A pole piece (106) for a rotor (100) of a rotary electric machine (20) includes a hub portion (104) and a plurality of pole segments (106) distributed evenly about the hub portion (104). The pole segments each have a base (116) that is connected to the hub portion (104) and a tip (118) that is disposed axially opposite the base (116) along an axis (60) of the pole piece (106). Each pole segment (106) defines circumferentially opposite side surfaces (120, 122) that extend between the base (116) and the tip (118). Each pole segment (106) also defines radially opposite outer and inner surfaces (124, 126) that extend between the side surfaces (120, 122). A groove is recessed in the side surfaces (120, 122) of each pole segment (106). A radially innermost portion (136) of the groove (130, 132) is arranged proximate to the radially outer surface.

In order to obtain an electric rotating machine which can improve rotating machine efficiency by suppressing a harmonic component of rotor magnetomotive force and reducing harmonic core loss, a permanent magnet is furnished in some of inter-magnetic pole portions, the inter-magnetic pole portion being formed between a first claw-shaped magnetic pole portion and a second claw-shaped magnetic pole portion; the shapes of a first chamfered portion and a second chamfered portion, which are provided in the inter-magnetic pole portion where the permanent magnet is inserted, differ from those of a first chamfered portion and a second chamfered portion, which are provided in an inter-magnetic pole portion where the permanent magnet is not inserted; and/or the shapes of a first magnetic flux adjusting portion and a second magnetic flux adjusting portion, which are provided in the inter-magnetic pole portion where the permanent magnet is inserted, differ from those of a first magnetic flux adjusting portion and a second magnetic flux adjusting portion, which are provided in the inter-magnetic pole portion where the permanent magnet is not inserted.

In order to provide an electric rotating machine which is inexpensive and miniaturized while improving cooling performance of a rotor, a power supply unit is fixed on the axial side of a shaft in a bracket and a permanent magnet is arranged adjacent to the advancing side in the rotation direction of a claw-shaped magnetic pole portion of a magnetic pole on the side where the power supply unit is provided.

A rotary electrical machine includes a stator, a field core, a rotor, and first and second air gaps. The stator includes an AC coil that generates a rotating magnetic field with an alternating current. The field core includes a field coil excited by a direct current. The rotor is disposed on an outer circumference of a starting apparatus and held rotatably about a rotational axis relative to the stator and the field coil. The first air gap is formed between the stator and the rotor, and allows a magnetic flux to flow therebetween. The second air gap is formed between the field core and the rotor, and allows a magnetic flux to flow therebetween. The second air gap defines an interval extending along a direction that intersects an axial direction of the rotational axis on one end surface of the rotor in the axial direction of the rotational axis.

A rotor (20) for an electrical machine (21) is provided, the rotor (20) comprising: a main rotor (22) which is rotatable around a longitudinal axis (z), and at least one auxiliary rotor (23) representing an axial flux rotor, wherein the auxiliary rotor (23) is also rotatable around the longitudinal axis (z) and is arranged along the longitudinal axis (z) so as to be adjacent to the main rotor (22), the auxiliary rotor (23) comprises at least one permanent magnet (24), and the permanent magnet (24) has at least in parts the shape of a ring. Further, an electrical machine (21) is provided.

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 rotary electric machine is equipped with a stator and a rotor. The rotor has a d-axis magnetic circuit that is produced by a magnetomotive force of a field winding, and magnet magnetic circuits that are produced by a magnetic force of permanent magnets. The d-axis magnetic circuit and a q-axis magnetic circuit have at least a part thereof that is common to both. The permeance of the d-axis magnetic circuit is smaller than the permeance of the q-axis magnetic circuit, when a load is being applied to the rotor. A control apparatus of the rotary electric machine has a switching circuit that controls the field current in the field winding, and a control section that makes the switching frequency of the switching circuit become higher when the field current is above a threshold value than when the field current is less than or equal to the threshold value.

In a rotating electric machine, a rotor includes a field core, a field coil and permanent magnets. The field core has a boss portion and claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. Each of the permanent magnets is arranged between one circumferentially-adjacent pair of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. A d-axis magnetic circuit and a magnet magnetic circuit share a magnetic path in at least parts thereof. Along the d-axis magnetic circuit, magnetic flux generated by the magnetomotive force of the field coil flows through the boss portion, one pair of the claw-shaped magnetic pole portions and a stator core. Along the magnet magnetic circuit, magnetic flux generated by the magnetic force of a corresponding one of the permanent magnets flows. The relationship of Ast>Af is satisfied, where Ast is a magnetic path cross-sectional area of a stator and Af is a magnetic path cross-sectional area of the rotor.

A rotary electric machine includes a stator, a rotor, and a field coil; the rotor includes a first magnetic pole having a first annular portion and a plurality of claw portions and a second magnetic pole having a second annular portion and a plurality of projection portions; in the rotor, the claw portions and the projection portions are circumferentially alternately positioned, and the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole are maintained in a non-contact state by providing a radial gap, a circumferential gap, and an axial gap between the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole; and the gap arrangement member has an axial positioning portion that is axially locked with respect to at least one of the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole, and axially positions the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole.

A claw pole member for an electric machine including a plurality of claw pole segments. Each of the plurality of claw pole segments includes a radial projecting member, an axial outer surface extending to a cantilevered end portion, and an axial inner surface extending axially outwardly of the radial projecting member to a cantilevered end section. A first side surface extends between the axial outer surface and the axial inner surface from the radial projecting member to the cantilevered end portion and the cantilevered end section, and a second side surface extends between the axial outer surface and the axial inner surface from the radial projecting member to the cantilevered end portion and the cantilevered end section. The first and second side surfaces define a taper of the claw pole segment. Each of the first and second side surfaces includes a recessed portion that extends into the claw pole segment.