Methods and apparatus for a permanent magnet machine with an added air barrier
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
- Publication Date
- 2010-06-16
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] cross reference
[0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 991,310, filed November 30, 2007. technical field
[0003] The present invention relates generally to magnetic devices such as electric machines, and in particular to interior permanent magnet electric machines. Background technique
[0004] Interior Permanent Magnet (IPM) motors are advantageous for the operation of fuel cell and hybrid electric vehicles due to their desirable characteristics—namely, good torque density, good overall efficiency , good constant power range, etc. The permanent magnet motor relies on its structure to obtain the rotor magnetic field in this permanent magnet motor, which is different from other motors, such as induction motors, switched reluctance motors or synchronous reluctance motors, in which it is supplied by the power supply stator current to generate a magnetic field. Therefore, permanent magnet motors exhibit superior efficienc...