An induction motor is disclosed. The induction motor comprises a motor casing, fabricated in an irregular octagonal shape with a central open area. The motor casing is configured to house a cooling system within an outer wall and an inner wall of the motor casing. The cooling system comprises a plurality of interconnected cooling channels and a plurality of air ducts. The induction motor comprises a stator assembly housed within the central open area of the motor casing, a rotor assembly fitted inside the stator assembly and a shaft configured to be fitted to the rotor assembly. The induction motor also comprises a fan positioned on the first axial end of the induction motor. The fan is configured to assist inflow of air into the plurality of air ducts.

A rotor for an electric machine, including a laminated core with slots in which bottom bars and top bars are arranged to in an axial direction beyond the laminated core to form a winding overhang. A bottom bar of one slot is respectively connected to a top bar of another slot in the winding overhang and, in a plan view, bottom bars and top bars cross axially outside the laminated core at crossing points and gaps remain between the crossing points. A support device has a retaining body arranged radially inside the winding overhang and at least one clip having two legs and a crosspiece. The is connected to both the retaining body and to a top bar to radially support the top bar by the retaining body. To ensure a robust stabilization of the winding overhang the legs protrude through two gaps adjacent to different top bars.

The rotor with a non-through shaft for an electrical machine comprises a cylindrical magnetic mass gripped between two half-shafts each comprising a mounting flange connected to the magnetic mass. Each half-shaft is made in a single piece and comprises a coupling flange located opposite the mounting flange.

A rotor of an electric asynchronous machine including a shaft, a rotor core and short-circuit rings attached to end faces of the rotor core. The shaft has an outer lateral radial surface, a cavity extending axially, at least one passageway located on the lateral surface, and at least one channel connecting the cavity to the passageway. The rotor core has at least one channel extending therein. At least one of the short-circuit rings is composed of at least two ring-shaped disks interconnected to form a disk pack. At least one disk of at least one short-circuit ring has recesses arranged such that a channel structure is formed in the short-circuit ring and is in fluidic connection with at least one channel of the rotor core and fluidically connects the at least one passageway on the shaft lateral surface to at least one channel of the rotor core.

The invention relates to an electric machine comprising a stator and a rotor. The rotor is rotatably mounted within the stator and has a rotor shaft which is in the form of a hollow shaft and by means of which a cavity is formed that is provided for receiving a coolant. The rotor shaft has at least two shoulders, and at least one end section, wherein at least three rotor shaft sections with different diameters are formed. A flow element is arranged in the cavity of the rotor shaft in the region of the second rotor shaft section, and at least one radial outlet opening is formed in the casing of the rotor shaft in the region of the second rotor shaft section, said outlet opening fluidically connecting the cavity of the rotor shaft to an outer region of the rotor shaft.

A rotor system for a downhole motor comprises a set of permanent magnets, a set of conductors and a pair of end conductor rings connecting the set of conductors. The set of permanent magnets and the set of conductors being substantially coaxial and having the substantially the same linear extent. The set of permanent magnets can be located radially inwards from the set of conductors, and may be provided by discrete conductive bars.

A power plant and method for operating a power plant having a gas turbine and a generator which are arranged on a section, a shaft which connects the gas turbine to the generator in order to transmit a force, and a clutch which is arranged in the shaft between the gas turbine and the generator such that the shaft includes at least two sub-shafts, a first sub-shaft between the generator and the clutch and a second sub-shaft, which is referred to as a gas turbine intermediate shaft, between the gas turbine and the clutch. An electric motor is arranged in the section between the clutch and the gas turbine in order to accelerate the gas turbine.

A method of manufacturing a rotor of an electric motor or an electric generator includes positioning a plurality of amortisseur bars and using additive manufacturing to place electrically conductive material. More specifically, positioning the amortisseur bars may include circumferentially positioning the bars around a rotor stack and using additive manufacturing to place electrically conductive material may include forming a non-solid pattern of electrically conductive material, such as a pattern of electrically conductive traces, across opposite axial ends of the rotor stack to electrically interconnect an amortisseur circuit.

A motor, including: a rotational shaft, a rotor, a stator, a housing, a first end cover, and a second end cover. The first end cover includes: a cover body including a bottom surface and a top surface, a bearing cavity, and a plurality of first bosses. The rotor is mounted on the rotational shaft; the stator is nested and installed inside the housing. The rotor is nested inside the stator; the first end cover and the second end cover are disposed on a rear end and a front end of the housing, respectively. The bearing cavity is disposed in the middle of the bottom surface of the cover body. The first bosses are circumferentially disposed at intervals on the top surface of the cover body. Outer side surfaces of the first bosses are located on a circle having a circle center coincident with the center of the cover body.

A magnetic mass of an electric machine rotor extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of housings, each housing being able to receive a respective electrically conductive bar. The magnetic mass further comprises, on at least one portion of its length along the longitudinal axis, at least one opening extending radially from one of the housings and opening outwards along a radial direction, substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.