IP Library Granted Patent US 6,857,179
Granted Patent B2
US 6,857,179 · App. 09/967,134 · Granted Feb 22, 2005

Method for making an electric motor stator

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Patent No.
US 6,857,179
App. No.
09/967,134
Granted
Feb 22, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A technique for making a stator for an electric motor or similar machine includes disposing a plurality of concentric coils in a stator core such that leads exit both ends of the stator core. The coils are disposed in accordance with a winding pattern that is particularly suited for making four-pole, three-phase machines. Certain of the coils are disposed singularly within core slots, while other coils share slots with coils of other winding groups. The coils may be inserted by machine, and in several layers by rotating the stator core between each layer insertion.

Claims (318)

1. A method for making a stator, the method comprising:

installing a first set of concentric coil groups through a first end of a stator core, whereby leads of the first set of concentric coils exit the first end of the stator core;

installing a second set of concentric coil groups through a second end of the stator core, whereby leads of the second set of concentric coils exit the second end of the stator core;

installing a third set of concentric coil groups through the first end of the stator core, whereby leads of the third set of concentric coils exit the first end of the stator core; and

installing a fourth set of concentric coil groups through the second end of the stator core, whereby leads of the fourth set of concentric coils exit the second end of the stator core.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one coil of the third set of concentric coil groups is installed over a coil of the first set of concentric coils in a slot of the stator core.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one coil of the fourth set of concentric coil groups is installed over a coil of the second set of concentric coils in a slot of the stator core.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one coil of each coil group is installed in a respective stator slot with a coil of a different coil group.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein at least one coil of each coil group is installed singularly in a respective stator slot.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coil groups define a four-pole, three-phase stator.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coil groups are disposed in an order of A1, B4, C2, A3, B1, C4, A2, B3, C1, A4, B2, and C3, where A, B and C represent alternating current phases, and 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent coil groups of the first, second, third and fourth sets, respectively.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the stator core includes 72 slots and each coil group includes 4 coils.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coil groups are installed in accordance with the following distribution:

1

Ala

2

Alb

3

Alc/B2d

4

Ald/B2c

5

B2b

6

B2a

7

B4a

8

B4b

9

C3d/B4c

10

C3c/B4d

11

C3b

12

C3a

13

C2a

14

C2b

15

Ald/C2c

16

Alc/C2d

17

Alb

18

Ala

19

A3a

20

A3b

21

A3c/B4d

22

A3d/B4c

23

B4b

24

B4a

25

Bla

26

Blb

27

Blc/C2d

28

Bld/C2c

29

C2b

30

C2a

31

C4a

32

C4b

33

A3d/C4c

34

A3d/C4d

35

A3b

36

A3a

37

A2a

38

A2b

39

Bld/A2c

40

Blc/A2d

41

Blb

42

Bla

43

B3a

44

B3b

45

B3c/C4d

46

B3d/C4c

47

C4b

48

C4a

49

Cla

50

Clb

51

Clc/A2d

52

Cld/A2c

53

A2b

54

A2a

55

A4a

56

A4b

57

B3d/A4c

58

B3c/A4d

59

B3b

60

B3a

61

B2a

62

B2b

63

Cld/B2c

64

Clc/B2d

65

Clb

66

Cla

67

C3a

68

C3b

69

C3c/A4d

70

C3d/A4c

71

A4b

72

A4a,

wherein upper case letters A, B, and C indicate respective phases, digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent coil groups, and lower case leters a, b, c and d represent individual coils of each group.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stator core is rotated between each installation step.

11. A method for making a four-pole, three-phase stator, the method comprising:

installing a first set of concentric coil groups through a first end of a stator core, whereby leads of the first set of concentric coils exit the first end of the stator core; rotating the stator core;

installing a second set of concentric coil groups through a second end of the stator core, whereby leads of the second set of concentric coils exit the second end of the stator core;

rotating the stator core;

installing a third set of concentric coil groups through the first end of the stator core, whereby leads of the third set of concentric coils exit the first end of the stator core;

rotating the stator core; and

installing a fourth set of concentric coil groups through the second end of the stator core, whereby leads of the fourth set of concentric coils exit the second end of the stator core.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the stator core is rotated about a central vertical axis.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one coil of each group of the second coil group set is installed over a coil of a group of the first coil group set in a respective slot of the stator core.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein at least one coil of each group of the fourth coil group set is installed over a coil of a group of the third coil group set in a respective slot of the stator core.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one coil of each group is installed singularly within a respective slot of the stator core.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the coil groups are disposed in an order of A1, B4, C2, A3, B1, C4, A2, B3, C1, A4, B2, and C3, where A, B and C represent alternating current phases, and 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent coil groups of the first, second, third and fourth sets, respectively.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the stator core includes 72 slots and each coil group includes 4 coils.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the coil groups are installed in accordance with the following distribution:

1

Ala

2

Alb

3

Alc/B2d

4

Ald/B2c

5

B2b

6

B2a

7

B4a

8

B4b

9

C3d/B4c

10

C3c/B4d

11

C3b

12

C3a

13

C2a

14

C2b

15

Ald/C2c

16

Alc/C2d

17

Alb

18

Ala

19

A3a

20

A3b

21

A3c/B4d

22

A3d/B4c

23

B4b

24

B4a

25

Bla

26

Blb

27

Blc/C2d

28

Bld/C2c

29

C2b

30

C2a

31

C4a

32

C4b

33

A3d/C4c

34

A3d/C4d

35

A3b

36

A3a

37

A2a

38

A2b

39

Bld/A2c

40

Blc/A2d

41

Blb

42

Bla

43

B3a

44

B3b

45

B3c/C4d

46

B3d/C4c

47

C4b

48

C4a

49

Cla

50

Clb

51

Clc/A2d

52

Cld/A2c

53

A2b

54

A2a

55

A4a

56

A4b

57

B3d/A4c

58

B3c/A4d

59

B3b

60

B3a

61

B2a

62

B2b

63

Cld/B2c

64

Clc/B2d

65

Clb

66

Cla

67

C3a

68

C3b

69

C3c/A4d

70

C3d/A4c

71

A4b

72

A4a,

wherein upper case letters A, B, and C indicate respective phases, digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent coil groups, and lower case letters a, b, c and d represent individual coils of each group.