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US 6,784,585 B2Granted
Hybrid salient pole machines
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsManoj Ramprasad Shah, Gerald Burt Kliman, Madabushi Venkata Krishnama Chari
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Abstract
A hybrid synchronous machine includes a cylindrical element having slots; excitation windings situated in at least some of the slots; and permanent magnets situated in at least some of the slots. For a hybrid salient pole machine 16 a cylindrical element has salient poles with excitation windings situated around the salient poles and permanent magnets supported by the salient poles.
Claims2
A hybrid salient pole machine comprising:
- a cylindrical element having salient poles;
- excitation windings situated around the salient poles;
- permanent magnets supported by the salient poles;
- and
- a non-magnetic shell surrounding the permanent magnets and the excitation windings;
- and
- a shield between the non-magnetic-shell and the permanent magnets and the excitation winding.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.