Current-energized synchronous motor, particularly for vehicle drives

• US 8,198,776 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Issued: 06/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: BRUSA Elektronik AG
• Original Assignee: BRUSA Elektronik AG
• Inventors: Mathoy, Arno
• Primary Examiner(s): Leung, Quyen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Truong, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US12/675,780
• Publication Number:
  US 20100308686A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,384 Days
• Field of Search: 310/156.56, 310/156.57, 310/181, 310/216.106, 310/216.108, 310/187, 310/195, 310/216.127, 310/216.107, 310/156.81
• US Class Current: 310/156.56
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/246 Variable reluctance rotors

Abstract

A current-energized synchronous motor (1) suitable in particular for vehicle drives. It includes a stator (2) and a rotor (3) carrying the energizer winding (7). The rotor (3) has at least two rotor poles (4) with one energizer winding (7) each. The rotor includes at least one selective magnetic flux barrier, in particular in the form of a radial slot (8) along the main axis (4A) of the rotor pole (4). This flux barrier is provided in each rotor pole (4) for increasing the reluctance moment of the current-energized synchronous motor (1).

Claims

1. A current-energized synchronous motor comprising:

a stator;

a rotor configured to rotate in said stator, said rotor including a plurality of assembled lamellae, said rotor including an end plate;

a rotary shaft supporting said rotor for rotation on its axis;

a first salient pole on said rotor, said first salient pole including a first shank, said first salient pole including a first shoe;

an energizer winding on said first pole;

a magnetic flux barrier in said first salient pole, said magnetic flux barrier including a radially-extending longitudinal slot configured to increase the reluctance moment, said slot having a first lateral side surface, said slot having a second lateral side surface substantially parallel to said first lateral side surface, said first and second lateral side surfaces being parallel to a central axis of said longitudinal slot, said central axis of said longitudinal slot being coincident with a main axis of said first salient pole and radially extending through said first shank;

at least one mechanical bridge in said radially-extending longitudinal slot, said mechanical bridge including a web transverse to the central axis of said longitudinal slot and bridging the space between said first and second lateral side surfaces of said slot, said web dividing said radially-extending longitudinal slot into a vacant closed radially-outer portion and a radially inner portion; and

,

a permanent magnet in said radially inner portion of said radially-extending longitudinal slot, said permanent magnet configured to generate flux saturating said web to create high resistance for further magnetic flux in said web and reduce magnetic conductivity of said web so as to extend the effect of said magnetic flux barrier to a total region of a longitudinal axis of said first pole, said magnet having a direction of magnetization tangential with respect to a rotational direction of said rotor.

2. A current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a radially-outer end on said permanent magnet, said magnet radially-outer end being supported in said radially-extending longitudinal slot by said web.

3. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

magnetization of said permanent magnet does not add to a working flux.

4. A current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

said radially outer portion of said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a radially outward terminal region; and

, a fastener configured to pass through said radially outward terminal region of said radially-extending longitudinal slot and retain said plurality of lamellae and said end plate in assembly.

5. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a length in the range from ¾

to ⅚

of the difference between the outermost radius of said first shoe and the radius of said rotary shaft.

6. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 5, wherein:

said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a width in the range from 1/10 to 1/15 of a width of said first shank.

7. A current-energized synchronous motor comprising:

a stator;

a rotor configured to rotate in said stator;

a rotary shaft supporting said rotor for rotation on its axis;

a first salient pole on said rotor, said first salient pole including a first shank, said first salient pole including a first shoe;

an energizer winding on said first pole;

a magnetic flux barrier in said first salient pole, said magnetic flux barrier including a radially-extending longitudinal slot configured to increase the reluctance moment, said slot having a first lateral side surface, said slot having a second lateral side surface, said slot having a central axis, said central axis of said longitudinal slot being coincident with a main axis of said first salient pole and radially extending through said first shank;

at least one mechanical bridge in said radially-extending longitudinal slot, said mechanical bridge including a web transverse to the central axis of said longitudinal slot and bridging the space between said first and second lateral side surfaces of said slot, said web dividing said radially-extending longitudinal slot into a vacant closed radially-outer portion and a radially inner portion; and

,

a permanent magnet in said radially inner portion of said radially-extending longitudinal slot, said permanent magnet configured to generate flux saturating said web to create high resistance for further magnetic flux in said web and reduce magnetic conductivity of said web so as to extend the effect of said magnetic flux barrier to a total region of a longitudinal axis of said first pole, said magnet having a direction of magnetization tangential with respect to a rotational direction of said rotor.

8. A current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

a radially-outer end on said permanent magnet, said magnet radiall-outer end being supported in said radially-extending longitudinal slot by said web.

9. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 7, wherein:

magnetization of said permanent magnet does not add to a working flux.

10. A current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

said rotor including a plurality of assembled lamellae, said rotor including an end plate;

said radially outer portion of said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a radially outward terminal region; and

,

a fastener configured to pass through said radially outward terminal region of said radially-extending longitudinal slot and retain said plurality of lamellae and said end plate in assembly.

11. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 7, wherein:

said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a length in the range from ¾

to ⅚

of the difference between the outermost radius of said first shoe and the radius of said rotary shaft.

12. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 11, wherein:

said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a width in the range from 1/10 to 1/15 of a width of said first shank.

13. A current-energized synchronous motor comprising:

a stator;

a rotor configured to rotate in said stator;

a rotary shaft supporting said rotor for rotation on its axis;

a first salient pole on said rotor, said first salient pole including a first shank, said first salient pole including a first shoe;

an energizer winding on said first pole;

a magnetic flux barrier in said first salient pole, said magnetic flux barrier including a radially-extending longitudinal slot configured to increase the reluctance moment, said slot having a first lateral side surface, said slot having a second lateral side surface, said slot having a central axis, said central axis of said longitudinal slot being parallel with a main axis of said first salient pole and radially extending through said first shank;

at least one mechanical bridge in said radially-extending longitudinal slot, said mechanical bridge including a web transverse to the central axis of said longitudinal slot and bridging the space between said first and second lateral side surfaces of said slot, said web dividing said radially-extending longitudinal slot into an empty closed radially-outer portion and a radially inner portion; and

,

a permanent magnet in said radially inner portion of said radially-extending longitudinal slot, said permanent magnet configured to generate flux saturating said web to create high resistance for further magnetic flux in said web and reduce magnetic conductivity of said web so as to extend the effect of said magnetic flux barrier to a total region of a longitudinal axis of said first pole, said magnet having a direction of magnetization tangential with respect to a rotational direction of said rotor.

14. A current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:

a radially-outer end on said permanent magnet, said magnet radially-outer end being supported in said radially-extending longitudinal slot by said web.

15. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 13, wherein:

magnetization of said permanent magnet does not add to a working flux.

16. A current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 13, further comprising:

said rotor including a plurality of assembled lamellae, said rotor including an end plate;

said radially outer portion of said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a radially outward terminal region; and

,

a fastener configured to pass through said radially outward terminal region of said radially-extending longitudinal slot and retain said plurality of lamellae and said end plate in assembly.

17. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 13, wherein:

said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a length in the range from ¾

to ⅚

of the difference between the outermost radius of said first shoe and the radius of said rotary shaft.

18. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 17, wherein:

said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a width in the range from 1/10 to 1/15 of a width of said first shank.

19. A current-energized synchronous motor comprising:

a stator;

a rotor configured to rotate in said stator;

a rotary shaft supporting said rotor for rotation on its axis;

a first salient pole on said rotor, said first salient pole including a first shank, said first salient pole including a first shoe;

an energizer winding on said first pole;

a magnetic flux barrier in said first salient pole, said magnetic flux barrier including a radially-extending longitudinal slot configured to increase the reluctance moment, said slot having a first lateral side surface, said slot having a second lateral side surface, said slot having a central axis, said central axis of said longitudinal slot being coincident with a radius of said first salient pole and radially extending through said first shank;

at least one mechanical bridge in said radially-extending longitudinal slot, said mechanical bridge including a web transverse to the central axis of said longitudinal slot and bridging the space between said first and second lateral side surfaces of said slot, said web dividing said radially-extending longitudinal slot into an empty closed radially-outer portion and a radially inner portion; and

,

a permanent magnet in said radially inner portion of said radially-extending longitudinal slot, said permanent magnet configured to generate flux saturating said web to create high resistance for further magnetic flux in said web and reduce magnetic conductivity of said web so as to extend the effect of said magnetic flux barrier to a total region of a longitudinal axis of said first pole, said magnet having a direction of magnetization tangential with respect to a rotational direction of said rotor.

20. The current-energized synchronous motor as claimed in claim 19, wherein:

said radially-extending longitudinal slot has a length in the range from ¾

to ⅚

of the difference between the outermost radius of said first shoe and the radius of said rotary shaft.