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Screw actuator

The invention includes a screw actuator. The screw actuator includes a screw having a screw shaft and a screw nut. The screw shaft defines a first longitudinal axis along its length. The screw nut at least partially surrounds the screw shaft. The screw actuator includes a motor having a stator and a rotor. The rotor is mechanically coupled to the screw shaft. The stator at least partially surrounds the rotor. The screw actuator includes a first rigid member having a length dimension oriented along the first longitudinal axis. The screw actuator includes a second rigid member mechanically constrained relative to the first rigid member. The second rigid member is configured to move along a direction of the first longitudinal axis.
Owner:BOSTON DYNAMICS INC

Motor, compressor, and air conditioner

To provide a technique for suppressing influences caused by the presence of a space communicating in a radial direction in a protruding portion, which protrudes from a stator core, in a stator coil.SOLUTION: A compressor 100 comprises a compression mechanism part 120 and a motor 200 which are stored in a sealed container 110. A stator 300 of the motor 200 includes a stator coil 340 wound around a plurality of teeth of a stator core 310. The stator coil 340 includes a first protruding portion 340A and a second protruding portion 340B protruding from the stator core 310 to a first side and a second side in an axial direction. At least outside of the first protruding portion 340A, a first enclosure wall 350 is provided which extends without a gap in the axial direction and a circumferential direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Owner:AICHI ELECTRIC CO LTD

Managing vehicles over a wireless network

A computer system can remotely manage a vehicle's operational settings. The computer system can cause operational settings data to be downloaded to a vehicle to control one or more operations of the vehicle. The computer system can generate download event information indicating the operational settings data downloaded to the vehicle and a user associated with the vehicle. The computer system can access a pricing structure associated with operational settings. The computer system can charge the user based on the pricing structure and the download event information.
Owner:MACALUSO ANTHONY

Electric engine, control method, related device, motor controller and aircraft

The invention provides an electric engine, a control method, a related device, a motor controller and an aircraft, and relates to the technical field of aircrafts. The electric engine comprises a power motor, a heat dissipation system and a control module, a cavity is formed in the power motor, the control module is integrated in the cavity, the space occupied by the electric engine is reduced, and therefore the size of the aircraft is reduced; the control module comprises at least three integrated driving modules, part of the driving modules are electrically connected with the power motor so as to control the power motor, part of the driving modules are electrically connected with a variable pitch motor of the propeller so as to control the variable pitch motor, and part of the driving modules are electrically connected with a heat dissipation motor in the heat dissipation system so as to control the heat dissipation motor. The performance and efficiency of the electric engine are improved through unified integrated control over the power motor, the heat dissipation motor and the variable pitch motor. And through a unified control architecture, the system design is simplified, the development and maintenance cost is reduced, and the maintainability of the electric engine is improved.
Owner:SICHUAN AEROFUGIA TECH DEV CO LTD

Active vehicle suspension system

A method of on-demand energy delivery to an active suspension system comprising an actuator body, hydraulic pump, electric motor, plurality of sensors, energy storage facility, and controller is provided. The method comprises disposing an active suspension system in a vehicle between a wheel mount and a vehicle body, detecting a wheel event requiring control of the active suspension; and sourcing energy from the energy storage facility and delivering it to the electric motor in response to the wheel event.
Owner:CLEARMOTION INC

Energy management system and methods

An energy storage apparatus can comprise a battery enclosed within a housing and an ultracapacitor directly electrically coupled with the battery via one or more high voltage lines. The ultracapacitor can form a single integrated unit with the battery within the housing. The ultracapacitor can have a voltage capacity at least as large as the battery. The ultracapacitor can provide energy to the battery via the one or more high voltage lines to charge the battery. The ultracapacitor can have a greater power density and a smaller energy density than the battery. The ultracapacitor can removably electrically couple with a 110V or 220V outlet to receive energy originating from a utility grid. The battery can receive energy from the ultracapacitor when a voltage of the battery is below a threshold and can resist receiving energy from the ultracapacitor when the voltage of the battery is above a threshold.
Owner:MACALUSO ANTHONY

Blood pump

An intravascular blood pump comprises a pump casing having a blood flow inlet and a blood flow outlet, and an impeller arranged in said pump casing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein the impeller has blades sized and shaped for conveying blood from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet. The blood pump further comprises a drive unit for rotating the impeller, the drive unit comprising a plurality of posts arranged about the axis of rotation, wherein each of the posts includes a shaft portion and a head portion. Coil windings around the posts are sequentially controllable so as to create a rotating magnetic field. The drive unit further comprises a back plate which engages ends of the shaft portions of the posts opposite the head portions.
Owner:ABIOMED EUROPE GMBH

Flying apparatus

Provided is a flying apparatus capable of effectively cooling a constituent device. A flying apparatus 10 comprises: an airframe base 14; a power supply unit; an arm 11 which extends from the airframe base 14 toward a periphery; a rotor 12 which is disposed on an end portion side of the arm 11; a motor 17 which rotationally drives the rotor 12; and a power converting unit 19 which converts electric power supplied from the power supply unit to the motor 17. The power converting unit 19 is included inside the arm 11 below a rotation range 24 of the rotor 12.
Owner:ISHIKAWA ENERGY RES CO LTD

Aircraft rotor assembly with segmented input shaft for electric motor stack and gearbox unit

A motor assembly is described and includes a housing; a plurality of motors disposed within the housing; and a drive shaft comprising a plurality of interconnected drive shaft segments, wherein each one of the drive shaft segments is driven by a different one of the motors connected to the drive shaft segment via an integrated overrunning clutch.
Owner:TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC

Flexible arm generator

The disclosure is directed to an apparatus or a system for generating energy in response to a vehicle wheel rotation. The apparatus or the system may include a roller configured to be positioned in substantial physical contact within a groove of a wheel of the vehicle. The roller may be configured to rotate in response to a rotation of the wheel. A flexible arm may be rotatably couplable to the roller such that rotation of the roller causes the flexible arm to rotate. The flexible arm may exert a downward force on the roller to increase the friction between the roller and the groove of the wheel. A first generator may be operably coupled to the flexible arm and configured to generate an electrical output based on the rotation of the flexible arm shaft and convey the electrical output to an energy storage device or vehicle motor.
Owner:MACALUSO ANTHONY

Fluid separation system and disk-pack turbine

A system and method in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through an intake chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and / or disks. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.
Owner:QWTIP LLC

Integrated electric motor drive and dry runner centrifugal pump assembly with such an integrated electric motor drive

An integrated electric motor drive. The motor drive having rotatable parts with a drive shaft and a rotor, wherein the drive shaft extends along a rotor axis and the rotor is mechanically coupled to the drive shaft; and static parts having a stator and power electronics for controlling an electric current through the stator. The integrated electric motor drive has a liquid cooling system with a closed liquid cooling circuit and a liquid coolant agitator. The closed liquid cooling circuit is filled with liquid coolant being in thermal contact with the stator and / or the power electronics. The liquid coolant agitator is arranged and configured to circulate the liquid coolant along the closed liquid cooling circuit. The liquid coolant agitator is mounted within the closed liquid cooling circuit to be rotatable about the rotor axis, and the liquid coolant agitator is magnetically coupled to the movable parts.
Owner:GRUNDFOS HLDG

Carbon capture and energy storage and thermal power generation coupled energy comprehensive utilization system

The invention discloses a carbon capture and energy storage and thermal power generation coupled energy comprehensive utilization system, which comprises a thermal power generation system, an energy storage system and a carbon capture system, and is characterized in that a compression energy storage unit of the energy storage system is coupled to a feed water heat regeneration unit of the thermal power generation system; an expansion energy release unit of the energy storage system is coupled to a steam turbine generator set of the thermal power generation system, and a steam-water cycle working medium in the thermal power generation system serves as a heat storage and cold storage medium of the carbon dioxide energy storage system. The carbon capture system is coupled between the thermal power generation system and the carbon dioxide energy storage system, captures carbon dioxide gas in the flue gas, inputs the carbon dioxide gas into the carbon dioxide energy storage system to serve as a circulating working medium, and heats the circulating working medium in the expansion energy release unit through waste heat of the flue gas. According to the scheme, the operation efficiency of the thermal power generation system and the operation efficiency of the carbon dioxide energy storage system can be improved, the overall energy utilization efficiency of the system can be improved, and meanwhile the emission amount of gas pollutants is reduced.
Owner:EXA ENERGY TECH (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

A mechanical tension gravity energy storage power generation device based on rail train and its power generation track line

The present invention discloses a mechanical tensioning gravity energy storage power generation device based on a rail train and a power generation track line thereof, including a power station under the track, two rows of drive plates are arranged at the bottom of the train, the power station includes a box buried under the track, a power generation assembly is arranged in the box, the power generation assembly is arranged in the middle of the track, and the power generation assembly is connected to a tensioning rope assembly, the tensioning rope assembly includes a tensioning steel wire rope, one end of the tensioning steel wire rope is connected to the power generation assembly and arranged in the box, and the other end is connected to a mechanical tensioning adjustment assembly, the mechanical tensioning adjustment assembly is arranged outside the track, and the mechanical tensioning adjustment assembly drives the power generation assembly by adjusting the tensioning force of the tensioning steel wire rope, and is pressed toward the drive plate on the train. The present invention adopts a mechanical tensioning rope design to realize the pressing of the power generation assembly and the train drive plate, avoids the power station pressing being affected by the ambient temperature, improves the applicability of the power station, and is also more convenient for maintenance and adjustment.
Owner:HUNAN ZHONGKUANG JINHE ROBOT RES INST CO LTD

Electromechanical linear actuator

An electromechanical linear actuator having a threaded drive, which comprises a threaded nut connected to a cantilever tube and a lead screw connected to a hollow shaft of an electric motor via a rotationally fixed connection in such a way that, by a rotation of the hollow shaft and the lead screw, the threaded nut and the cantilever tube are linearly movable. An axial design length of the electromechanical linear actuator in the maximally retracted state is minimized in that a holding brake for the lead screw and a first rotary bearing for bearing the lead screw on a housing of the linear actuator are arranged within the hollow shaft.
Owner:ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

motor

The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor, a housing which accommodates the stator, and a cap disposed on the housing, wherein the stator includes a stator core, an insulator coupled to the stator core, and a coil disposed on the insulator and includes a busbar electrically connected to the coil and a busbar holder which supports the busbar, the cap includes a hole through which the busbar passes and a protruding portion protruding from a lower surface of the cap, and the protruding portion is in contact with a stepped surface of the busbar.
Owner:LG INNOTEK CO LTD

Electric cylinder with lubricating mechanism and using method

The invention belongs to the technical field of electric cylinders, particularly relates to an electric cylinder with a lubricating mechanism and a use method, and aims to solve the problems that lubricating grease at a ball screw of an existing electric cylinder is difficult to supplement, and dust and fine impurities on a push rod easily enter a cylinder barrel along with the push rod. The top cover and the bottom cover are fixedly connected through a plurality of bolts, and a cavity is formed between the top cover and the bottom cover; the cylinder barrel is fixed to the top of the top cover, a push rod is slidably connected into the cylinder barrel, a front hinge lug is fixed to the top end of the push rod, and a lead screw nut is fixed into the push rod. And meanwhile, intermittent lubrication can be carried out on the cylinder barrel, the push rod, the ball screw and the rotating bearing under the action of a third through hole and a U-shaped oil conveying channel, the operation stability is improved, and the link of manual intervention is reduced.
Owner:SHANXI DEDAO EQUIP MFG GRP CO LTD

Conductive structure of curtain machine

The utility model relates to the technical field of curtain machines, and discloses a conductive structure of a curtain machine, the curtain machine comprises a curtain guide rail, the conductive structure comprises a conductive strip and a moving body, and the conductive strip is arranged along the length direction of the curtain guide rail; the moving body is movably arranged in the length direction of the curtain guide rail, a conductive contact piece is arranged on the moving body, and the conductive contact piece is configured to abut against the conductive strip under the action of elastic force. In the conductive structure, the conductive contact member always abuts against the conductive strip under the action of the elastic force, and reliable contact and stable conduction between the conductive contact member and the conductive strip can be ensured no matter the conductive strip is uneven, the gap of the assembly structure is large, and the conductive strip is affected by external vibration.
Owner:GUANGZHOU AUTOWAY MOTOR CO LTD

Low-power-consumption self-repairing and energy self-supplying mine dust monitoring sensor network system

The invention provides a low-power-consumption self-repairing and energy self-supplying mine dust monitoring sensor network system, which comprises a plurality of sensor nodes and a central monitoring platform, and is characterized in that data of all the sensor nodes are transmitted to the central monitoring platform in real time; the sensor network synchronizes environmental parameters, and performs data analysis, processing and visual display on the central monitoring platform; a plurality of sensors are integrated in each sensor node, and the sensors are used for monitoring different environmental parameters in a mine environment; the types of the sensors comprise a dust concentration sensor and a temperature and humidity sensor, and the environmental parameters comprise dust concentration, temperature and humidity; the problems of long-time operation, insufficient energy supply, node failure, unstable data transmission and the like of a dust monitoring system in a complex mine environment are solved. The system integrates a multi-source environment energy collection module, and the technologies of mechanical vibration, airflow kinetic energy, thermoelectric power generation and the like are adopted, so that self-power supply of sensor nodes is realized, and the requirement of frequently replacing batteries or wiring is avoided.
Owner:SHENHUA SHENDONG COAL GRP +2

Hybrid liquid and air cooling of high-power permanent magnet machine rotor

An electric machine includes a housing, a stator positioned in the housing and including a stator winding, and a rotor positioned in the housing configured to rotate about a machine axis and electromagnetically interactive with the stator across an air gap between the rotor and the stator. The rotor includes a rotor core, a plurality of permanent magnets located at the rotor core, and a rotor sleeve enclosing the rotor core and the plurality of permanent magnets. The stator is cooled via a flow of cooling oil, and the rotor is cooled via a flow of cooling air directed through the air gap between the rotor sleeve and the stator.
Owner:HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP

Cantilever type magnetic drive pump

The utility model provides a cantilever type magnetic drive pump, and belongs to the technical field of pumps. The technical problem that an existing cantilever type magnetic drive pump is not good enough in sealing effect is solved. A cantilever type magnetic drive pump comprises a pump shell and a motor shell, a stator assembly is fixedly installed between the pump shell and the motor shell, a rotor assembly rotating relatively is embedded in the stator assembly, an impeller is fixedly connected to the rotor assembly, the stator assembly comprises a stator shielding sleeve and a stator assembly wrapped by the stator shielding sleeve, and a concave cavity is formed in the middle of the stator shielding sleeve. The bottom of the concave cavity protrudes towards the impeller to form an installation column, a reinforcing piece is arranged in the installation column, the rotor assembly is embedded into the concave cavity and fixedly and rotatably arranged outside the installation column in a sleeving mode, the installation column penetrates through the middle of the rotor assembly, and the impeller is fixedly connected to the rotor assembly. The sealing device is good in sealing effect and stable in rotation.
Owner:ZHEJIANG KAILIDA EXPLOSION PROOF ELECTROMECHANICAL

Actuated flywheel projectile launcher

Various embodiments include an actuated projectile launcher, including: a base structure; a projectile support, and a holding area from which a projectile launches; propulsion wheels selectively driven to rotate; and support arms, each supporting at a first end thereof a separate one of the propulsion wheels and being supported at an opposed second end thereof by the base structure. The support arms are configured to move the propulsion wheels between an expanded position and a contracted position, in which the propulsion wheels are closer to one another in the contracted position as compared to the expanded position. The movement of the propulsion wheels toward the contracted position brings the propulsion wheels into engagement with the projectile and drives the projectile from the holding area.
Owner:NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA LLC

Systems, methods, and mechanical designs for inverters for eVTOL aircraft

An electrical propulsion system for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprises an electrical motor assembly and an inverter assembly. The inverter assembly comprises a housing, a capacitor assembly, at least one printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), and a plurality of positioning pins. The capacitor assembly comprises a center hole, at least one capacitor, a capacitor housing having at least one busbar, and a plurality of through holes in the capacitor housing. The capacitor assembly and the at least one PCBA are positioned inside the housing. The plurality of positioning pins pass through the through the plurality of through holes of the capacitor housing and the at least one PCBA and are connected to the housing.
Owner:ARCHER AVIATION INC

Gearbox assembly with lubricant extraction volume ratio

A gas turbine engine includes a gearbox assembly that includes a gearbox and a gutter for collecting a gearbox lubricant scavenge flow from the gearbox. The gutter is characterized by a lubricant extraction volume ratio between 0.01 and 0.3. The lubricant extraction volume ratio defined by:VGVGB.VGis a gutter volume of the gutter and VGB is a gearbox volume. The gas turbine engine includes a lubrication system that includes a lubricant tank that stores lubricant, one or more primary gearbox lubricant supply lines, one or more secondary gearbox lubricant supply lines, and a lubricant pump for supplying the lubricant to the gearbox assembly through the primary gearbox lubricant supply lines and the secondary gearbox lubricant supply lines. The lubrication system modulates a mass flow rate of the lubricant to the gearbox assembly through the primary gearbox lubricant supply lines or the secondary gearbox lubricant supply lines.
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO +1

Multi-energy complementary integrated device based on wind energy, wave energy and solar energy

The invention discloses a multi-energy complementary integrated device based on wind energy, wave energy and solar energy, and belongs to the technical field of offshore power generation, the multi-energy complementary integrated device comprises a semi-submersible platform, a fan is arranged in the center of the semi-submersible platform, a photovoltaic panel is arranged on the upper plane of the semi-submersible platform, and a wave energy device is arranged in the semi-submersible platform; the bottom surface of the semi-submersible platform is connected with a photovoltaic array, the photovoltaic array comprises photovoltaic floating bodies, photovoltaic panels are arranged on the top surfaces of the photovoltaic floating bodies, and the photovoltaic floating bodies are connected through a swing type wave energy device. By the adoption of the structure, complementarity of solar energy and wave energy in space-time distribution can be complementarily utilized, multi-energy power generation output peak-valley staggered compensation is achieved, the overall output stability of the integrated system is improved, the rectification difficulty is reduced, multi-energy complementation is achieved, and the power generation power of the multi-energy integrated system can be effectively improved. Meanwhile, the self-storage capacity of the system can be improved, and the service cycle is prolonged.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH

Intravascular blood pump having multilayer coreless coils

There is provided an intravascular blood pump for insertion into a patient's heart. The blood pump comprises a slotless permanent magnet motor contained within a housing, the motor having p magnet pole pairs and n phases, where p is an integer greater than zero, and n is an integer ≥3. The motor comprises a stator extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing and having 2np coils wound to form two coils per phase per magnet pole pair. The stator comprises inner and outer windings each comprising np coils electrically connected such that the current flowing through the coils is in the same direction, the coils of the outer winding arranged on an outer surface of the coils of the inner winding.
Owner:ABIOMED INC

Cooling system, method and device of wind generating set

The invention discloses a cooling system, method and device of a wind generating set, and relates to the technical field of wind power generation. The cooling system comprises a cooling loop, the cooling loop comprises a cooling pump station, a cooling medium, a connecting assembly and a plurality of cooling branches connected in parallel, the connecting assembly communicates between the cooling pump station and the cooling branches, the cooling pump station drives the cooling medium to circularly flow in the cooling loop, and each cooling branch comprises N heat exchange assemblies connected in series, n is an integer greater than or equal to 2; wherein the outlet of the cooling pump station is respectively connected with the inlet of each cooling branch, and the inlet of the cooling pump station is respectively connected with the outlet of each cooling branch. In other words, when the cooling system is designed, the heat exchange assemblies are connected in series, so that the number of parts can be reduced, the cost is reduced, and the economical efficiency is improved.
Owner:GOLDWIND SCI & TECH CO LTD

Work apparatus

A work apparatus includes: a housing; a motor support unit designed separately from the housing, the housing being fixed to the motor support unit. A drive motor is designed as an electric motor for driving a tool and is attached to the motor support unit. A receptacle housing designed separately from the motor support unit for receiving at least one battery pack for supplying the drive motor with electrical power is fixed to the housing. The receptacle housing and the motor support unit are designed and arranged relative to each other in such a way that the receptacle housing is able to move relative to the motor support unit in order to reduce, in particular to prevent, direct transmission of inertial forces emanating from the receptacle housing to the motor support unit in the event of an impact load on the work apparatus.
Owner:ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO KG

Integrated oil cooling hub speed reduction electric wheel

The invention relates to an integrated oil cooling hub speed reduction electric wheel which comprises a motor, a planetary gear speed reducer and a bearing system which are arranged in the axial direction, and the planetary gear speed reducer is arranged in the motor and integrated with a brake. The bearing system comprises a rotor supporting bearing used for supporting a motor rotating system and a hub bearing used for supporting a wheel rotating system, the motor, the planetary gear reducer and the rotor supporting bearing are designed in an integrated oil cooling mode, and cavities where the motor, the planetary gear reducer and the rotor supporting bearing are located are communicated with one another. Cooling liquid cools and lubricates the motor, the planetary gear reducer and the rotor supporting bearing at the same time. Compared with the prior art, the electric wheel is compact in structure, the number of sealing pieces of the electric wheel can be reduced on the premise that the electric wheel has good structural rigidity, the axial size of an electric wheel assembly is reduced, and the electric wheel has the advantages of being good in cooling effect and easy to maintain.
Owner:TONGJI UNIV

Self-regulating wide-speed-range wind energy collecting device

The invention provides a self-regulation type wide-speed-range wind energy collection device. The self-regulation type wide-speed-range wind energy collection device comprises a mounting base, a driving shaft, a power generation mechanism and a shifting mechanism. The mounting base is provided with a containing cavity. The driving shaft is rotationally arranged on the mounting base and penetrates through the containing cavity, and the end, extending out of the mounting base, of the driving shaft is connected with fan blades. The multiple power generation mechanisms are arranged in the containing cavity, and the power generation mechanisms are arranged in the axis direction of the driving shaft at intervals. The number of the shifting mechanisms is multiple, and all the shifting mechanisms are arranged in the containing cavity and fixedly connected with the driving shaft. The stirring mechanisms are in one-to-one correspondence with the power generation mechanisms, and each stirring mechanism is provided with a stirring part. And the shifting part in each shifting mechanism can be in power connection with the corresponding power generation mechanism after the driving shaft reaches the corresponding rotating speed so as to drive the power generation mechanism to generate power. The self-regulation type wide-speed-range wind energy collecting device can adapt to a wide wind speed range, adaptability is high, and meanwhile the service life of the fan blades and other components can be prolonged.
Owner:HUNAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING