Permanent magnet synchronous motor and compressor using the same
View Patent ↗A permanent magnet synchronous motor includes a rotor having cage windings and permanent magnets placed on an inner peripheral side of these cage winding bars, where the permanent magnets are placed and polarized so that a ratio θ/α between a circumferential pitch angle θ of magnetic flux distribution of the permanent magnets and a magnet pole pitch angle α is between 0.67 and 0.91.
1. A permanent magnet synchronous motor including a rotor comprising: a large number of slots axially provided in proximity to a periphery of a rotor core, conductive bars embedded in the slots; conductive end rings for shorting the bars on axial end faces; and permanent magnets embedded in magnet insertion holes placed on inner peripheral side of the bars, wherein a ratio θ/α between a circumferential pitch angle θ of the permanent magnets and a magnet pole pitch angle α of the permanent magnets is in a range of greater than 0.67 to no greater than 0.91, and wherein the rotor comprises only two magnetic poles.
2. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein the magnet insertion holes are substantially arc in shape, and the permanent magnets are substantially arc in shape.
3. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 2 , wherein an outside diameter of the permanent magnet is formed to be non-concentric to an outside diameter of the magnet insertion hole.
4. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein there are at least one substantial arcuate magnet insertion holes per magnetic pole while there are at least one substantial arcuate permanent magnets per magnetic pole.
5. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein a magnetic orientation of the permanent magnets is a radial orientation.
6. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein there are at least one tabular magnet insertion holes per magnetic pole while there are at least one tabular permanent magnets per magnetic pole.
7. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein there are at least one substantial trapezoidal permanent magnets per magnetic pole.
8. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein a magnetic orientation of the permanent magnets is a parallel orientation.
9. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the permanent magnets is a rare-earth magnet.
10. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein at least one hole is provided between adjacent magnetic poles of the rotor.
11. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , comprising a stator including a stator winding wound by distributed winding in six or more slots.
12. A compressor comprising:
a compression mechanism portion for suctioning, compressing and discharging a refrigerant; and
a driving motor for driving the compression mechanism portion,
wherein the driving motor comprises the permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 .
13. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein the motor rotates at a constant speed and performs a compression operation.
14. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein θ is the circumferential pitch angle subtended by both outermost-circumferential-side outer end surfaces of the permanent magnet.
15. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio is in the range of greater than 0.67 to less than 0.91.
16. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio is about 0.72.
17. A permanent magnet synchronous motor including a rotor comprising: a large number of slots axially provided in proximity to a periphery of a rotor core, conductive bars embedded in the slots; conductive end rings for shorting the bars on axial end faces; and permanent magnets embedded in an inner peripheral side of the bars; wherein a ratio θ/α between a circumferential pitch angle θ of the permanent magnets and a magnet pole pitch angle α of the permanent magnets is in a range of greater than 0.61 to no greater than 0.91; and wherein the rotor comprises only two magnetic poles.
18. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 17 , wherein the ratio is in the range of greater than 0.67 less than 0.91.
19. A rotor of a permanent magnet synchronous motor comprising: a large number of slots axially provided in proximity to a periphery of a rotor core, conductive bars embedded in the slots; conductive end rings for shorting the bars on axial end faces; and permanent magnets embedded in an inner peripheral side of the bars; wherein a ratio θ/α between a circumferential pitch angle θ of the permanent magnets and a magnet pole pitch angle α of the permanent magnets is in a range of greater than 0.67 to no greater than 0.91; and wherein the rotor comprises only two magnetic poles.
20. A permanent magnet synchronous motor according to claim 19 , wherein the ratio is in the range of greater than 0.67 to less than 0.91.