IP Library Granted Patent US 9,369,016
Granted Patent B2
US 9,369,016 · App. 14/133,224 · Granted Jun 14, 2016

Rotor for an electric machine comprising recesses in magnet pockets

Inventors: Mercedes Herranz Gracia (Tauberbischofsheim, DE); Marcus Alexander (Ludwigsburg, DE); Arndt Kelleter (Ludwigsburg, DE); Nils Gebert (Oehringen, DE); Miguel Ruiz De Larramendi (Ludwigsburg, DE); Patrick Heuser (Stuttgart, DE); Sebastian Tabarelli (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
H02K1/276H02K2213/03
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Patent No.
US 9,369,016
App. No.
14/133,224
Granted
Jun 14, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotor ( 1 ) for an electric machine, in particular a permanently excited synchronous machine. At least one recess ( 20 ) is formed on the outer wall ( 12 ) of the receiving space ( 6 ) and forms a non-magnetizable space ( 29 ) adjacent to the lengthwise surface ( 10 ) of the permanent magnet ( 7 ). Due to this non-magnetizable space ( 29 ), iron losses in the stator teeth can be reduced in particular during operation of the electric machine in the field weakening range, which may result in a rise in efficacy of up to 3% for the electric machine.

Claims (21)

1. A rotor ( 1 ) for an electric machine, the rotor ( 1 ) in cross section having a plurality of sectors ( 15 ), which are arranged along a peripheral direction (y) and are each formed with identical geometry, each sector ( 15 ) being formed symmetrically with respect to a radial center line ( 16 ) and extending over an angular range of 2*α 4 , and each sector ( 15 ) having a pair of adjacent receiving spaces ( 6 ) which are spaced from one another and arranged on opposite sides of the radial center line ( 16 ), each receiving space ( 6 ) receiving a respective permanent magnet ( 7 ), which is elongate in cross section, in such a way that each respective permanent magnet ( 7 ) bears against an outer wall ( 12 ) of the receiving space ( 6 ) via a radially outwardly directed lengthwise surface ( 10 ), the outer walls ( 12 ) of the receiving spaces ( 6 ) being collinear, and wherein magnetic field lines run transversely from the outwardly directed lengthwise surface ( 10 ) of the permanent magnet ( 7 ) to an outer periphery ( 27 ) of the rotor ( 1 ),

characterized in that

at least one recess ( 20 ) is formed on the outer wall ( 12 ) of each receiving space ( 6 ) and forms a non-magnetizable space ( 29 ) adjacent to the outwardly directed lengthwise surface ( 10 ) of the permanent magnet ( 7 ),

a line ( 25 ) between an edge of the at least one recess ( 20 ) arranged outwardly in the peripheral direction and the center point ( 23 ) of the rotor ( 1 ) being arranged at an angle of α 3 to the radial center line ( 16 ) of the sector ( 15 ),

a line ( 21 ) between an edge of the recess ( 20 ) arranged inwardly in the peripheral direction and the center point ( 23 ) of the rotor ( 1 ) being arranged at an angle of α 1 to the radial center line ( 16 ) of the sector ( 15 ), and

a line ( 24 ) between a center point ( 26 ) of the at least one recess ( 20 ) and the center point ( 23 ) of the rotor ( 1 ) being arranged at an angle of α 2 to the radial center line ( 16 ) of the sector ( 15 ).

2. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess ( 20 ) is arranged closer to an edge ( 22 ) of a sector ( 15 ) than to the radial center line ( 16 ) thereof.

3. The rotor according to claim 2 , wherein an even number of recesses ( 20 ) is formed in each sector ( 15 ).

4. The rotor according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of recesses ( 20 ) are formed in each sector ( 15 ) and the recesses ( 20 ) in a sector ( 15 ) are arranged symmetrically with respect to the radial center line ( 16 ) of the sector ( 15 ).

5. The rotor according to claim 4 , wherein a ratio of α 2 to α 4 lies in the range from 0.3 to 0.9.

6. The rotor according to claim 5 , wherein a ratio of the difference of α 3 and α 1 to α 4 lies in the range from 0.05 to 0.5.

7. The rotor according to claim 6 , wherein a minimum web height h between the recess ( 20 ) and an outer periphery ( 27 ) of the rotor ( 1 ) lies in the range from 0.4 to 2.5 mm.

8. The rotor according to claim 7 , wherein the rotor ( 1 ) is formed with disk sets ( 9 ) formed from a plurality of disks ( 3 ) arranged in succession in an axial direction (z).

9. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein an even number of recesses ( 20 ) is formed in each sector ( 15 ).

10. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of recesses ( 20 ) are formed in each sector ( 15 ) and the recesses ( 20 ) in a sector ( 15 ) are arranged symmetrically with respect to the radial center line ( 16 ) of the sector ( 15 ).

11. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of α 2 to α 4 lies in the range from 0.3 to 0.9.

12. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the difference of α 3 and α 1 to α 4 lies in the range from 0.05 to 0.5.

13. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein a minimum web height h between the recess ( 20 ) and an outer periphery ( 27 ) of the rotor ( 1 ) lies in the range from 0.4 to 2.5 mm.

14. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor ( 1 ) is formed with disk sets ( 9 ) formed from a plurality of disks ( 3 ) arranged in succession in an axial direction (z).

15. An electric machine comprising a rotor ( 1 ) according to claim 1 .

16. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one recess ( 20 ) is elliptically shaped.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2014
From: GRACIA, MERCEDES HERRANZ; ALEXANDER, MARCUS; KELLETER, ARNDT; GEBERT, NILS; LARRAMENDI, MIGUEL RUIZ DE; HEUSER, PATRICK; TABARELLI, SEBASTIAN
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 032210/0237 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 223 598 · Dec 18, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140167552A1 · Jun 19, 2014