IP Library Granted Patent US 9,490,685
Granted Patent B2
US 9,490,685 · App. 13/501,964 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Axial gap motor using non-rare-earth magnets

Inventors: Masatsugu Takemoto (Sapporo, JP); Satoshi Ogasawara (Sapporo, JP)
Assignee: National University Corporation Hokkaido University
H02K21/24H02K1/2793H02K2213/03
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Patent No.
US 9,490,685
App. No.
13/501,964
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The problem is to provide an axial gap motor using non-rare-earth magnets, as an axial gap motor capable of suppressing reduction in magnet torque and increasing reluctance torque. A solution to the problem is given by an axial gap motor 10 , which has a rotor 11 , and a pair of stators 21 arranged opposite to the rotor 11 so that the rotor 11 is sandwiched between the stators through a gap G in a direction of rotation axis 11 a of the rotor 11 , in which the rotor 11 has a plurality of non-rare-earth magnets 13 arranged as separated from each other along a circumferential direction around the rotation axis 11 a , and a plurality of magnetic members 15 arranged through a non-magnetic member 17 c or the like between the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets 13 , in which the magnetic permeability of the plurality of magnetic members 15 is larger than that of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets 13 , and in which the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets 13 and the plurality of magnetic members 15 define opposite faces 11 S of the rotor 11 to the pair of stators 21.

Claims (25)

1. An axial gap motor comprising:

a rotor; and

a pair of stators arranged opposite to the rotor so that the rotor is sandwiched between the stators through a gap in a direction of a rotation axis of the rotor,

wherein the rotor has:

a plurality of non-rare-earth magnets arranged as separated from each other along a circumferential direction around the rotation axis; and

a plurality of magnetic members arranged through a spatial gap between the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets,

wherein each of magnetization directions of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets extends along the direction of the rotation axis,

wherein a magnetic permeability of the plurality of magnetic members is larger than that of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets,

wherein the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets and the plurality of magnetic members define opposite faces of the rotor to the pair of stators, and

wherein no elements are disposed within the spatial gap.

2. The axial gap motor according to claim 1 , wherein a remanent magnetic flux density of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets is not less than 200 mT and not more than 600 mT.

3. The axial gap motor according to claim 2 , wherein a recoil permeability of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets is not less than 1.0 and not more than 2.0.

4. The axial gap motor according to claim 2 , wherein magnetization directions of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets are alternately inverted along the circumferential direction around the rotation axis.

5. The axial gap motor according to claim 2 , wherein a volume of each of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets is larger than a volume of each of the plurality of magnetic members.

6. The axial gap motor according to claim 2 , wherein the non-rare-earth magnets are ferrite magnets.

7. The axial gap motor according to claim 1 , wherein a recoil permeability of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets is not less than 1.0 and not more than 2.0.

8. The axial gap motor according to claim 7 , wherein previously presented magnetization directions of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets are alternately inverted along the circumferential direction around the rotation axis.

9. The axial gap motor according to claim 7 , wherein a volume of each of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets is larger than a volume of each of the plurality of magnetic members.

10. The axial gap motor according to claim 7 , wherein the non-rare-earth magnets are ferrite magnets.

11. The axial gap motor according to claim 1 , wherein magnetization directions of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets are alternately inverted along the circumferential direction around the rotation axis.

12. The axial gap motor according to claim 11 , wherein a volume of each of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets is larger than a volume of each of the plurality of magnetic members.

13. The axial gap motor according to claim 11 , wherein the non-rare-earth magnets are ferrite magnets.

14. The axial gap motor according to claim 1 , wherein a volume of each of the plurality of non-rare-earth magnets is larger than a volume of each of the plurality of magnetic members.

15. The axial gap motor according to claim 14 , wherein the non-rare-earth magnets are ferrite magnets.

16. The axial gap motor according to claim 1 , wherein the non-rare-earth magnets are ferrite magnets.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2012
From: TAKEMOTO, MASATSUGU; OGASAWARA, SATOSHI
To: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-239688 · Oct 16, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120262022A1 · Oct 18, 2012