A method for manufacturing a main rotor for a generator is provided. The method includes printing at least part of a rotor shaft by a three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing at least part of the rotor shaft includes printing a plurality of closed outlets and a plurality of open outlets. A rotor core is printed by the three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing the rotor core includes printing a plurality of liquid coolant conduits that extend through the rotor core and fluidly connecting the plurality of liquid coolant conduits to the plurality of closed openings.

A method for manufacturing a main rotor for a generator is provided. The method includes printing at least part of a rotor shaft by a three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing at least part of the rotor shaft includes printing a plurality of closed outlets and a plurality of open outlets. A rotor core is printed by the three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing the rotor core includes printing a plurality of liquid coolant conduits that extend through the rotor core and fluidly connecting the plurality of liquid coolant conduits to the plurality of closed openings.

A salient pole machine (30) comprises a rotor (20) rotating about a machine axis, said rotor (20) having at its circumference a rotor rim (21) with a predetermined outer radius (29), whereby a plurality of salient poles (22), each extending in radial direction, is attached to said rotor (20) at said rotor rim (21) at a respective pole-rim interface (24). The mechanical properties of the configuration are improved by providing at said pole-rim interface (24) a plurality of axial rib-like rim extensions (25) projecting radially from said rotor rim (28) with a predetermined circumferential distance (d) between neighboring rim extensions (25), by each salient pole (22) having a plurality of axial pole grooves (26) matching and receiving said rib-like rim extensions (25) at the respective pole-rim interface (24), and by providing fixing elements (27) to fix said rib-like rim extensions (25) in said pole grooves (26).

An electrical machine, as a prime mover of an electrically driven motor vehicle, including a rotor and a stator, wherein the stator surrounds a substantially cylindrical space area, in which the rotor is rotatably arranged, the rotor includes a rotor shaft, on which a rotor core is arranged, the rotor core including groove-like recesses which extend toward the rotor shaft, electrically conductive conductors of a rotor winding and a displacement body for arranging the conductors in the groove-like recess are provided in the groove-like recesses, and at least one cooling channel, which extends in a longitudinal direction of the rotor shaft, is arranged in at least one groove-like recess.

A Wound Rotor Synchronous Motor (WRSM) includes a rotor body that is rotatably installed at a predetermined gap within a stator and a rotor coil that is wound at a plurality of rotor teeth. The WRSM includes: bobbins that are each disposed at both sides of a shaft direction of the rotor body so as to support the rotor coil and that are fixed to the rotor body by the rotor coil; a wedge member that is inserted in a shaft direction between rotor teeth of the rotor body so as to protrude to the outside of both ends of the rotor body, the wedge member supporting the rotor coil; and end coil covers that enclose a protruded portion of the wedge member at both sides of the shaft direction of the rotor body and that are each mounted at the bobbins.

A rotor of a rotating electrical machine includes a plurality of poles each extending on a first axis that is radial with respect to the rotor and on a second axis parallel to the rotor with respect to the rotor, each pole comprising a pole body, a rotor winding for each pole, positioned against the body of the pole, the rotor winding taking the form of a strip extending over the length of the pole body on the radial first axis wound against the pole body, a plurality of closure shims, a closure shim of the plurality of closure shims being in contact with a rotor winding associated with a pole body, the closure shim being configured to exert a pressure on the rotor winding towards the pole body.

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 reluctance motor is used in a compressor. The reluctance motor includes a rotor having a rotor core that has an annular outer circumference about an axis, having a plurality of magnetic poles along the outer circumference, and having no permanent magnet, and a stator including a stator core that surrounds the rotor from an outer side in a radial direction about the axis and a winding wound around the stator core in wave winding. Each of the plurality of magnetic poles has a first slit formed in the rotor core and a second slit formed on an inner side of the first slit in the radial direction. The stator core has a refrigerant passage through which refrigerant passes in a direction of the axis.

A cooling unit of a drive motor includes: a fixing member installed on an inner wall surface of a motor housing and configured to fix a stator core of the drive motor, wherein the fixing member has a ring shape, includes a flow path formed therein in order to allow a cooling medium to flow, and includes a cooling medium inlet and a cooling medium outlet formed to be connected to the flow path, the flow path includes a first path connecting the cooling medium inlet and the cooling medium outlet to each other at one side and a second path connecting the cooling medium inlet and the cooling medium outlet to each other at another side, and the first and second paths have different flow cross sections and are connected to each other.

A rotor rim for an electric machine, having at least two solid annular plates and axially oriented tension bolts connecting the annular plates with each other, wherein on the outer circumference of annular plates grooves are arranged for accommodating rotor poles, for each rotor pole at least two tension bolts are provided, between each two adjacent annular plates a layer of intermediate ring elements is arranged, each layer includes exactly one intermediate ring element per rotor pole, intermediate ring elements are arranged such that between each two adjacent intermediate ring elements a ventilation duct is formed which extends from the inside of the rotor rim to the outer circumference of the rotor rim where it opens into space between the rotor poles, and each intermediate ring element is penetrated by at least two tension bolts and only abuts with a part of its axially oriented surface against adjacent annular plates.