Connection bars for motor system
AssigneeQuanten Technologies, Inc.
InventorsHengchun Mao, Xuezhong Jia
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Abstract
A device comprises a rotor magnetically coupled to a stator, a plurality of slots for accommodating a plurality of conductors, wherein the plurality of slots is evenly spaced, and each slot is configured to accommodate at least one conductor of the plurality of conductors, and wherein each conductor has a first end and a second end, and wherein the second end is configured to be coupled to a power converter and a plurality of connection apparatuses connected to first ends of the plurality of conductors.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a stator magnetically coupled to a rotor;
- a plurality of conductors evenly distributed in the stator, wherein each conductor has a first end, a middle portion and a second end, and wherein the first end and the second end are symmetrical with respect to the middle portion, and the second end is configured to be coupled to a power converter;
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- a connection device configured to connect first ends of the plurality of conductors, wherein the connection device comprises a plurality of connecting ports, and wherein each of the plurality of connecting ports is coupled to a conductor, and a portion of the conductor is in a corresponding connecting port, and sidewalls of the portion of the conductor are completely wrapped by the corresponding connection port.
A device comprising:
- a rotor magnetically coupled to a stator comprising a plurality of conductors;
- a plurality of slots for accommodating the plurality of conductors, wherein the plurality of slots is evenly spaced, and each slot is configuredto accommodate at least one conductor of the plurality of conductors, and wherein each conductor has a first end, a middle portion and a second end, and wherein the first end, the middle portion and the second end form a symmetrical pattern with respect to the middle portion, and wherein the second end is configured to be coupledto a power converter;
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- a plurality of connection apparatuses connected to first ends of the plurality of conductors, wherein at least two connection apparatuses are isolated from each other.
The device of claim ii, wherein:
- the first connection bar comprises a plurality of openings.
The device of claim ii, wherein:
- the first connection bar comprises a plurality of protruding regions.
A method comprising:
- forming a plurality of connecting ports in a plurality of connection devices, wherein the plurality of connecting ports is configured to accept a plurality of conductors, and wherein the plurality of conductors is in a stator magnetically coupled to a rotor, and each conductor has a first end, a middle portion and a second end, and wherein the first end and the second end are on opposite sides of the middle portion and symmetrical with respect to the middle portion, and wherein at least two connection devices are isolated from each other;
- coupling first ends of the plurality of conductors to the plurality of connecting ports;
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- configuring the second end of each conductor to be coupled to one of a plurality of power converters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.