Stators for radial-flux rotary electric machines and methods of assembling stators for radial flux rotary electric machines are provided. One such stator comprises: a yoke with a plurality of teeth, each tooth extending from a root at the yoke to a tip, the width of each tooth at the root being greater than or equal to the width at the tip thereof to define open slots therebetween; a plurality of coils, each one of which is located on a respective one of the plurality of teeth, wherein the coils are sized such that the slot fill factor of between zero and unity to define axial voids in the slots; and a plurality of magnetic sealing members, each one of which is engaged with the tips of adjacent teeth to circumferentially and axially seal the axial voids in the slots for retaining an axial flow of coolant therein.

Stators for radial-flux rotary electric machines and methods of assembling stators for radial flux rotary electric machines are provided. One such stator comprises: a yoke with a plurality of teeth, each tooth extending from a root at the yoke to a tip, the width of each tooth at the root being greater than or equal to the width at the tip thereof to define open slots therebetween; a plurality of coils, each one of which is located on a respective one of the plurality of teeth, wherein the coils are sized such that the slot fill factor of between zero and unity to define axial voids in the slots; and a plurality of magnetic sealing members, each one of which is engaged with the tips of adjacent teeth to circumferentially and axially seal the axial voids in the slots for retaining an axial flow of coolant therein.

A stator including a ring having teeth and slots between said teeth that open radially outwards and material bridges, each linking two adjacent teeth to the respective base on the side of the air-gap, a yoke attached to the ring, and windings placed in the slots of the ring, at least some of the material bridges having at least on deformable zone that can be deformed during assembly of the yoke on the ring.

A radial gap type rotating electrical machine using amorphous metal that can realize high efficiency and is excellent in productivity is provided. The radial gap type rotating electrical machine according to the present invention includes a rotor including a rotary shaft and a rotor iron core that rotates around the rotary shaft, and a stator including a stator iron core that is disposed to face the rotor iron core. The stator iron core has an annular shape and has a back yoke (4) having a plurality of recesses provided along inner periphery, and a tooth (3) having one end fitted to the recess and the other end protruding toward the rotor iron core, the tooth (3) has a laminate in which amorphous metal foil strips are laminated in an axial direction of the rotary shaft, and an insulating member (2) that holds the laminate, and a magnetic material (1) is provided in an end portion on a side facing the rotor of the insulating member (2).

A radial gap type rotating electrical machine using amorphous metal that can realize high efficiency and is excellent in productivity is provided. The radial gap type rotating electrical machine according to the present invention includes a rotor including a rotary shaft and a rotor iron core that rotates around the rotary shaft, and a stator including a stator iron core that is disposed to face the rotor iron core. The stator iron core has an annular shape and has a back yoke (4) having a plurality of recesses provided along inner periphery, and a tooth (3) having one end fitted to the recess and the other end protruding toward the rotor iron core, the tooth (3) has a laminate in which amorphous metal foil strips are laminated in an axial direction of the rotary shaft, and an insulating member (2) that holds the laminate, and a magnetic material (1) is provided in an end portion on a side facing the rotor of the insulating member (2).

A rotary electric machine stator (2) includes a stator body (20) and a stator winding (22) supported by the stator body (20), in which the stator body extends around an axis (X) while being delimited by an internal radial surface (3) and an external radial surface (4), said stator bodies having a plurality of teeth (6) formed respectively between two slots (5) arranged in said stator body from the internal radial surface and extending axially to receive at least one stator winding element (22). The stator has at least one deformed tooth (6) which comprises, at its loose end (7) helping to define the internal radial surface, at least one protrusion (10) extending across an adjacent slot, said protrusion (10) being obtained by material deformation of said deformed tooth (6).

A rotary electric machine stator (2) includes a stator body (20) and a stator winding (22) supported by the stator body (20), in which the stator body extends around an axis (X) while being delimited by an internal radial surface (3) and an external radial surface (4), said stator bodies having a plurality of teeth (6) formed respectively between two slots (5) arranged in said stator body from the internal radial surface and extending axially to receive at least one stator winding element (22). The stator has at least one deformed tooth (6) which comprises, at its loose end (7) helping to define the internal radial surface, at least one protrusion (10) extending across an adjacent slot, said protrusion (10) being obtained by material deformation of said deformed tooth (6).

Electrical machines, components thereof, and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. In one aspect, methods for additively manufacturing a rotor assembly for an electrical machine is provided. The method includes additively printing the rotor core and shaft of the same material composition. In another aspect, an electrical machine is provided. The electrical machine includes a stator assembly that includes a stator core having a plurality of poles with magnetic slot wedges positioned between adjacent poles to reduce tooth harmonics. The electrical machine also includes a rotor assembly having a rotor core that is formed as a solid core. In yet another aspect, a rotor assembly for an electrical machine is provided that includes slots that reduce eddy current losses in the rotor core during operation of the electrical machine.

A product comprising a stator core having a stator base portion and a plurality of stator teeth extending from the stator base portion in a radially inward direction from the stator base portion, wherein adjacent stator teeth define, at least in part, a stator slot therebetween, and a stator slot closer having a portion for closing an associated stator slot.

A product comprising a stator core having a stator base portion and a plurality of stator teeth extending from the stator base portion in a radially inward direction from the stator base portion, wherein adjacent stator teeth define, at least in part, a stator slot therebetween, and a stator slot closer having a portion for closing an associated stator slot.