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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8089191 | Electric machine and control method A method for controlling an electric machine includes measuring a motor control parameter or parameters and selectively positioning an adjustable member within the electric machine in response the motor control parameters. Selective positioning of the adjustable mem... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8072113 | Inductance augmenter for an electric machine The electric machine comprises a rotor and stator, the rotor and stator having generally equal axial lengths. The stator has at least one primary and at least one control winding disposed around the stator. The electric machine comprises a stator extension of a magn... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7999432 | Field controllable rotating electric machine system with magnetic excitation part In a magnet-exciting rotating electric machine system, every magnetic salient pole group to be magnetized in a same polarity is collectively magnetized by a magnetic excitation part. In the magnetic excitation part, a main magnetic flux path in which a magnetic flux... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7960888 | Electric motor with field weakening An electric motor comprising a rotor, a stator and a field weakening device. The rotor has a plurality of magnets mounted thereto, and the stator is located adjacent to the rotor and has a plurality of slots defined therein. The slots define raised teeth and are wou... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7443070 | Method and apparatus for controlling an electric machine The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a machine in which the magnetic flux emanating from a rotor is selectively diverted to a second path in the stator which bypasses the winding or windings so as to magnetically de-couple the winding or win... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7385332 | Permanent magnet dynamoelectric machine with axially displaceable permanent magnet rotor assembly A dynamoelectric machine comprises: a stator that comprises a plurality of stator poles arranged around a stator surface of revolution with a stator axis for the stator surface of revolution; at least one rotor that comprises a plurality of permanent rotor magnets a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382074 | Alternate current power generator The invention relates to an alternate current power generator with a primary drive shaft having a set of two magnets and an armature and a governor. The governor moves the magnets and armature with respect to one another. In another embodiment, the alternate current... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7358629 | Electromagnetic actuator The rotational torque of an electromagnetic actuator having a stator and rotor, such as a stepping motor, is increased. The electromagnetic actuator includes a rotor (30) having multiple magnetic poles (Nr1, Nr2, Nr3, N... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7317272 | Rotor of motor A rotor for an electric motor includes a base plate (13) made of a magnetic material and coupled to a rotational shaft (12), a rotor core (18) provided on the base plate (13) and including a protrusion protruding axially relative to the b... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312550 | Architecture for electric machine In one aspect, an alternator is described which includes a current control apparatus including a stator winding and a control winding, wherein current control in the control winding regulates the stator winding. In another aspect, a gas turbine engine includes a mul... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288865 | Bicycle generator hub A bicycle generator hub is mounted to the front fork of a bicycle and includes a hub shaft, a hub shell, bearings, a generator mechanism and first and second magnetic flux recirculation members. The hub shaft is non-rotatably mounted to the front fork. The hub shell... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288923 | Voltage-limited electric machine An electric alternator having a rotor, stator and at least one winding in the stator adapted to conduct a current, the machine also having and first and second magnetic circuits around different portions of the winding which may be configured relative to one another... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273356 | Control valve device for variable capacity type swash plate compressor There is disclosed a control valve device for a variable capacity type swash plate compressor for use in an air conditioning system. The device comprises an introducing passage for connecting a discharge chamber to a crank chamber in the compressor, and a control va... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271518 | Balancing structure for motor A motor includes a fixed portion, a rotor, and at least one balancing plate fixed on the fixed portion. The fixed portion includes a stator having a plurality of pole plates that extend to form a plurality of pole faces, with a gap being defined between a pair of th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265464 | Balancing structure for motor A motor includes a fixed portion, a rotor, a balancing plate, and at least one sensor mounted on the fixed portion. The fixed portion includes a stator having at least one winding and a plurality of pole faces. The rotor includes an annular magnet facing the pole fa... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262526 | Rotor for permanent magnet motor of outer rotor type A rotor for a permanent magnet motor of an outer rotor type having a plurality of permanent magnets and disposed around a stator includes a frame, an annular iron core combined integrally with the frame, and a plurality of insertion holes formed in the core so that ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256567 | Permanent-magnet generator with high-power output A high-power permanent-magnet generator in which a stator winding is divided into a first winding part and second winding parts to keep a number of turns less, and capacitors are installed between any different phases to store a current therein to raise a voltage an... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253548 | Method and apparatus for controlling an electric machine The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a machine in which the magnetic flux emanating from a rotor is selectively diverted to a second path in the stator which bypasses the winding or windings so as to magnetically de-couple the winding or win... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237748 | Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering Aircraft landing gear comprised of a wheel hub motor/generator disks stack, includes alternating rotor and stator disks mounted with respect to the wheel support and wheel. The wheel hub motor/generator can provide motive force to the wheel when electrical power is ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226018 | Landing gear method and apparatus for braking and maneuvering Aircraft landing gear comprised of a wheel hub motor/generator disks stack, includes alternating rotor and stator disks mounted with respect to the wheel support and wheel. The invention can provide motive force to the wheel when electrical power is applied, e.g. pr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224095 | Balancing structure for motor A motor includes a fixed portion, a rotor, and at least one balancing plate fixed on the fixed portion. The fixed portion includes a stator having at least one pole plate that extends to form a plurality of pole faces, with a gap being defined between a pair of the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221069 | Balancing structure for motor rotor A motor includes a fixed portion having a stator with at least two pole faces. Each pole face includes a strong magnetic section and a weak magnetic section for respectively creating stronger and weaker alternating magnetic fields. A rotor includes a shaft rotatably... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7171718 | Direct drive windshield wiper assembly A windshield wiper assembly including at least one motor having an output shaft and a windshield wiper operatively connected to the output shaft. The motor includes a stator adapted to provide an electromagnetic flux and a rotor assembly supported for rotation about... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7129611 | Method and radial gap machine for high strength undiffused brushless operation A radial gap brushless electric machine (30) having a stator (31) and a rotor (32) and a main air gap (34) also has at least one stationary excitation coil (35a, 36a) separated from the rotor (32) by a s... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127034 | Composite stator A composite stator is disclosed for use with rotationally driven apparatus, particularly high voltage x-ray tubes. The composite stator generally comprises a core, a plurality of motor windings, and a retaining band. The core is comprised of two or more core section... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126313 | Architecture for electric machine The invention includes an electric machine having a rotor, stator and at least one winding in the stator adapted to conduct a current, and a secondary winding, electrically isolated from the first winding and inductively coupled to the first winding, which may be us... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116029 | AC induction motor having multiple poles and increased stator/rotor gap There is provided an electric motor having a flat form factor. The electric motor has a rotor with a shaft attached thereto. The rotor further includes a plurality of teeth disposed thereon. The motor further includes a stator having an axial length. A plurality of ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105979 | Compact heteropolar hybrid alternator-motor A brushless hybrid electrical machine for converting between electrical and mechanical energy has a rotor supported for rotation about an axis of rotation relative to a juxtaposed stator that is stationary and magnetically interacts with the rotor. The rotor include... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7071643 | Dual speed quad brush two pole motor system A motor system includes four brushes electrically connected to a rotor. A stator includes two magnetic poles. A circuit selectively rotates the rotor at a first speed by applying a first voltage to a first of the brushes and a second voltage to a second of the brush... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7057323 | Modular flux controllable permanent magnet dynamoelectric machine A modular assembly for an electromagnetic machine is disclosed. The modular assembly includes a rotor assembly and a flux controlling assembly. The rotor assembly has a shaft and has a plurality of rotor laminations mounted on the shaft. The rotor laminations define... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7045983 | System for controlling motor speed by altering magnetic field of the motor The present invention provides a system for controlling the speed of a motor by altering the magnetic field of the motor. The system includes field modification module, and a motor having field windings and a rotor. The field windings are configured to receive a dri... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6998823 | Method of reducing engine belt noise A method is provided for reducing belt-related noise in an engine, wherein the belt is engaged with an alternator pulley connected with an alternator, and a crankshaft pulley connected to an engine crankshaft. The method includes controlling rotor current in the alt... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6984914 | Motor having characteristic structure in armature and disc apparatus The invention provides a motor which can reduce a generation of a cogging, has a thin size, and can generate a strong torque. In a motor having an armature including a back yoke formed in a cylindrical shape and a wound coil and a magnet formed in a cylindrical shap... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6977453 | Electric rotating machine provided with a field control coil In a rotating electric machine using permanent magnets and a field control coil, to allow the properties of the rotating electric machine to be readily changed and the rotating electric machine to be adapted to various applications even when it is made of common com... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977475 | Automotive electric power supply apparatus Each of the phases of coil in an armature winding of a dynamoelectric machine is constructed so as to have six turns, an inverter has a plurality of element-diode sets, each element-diode set including a pair of switching elements connected in series and diodes conn... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975057 | Rotary electric machine having a stator made up of sectors assembled together The invention relates to a rotary electric machine including a stator, powered by a polyphase current, having a magnetic circuit with teeth forming intervening slots for receiving electrical conductors. The magnetic circuit is made up of an assembly of sectors defin... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6965183 | Architecture for electric machine The invention includes an electric machine having a rotor, stator and at least one winding in the stator adapted to conduct a current, and a secondary winding, electrically isolated from the first winding and inductively coupled to the first winding, which may be us... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6944906 | Direct drive windshield wiper assembly A direct drive windshield wiper assembly including at least one brushless DC motor providing a drive torque through an output that is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the motor and a windshield wiper that is driven by the motor about the longitudinal axis in... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6917132 | DC brush motor and permanent magnet used therein The challenge to be solved by the present invention is the miniaturization of a 1-300 W class of motor. This can be achieved by using a hollow-cylinder shaped anisotropic bonded magnet magnetized in a 4-pole configuration. The anisotropic bonded magnet has a maximum... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6900570 | Field controlled permanent magnet brushless electric machine A brushless electric machine comprising a housing fabricated from a magnetically permeable material and having an interior region, a stator mounted within the interior region and attached to the housing wherein the stator has a stator winding, a rotor mounted for ro... | 05/31/2005 |
