An electric drive comprises a bearingless electric machine, a converter, and a control device. The stator of the electric machine has a cage winding including bars connected to a conductor ring. The control device controls the converter to supply torque generating current components to the bars so that torque is generated in accordance with electric machine control and to supply levitation current components to the bars so that the rotor of the bearingless electric machine is levitated in accordance with levitation control. The cage winding allows the currents of the bars to be controlled so that different current sheet distributions can be generated so as to generate desired torque and magnetic force.

An electric motor includes a rotor defining a rotation axis, a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circumferentially about the rotor, a cage winding fixed to rotor radially outward of the permanent magnets. A stator is separated from the rotor by an air gap. A plurality of magnetic flux diverters is arranged circumferentially about the stator and adjacent to the air gap to control a magnetic circuit coupling the rotor and the stator.

An electric motor includes a rotor defining a rotation axis, a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circumferentially about the rotor, a cage winding fixed to rotor radially outward of the permanent magnets. A stator is separated from the rotor by an air gap. A plurality of magnetic flux diverters is arranged circumferentially about the stator and adjacent to the air gap to control a magnetic circuit coupling the rotor and the stator.

The described technology relates to a rotor having a flux filtering function and a synchronous motor comprising the same. The rotor includes a rotor iron core, a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of conductor bars. The rotor iron core has a rotary shaft insertion hole, formed in the center thereof, into which a rotary shaft is inserted, a plurality of permanent magnet insertion holes being formed in the circumference of the rotary shaft insertion hole, and a plurality of conductor bar insertion holes are uniformly formed in a region between the plurality of permanent magnet insertion holes and the outer surfaces thereof. The plurality of permanent magnets are respectively inserted into the plurality of permanent magnet insertion holes, thereby forming N and S magnetic poles of the rotor. Additionally, the plurality of conductor bars are respectively inserted into the plurality of conductor bar insertion holes.

The described technology relates to a rotor having a flux filtering function and a synchronous motor comprising the same. The rotor includes a rotor iron core, a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of conductor bars. The rotor iron core has a rotary shaft insertion hole, formed in the center thereof, into which a rotary shaft is inserted, a plurality of permanent magnet insertion holes being formed in the circumference of the rotary shaft insertion hole, and a plurality of conductor bar insertion holes are uniformly formed in a region between the plurality of permanent magnet insertion holes and the outer surfaces thereof. The plurality of permanent magnets are respectively inserted into the plurality of permanent magnet insertion holes, thereby forming N and S magnetic poles of the rotor. Additionally, the plurality of conductor bars are respectively inserted into the plurality of conductor bar insertion holes.

A hybrid induction motor includes a fixed stator, an independently rotating outer rotor, and an inner rotor fixed to a motor shaft. The outer rotor is designed to have a low moment of inertia and includes angularly spaced apart first bars and permanent magnets on an inner surface of the outer rotor. The inner rotor includes angularly spaced apart second bars and interior flux barriers aligned with the second bars. The outer rotor is initially accelerated by cooperation of a rotating stator magnetic field with the first bars. As the outer rotor accelerates towards synchronous RPM, a rotating magnetic field of the permanent magnets cooperate with the second bars of the inner rotor to accelerate the inner rotor. At near synchronous speed the rotating stator magnetic field reaches through the outer rotor and into the inner rotor coupling the two rotors for efficient permanent magnet operation.

A hybrid induction motor includes a fixed stator, an independently rotating outer rotor, and an inner rotor fixed to a motor shaft. The outer rotor is designed to have a low moment of inertia and includes angularly spaced apart first bars and permanent magnets on an inner surface of the outer rotor. The inner rotor includes angularly spaced apart second bars and interior flux barriers aligned with the second bars. The outer rotor is initially accelerated by cooperation of a rotating stator magnetic field with the first bars. As the outer rotor accelerates towards synchronous RPM, a rotating magnetic field of the permanent magnets cooperate with the second bars of the inner rotor to accelerate the inner rotor. At near synchronous speed the rotating stator magnetic field reaches through the outer rotor and into the inner rotor coupling the two rotors for efficient permanent magnet operation.

A drive system for an electric vehicle includes a primary motor with a first power and a secondary motor with a second power, greater than the first power. The primary motor may be a synchronous motor and the secondary motor may be an asynchronous motor. The primary motor may be a permanent magnet motor and the secondary motor may be an induction motor. A power ratio between the first power of the primary motor and the second power of the secondary motor may be less than 1.

A drive system for an electric vehicle includes a primary motor with a first power and a secondary motor with a second power, greater than the first power. The primary motor may be a synchronous motor and the secondary motor may be an asynchronous motor. The primary motor may be a permanent magnet motor and the secondary motor may be an induction motor. A power ratio between the first power of the primary motor and the second power of the secondary motor may be less than 1.

A permanent magnet machine with a hybrid cage and methods for operating same are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a rotor and hybrid cage for an electrical machine, the rotor comprising a rotor body having a central axis and including a plurality of permanent magnets positioned to create a plurality of rotor magnetic poles distributed around a peripheral surface of the rotor. The rotor also includes a hybrid cage that includes conductive loops around each of the rotor magnetic poles, where the conductive loops are controllable to form a closed circuit or an open circuit around each of the rotor magnetic poles. A closed circuit may be created when a magnetic field having a field strength or change of field strength that exceeds a threshold magnitude is present, such as during a fault condition, and an open circuit may be created when a magnetic field having a field strength or change of field strength that exceeds a threshold magnitude is not present, such as during normal operation.