Remy Technologies, LLC

Borgwarner Inc.

Chad Zook

Kirk E Neet

Scott Bitzer

David Maley

Michael L Hull

Daniel E Wilkins

Carlvon Cheng

An alternator configured for use in a vehicle includes a housing, a stator located within the housing, a field coil, a regulator, and a transceiver. The field coil is positioned in proximity to the stator and is configured for rotation relative to the stator. The regulator is electrically connected to the field coil and is configured to supply the field coil with an electrical signal based on a control signal. The transceiver is electrically connected to the regulator and is configured to wirelessly receive the control signal from an engine control module of the vehicle and to transmit the control signal to the regulator.

Alternator including wireless voltage regulator

A method of securing a fan member to a rotor assembly of an electric machine. The method includes positioning the fan member adjacent the rotor, aligning at least two mounting members extending radially outwardly of the central hub of the rotor assembly with a corresponding at least two mounting elements extending radially inwardly of a hub portion of the fan member, and securing the at least two mounting members to the corresponding at least two mounting elements.

Component for an electric machine

An electric machine component includes a rotor assembly having a body provided with a number of pole members and a central hub. The body includes at least one mounting member projecting radially outwardly of the central hub. A fan member is mounted to the rotor. The fan member includes a hub portion and a number of fan blades projecting radially outwardly from the hub portion. The fan member includes at least one mounting element extending radially outwardly of the hub portion. The at least one mounting element is configured and disposed to engage with the at least one mounting member to radially and axially constrain the fan member to the rotor.

An electric machine includes a core with a plurality of teeth that extends between end faces of the core. Slots are defined in the core between adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth. The slots each have a radial opening formed between end portions of the adjacent teeth. An insulation sheet is positioned on the core to obstruct the radial openings to the slots. The insulation has at least two spaced circumferential members that respectively overlap the end faces of the core. The insulation sheet also has a plurality of spaced axial members connected to the circumferential members. The axial members are positioned within the slots to obstruct the radial openings to the slots.

Insulation component for an electric machine and method of assembly

Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module including an electric machine positioned with a housing. The brushless electric machine includes a center axis of rotation and a support member coupled to the housing. The module also includes a cooling system, which includes an inlet disposed through a portion of the housing, a first channel positioned within the support member that fluidly connects a second channel with the inlet. The housing also includes a drain aperture and a drain guide disposed substantially adjacent to the drain aperture.

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Anderson, IN, United States of America

Chad Zook