An automotive alternator rotor includes: a pair of magnetic pole cores; a field coil that is disposed on the magnetic pole cores; and a cooling fan that is fixed to the magnetic pole cores. The cooling fan includes: a base portion that is fixed to an axial end surface of the magnetic pole cores; and a plurality of vane portions that protrude axially from the base portion. A jamming suppressing portion that suppresses jamming together of cooling fans when one of the cooling fans is stacked on another of the cooling fans is disposed on the base portion.

A generator rotor for a wind power plant, wherein the generator rotor has at least one dividing plane for dividing the generator rotor into at least two segments. The dividing planes extend in the generator rotor along asymmetrical section lines of the generator rotor. A generator stator for a wind power plant, a generator of a wind power plant, and a wind power plant and a method for transporting a generator.

A generator arrangement includes a housing with a mounting feature, a main generator with an outboard shaft arranged within the housing and axially offset from the mounting feature along a rotation axis, and a permanent magnet generator. The permanent magnet generator has an inboard shaft arranged within the housing between the main generator and the mounting feature. The outboard shaft is coupled to the inboard shaft to provide rotation to the main generator through the permanent magnet generator. Accessory gearboxes and methods of generating electrical power are also described.

An automotive alternator rotor includes: a pair of magnetic pole cores; a field coil that is disposed on the magnetic pole cores; and a cooling fan that is fixed to the magnetic pole cores. The cooling fan includes: a base portion that is fixed to an axial end surface of the magnetic pole cores; and a plurality of vane portions that protrude axially from the base portion. A jamming suppressing portion that suppresses jamming together of cooling fans when one of the cooling fans is stacked on another of the cooling fans is disposed on the base portion.

A rotary electrical machine includes a switch for supplying power to a field winding and controller. A ratio of an on-time to one switching cycle of the switch is defined as a duty ratio, and a duty ratio which is larger than the duty ratio corresponding to the field current that gives the maximum reduction amount of the inductance of the field winding with respect to an increasing amount of the field current in a range that the current can take and has a value less than 100% is set as a predetermined value. The controller calculates the duty ratio wherein an upper limit of the ratio is the predetermined value and turns on/off the switch based on the calculated duty ratio. Also, a relay and abnormality detection part that detects abnormality in the switch. The relay is switched to off in response to the occurrence of abnormality being detected.

A method and apparatus for cooling a rotor assembly for an inside-out electric machine includes an annular rotor core defining a set of rotor posts, the core rotatable about an axis of rotation, a set of windings wound around the respective set of rotor posts, and a wedge disposed between adjacent sets of rotor windings.

A method and apparatus for cooling a rotor assembly for an inside-out electric machine includes an annular rotor core defining a set of rotor posts, the core rotatable about an axis of rotation, a set of windings wound around the respective set of rotor posts, and a wedge disposed between adjacent sets of rotor windings.

A method for manufacturing a main rotor for a generator is provided. The method includes printing at least part of a rotor shaft by a three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing at least part of the rotor shaft includes printing a plurality of closed outlets and a plurality of open outlets. A rotor core is printed by the three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing the rotor core includes printing a plurality of liquid coolant conduits that extend through the rotor core and fluidly connecting the plurality of liquid coolant conduits to the plurality of closed openings.

A method for manufacturing a main rotor for a generator is provided. The method includes printing at least part of a rotor shaft by a three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing at least part of the rotor shaft includes printing a plurality of closed outlets and a plurality of open outlets. A rotor core is printed by the three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing the rotor core includes printing a plurality of liquid coolant conduits that extend through the rotor core and fluidly connecting the plurality of liquid coolant conduits to the plurality of closed openings.

A rotary electrical machine includes a stator, a field core, a rotor, and first and second air gaps. The stator includes an AC coil that generates a rotating magnetic field with an alternating current. The field core includes a field coil excited by a direct current. The rotor is disposed on an outer circumference of a starting apparatus and held rotatably about a rotational axis relative to the stator and the field coil. The first air gap is formed between the stator and the rotor, and allows a magnetic flux to flow therebetween. The second air gap is formed between the field core and the rotor, and allows a magnetic flux to flow therebetween. The second air gap defines an interval extending along a direction that intersects an axial direction of the rotational axis on one end surface of the rotor in the axial direction of the rotational axis.