangement, comprising:

a plurality of groups of three stator windings as claimed in claim 1; and

a stator which comprises a first cylindrical surface with a plurality circumferentially spaced winding slots, each winding slot extending along an axial length of the first cylindrical surface and formed to embed a segment of a single stator winding.

15. A group of three stator windings for a stator of an electric machine, wherein

the stator comprises a first cylindrical surface with a plurality circumferentially spaced winding slots, each winding slot extending along an axial length of the first cylindrical surface and formed to embed a segment of a single stator winding,

each stator winding pre-formed as a closed loop, two substantially parallel segments of each stator winding formed to be embedded in a first and a second winding slot of the stator, with the second winding slot being the third adjacent winding slot to the first winding slot,

each of the three stator windings comprising a first winding head segment extending from the winding slots in an axial direction of the stator, and a second winding head segment extending from the winding slots in opposite axial direction of the stator than the first winding head segment,

the first winding head segments of the three stator windings differing in form so that the first winding head segments of at least two of the three stator windings are differently tilted in a radial direction of the electric machine, and

a length of the closed-loop of each one of the three stator windings substantially the same and each stator winding lacking twists along the length of the closed-loop,

wherein the first and/or the second winding head segments of one of the three stator windings comprising a section that is continuously tilted on a curvature wherein the curvature is more than a 90 degree segment of a substantially circular arc.

16. A group of three stator windings according to claim 15,

wherein the first winding head segment of a first of the three stator windings is identical in form to the second winding head segment of a second of the three stator windings.

17. A group of three stator windings according to claim 15,

wherein each of the three stator windings comprises a second winding head segment extending from the winding slots in opposite axial direction of the stator than the first winding head segment, and

wherein the second winding head segments of the three stator windings differing in form so that the second winding head segments of at least two of the three stator windings are differently tilted in radial direction of the electric machine.

18. A group of three stator windings according to claim 15, wherein the group of the three stator windings and the stator comprise one slot per pole per phase for a three-phase electric machine.

19. A group of three stator windings according to claim 15,wherein each of the three stator windings are itself reflection symmetric with the axis of symmetry being parallel to the winding slots.

20. A group of three stator windings according to claim 15, wherein the first and the second winding head segments are reflection symmetric and/or point symmetric to each other.

21. A group of three stator windings according to claim 15, wherein the first and/or the second winding head segments of one of the three stator windings extend in the plane of the two substantially parallel segments of each stator winding.

22. A group of three stator windings according to claim 15, wherein the first and/or the second winding head segments of one of the three stator windings are tilted at one pivotal point and then extend in a plane different from the plane of the two substantially parallel segments of each stator winding.

23. A group of three stator windings according to claim 15, wherein the first and/or the second winding head segments having a substantially straight connection between a curvature section within the plane of the first winding slot of the stator and a curvature section within the plane of the second winding slot of the stator, the connection being arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to the planes of the first and second winding slots.

24. A group of three stator windings according to claim 23, wherein the planes of the connections of each of the three stator windings being out of parallel alignment.