Permanent-magnet-less synchronous reluctance system
AssigneeUT-Battelle, LLC
InventorJohn S. Hsu
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Abstract
A permanent magnet-less synchronous system includes a stator that generates a magnetic revolving field when sourced by an alternating current. An uncluttered rotor is disposed within the magnetic revolving field and spaced apart from the stator to form an air gap relative to an axis of rotation. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor pole stacks having an inner periphery biased by single polarity of a north-pole field and a south-pole field, respectively. The outer periphery of each of the rotor pole stacks are biased by an alternating polarity.
Claims15
A permanent magnet-less synchronous system comprising:
- a stator that generates a magnetic revolving field when sourced by an alternating current;
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- an uncluttered rotor disposed within the magnetic revolving field and spaced apart from the stator to form an air gap relative to an axis of rotation;
- where the uncluttered rotor comprises:
- a plurality of rotor pole stacks having an inner periphery biased by a single polarity of a north-pole field and a south-pole field, respectively, and an outer periphery biased by an alternating polarity;
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- a stationary excitation core disposed within and circumferentially separated from the plurality of rotor pole stacks, the stationary excitation core comprising a plurality of recessed ring-shaped spaces for receiving a plurality of excitation conductors, the recessed ring-shaped spaces being disposed adjacent to each other and about an axis of rotation of the uncluttered rotor;
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- where each of the inner peripheries of the rotor pole stacks biased by the single polarity are spaced apart by a spacer ring having an unbiased inner periphery.
A synchronous system comprising:
- a stator that generates a magnetic revolving field when sourced by an alternating current;
- an excitation core that comprises two or more magnetically conducting discs positioned apart from the stator, the excitation core includes recessed spaces that receive excitation coils;
- an uncluttered rotor disposed within the magnetic revolving field and spaced apart from the stator to form an air gap relative to an axis of rotation;
- where the uncluttered rotor comprises:
- a plurality of rotor pole stacks having an inner periphery biased by single polarity of a north-pole field and a south-pole field, respectively, and the outer periphery of each of the rotor pole stacks are biased by an alternating polarity;
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- a stationary excitation core disposed within and circumferentially separated from the plurality of rotor pole stacks, the stationary excitation core comprising a plurality of recessed ring-shaped spaces for receiving a plurality of excitation conductors, the recessed ring-shaped spaces being disposed adjacent to each other and about an axis of rotation of the uncluttered rotor;
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- where each of the inner peripheries of the plurality of rotor pole stacks biased by the single polarity are spaced apart by a spacer ring having an unbiased inner periphery.
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