IP Library Granted Patent US 12,334,789
Granted Patent B2
US 12,334,789 · App. 18/257,472 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Stator for an electric machine, and electric machine

Inventor: Boris Dotz (Bad Neustadt a.d.Saale, DE)
Assignee: Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
H02K3/28H02K1/165H02K3/12H02K2213/03
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Patent No.
US 12,334,789
App. No.
18/257,472
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Stator, which has N≥3 phases, P≥2 pole pairs and a hole count q=2 and also includes a stator core with a plurality of slots and a plurality of shaped conductors. The shaped conductors form for each phase a first and a second path and are arranged in 2·P winding zones which are each subdivided into a first and a second sub-winding zone. The shaped conductors of a respective path are interconnected to form a series connection with a first end-shaped conductor and a second end-shaped conductor by connectors, which connect shaped conductors in adjacent winding zones of the same phase in an alternating manner at two axial face sides. The shaped conductors of a respective path form a first to third section of shaped conductors successively in the series connection. The first and third sections include the first and second end-shaped conductor respectively.

Claims (114)

1. Stator for an electric machine, wherein

the stator has a number N≥3 of phases, a number P≥2 of pole pairs and a hole count q=2, wherein

the stator comprises a stator core, which has a first face side, a second face side situated opposite the first face side, and a plurality of slots which extend from the first face side to the second face side and are subdivided into first to L-th layers, where L≥4, and a plurality of shaped conductors which are arranged in the slots in a radially layered manner in the first to L-th layer, wherein the layers are designated in their order in the radial direction, wherein

the shaped conductors form for each phase a first path and a second path, which paths are interconnectable or interconnected with one another in series or in parallel, and are arranged in 2·P winding zones, wherein

each winding zone is subdivided into a first and a second sub-winding zone, each sub-winding zone extends over the L layers and the sub-winding zones of a respective winding zone are designated in their order along a first circumferential direction and a second circumferential direction opposite to the first circumferential direction, wherein

the shaped conductors of a respective path are interconnected by connectors, which connect shaped conductors in adjacent winding zones of the same phase in an alternating manner at the first face side and the second face side of the stator core, to form a series connection with a first end shaped conductor, which is one of the outer shaped conductors, in terms of the series connection, of the path and with a second end shaped conductor, which is the other of the outer shaped conductors, in terms of the series connection, of the path, wherein

the shaped conductors of a respective path form a first section, a second section and a third section of shaped conductors successive in terms of the series connection, wherein

the first section comprises the first end shaped conductor and the third section comprises the second end shaped conductor, wherein

the shaped conductors of the first section and the third section are arranged in one of the sub-winding zones and at least outer shaped conductors, in terms of the series connection, of the second section, in particular all the shaped conductors of the second section, are arranged in the other of the sub-winding zones.

2. Stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first section and the third section of a respective path each extend over a smaller number of successive winding zones of the same phase as the second section of the path.

3. Stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first section of the first path extends over a number P of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the second section of the first path extends over a number 2·P or 2·P+2 of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the third section of the first path extends over a number P of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the first section of the second path extends over a number P+2 of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the second section of the second path extends over a number 2·P of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the third section of the second path extends over a number P of successive winding zones of the same phase.

4. Stator according to claim 1 , wherein

some of the shaped conductors form groups of a first type of four shaped conductors, successive in terms of the series connection, which are designated in their order in terms of the series connection, wherein

a first shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the first type is arranged in the first layer of one of the winding zones,

a second shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the first type is arranged in the second layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the first circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

a third shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the first type is arranged in the fourth layer of the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged, and

a fourth shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the first type is arranged in the third layer of the winding zone in which the second shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein

the first shaped conductor of such groups of the first type which directly follow a fourth shaped conductor of another of the groups of the first type in terms of the series connection is arranged in that winding zone which follows, along the first circumferential direction, the winding zone in which the fourth shaped conductor is arranged, wherein

the first section of the first path and/or the third section of the first path are/is each preferably formed from a plurality of groups of the first type connected in series.

5. Stator according to claim 1 , wherein

some of the shaped conductors form groups of a second type of four shaped conductors, successive in terms of the series connection, which are designated in their order in terms of the series connection, wherein

a first shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the second type is arranged in the second layer of one of the winding zones,

a second shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the second type is arranged in the first layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

a third shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the second type is arranged in the third layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the second shaped conductor is arranged, and

a fourth shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the second type is arranged in the fourth layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the third shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein

the first shaped conductor of such groups of the second type which directly follow a fourth shaped conductor of another of the groups of the second type in terms of the series connection is arranged in that winding zone in which the third shaped conductor of the other of the groups of the second type is arranged.

6. Stator according to claim 1 , wherein

some of the shaped conductors form groups of a third type of four shaped conductors, successive in terms of the series connection, which are designated in their order in terms of the series connection, wherein

a first shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the third type is arranged in the third layer of one of the winding zones,

a second shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the third type is arranged in the fourth layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

a third shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the third type is arranged in the second layer of the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged, and

a fourth shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the third type is arranged in the first layer of the winding zone in which the second shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein

the first shaped conductor of such groups of the third type which directly follow a fourth shaped conductor of another of the groups of the third type in terms of the series connection is arranged in that winding zone which follows, along the second circumferential direction, the winding zone in which the fourth shaped conductor is arranged, wherein the second section of the second path is preferably formed from a plurality of groups of the third type connected in series.

7. Stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first section and the third section of a respective path extend around the stator core along the first circumferential direction and the second section of a respective path extends around the stator core along the second circumferential direction at least in sections.

8. Stator according to claim 7 , wherein

the second section of the first path is formed from a plurality of groups of the second type connected in series.

9. Stator according to claim 7 , wherein

some of the shaped conductors form a semigroup of the first type, wherein

a first shaped conductor of the semigroup of the first type is arranged in the first layer of one of the winding zones and

a second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the first type is arranged in the second layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the first circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein the first section of the second path is formed from a plurality of groups of the first type and a semigroup of the first type which directly follows an outer fourth shaped conductor, in terms of the series connection, of the groups of the first type, and the first shaped conductor of the first semigroup is arranged in a winding zone which follows, along the first circumferential direction, the winding zone in which the outer fourth shaped conductor, in terms of the series connection, of the group of the first type is arranged;

and/or

some of the shaped conductors form a semigroup of the second type, wherein

a first shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type is arranged in the fourth layer of one of the winding zones and

a second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type is arranged in the third layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the first circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein the third section of the second path is formed from a semigroup of the second type and at least one group of the first type which directly follows the second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type in terms of the series connection, and the first shaped conductor of that group of the first type which directly follows the second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type in terms of the series connection is arranged in that winding zone which follows, along the first circumferential direction, the winding zone in which the second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type is arranged.

10. Stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first path extends around the stator core along the first circumferential direction and the second path extends around the stator core along the second circumferential direction.

11. Stator according to claim 10 , wherein

the second section of the first path is formed from a plurality of groups of the first type connected in series.

12. Stator according to claim 10 , wherein

some of the shaped conductors form a semigroup of the first type, wherein

a first shaped conductor of the semigroup of the first type is arranged in the second layer of one of the winding zones and

a second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the first type is arranged in the first layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein the first section of the second path is formed from a plurality of groups of the second type and a semigroup of the first type which directly follows an outer fourth shaped conductor, in terms of the series connection, of the groups of the second type, and the first shaped conductor of the first semigroup is arranged in that winding zone in which the third shaped conductor of the outer of the groups, in terms of the series connection, of the second type is arranged;

and/or

some of the shaped conductors form a semigroup of the second type, wherein

a first shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type is arranged in the third layer of one of the winding zones and

a second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type is arranged in the fourth layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein the third section of the second path is formed from a semigroup of the second type and at least one group of the second type which directly follows the second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type in terms of the series connection, and the first shaped conductor of that group of the second type which directly follows the second shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type in terms of the series connection is arranged in that winding zone in which the first shaped conductor of the semigroup of the second type is arranged.

13. Stator according to claim 1 , wherein

the first end shaped conductors of the first and the second path

are arranged in different sub-winding zones and the second end shaped conductors of the first and the second path are arranged in different sub-winding zones or

are arranged in the same sub-winding zone and the second end shaped conductors of the first and the second path are arranged in the same sub-winding zone.

14. Stator according to claim 1 , further comprising

a connection device with phase connections and at least one star point, which connection device

connects the paths of a respective phase in parallel in such a way that the first end shaped conductors are connected to the phase connections and the second end shaped conductors are connected to form a star point or to form two star points or in that the second end shaped conductors are connected to the phase connections and the first end shaped conductors are connected to form a star point or two star points, or

the paths of a respective phase are connected in series in such a way that one of the end shaped conductors of one of the paths is connected to the phase connections and one of the end shaped conductors of the other of the paths is connected to the star point.

15. Electric machine for driving a vehicle, comprising a stator according to claim 1 and a rotor rotatably mounted within the stator.

16. Stator according to claim 2 , wherein

the first section of the first path extends over a number P of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the second section of the first path extends over a number 2·P or 2·P+2 of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the third section of the first path extends over a number P of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the first section of the second path extends over a number P+2 of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the second section of the second path extends over a number 2·P of successive winding zones of the same phase and/or

the third section of the second path extends over a number P of successive winding zones of the same phase.

17. Stator according to claim 2 , wherein

some of the shaped conductors form groups of a first type of four shaped conductors, successive in terms of the series connection, which are designated in their order in terms of the series connection, wherein

a first shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the first type is arranged in the first layer of one of the winding zones,

a second shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the first type is arranged in the second layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the first circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

a third shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the first type is arranged in the fourth layer of the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged, and

a fourth shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the first type is arranged in the third layer of the winding zone in which the second shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein

the first shaped conductor of such groups of the first type which directly follow a fourth shaped conductor of another of the groups of the first type in terms of the series connection is arranged in that winding zone which follows, along the first circumferential direction, the winding zone in which the fourth shaped conductor is arranged, wherein

the first section of the first path and/or the third section of the first path are/is each preferably formed from a plurality of groups of the first type connected in series.

18. Stator according to claim 2 , wherein

some of the shaped conductors form groups of a second type of four shaped conductors, successive in terms of the series connection, which are designated in their order in terms of the series connection, wherein

a first shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the second type is arranged in the second layer of one of the winding zones,

a second shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the second type is arranged in the first layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

a third shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the second type is arranged in the third layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the second shaped conductor is arranged, and

a fourth shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the second type is arranged in the fourth layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the third shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein

the first shaped conductor of such groups of the second type which directly follow a fourth shaped conductor of another of the groups of the second type in terms of the series connection is arranged in that winding zone in which the third shaped conductor of the other of the groups of the second type is arranged.

19. Stator according to claim 2 , wherein

some of the shaped conductors form groups of a third type of four shaped conductors, successive in terms of the series connection, which are designated in their order in terms of the series connection, wherein

a first shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the third type is arranged in the third layer of one of the winding zones,

a second shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the third type is arranged in the fourth layer of a winding zone adjacent, along the second circumferential direction, to the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged,

a third shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the third type is arranged in the second layer of the winding zone in which the first shaped conductor is arranged, and

a fourth shaped conductor of a respective one of the groups of the third type is arranged in the first layer of the winding zone in which the second shaped conductor is arranged,

wherein

the first shaped conductor of such groups of the third type which directly follow a fourth shaped conductor of another of the groups of the third type in terms of the series connection is arranged in that winding zone which follows, along the second circumferential direction, the winding zone in which the fourth shaped conductor is arranged, wherein the second section of the second path is preferably formed from a plurality of groups of the third type connected in series.

20. Stator according to claim 2 , wherein

the first section and the third section of a respective path extend around the stator core along the first circumferential direction and the second section of a respective path extends around the stator core along the second circumferential direction at least in sections.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2023
From: DOTZ, BORIS
To: VALEO EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 216 149.6 · Dec 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240030769A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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