ROTOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE
A rotor of an electric machine including a rotor body, axial slots in the rotor body, a plurality of tubular conductive bars in each axial slot, and apertures in at least some of the tubular conductive bars. The apertures are provided on walls of tubular conductive bars that intersect a radial axis of the rotor body. The rotor includes tubular elements that are housed in at least some of the holes and pass through at least one tubular conductive bar.
1 . A rotor of an electric machine comprising a rotor body, axial slots in the rotor body, a plurality of tubular conductive bars in each axial slot, apertures in at least some of the tubular conductive bars, the apertures being provided on walls of tubular conductive bars that intersect radial axes of the rotor body, and at least a tubular element that is housed in at least one tubular conductive bar and is connected to at least two apertures of the tubular conductive bar.
2 . The rotor of claim 1 , wherein the tubular element is housed in at least one aperture.
3 . The rotor of claim 1 , wherein at least some apertures are aligned along radial axes of the rotor body and the tubular elements extend radially with respect to the rotor body.
4 . The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein each tubular element passes through a plurality of conductive bars.
5 . The rotor according to claim 4 , wherein the tubular elements are either made of an insulating material or a conductive material covered with an insulating material.
6 . The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein each tubular element passes through only one conductive bar.
7 . The rotor according to claim 6 , further comprising insulation provided between adjacent tubular elements.
8 . The rotor according to claim 7 , wherein the insulation between adjacent tubular elements includes portions of the insulation provided around the tubular conductive bars.
9 . The rotor according to claim 7 , wherein the insulation between adjacent tubular elements includes insulating inserts.
10 . The rotor according to claim 6 , wherein the tubular elements are made of a thermally conductive material.
11 . The rotor according to claim 2 , wherein the outer surface of at least a tubular element is at least partially threaded, the threaded surface being inserted into at least one aperture.
12 . The rotor according to claim 2 , wherein at least one tubular element is fit connected into at least one aperture.
13 . The rotor according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one tubular element has an externally protruding border, wherein the protruding border makes interference with the apertures of the conductive bars.
14 . Tubular conductive bars for a rotor of an electric machine, the tubular conductive bar comprising opposing walls having apertures therein, and at least a tubular element that is at least partly housed in it, the tubular element being connected to at least two apertures of the tubular conductive bar.