In a rotary electrical machine, a rotor has a field core, a field winding, and a cylindrical short-circuit member. The field core has a cylindrical boss part and a plurality of magnetic pole parts that are disposed on the outer peripheral side of the boss part and in which magnetic poles of different polarities are alternately formed in the circumferential direction. The field winding is wound on the outer peripheral side of the boss part. The short-circuit member is disposed on the outer peripheral sides of the magnetic pole parts and magnetically connects together the magnetic pole parts adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. A surface of the short-circuit member opposed to the stator is formed in a concave-convex shape in which protrusion portions protruding along the radial direction and groove portions recessed along the radial direction are disposed alternately and continuously with each other.

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 rotating electric machine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core and an armature coil wound on the stator core. The rotor is arranged radially inside the stator to radially face the stator. The rotor includes: a field core having a plurality of magnetic pole portions for respectively forming a plurality of magnetic poles the polarities of which are alternately different in a circumferential direction; a field coil wound on the field core; and a tubular short-circuiting member that is arranged radially outside the magnetic pole portions to cover radially outer surfaces of the magnetic pole portions and magnetically connects each circumferentially-adjacent pair of the magnetic pole portions. Moreover, two axial end portions of the short-circuiting member protrude axially outward respectively from two axial ends of the stator core.

A rotating electric machine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core and an armature coil wound on the stator core. The rotor is arranged radially inside the stator to radially face the stator. The rotor includes: a field core having a plurality of magnetic pole portions for respectively forming a plurality of magnetic poles the polarities of which are alternately different in a circumferential direction; a field coil wound on the field core; and a tubular short-circuiting member that is arranged radially outside the magnetic pole portions to cover radially outer surfaces of the magnetic pole portions and magnetically connects each circumferentially-adjacent pair of the magnetic pole portions. The short-circuiting member is provided within an axial range between two axial ends of the stator core.

A rotating electrical machine rotor includes multiple claw-shaped magnetic pole portions, permanent magnets, and a tubular outer peripheral iron core portion. The claw-shaped magnetic pole portions face a stator in a radial direction, are arranged with clearance spaces in a circumferential direction, and are alternately magnetized to different polarities in the circumferential direction by power application to a field winding. A permanent magnet is arranged in each clearance space such that the polarity of each of side surfaces facing the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions in the circumferential direction is the same as the polarity of a corresponding one of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. An outer peripheral iron core portion covers an outer peripheral side of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. The outer peripheral iron core portion has a tubular body portion and magnet holding portions configured to hold the permanent magnets.

A rotating electrical machine rotor includes multiple claw-shaped magnetic pole portions, permanent magnets, and a tubular outer peripheral iron core portion. The claw-shaped magnetic pole portions face a stator in a radial direction, are arranged with clearance spaces in a circumferential direction, and are alternately magnetized to different polarities in the circumferential direction by power application to a field winding. A permanent magnet is arranged in each clearance space such that the polarity of each of side surfaces facing the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions in the circumferential direction is the same as the polarity of a corresponding one of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. An outer peripheral iron core portion covers an outer peripheral side of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. The outer peripheral iron core portion has a tubular body portion and magnet holding portions configured to hold the permanent magnets.

A rotor core lamination is provided. The rotor core lamination includes a plurality of salient poles. Each of the salient poles includes: a pole body having a central axis in a radial direction of the rotor core lamination; and a pole shoe extending radially outward from the pole body, wherein the pole shoe has a pole shoe arc, and a central point of the pole shoe arc is offset from the central axis.

A vehicle alternating-current power generator includes a stator formed by winding an armature winding on a stator core and a rotor arranged on the radial inside of the stator. The rotor includes a field core having a boss part and a plurality of claw-shaped magnetic pole parts, a field winding that is wound on the outer peripheral side of the boss part, and a permanent magnet that is arranged between the circumferentially adjacent claw-shaped magnetic pole parts. A d-axis magnetic circuit formed by magnetomotive force of the field winding and at least part of first and second magnet magnetic circuits formed by magnetic force of the permanent magnet are shared. When an electrical load is connected to the rotor, the relationship between a permeance Prt of the d-axis magnetic circuit and a permeance Pst of a q-axis magnetic circuit is set to satisfy Pst>Prt.

A vehicle alternating-current power generator includes a stator formed by winding an armature winding on a stator core and a rotor arranged on the radial inside of the stator. The rotor includes a field core having a boss part and a plurality of claw-shaped magnetic pole parts, a field winding that is wound on the outer peripheral side of the boss part, and a permanent magnet that is arranged between the circumferentially adjacent claw-shaped magnetic pole parts. A d-axis magnetic circuit formed by magnetomotive force of the field winding and at least part of first and second magnet magnetic circuits formed by magnetic force of the permanent magnet are shared. When an electrical load is connected to the rotor, the relationship between a permeance Prt of the d-axis magnetic circuit and a permeance Pst of a q-axis magnetic circuit is set to satisfy Pst>Prt.

A rotor of a rotating electrical machine includes a field core having a boss portion, multiple disc portions, and multiple claw-shaped magnetic pole portions; a field winding wound around an outer peripheral side of the boss portion to generate magnetomotive force by power application; and a tubular member arranged so as to cover the outer periphery of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. The tubular member includes multiple steel plates stacked in an axial direction, and is configured such that an inner diameter in a steady state is smaller than the outer diameter of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions.