Method of P-forming a continuous conductor having a rectangular cross section and a stator including a stator winding formed from a P-formed conductor having a rectangular cross-section
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1. A method of P-forming a conductor having a rectangular cross-section to create a continuous stator winding, the method comprising:
- forming a conductor having a rectangular cross-section into a series of first and second substantially parallel segments that meet at a vertex;
deforming the conductor such that each of the first and second segments are non-parallel to form a cross-over feature at the vertex; and
deforming a section of each of the first and second segments to include corresponding first and second portions that are generally parallel to create the continuous stator winding.
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A method of P-forming a conductor having a rectangular cross-section to create a continuous stator winding. The method includes forming a conductor having a rectangular cross-section into a series of first and second substantially parallel segments that meet at a vertex, deforming the conductor such that each of the first and second segments are non-parallel to form a cross-over feature at the vertex, and deforming a section of each of the first and second segments to include corresponding first and second portions that are generally parallel to create the continuous stator winding.
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1. A method of P-forming a conductor having a rectangular cross-section to create a continuous stator winding, the method comprising:
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forming a conductor having a rectangular cross-section into a series of first and second substantially parallel segments that meet at a vertex; deforming the conductor such that each of the first and second segments are non-parallel to form a cross-over feature at the vertex; and deforming a section of each of the first and second segments to include corresponding first and second portions that are generally parallel to create the continuous stator winding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of forming a stator winding for an electric machine, the method comprising:
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forming a conductor having a rectangular cross-section into a series of first and second substantially parallel segments that meet at a vertex; deforming the conductor such that each of the first and second segments are non-parallel to form a cross-over feature at the vertex; deforming a section of each of the first and second segments to include corresponding first and second portions that are generally parallel to establish a stator winding formed from a conductor having a rectangular cross-section; and inserting the continuous conductor having a rectangular cross-section into a stator core to establish a continuous phase winding of the stator. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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