Homopolar motor phase
A homopolar motor phase (d 4 ) which consists of a wafer (a 0 ), the leg (a 3 ) of each tooth meeting the leg of the next tooth before touching the cylinder head (a 4 ), the leg (a 3 ) at least partially filling the space (a 6 ) between the teeth. The inner diameter (a 11 ) is reduced by the presence of a discontinuity in the area (a 7 ) at the tip of the tooth (a 5 ).
1. A homopolar motor, comprising:
for each phase stator of the homopolar motor, a core including a plurality of teeth each including a leg and a foot, the leg of each tooth meeting a leg of an adjacent tooth at an internal ring portion formed by portions of the legs of the teeth, the internal ring portion being adjacent a cylinder head of the core to which the plurality of teeth are attached, said internal ring portion being disposed between the teeth,
wherein the foot includes a step from an intermediate portion of the foot to a tip of the tooth at the foot.
2. The homopolar motor according to claim 1 , further comprising holes or notches defined in a low magnetic induction area of the core, said holes or notches being configured to receive wires for each phase stator of the homopolar motor configured to supply electrical power to coils of each phase stator of the homopolar motor.
3. The homopolar motor according to claim 1 , wherein the teeth are straight.
4. The homopolar motor according to claim 1 , wherein each of the teeth has two sides respectively facing the two adjacent teeth and extending parallel to an axis of revolution of the cylinder head of the core to within 10°.
5. The homopolar motor according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the step from the intermediate portion to the tip of the tooth at the foot is at least 0.2 mm.
6. The homopolar motor according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the step from the intermediate portion to the tip of the tooth at the foot is at least 0.5 mm.
7. The homopolar motor according to claim 2 , wherein the teeth are straight.
8. The homopolar motor according to claim 2 , wherein each of the teeth has two sides respectively facing the two adjacent teeth and extending parallel to an axis of revolution of the cylinder head of the core to within 10°.
9. The homopolar motor according to claim 2 , a length of the step from the intermediate portion to the tip of the tooth at the foot is at least 0.2 mm.
10. The homopolar motor according to claim 3 , wherein a length of the step from the intermediate portion to the tip of the tooth at the foot is at least 0.2 mm.
11. The homopolar motor according to claim 4 , wherein a length of the step from the intermediate portion to the tip of the tooth at the foot is at least 0.2 mm.
12. The homopolar motor according to claim 2 , wherein a length of the step from the intermediate portion to the tip of the tooth at the foot is at least 0.5 mm.
13. The homopolar motor according to claim 3 , wherein a length of the step from the intermediate portion to the tip of the tooth at the foot is at least 0.5 mm.
14. The homopolar motor according to claim 4 , wherein a length of the step from the intermediate portion to the tip of the tooth at the foot is at least 0.5 mm.
15. The homopolar motor according to claim 4 , wherein the two sides of each of the teeth respectively face the two adjacent teeth and extend parallel to the axis of revolution of the cylinder head of the core to within 5°.
16. The homopolar motor according to claim 1 , wherein the two sides of each of the teeth respectively face the two adjacent teeth and extend parallel to the axis of revolution of the cylinder head of the core over at least 90% of the length of the tooth foot.
17. The homopolar motor according to claim 16 , wherein the two sides of each of the teeth respectively face the two adjacent teeth and extend parallel to the axis of revolution of the cylinder head of the core over at least 95% of the length of the tooth foot.
18. The homopolar motor according to claim 8 , wherein the two sides of each of the teeth respectively face the two adjacent teeth and extend parallel to the axis of revolution of the cylinder head of the core to within 5°.
19. The homopolar motor according to claim 1 , wherein the two sides of each of the teeth respectively face the two adjacent teeth and extend parallel to the axis of revolution of the cylinder head of the core over at least 90% of the length of the tooth foot.
20. The homopolar motor according to claim 19 , wherein the two sides of each of the teeth respectively face the two adjacent teeth and extend parallel to the axis of revolution of the cylinder head of the core over at least 95% of the length of the tooth foot.