US5498918A
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Rotor for an electric machine
Assignee: Danfoss Deutschland GmbH
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Filing: 1992-09-03
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Granted: 1996-03-12
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Expires: 2012-09-03
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a rotor for an electric machine, particularly to a rotor for a hermetic refrigerating compressor. The rotor core contains a number of axial slots, containing the electric conductors of the rotor, which are short-circuited by short-circuiting rings. The rotor has a spindle hole with at least one increased internal diameter for accommodating the bearing neck of the motor. The increased internal diameter of the core results in increased magnetic field strength in the area with increased internal diameter. The invention reduces the magnetic field strength in the area with increased internal diameter by the axial slots having varying profiles in their longitudinal direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Niels C. Weihrauch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:28
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K17/00; H02K17/02; H02K17/16; H02K17/168; H02K17/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A rotor for an electric machine, especially for a motor for a hermetical refrigerating compressor, the rotor including a core of magnetically conductive material having a central spindle hole and having a number of axially extended slots filed with an electrically conductive material for formation of electric conductors in the rotor, and including short-circuiting rings for short-circuiting the conductors, the spindle hole having at least two different internal diameters, the improvement comprising the axially extended slots having varying profiles in their longitudinal direction with a sectional area of the slots being smaller where the sectional area of the spindle hole is larger, and being larger where the sectional area of the spindle hole is smaller, and said slots having a width in a direction towards center which is reduced in a part of the rotor where the spindle hole has a larger internal diameter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A rotor for an electric machine, especially for a motor for a hermetical refrigerating compressor, the rotor including a core of magnetically conductive material having a central spindle hole and having a number of axially extended slots filed with an electrically conductive material for formation of electric conductors in the rotor, and including short-circuiting rings for short-circuiting the conductors, the spindle hole having at least two different internal diameters, the improvement comprising the axially extended slots having varying profiles in their longitudinal direction with a sectional area of the slots being smaller where the sectional area of the spindle hole is larger, and being larger where the sectional area of the spindle hole is smaller, and said slots having a width in a direction towards center which is reduced in a part of the rotor where the spindle hole has a larger internal diameter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
Rotor according to claim 1, in which the core is produced by powder technology.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Rotor according to claim 1, in which the slots are filled by casting with electrically conductive material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Rotor according to claim 1, in which the conductors which fill the slots are bars which are electrically connected to the short-circuiting rings.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
Rotor according to claim 1, in which the core at least partially encircles the slots.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
Rotor according to claim 1, in which the core is constructed of laminated, magnetically conductive material, in which a length-wise varying profile of the slots is achieved by giving the slots in the single layers of magnetically conductive material different shapes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
Rotor according to claim 1, in which the core is constructed of laminated, magnetically conductive material, in which a length-wise varying profile of the slots is achieved by giving the slots in the single layers of magnetically conductive material different sizes.
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