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US5410203A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reluctance motor with yoke saturation

Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1994-02-25
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Granted: 1995-04-25
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Expires: 2014-02-25
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a reluctance motor having a ferromagnetic stationary member (3) and a ferromagnetic member (5) which is movable relative thereto, which exhibit an air gap (4) between spaced-apart pole faces (3c, 5c) of salient pole parts (3b, 5b), one of the members being provided with excitation coils, which surround ferromagnetic cores (3a, 5a) providing a ferromagnetic coupling between the pole parts of this member, the ferromagnetic cores being dimensioned to have such cross-sections that during the magnetisation of these cores by the excitation current the cores are magnetically saturated at the same time as the salient pole parts.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter Lurkens

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 20:28
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K19/00; H02K19/02; H02K19/04; H02K19/06; H02K19/10; H02K19/103

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 137 words
A reluctance motor having a ferromagnetic stationary member and a ferromagnetic movable member, the ferromagnetic stationary and movable members each comprising two salient pole parts and a core providing a magnetic flux path between the two salient pole parts, one of the members being provided with excitation coils for receiving an excitation current to generate magnetic flux, the salient pole parts of the members becoming momentarily aligned with each other during movement of the movable member so as to momentarily form a ferromagnetic coupling for the generated magnetic flux to flow through both members in a closed path, characterized in that the cores and salient pole parts are dimensioned to have such cross-sections that during the ferromagnetic coupling of the members the cores and the salient pole parts all become magnetically saturated at substantially a same time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 137 words
A reluctance motor having a ferromagnetic stationary member and a ferromagnetic movable member, the ferromagnetic stationary and movable members each comprising two salient pole parts and a core providing a magnetic flux path between the two salient pole parts, one of the members being provided with excitation coils for receiving an excitation current to generate magnetic flux, the salient pole parts of the members becoming momentarily aligned with each other during movement of the movable member so as to momentarily form a ferromagnetic coupling for the generated magnetic flux to flow through both members in a closed path, characterized in that the cores and salient pole parts are dimensioned to have such cross-sections that during the ferromagnetic coupling of the members the cores and the salient pole parts all become magnetically saturated at substantially a same time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A reluctance motor as defined in claim 1 wherein the stationary member is provided with the excitation coils.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 47 words
A reluctance motor as defined in claim 2 wherein the movable member is a rotor, the stationary member is a stator, the core of the stationary member is at least one yoke of the stator, and the salient pole parts are teeth of the rotor and stator.

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