H02K7/1838

ELECTRICAL MACHINE HAVING A SEGMENTED STATOR OR ROTOR
20220393536 · 2022-12-08 ·

A stator segment for the stator or the rotor of an electrical machine is provided including: two end teeth at two respective circumferential ends, a plurality of N intermediate teeth, N being an integer greater than 1, a plurality of N+1 slots circumferentially distributed between the two end teeth, each pair of circumferentially adjacent intermediate teeth having a slot interposed therebetween, a slot being provided between each end tooth and a respective circumferentially adjacent intermediate tooth, at least one 2-pitch coil, the 2-pitch coils being in the number of N-1 and extending between an i-th slot and a (i+2)-th slot, the slots being progressively counted from one to the other of the two circumferential ends, i being an integer between 1 and N−1.

SEGMENT FOR A GENERATOR OF A WIND TURBINE
20220393525 · 2022-12-08 ·

A stator of an electrical machine is provided including a body axially extending along the longitudinal axis between two opposite axial ends, the body radially extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface, wherein at least one of the two opposite axial ends includes a plate inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of an angle greater than 0° and lower than 90°.

CONCENTRATED WINDING LAYOUT FOR A STATOR OF AN ELECTRICAL AC MACHINE
20220385129 · 2022-12-01 ·

An electrical AC machine includes: a stator having a plurality of teeth distributed along a circumferential direction and a plurality of slots, a rotor rotatable opposite with respect to the stator a concentrated winding layout including a plurality of coils respectively wound on the plurality of teeth and belonging to at least six phases, the coils being wound so that when considering three adjacent coils the intermediate coil is interposed between one coil wound in the same direction of the intermediate coil and another coil wound in the opposite direction of the intermediate coil, wherein the plurality of slots includes a first set of odd/even slots and a second set of even/odd slots, each coil in the first set of slots being connected to an input conductor of one phase or to a neutral conductor, each of the interconnections extending between two respective slots of the second set of slots.

SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR WIND POWER GENERATION DEVICE AND WIND POWER GENERATION DEVICE

A support structure for a wind power generation device comprises: a plurality of floats that can float on the surface of water or in the water; a connecting member having one end connected to one of the floats and the other end connected to another of the floats among the plurality of floats; a support platform that is provided between the plurality of floats and supports the bottom end of a tower part of the wind power generation device; a linear wire member having one end connected to one of the floats and the other end connected to the support platform; and a support member that is provided on the floats or on the connecting member and supports the tower part, which is supported on the support platform, from a lateral direction while the support member being movable along the axial direction of the tower part.

REPLACEMENT TOOLS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE STATOR PARTS
20220385154 · 2022-12-01 ·

The present disclosure relates to methods and tools for mounting and/or removing active parts of a stator of an electrical machine, e.g. a generator. The present disclosure also relates to rotors, stators and generators. A method comprises removing one or more active rotor parts of a rotor of an electrical machine when the rotor is in a removal starting position, arranging a replacement tool in a gap left by the removed active rotor parts, rotating the rotor to an alignment position such that the replacement tool is radially aligned with an active stator part to be removed, picking the active stator part to be removed with the replacement tool, rotating the rotor to an extraction position, and removing the active stator part from the rotor.

System and method for coupling a hub to a main shaft of a wind turbine

A system and method are provided for coupling a hub to a main shaft of a wind turbine. Accordingly, a plurality of fasteners are arranged within corresponding through holes of the hub of a wind turbine. At least one circumferential ridge segment is arranged radially adjacent to the head sections of the plurality of fasteners so as to resist a torque applied to each of the plurality of fasteners. A connection mechanism is utilized to secure the plurality of fasteners within the plurality of through holes so as to limit an axial translation of the plurality of fasteners prior to the coupling of the hub to the main shaft.

Wind turbine comprising a grounding system for transferring lightning current and for providing EMF shielding

A wind turbine including a hub to which the rotor blades are arrangeable, wherein the hub is rotatable around a rotating axis is provided. The wind turbine further includes a generator including a rotor arrangement and a stator arrangement, wherein the rotor arrangement and the stator arrangement are rotatable with respect to each other around the rotational axis. Further the rotor arrangement is coupled to the hub. The wind turbine further includes a grounding system which is fixable to a nacelle of the wind turbine, wherein the grounding system is configured for transferring lightning current between the rotor arrangement and the nacelle and for providing an EMF shielding of the generator, wherein the generator is arranged along the rotational axis of the hub between the hub and the grounding system.

Magnetic pole module, electric motor rotor and method for manufacturing electric motor rotor

A magnetic pole module, an electric motor rotor and a method for manufacturing the electric motor rotor are provided. The electric motor rotor includes a rotor yoke and multiple magnetic pole modules disposed on the rotor yoke, each of the magnetic pole modules including a base plate, a housing, and a pair of magnetic pole units that are accommodated in an accommodating space formed by the base plate and the housing and have opposite polarities, and a pair of magnetic pole units in each of the magnetic pole modules are spaced apart from each other by a first distance in a circumferential direction of the rotor yoke. The electric motor rotor can give consideration to the properties, such as cogging torque and torque pulsation, of a generator, the protection of magnetic poles and the mechanical fixation of the magnetic pole.

Wind-powered generator
11585318 · 2023-02-21 ·

A wind-powered generator includes a housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a throat that are coaxial about an axis of symmetry of the housing. A nacelle includes a first rotor mounted on a first end of the nacelle and positioned at least partially within the inlet, the first rotor outputting a first power output, and a second rotor mounted on a second end of the nacelle, the second rotor being positioned at least partially within the outlet and having a diameter less than the first rotor. The second rotor outputting a second power output. The first and second power outputs are combined to provide a combined power output, and a nacelle ratio between outer diameters of the nacelle at the inlet and at the outlet is between about 1.60-1.70, and a housing ratio between inner diameters of the housing at the inlet and at the outlet is about 1.85-1.97.

ELECTRICAL MACHINE, STATOR EXTENSION ELEMENT AND WIND TURBINE

An electrical machine is provided including a stator with a stator core, a plurality of stator teeth protruding radially from the stator core, and a plurality of stator coils, wherein each stator coil is wound around at least one stator tooth of the stator and includes at least one coil head protruding in axial direction beyond the stator core, wherein the stator includes a stator extension structure with a plurality of magnetic flux-guiding extension segments each protruding axially from a stator tooth into an area surrounded by at least one of the coil heads.