A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core includes a core inner-peripheral portion including slots. The stator winding includes a phase winding including segment conductors. The phase winding includes parallel conductors connected in series. Each parallel conductor includes ones of the segment conductors connected in parallel. The segment conductors include weld end portions protruding from the slots, bent in circumferential directions of the stator core, and welded to one another to constitute conductor joint portions. The weld end portions include weld end portions which protrude from each of the slots and which include first and second weld end portions. The first and second weld end portions are bent in the circumferential directions. The second weld end portions are smaller in number than the first weld end portions.

A stator for a rotary electric machine includes a stator core and a stator winding. The stator core includes a core inner-peripheral portion including slots. The stator winding includes a phase winding including segment conductors. The phase winding includes parallel conductors connected in series. Each parallel conductor includes ones of the segment conductors connected in parallel. The segment conductors include weld end portions protruding from the slots, bent in circumferential directions of the stator core, and welded to one another to constitute conductor joint portions. The weld end portions include weld end portions which protrude from each of the slots and which include first and second weld end portions. The first and second weld end portions are bent in the circumferential directions. The second weld end portions are smaller in number than the first weld end portions.

A locking wedge system for securing a stator coil in a slot of a stator core includes a slot layer positioned on the stator coil to inhibit movement of the stator coil within the slot, an outer wedge including a first tapered surface, an inner locking wedge positioned on the slot layer, the inner locking wedge including a second tapered face that interfaces with the first tapered face, a locking member configured to lock the inner locking wedge to the stator core, and an interlocking mechanism to couple the outer wedge to the inner locking wedge.

Certain aspects relate to a continuous winding formed from a conductor of rectangular cross-section, the winding having a compound bend in the crowns connecting successive linear segments where the compound bend does not stress the conductor insulation to its failure point. The compound bend can be formed by applying force to the conductor in a first direction, thereby shaping a first bend in the conductor to form a u-shaped conductor having a crown and two linear segments, where the crown includes a v-shaped bend and two straight segments on either side of the v-shaped bend that each connect to one of the linear segments. A second bend can be formed by applying force to the conductor in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The shape of the second bend can depend on the desired radius of the winding when circularly wound and positioned in a stator.

Certain aspects relate to a continuous winding formed from a conductor of rectangular cross-section, the winding having a compound bend in the crowns connecting successive linear segments where the compound bend does not stress the conductor insulation to its failure point. The compound bend can be formed by applying force to the conductor in a first direction, thereby shaping a first bend in the conductor to form a u-shaped conductor having a crown and two linear segments, where the crown includes a v-shaped bend and two straight segments on either side of the v-shaped bend that each connect to one of the linear segments. A second bend can be formed by applying force to the conductor in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The shape of the second bend can depend on the desired radius of the winding when circularly wound and positioned in a stator.

A production method for manufacturing a hairpin coil includes positioning a plurality of hairpin-like conductor elements on a coil support such that conductor end portions of conductor elements to be connected, which protrude from the coil support, are arranged adjacent to one another as conductor end portion pairs, securing the relative position of the conductor end portions of a conductor end portion pair, and simultaneously welding the respective conductor end portions of a plurality of conductor end portion pairs by friction welding, by a friction surface of a welding tool being simultaneously moved in a frictional manner along the plurality of conductor end portion pairs.

A production method for manufacturing a hairpin coil includes positioning a plurality of hairpin-like conductor elements on a coil support such that conductor end portions of conductor elements to be connected, which protrude from the coil support, are arranged adjacent to one another as conductor end portion pairs, securing the relative position of the conductor end portions of a conductor end portion pair, and simultaneously welding the respective conductor end portions of a plurality of conductor end portion pairs by friction welding, by a friction surface of a welding tool being simultaneously moved in a frictional manner along the plurality of conductor end portion pairs.

A hybrid hysteresis motor is disclosed. The hybrid hysteresis motor includes a stator with, a plurality of axial slots on a first base-end and a plurality of radial slots on an inner surface. The motor further includes an output shaft, a first axial-flux rotor mounted on the output shaft and associated with the stator, and a radial-flux rotor mounted on the output shaft and disposed inside the stator.

A hybrid hysteresis motor is disclosed. The hybrid hysteresis motor includes a stator with, a plurality of axial slots on a first base-end and a plurality of radial slots on an inner surface. The motor further includes an output shaft, a first axial-flux rotor mounted on the output shaft and associated with the stator, and a radial-flux rotor mounted on the output shaft and disposed inside the stator.

The present invention provides an unsaturated polyester resin composition for producing a molding resin for use in a switched reluctance motor. The unsaturated polyester resin composition comprises an unsaturated polyester, a crosslinking agent, a curing agent, a low profile additive, a filler, and a reinforcing fibrous material. The content of the filler is from 100 parts by mass to 800 parts by mass with respect to 140 parts by mass of the total of the unsaturated polyester and the crosslinking agent. The filler comprises one or more fillers (filler A) selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, glass, silica, talc, clay, barium sulfate, calcium silicate, titanium oxide, and a hollow filler and one or more fillers (filler B) selected from the group consisting of aluminum hydroxide and alumina. The mass ratio of filler B to filler A is 1 or more. The unsaturated polyester resin composition of the present invention is optimal for producing a molding resin for use in a switched reluctance motor, the molding resin barely causing void formation upon sealing, effectively preventing vibration of stator salient poles, and barely generating cracks when vibration and heat are generated during motor operation.