A rotor assembly includes a rotor core having winding slots, and one or more coils, which have slot-inserted segments included in the winding slots, and first and second end-turn segments external to the winding slots and located around opposite axial ends of the rotor core, respectively. The rotor assembly further includes a first containment band located around at least a portion of the first end-turn segments and configured to prevent the first end-turn segments from moving away from the rotor core radially, a second containment band located around at least a portion of the second end-turn segments and configured to prevent the second end-turn segments from moving away from the rotor core radially, and one or more sticks mounted in one or more of the winding slots, respectively. The first and second containment bands are retained via the sticks against moving away axially.

A rotor for an electric machine includes a core having circumferentially-spaced, axially-extending posts, and defining an axial passage, a winding carried by each of the posts and comprising an electrically-conductive wire repeatedly wound around the post such that a portion of the winding extends axially beyond the post to define an overhang with upper and lower surfaces connected by an end, and a hollow shaft defining a rotor inner surface and a rotor outer surface.

A cage for a wound rotor includes a first portion and a second portion to be rigidly connected to one another. Each portion includes an end ring and a circumferential plurality of rods extending away from the end ring parallel to the axis of revolution of the end ring. Each rod has a main portion and an end portion. For each rod of the first portion, the end portion of the rod is shaped to be rigidly connected to the end portion of at least one complementary rod of the second portion when the two portions are each installed at a longitudinal end of the body of the rotor so that the two complementary rods rigidly connected form a slot wedge extending between the two end rings of the two portions of the cage.

A cage for a wound rotor includes a first portion and a second portion to be rigidly connected to one another. Each portion includes an end ring and a circumferential plurality of rods extending away from the end ring parallel to the axis of revolution of the end ring. Each rod has a main portion and an end portion. For each rod of the first portion, the end portion of the rod is shaped to be rigidly connected to the end portion of at least one complementary rod of the second portion when the two portions are each installed at a longitudinal end of the body of the rotor so that the two complementary rods rigidly connected form a slot wedge extending between the two end rings of the two portions of the cage.

A generator stator end winding coil support assembly is presented. The assembly includes a bracket rigidly secured to a core flange plate and a brace clamped between a backup plate and the bracket by studs. The brace connects to an inner support ring. An elastic layer is disposed around the brace. Sleeves are disposed in apertures of the brace and enclose the studs. The sleeves set up a gap at interfaces between the brace and the bracket and between the brace and the backup plate that defines a compression of the elastic layer. The compression enables the brace to be movable relative to the bracket rigidly secured to the core flange plate for flexibly supporting the end winding coils. Flexibility and stiffness of the support is controllable by adjusting clamping force of the studs and selection of the elastic layer based on load conditions during operation.

The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, a stator disposed outside the rotor, and a bus bar disposed on the stator, wherein the bus bar includes a terminal connected to a coil of the stator, the terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal which are separated from each other in a circuit manner, the first terminal includes a first neutral terminal and a plurality of first phase terminals, the second terminal includes a second neutral terminal and a plurality of second phase terminals, first curvature centers of the plurality of first phase terminals are disposed to be different, second curvature centers of the plurality of second phase terminals are disposed to be different, and a position of a curvature center of the first neutral terminal is the same as a position of a curvature center of the second neutral terminal.

The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, a stator disposed outside the rotor, and a bus bar disposed on the stator, wherein the bus bar includes a terminal connected to a coil of the stator, the terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal which are separated from each other in a circuit manner, the first terminal includes a first neutral terminal and a plurality of first phase terminals, the second terminal includes a second neutral terminal and a plurality of second phase terminals, first curvature centers of the plurality of first phase terminals are disposed to be different, second curvature centers of the plurality of second phase terminals are disposed to be different, and a position of a curvature center of the first neutral terminal is the same as a position of a curvature center of the second neutral terminal.

The present invention relates to a rotor (1) of a rotary electric machine, comprising: a body (3) comprising a cylindrical central core (5) and a circumferential plurality of arms (B1 . . . B18) extending radially out from the cylindrical central core (5), the body (3) being intended to be mounted with the ability to move about an axis of rotation X, a coilset produced by windings of turns and forming at least one series of coils (C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9), a coil (C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9) comprising a predetermined number of turns around at least two arms (B1 . . . B18) of the body, two adjacent coils (C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9) of a series being angularly offset from one another with a partial overlap,
in which the rotor (1) comprises at least one additional retaining loop (S1, S1, S2, S2) wound around at least two arms (B1 . . . B18) of which at least one is common to the arms (B1 . . . B18) around which is wound the last coil (C9, C9, C9, C9), situated radially outermost, of at least one series and of which at least one is distinct from the arms around which the said last coil (C9, C9, C9, C9) is wound, so that the at least one additional retaining loop (S1, S1, S2, S2) partially overlaps the turns of the said last coil (C9, C9, C9, C9).

The present invention relates to a rotor (1) of a rotary electric machine, comprising: a body (3) comprising a cylindrical central core (5) and a circumferential plurality of arms (B1 . . . B18) extending radially out from the cylindrical central core (5), the body (3) being intended to be mounted with the ability to move about an axis of rotation X, a coilset produced by windings of turns and forming at least one series of coils (C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9), a coil (C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9) comprising a predetermined number of turns around at least two arms (B1 . . . B18) of the body, two adjacent coils (C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9, C1 . . . C9) of a series being angularly offset from one another with a partial overlap,
in which the rotor (1) comprises at least one additional retaining loop (S1, S1, S2, S2) wound around at least two arms (B1 . . . B18) of which at least one is common to the arms (B1 . . . B18) around which is wound the last coil (C9, C9, C9, C9), situated radially outermost, of at least one series and of which at least one is distinct from the arms around which the said last coil (C9, C9, C9, C9) is wound, so that the at least one additional retaining loop (S1, S1, S2, S2) partially overlaps the turns of the said last coil (C9, C9, C9, C9).

A method and apparatus for a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes a rotor core having a rotatable shaft and defining at least one rotor post, a winding wound around the post that defines an end turn, and at least one coolant conduit defined in part by an end support and in a thermally conductive relationship with a portion of the winding.