A salient pole machine a rotor having a rotor rim. A plurality of salient poles having a pole winding and extending in the radial direction are attached to the rotor rim, with the rotor rim having an outermost radial surface between the pole-rim interfaces. A plurality of axial rib-like rim extensions project radially from the outermost radial surface of the rotor rim with a predetermined circumferential distance between neighboring rim extensions. A plurality of axial pole grooves in the salient pole match and receive the rim extensions. Fixing elements fix the rim extensions in the pole grooves and are inserted axially into facing interface holes defined in facing sidewalls of the pole grooves and the rib-like rim extensions. The fixing elements are radially inward of the pole windings and are accessible for axial sliding removal from the facing interface holes.

A rotor assembly of a generator includes a rotor core including a plurality of core poles defining a plurality of core slots therebetween. The core poles extend from a first axial end of the rotor core to a second axial end of the rotor core. A rotor winding is installed to the rotor core and has a plurality of core segments located in the plurality of core slots, and a plurality of end turns connecting the plurality of core segments. An end plate is located at at least one of the first axial end or the second axial end and includes a plate portion and a plurality of wedge ends extending from the plate portion. Each wedge end is located at a corresponding core slot. The end plate is supportive of the plurality of end turns of the rotor winding.

A rotor assembly of a generator includes a rotor core including a plurality of core poles defining a plurality of core slots therebetween. The core poles extend from a first axial end of the rotor core to a second axial end of the rotor core. A rotor winding is installed to the rotor core and has a plurality of core segments located in the plurality of core slots, and a plurality of end turns connecting the plurality of core segments. An end plate is located at at least one of the first axial end or the second axial end and includes a plate portion and a plurality of wedge ends extending from the plate portion. Each wedge end is located at a corresponding core slot. The end plate is supportive of the plurality of end turns of the rotor winding.

A rotating electric machine 100 having a rotor 1, a stator 2, and a coil 3 including a coil conductor 31 wound around teeth 21b provided on at least one of the rotor 1 and the stator 2 includes a spacer section 42 configured to extend along a slot S formed between the teeth 21b and to be inserted between turns of the coil conductor 31 to define a gap G between the turns, and a cooling medium supply section 6 configured to distribute a cooling medium in the gap G. A notched section 421 cut out in such a manner that a widthwise dimension of the spacer section 42 is relatively short is provided in a middle of an extension of the spacer section 42.

A rotor (10) for a rotating electrical machine is disclosed. The rotor comprises a plurality of salient poles (12) and rotor windings (22, 24) wound on the salient poles. A cooling vent (26) is provided through the rotor windings, the cooling vent extending through the rotor windings in an axial direction and a radial direction. The cooling vent (26) extends in an axial direction from one end of the rotor pole to the other. The cooling vent (26) may be formed by a plurality of discontinuous spacers (28), or by a spacer (78) which extends continuously around the rotor pole (12). Providing a cooling vent which extends through the rotor windings in an axial direction and a radial direction may help to improve the thermal performance of the machine in efficient and cost-effective manner.

Various examples are provided related to 3D airgap electric machines and winding embedded liquid cooling. In one example, an electric machine includes a stator assembly with stator windings supported by a stator core and an outer rotor assembly includes a radial plate surrounding the stator assembly and an endplate at a first end of the radial plate adjacent to the first end of the stator core. The stator windings can include a first portion extending along an axial length of the stator core and a second portion at a first end of the stator core that extends radially inward towards a shaft of the electric machine. The radial plate can include magnets distributed about the radial plate. In another example, a stator assembly includes stator windings supported by a stator core with a winding support including cooling channels distributed between the stator windings. The winding support can be nonmagnetic.

A rotor for an electrical machine includes a core including a plurality of rotor poles circumferentially spaced apart from one another about a hub. A winding is wound about the rotor poles. The winding passes longitudinally through a respective winding gap between each circumferentially adjacent pair of rotor poles. A cooling tube extends through at least one of the respective winding gaps.

To cool field winding from its inner peripheral side and increase an insulation performance, salient-pole rotor (3) has rotor yoke (12) provided along rotation shaft (11), magnetic cores (13) protruding outward in radial direction from outer peripheral portion of rotor yoke (12) and arranged at regular intervals in circumferential direction, magnetic head (14) provided at radial direction outer side of magnetic core (13), and field winding (15) wound around outer peripheral surface of magnetic core (13) between rotor yoke (12) and magnetic head (14). And, insulating structure of ventilation path of salient-pole rotor (3) has ventilation groove (15a) opening to inner peripheral surface of field winding (15) and penetrating field winding (15) in radial direction, ventilation hole (14a) penetrating magnetic head (14) in radial direction and communicating with ventilation groove (15a), and stepped portion (15b) formed at portion, at magnetic head (14) side, of ventilation groove (15a).

A rotor for an electrical machine includes a core including a plurality of rotor poles circumferentially spaced apart from one another about a hub. A winding is wound about the rotor poles. The winding passes longitudinally through a respective winding gap between each circumferentially adjacent pair of rotor poles. A cooling tube extends through at least one of the respective winding gaps.

The rotor includes a shaft that allows cooling oil to flow therein; a substantially cylindrical rotor yoke fitted over the shaft; a magnet fitted to the rotor yoke; and a first end plate abutting on one end of the rotor yoke. In this configuration, the rotor yoke includes a cooling oil passage that is formed on a radially inner side of the magnet and allows the cooling oil to flow in an axial direction, the rotor yoke receives a pressing force in the axial direction via the first end plate, and the rotor yoke and the first end plate form a sealing part that seals the cooling oil, in a section positioned between the cooling oil passage and the magnet in the radial direction.