IP Library Granted Patent US 12695346
Granted Patent B2
US 12695346 · App. 18/626,626 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Annular silicon steel sheet, circular wire motor assembly, circular wire motor, and powertrain

Inventors: Hiroshi Tange (Yokohama, JP); Weihua Huang (Xi'an, CN); Qi Cong (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
H02K3/12H02K1/02H02K1/16H02K3/345
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12695346
App. No.
18/626,626
Filed
Apr 4, 2024
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2834
USPC
310/208
Abstract

An annular silicon steel sheet, a circular wire motor assembly, a circular wire motor, and a powertrain. The annular silicon steel sheet includes a plurality of open slots, each open slot penetrates the silicon steel sheet in an axial direction of the silicon steel sheet, and a projection of each open slot in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet includes a first curve segment, a second curve segment, and a third curve segment. The first curve segment and the third curve segment are oppositely arranged in a circumferential direction of the silicon steel sheet, a bending direction of the first curve segment is away from a bending direction of the third curve segment, and a bending direction of the second curve segment is away from an opening of the open slot. The open slots improve the performance of the circular wire motor and the powertrain.

Claims (34)

1 . An annular silicon steel sheet, wherein the silicon steel sheet comprises a plurality of open slots, each open slot penetrates the silicon steel sheet in an axial direction of the silicon steel sheet, and a projection of each open slot in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet comprises a first curve segment, a second curve segment, and a third curve segment, wherein

the first curve segment and the third curve segment are oppositely arranged in a circumferential direction of the silicon steel sheet, a bending direction of the first curve segment is away from a bending direction of the third curve segment, and a bending direction of the second curve segment is away from an opening of the open slot;

the second curve segment comprises a first curve sub-segment, a second curve sub-segment, and a third curve sub-segment, the first curve sub-segment and the second curve sub-segment are connected through a straight line segment, the second curve sub-segment and the third curve sub-segment are connected through a straight line segment, and a length of the straight line segment is less than a curvature radius of the first curve sub-segment, the second curve sub-segment, or the third curve sub-segment.

2 . The silicon steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum distance between the first curve segment and the third curve segment in the circumferential direction of the silicon steel sheet is greater than a maximum distance between two ends of the second curve segment.

3 . The silicon steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the first curve sub-segment and the third curve sub-segment are oppositely arranged along a central axis of the open slot; and curvatures of the first curve sub-segment, the second curve sub-segment, and the third curve sub-segment are the same.

4 . The silicon steel sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the first curve segment and the second curve segment are tangent at a joint, the third curve segment and the second curve segment are tangent at a joint, the first curve segment and the third curve segment are symmetrically arranged along a central axis of the open slot, and the second curve segment is axisymmetric along the central axis of the open slot.

5 . A circular wire motor assembly, wherein the assembly comprises an iron core, a winding, and a plurality of groups of slot paper; the iron core comprises a plurality of silicon steel sheets, the plurality of silicon steel sheets are adjacently arranged in an axial direction of the silicon steel sheets; a plurality of open slots of two adjacent silicon steel sheets of the plurality of steel sheets are respectively connected to form a plurality of winding slots; each winding slot is configured to accommodate a group of slot paper and a plurality of circular wires of the winding slot; each circular wire of each winding slot passes through the winding slot in an axial direction of the iron core; and each group of slot paper is configured to wrap a plurality of circular wires in one winding slot;

each silicon steel sheet of the plurality of steel sheets comprises a plurality of open slots, each open slot penetrates the silicon steel sheet in an axial direction of the silicon steel sheet, and a projection of each open slot in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet comprises a first curve segment, a second curve segment, and a third curve segment, wherein

the first curve segment and the third curve segment are oppositely arranged in a circumferential direction of the silicon steel sheet, a bending direction of the first curve segment is away from a bending direction of the third curve segment, and a bending direction of the second curve segment is away from an opening of the open slot; and

the second curve segment comprises a first curve sub-segment, a second curve sub-segment, and a third curve sub-segment, the first curve sub-segment and the second curve sub-segment are connected through a straight line segment, the second curve sub-segment and the third curve sub-segment are connected through a straight line segment, and a length of the straight line segment is less than a curvature radius of the first curve sub-segment, the second curve sub-segment, or the third curve sub-segment.

6 . The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein each winding slot comprises a slot bottom; a projection of the slot bottom in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet overlaps a projection of a second curve segment of the plurality of silicon steel sheets; and the slot bottom is configured to arrange a first circular wire, a second circular wire, and a third circular wire, wherein

an outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire is separately in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire and an outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire; the outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire, the outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire, and the outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire are separately in contact with the slot paper; and a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire and the slot paper, a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire and the slot paper, and a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire and the slot paper are greater than a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire and the outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire and a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire and the outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire.

7 . The assembly according to claim 6 , wherein a curvature of the outer circumferential surface that is of the first circular wire and that is in contact with the slot paper is less than or equal to a curvature of a first curve sub-segment in the second curve segment, a curvature of the outer circumferential surface that is of the second circular wire and that is in contact with the slot paper is less than or equal to a curvature of a second curve sub-segment in the second curve segment, and a curvature of the outer circumferential surface that is of the third circular wire and that is in contact with the slot paper is less than or equal to a curvature of a third curve sub-segment in the second curve segment.

8 . The assembly according to claim 6 , wherein each winding slot comprises two slot walls; projections of the two slot walls in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet respectively overlap a projection of a first curve segment of the plurality of silicon steel sheets and a projection of a third curve segment of the plurality of silicon steel sheets; and a fourth circular wire, a fifth circular wire, and a sixth circular wire are arranged between the two slot walls, wherein

an outer circumferential surface of the fourth circular wire is separately in contact with the slot paper and an outer circumferential surface of the fifth circular wire, an outer circumferential surface of the sixth circular wire is separately in contact with the slot paper and the fifth circular wire, an outer circumferential surface of the fifth circular wire is spaced from the slot paper, and a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the fourth circular wire and the slot paper is greater than a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the fourth circular wire and the outer circumferential surface of the fifth circular wire.

9 . The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein in a circumferential direction of the silicon steel sheet, a distance between a contact part between the outer circumferential surface of the fourth circular wire and the slot paper and a contact part between the outer circumferential surface of the sixth circular wire and the slot paper is greater than a distance between a contact part between the outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire and the slot paper and a contact part between the outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire and the slot paper.

10 . The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein each group of slot paper comprises slot side paper and slot cover paper; one side of the slot side paper is in contact with the slot bottom and the two slot walls; the other side of the slot side paper is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of each of the first circular wire, the third circular wire, the fourth circular wire, and the sixth circular wire; and the slot cover paper is configured to cooperate with the slot side paper to wrap the plurality of circular wires in one winding slot.

11 . The assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of circular wires comprise a seventh circular wire and an eighth circular wire, an outer circumferential surface of the seventh circular wire and an outer circumferential surface of the eighth circular wire are separately in contact with a surface that is of the slot cover paper and that is away from a slot opening of the winding slot, the outer circumferential surface of the seventh circular wire is spaced from the outer circumferential surface of the eighth circular wire, the outer circumferential surface of the seventh circular wire is spaced from the slot side paper by using the slot cover paper, and the outer circumferential surface of the eighth circular wire is spaced from the slot side paper by using the slot cover paper.

12 . The assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of circular wires comprise a ninth circular wire, an outer circumferential surface of the ninth circular wire is in contact with a surface that is of the slot cover paper and that is away from the slot opening of the winding slot, and the outer circumferential surface of the ninth circular wire is separately in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the seventh circular wire and the outer circumferential surface of the eighth circular wire.

13 . A circular wire motor, comprising:

a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, wherein the stator assembly comprises an iron core, a winding, and a plurality of groups of slot paper; the iron core comprises a plurality of silicon steel sheets, the plurality of silicon steel sheets are adjacently arranged in an axial direction of the silicon steel sheets; a plurality of open slots of two adjacent silicon steel sheets are respectively connected to form a plurality of winding slots; each winding slot is configured to accommodate a group of slot paper and a plurality of circular wires of the winding slot; each circular wire of each winding slot passes through the winding slot in an axial direction of the iron core; and each group of slot paper is configured to wrap a plurality of circular wires in one winding slot; and

the silicon steel sheet comprises a plurality of open slots, each open slot penetrates the silicon steel sheet in an axial direction of the silicon steel sheet, and a projection of each open slot in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet comprises a first curve segment, a second curve segment, and a third curve segment, wherein

the first curve segment and the third curve segment are oppositely arranged in a circumferential direction of the silicon steel sheet, a bending direction of the first curve segment is away from a bending direction of the third curve segment, and a bending direction of the second curve segment is away from an opening of the open slot, and openings of a plurality of winding slots of the stator assembly face the rotor assembly; or

a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, wherein the rotor assembly comprises an iron core, a winding, and a plurality of groups of slot paper; the iron core comprises a plurality of silicon steel sheets, the plurality of silicon steel sheets are adjacently arranged in an axial direction of the silicon steel sheets; a plurality of open slots of two adjacent silicon steel sheets are respectively connected to form a plurality of winding slots; each winding slot is configured to accommodate a group of slot paper and a plurality of circular wires of the winding slot; each circular wire of each winding slot passes through the winding slot in an axial direction of the iron core; and each group of slot paper is configured to wrap a plurality of circular wires in one winding slot; and

the silicon steel sheet comprises a plurality of open slots, each open slot penetrates the silicon steel sheet in an axial direction of the silicon steel sheet, and a projection of each open slot in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet comprises a first curve segment, a second curve segment, and a third curve segment, wherein

the first curve segment and the third curve segment are oppositely arranged in a circumferential direction of the silicon steel sheet, a bending direction of the first curve segment is away from a bending direction of the third curve segment, and a bending direction of the second curve segment is away from an opening of the open slot, and openings of a plurality of winding slots of the rotor assembly face the stator assembly.

14 . The circular wire motor according to claim 13 , wherein each winding slot comprises a slot bottom; a projection of the slot bottom in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet overlaps a projection of a second curve segment of the plurality of silicon steel sheets; and the slot bottom is configured to arrange a first circular wire, a second circular wire, and a third circular wire, wherein

an outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire is separately in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire and an outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire; the outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire, the outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire, and the outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire are separately in contact with the slot paper; and a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire and the slot paper, a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire and the slot paper, and a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire and the slot paper are greater than a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire and the outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire and a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the second circular wire and the outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire.

15 . The circular wire motor according to claim 13 , wherein a curvature of the outer circumferential surface that is of the first circular wire and that is in contact with the slot paper is less than or equal to a curvature of a first curve sub-segment in the second curve segment, a curvature of the outer circumferential surface that is of the second circular wire and that is in contact with the slot paper is less than or equal to a curvature of a second curve sub-segment in the second curve segment, and a curvature of the outer circumferential surface that is of the third circular wire and that is in contact with the slot paper is less than or equal to a curvature of a third curve sub-segment in the second curve segment.

16 . The circular wire motor according to claim 13 , wherein each winding slot comprises two slot walls; projections of the two slot walls in the axial direction of the silicon steel sheet respectively overlap a projection of a first curve segment of the plurality of silicon steel sheets and a projection of a third curve segment of the plurality of silicon steel sheets; and a fourth circular wire, a fifth circular wire, and a sixth circular wire are arranged between the two slot walls, wherein

an outer circumferential surface of the fourth circular wire is separately in contact with the slot paper and an outer circumferential surface of the fifth circular wire, an outer circumferential surface of the sixth circular wire is separately in contact with the slot paper and the fifth circular wire, an outer circumferential surface of the fifth circular wire is spaced from the slot paper, and a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the fourth circular wire and the slot paper is greater than a contact area between the outer circumferential surface of the fourth circular wire and the outer circumferential surface of the fifth circular wire.

17 . The circular wire motor according to claim 13 , wherein in a circumferential direction of the silicon steel sheet, a distance between a contact part between the outer circumferential surface of the fourth circular wire and the slot paper and a contact part between the outer circumferential surface of the sixth circular wire and the slot paper is greater than a distance between a contact part between the outer circumferential surface of the first circular wire and the slot paper and a contact part between the outer circumferential surface of the third circular wire and the slot paper.

18 . The circular wire motor according to claim 13 , wherein each group of slot paper comprises slot side paper and slot cover paper; one side of the slot side paper is in contact with the slot bottom and the two slot walls; the other side of the slot side paper is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of each of the first circular wire, the third circular wire, the fourth circular wire, and the sixth circular wire; and the slot cover paper is configured to cooperate with the slot side paper to wrap the plurality of circular wires in one winding slot.

19 . A powertrain, comprising a reducer and the circular wire motor according to claim 13 , wherein the reducer is in transmission connection to the circular wire motor.