A speed reducer comprises a transmission shaft, an eccentric wheel, a first wheel assembly, a rotating wheel and a second wheel assembly. The first wheel assembly comprises a first wheel disc and at least one first roller. The at least one first roller is disposed on the inner wall of first wheel disc. The rotating wheel comprises a main body comprising an outer ring structure and a concave structure. The outer ring structure comprises at least one first tooth. The at least one first tooth is in contact with the corresponding first roller. At least one second roller is disposed within the concave structure. The second wheel assembly comprises a second wheel disc and at least one second tooth. The at least one second tooth is disposed on an outer periphery of the second wheel assembly. The at least one second tooth is in contact with the corresponding second roller.

A rotor assembly for a permanent magnet motor includes a rotor stack of laminated ferromagnetic layers and partial end plates at opposite axial ends of the rotor stack wherein each axial end of the rotor bears two partial end plates, each of which covers a partial circle and does not axially overlap with the other one of the partial end plates at the same axial end. The two partial end plates of each axial end are formed by a first axial end plate shaped as a first partial ring disc and a second partial end plate shaped as a second partial ring disc that are made of stamped metal and that are of different mass.

A method of assembling an electric motor comprises axially translating a rotor of a rotor assembly in a first direction through a longitudinal bore of a stator, a first centering ring of the rotor assembly preventing a first end of the rotor from contacting an internal surface of the longitudinal bore; rotatably supporting a first end of the rotor assembly longitudinally extending from the rotor with a first support member; resting a second centering ring of the rotor assembly on the internal surface of the longitudinal bore; rotatably supporting a second end of the rotor assembly longitudinally extending from the rotor with a second support member; and axially translating the rotor assembly in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to place the rotor assembly in a position in which both the first centering ring and the second centering ring are outside the longitudinal bore.

A method of manufacturing a motor assembly comprising a motor and an impeller coupled to a rotation shaft of the motor, the method includes disposing a plurality of balls in a ring-shaped groove formed in a surface of the impeller; rotating the impeller at a speed greater than a resonant rotation speed to move the balls to a compensation position for compensating for an eccentricity in the motor assembly; and fixing the balls at the compensation position in the groove.

A rotor for a motor includes a sensor ring, a rotor shaft and an over-molded body configured to couple the sensor ring to the rotor shaft. The rotor may further include at least one magnet and a magnet support where the magnet support is disposed between the at least one magnet and the rotor shaft. The over-molded body couples the sensor ring, the rotor shaft, the magnet support and the at least one magnet to each other.

A rotor (1) with a rotation axis (2) is provided for an electric drive machine (3). The rotor (1) has a plurality of rotor assemblies (4), each of which has a plurality of laminated cores (5) and a number of magnets (7) corresponding to a pole pair arrangement (6). The rotor also has a rotor shaft (8) on which the rotor assemblies (4) are fixed. The rotor assemblies (4) are positioned on the rotor shaft (8) such that they are rectified in accordance with their axial runout (9), while taking into account the pole pair arrangement (6). The rotor can reduce a thermally induced change in imbalance.

A guiding device is for the winding of electrically conductive wires about a plurality of poles of a rotor of an electric machine that are distributed about a shaft extending axially in the rotor. The device includes a guide head that is able to be mounted on the shaft. The guide head includes a metallic basic structure provided with a plurality of arms that extend radially from an inner part of the metallic basic structure provided with a central orifice, and a plastics structure overmoulded on the metallic basic structure, in a set-back manner with respect to an internal cylindrical surface of the central orifice, such that the internal cylindrical surface of the central orifice of the metallic basic structure is designed to be in direct contact with the shaft of the rotor for mounting on the shaft of the rotor with an interference fit.

The invention relates to a method for actively balancing a rotor (1), comprising: providing a device with a rotor (1) that can be rotated around an axis of rotation and a mechanism (2) allocated to the rotor (1) for actively balancing, in which a magnetic fluid (7) is received in a fluid chamber (6) formed on the rotor (1), which partially fills the fluid chamber (6) and contains at least one of the following fluids: ferrofluid and magnetorheological fluid; holding the magnetic fluid (7) by means of a permanent magnetic field of a permanent magnet (5) arranged on the rotor (1) in an initial position in the fluid chamber (6); rotating the rotor (1) around the axis of rotation (3), and passing the fluid chamber (6) and permanent magnet (5) by an electrical exciter system with a fixedly arranged electromagnet (8) during the rotation of the rotor (1), wherein the permanent magnetic field of the permanent magnet (5) and an electromagnetic field of the electromagnet (8) here overlap in an activated state for active balancing purposes, so that the magnetic fluid (7) in the fluid chamber (6) performs a mass displacement proceeding from the initial position. Also created is a device with a rotor (1) and a mechanism (2) allocated to the rotor (1) for actively balancing the rotor (1).

The present disclosure relates to armature assemblies for assembling a permanent magnet electrical machine and to methods for assembling a permanent magnet electrical machine. An armature assembly comprises an armature with a plurality of coils. The armature assembly further comprises a power source and a control system configured to selectively feed the plurality of coils when one of a field comprising one or more permanent magnets and the armature approaches the other of the field and the armature during an assembly of a permanent magnet electrical machine. A permanent magnet electrical machine may be a permanent magnet generator for a wind turbine, and in particular for a direct-drive wind turbine.

A method for manufacturing a rotor for an electric machine with a contactless power transmission system, wherein an end winding cover is arranged on one end face of a laminated core of the rotor. The invention provides that a secondary unit (SEC) of the power transmission system is integrated in the end winding cover and, as a result, after the end winding cover has been arranged, the secondary unit (SEC) is held on the rotor indirectly via the end winding cover.