H02K5/225

Electric Motor Having Improved Cooling

An electric motor (1), in particular, an external rotor motor, has a stator (10) with a stator core (11), a non-rotatably attached shaft (20), that extends in the axial direction (A) of the motor, and a rotor bell (30), rotatably arranged relative to the non-rotatable shaft (20). The rotor bell (30) has cooling ribs in an open, spoke-like design rotatably mounted on the shaft (20) by at least one first stator-side bearing shield (31). A cooling device (40) is arranged between and connects the shaft (20) and the stator core (11). The cooling device (40) has a plurality of axial flow openings (41) arranged in the circumferential direction that causes cooling when the motor rotates during operation.

Modular Interface Concept For An Electric Drive

A modular control unit (100) is adaptable, in terms of interface functions, for an electric motor selected from a predetermined number i of electric motors, in particular electric motors of the same power class. The control unit (100) has at least two printed circuit boards (L1, L2), selected from a set of N different printed circuit boards (L1, L2, . . . , LN). Interface functions, electrical components, electronic components or control units for the operation of the electric motor are located on the printed circuit boards.

MOTOR, BLOWER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOTOR
20230045464 · 2023-02-09 ·

Provided is a motor including a shaft, a bearing housing in a tubular shape that rotatably supports the shaft with a bearing, a casing that holds an upper end part of an outer peripheral surface of the bearing housing, a stator accommodated in the casing, a rotor, a cover configured to cover an opening formed at a lower end of a tubular part of the casing, and a resin part configured to cover the stator in a space surrounded by the bearing housing, the casing, and the cover. The cover includes a base in an annular shape and a bush disposed radially inside the base and fixed to a lower end part of the outer peripheral surface of the bearing housing.

Electronically commutated axial conductor motor
11557941 · 2023-01-17 ·

An electronic motor with a stator core having a plurality of holes for receiving a plurality of conductors, each conductor comprising a substantially linear body portion extending within the holes of the stator core, and a stator drive member adjacent each end of the stator core, the stator end member adjacent at least one end of the stator core including electronic control circuitry electrically coupled to at least some of the conductors. Also, a method of manufacturing an electronic motor by providing a stator with a plurality of holes having conductors within at least some of the plurality of holes, said conductors each having a substantially linear body portion extending through the stator core, and placing a drive member on each end of the stator core, at least one of the drive members provided with electronic circuitry, where the conductors are electrically coupled to the circuitry in the drive member.

Electric drive for a motor vehicle

An electric drive for a motor vehicle, in particular a fan drive, comprising an electric motor that includes a rotor which is mounted on a motor shaft so as to be able to rotate about a stationary stator as well as a driving part which is coupled to the rotor, and at least one electroconductive cover part for influencing and/or blocking interfering electromagnetic fields generated during operation of the electric motor.

Actuator device for adjusting an adjusting element, drive circuit for an actuator, manufacturing method for producing a drive circuit
11557942 · 2023-01-17 · ·

An actuator device for adjusting an adjusting element may include a housing, an actuator for driving the adjusting element, and a drive circuit for operating the actuator. The housing may include a support body that may include a drive receiving space and a gear receiving space. The drive circuit may include a plurality of electrically conductive conductor bodies for contacting a plurality of drive contacts of the actuator, for contacting a plurality of components of the drive circuit, and for contacting a supply device. At least one conductor body of the plurality of conductor bodies may be structured as a contact tongue, arranged on the drive circuit, and abut on an electrically conductive actuator housing in a pretensioned manner establishing an electrical contact between the drive circuit and the actuator housing. The actuator housing may be configured as at least one of a zero-ground potential and a reference potential.

DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURABLE POWER CONVERTER UTILIZING WINDINGS OF ELECTRIC MACHINE
20230011977 · 2023-01-12 ·

A dynamically-reconfigurable power converter includes a controller circuit and switching circuitry. The switching circuitry includes a first set of nodes electrically connectable to terminals of an energy storage device, a second set of nodes electrically connectable to at least one winding of a rotational electric machine, and a third set of nodes electrically connectable to an external power source. Electrical measurement circuitry monitors electrical conditions at the first set of nodes and the third set of nodes. The switching circuitry is operative in a first mode to regulate power delivery from the first set of nodes to the second set of nodes, and in a second mode to regulate power delivery between the third set of nodes and the first set of nodes via the second set of nodes.

Busbar, motor, and power transmission system using same
11594934 · 2023-02-28 · ·

Disclosed in one embodiment is a busbar comprising: an insulating body; a plurality of neutral terminals arranged in the insulating body; and a plurality of first driving terminals, second driving terminals, and third driving terminals arranged in the insulating body, wherein the plurality of neutral terminals, first driving terminals, second driving terminals, and third driving terminals are electrically insulated, respectively, and the shape of the plurality of the first driving terminals, the second driving terminals, and the third driving terminals are the same.

Outer rotor type motor having assembly mechanism in which axial, perpendicularity between a stator unit and a rotor unit is maintained

A stator core is integrally moulded with an insulator employing an insulating resin material, together with a fixed shaft which is inserted into a centre hole in a core back portion, and the stator core and a motor circuit board are assembled as a single piece by mating a plurality of circuit board insertion pieces protruding on an axial end of the insulator on the opposite side to an output end with circuit board insertion holes.

ELECTRIC MOTOR UNIT AND DRIVE UNIT FOR VEHICLE

All electric motor unit includes an electric motor and a connection module. The electric motor includes motor coils, a stator and a rotor. The electrical connection module includes a power feed bus bar and a neutral bus bar. The power feed bus bar includes power feed collars for each phase, in which terminal portions for each phase are arranged. The neutral bus bar includes a neutral collar in which neutral terminal portions are arranged. When viewed in a direction intersecting with a second cross section, which intersects with a first cross section containing all the neutral terminal portions, the minimum distance between a second cross-section neutral terminal row on the second cross section and a second cross-section power feed terminal row on the second cross section is greater than zero.