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US 12,191,718 B2Granted
Rotor for an electric motor provided with sensors
AssigneeNovares France
InventorCédric Ledieu
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Abstract
A rotor for an electric motor includes a rotor shaft rotatably mounted about an axis; and a lamination stack mounted coaxially on the rotor shaft. The lamination stack includes inner cavities; permanent magnets housed inside the inner cavities of the lamination stack; and a front flange and a rear flange mounted coaxially on the rotor shaft and arranged axially on either side of the lamination stack. At least one amongst the front flange and the rear flanges is equipped with at least one sensor.
Claims8
A rotor for an electric motor comprising:
- a rotor shaft rotatably mounted about an axis;
- a lamination stack mounted coaxially on the rotor shaft, said lamination stack comprising a plurality of inner cavities;
- a plurality of permanent magnets housed inside the inner cavities of the lamination stack;
- a front flange and a rear flange mounted coaxially on the rotor shaft and arranged axially on either side of the lamination stack;
- wherein at least one of the front and rear flanges is equipped with at least one sensor, and
- wherein said at least one sensor is a thermal measurement sensor, the thermal measurement sensor being positioned on at least one of the front and rear flanges to be in contact with a permanent magnet.
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