A system and method for heating ferrite permanent magnets in an electrical machine is disclosed. The permanent magnet machine includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly, with a plurality of ferrite permanent magnets disposed within the stator assembly or the rotor assembly to generate a magnetic field that interacts with a stator magnetic field to produce a torque. A controller of the electrical machine is programmed to cause a primary field current to be applied to the stator windings to generate the stator magnetic field, so as to cause the rotor assembly to rotate relative to the stator assembly. The controller is further programmed to cause a secondary current to be applied to the stator windings to selectively generate a secondary magnetic field, the secondary magnetic field inducing eddy currents in at least one of the stator assembly and the rotor assembly to heat the ferrite permanent magnets.

A segment for supporting electromagnetic coupling elements of a stator or rotor of an electrical machine comprises a plurality of elongate laminations which are stacked in a first direction to form a lamination stack with elongate edges of the laminations defining opposite first and second major faces of the lamination stack. The segment comprises a plurality of elongate compression devices passing internally through the lamination stack in the first direction and arranged to compress together the laminations in the lamination stack.

The present disclosure relates to insulation systems. The teachings thereof may be embodied in an insulation system for an electrical machine. For example, an insulation system may comprise: solid insulation materials; an impregnating resin having oxirane functionalities; a depot accelerator distributed throughout the solid insulation materials; and a catalyst for initiating hardening of the impregnating resin, wherein the catalyst is at least partly in gaseous form under hardening conditions.

The present invention relates to a method for use in dynamometer testing of a vehicle (100), the vehicle (100) including at least a first wheel shaft and at least one first vehicle power source for providing power to said first wheel shaft, said first wheel shaft being connected to a vehicle dynamometer system, said vehicle dynamometer system comprising a first controllable dynamometer power source (201) for providing power to said first wheel shaft, said first dynamometer power source being an electrical machine (201) comprising a stator and a rotor, said stator comprising a stator winding. The method includes: determining whether a first temperature (T.sub.1) is below a first temperature limit (T.sub.lim1), and heating said electrical machine (201) by applying a current (I.sub.heat) to said stator winding when said first temperature (T.sub.1) is below said first temperature limit (T.sub.lim1).

A permanent-magnet direct-drive wind power generator, a system and a stator thereof are provided. The stator includes a stator support, a stator iron core arranged around an outer peripheral wall of the stator support and a blade side tooth pressing plate arranged on an axial end face at a blade side of the stator iron core. At least one first air hole is provided in the outer peripheral wall of the stator support, and at least one second air hole is provided in the blade side tooth pressing plate, and further includes at least one air flow passage via which the first air hole and the second air hole are in communication with each other, and the air flow passage passes through the interior of the stator iron core. The stator can introduce air flow inside the stator support to an axial end face of the stator iron core.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to self-heating electric motor control. In examples, a motor controller includes a normal control scheme and a heating control scheme, whereby the heating control scheme causes the electric motor to produce heat (in addition to or in the absence of mechanical operation of the electric motor). For example, if the electric motor has cooled below a minimum operating temperature, the heating control scheme is used to heat the electric motor prior to mechanical operation of the electric motor. As another example, the electric motor may approach or fall below a minimum operating temperature during operation, such that the heating control scheme is used to cause the electric motor to produce additional heat while in operation. Thus, the electric motor is heated as a result of the heating control scheme, as are one or more associated mechanical or electrical components.

A system and method for heating ferrite permanent magnets in an electrical machine is disclosed. The permanent magnet machine includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly, with a plurality of ferrite permanent magnets disposed within the stator assembly or the rotor assembly to generate a magnetic field that interacts with a stator magnetic field to produce a torque. A controller of the electrical machine is programmed to cause a primary field current to be applied to the stator windings to generate the stator magnetic field, so as to cause the rotor assembly to rotate relative to the stator assembly. The controller is further programmed to cause a secondary current to be applied to the stator windings to selectively generate a secondary magnetic field, the secondary magnetic field inducing eddy currents in at least one of the stator assembly and the rotor assembly to heat the ferrite permanent magnets.

Systems and methods that utilize continuous field flash as integrated alternator heaters in a genset are disclosed herein. The method includes detecting that a generator set is in a non-rotating state, enabling a field flash circuit of the generator set to operate while the generator set is in the non-rotating state, and activating the field flash circuit so that current flows through and heats at least a portion of an alternator of the generator set and reduces a moisture on the at least a portion of the generator set.

A system and method for heating ferrite permanent magnets in an electrical machine is disclosed. The permanent magnet machine includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly, with a plurality of ferrite permanent magnets disposed within the stator assembly or the rotor assembly to generate a magnetic field that interacts with a stator magnetic field to produce a torque. A controller of the electrical machine is programmed to cause a primary field current to be applied to the stator windings to generate the stator magnetic field, so as to cause the rotor assembly to rotate relative to the stator assembly. The controller is further programmed to cause a secondary current to be applied to the stator windings to selectively generate a secondary magnetic field, the secondary magnetic field inducing eddy currents in at least one of the stator assembly and the rotor assembly to heat the ferrite permanent magnets.

The present invention provides a rotary motor including at least a field magnet having field winding, and an armature having armature winding with an electrically insulating coating material applied thereto, and the coating material includes at least two layers of: a lower-layer coating material including a first low-viscosity resin liquid; and an upper-layer coating material including a second low-viscosity resin liquid with at least hollow glass beads and a thermoplastic resin added thereto. Thus, a rotary motor can be achieved which achieves a balance between an efficiency improvement and reliability.