Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.

Tetsuya Miura

Yasutomo Kawabata

Eiji Yamada

Masaru Hirako

Ryuji Toh

Hiroaki Urano

Takao Miyatani

Norihiko Akao

Shigetaka Nagamatsu

Tetsuya Sugimoto

Akihiko Kanamori

Masayuki Nakamura

Yasuhiko Ishimaru

Hirotatsu Ihara

Masahiro Nishioka

Katsuhisa Endo

Yutaka Taga

Satoru Kasuya

Ryoji Mizutani

Tomoo Atarashi

Masashi Kito

Yukio Inaguma

Akio Fukui

Takamasa Takeuchi

Takafumi Koshida

Akira Takasaki

Satoshi Koide

Kaoru Kubo

Akihiro Tanaka

Yoshiaki Taga, Deceased

Ryouji Mizutani

Shigeru Matsuhashi

Shigeo Taga, Heir

Shinji Kogure

Yoshiaki Taga

Toshinobu Arakawa

Takiko Taga, Heiress

Yoshiyuki Hisamatsu

Masamitsu Senoo

Yasutomo Kwabata

Yoshiaki (deceased) Taga

First and second motors have structures different from each other. A control device estimates a first magnet temperature of the first motor and a second magnet temperature of the second motor and controls a drive unit based on the first and second magnet temperatures. The control device estimates the first magnet temperature using a first parameter (the temperature of cooling oil of the first and second motors) and estimates the second magnet temperature using the temperature of the stator of the second motor. Since an appropriate parameter is selected from among a plurality of parameters concerning the state of the first and second motors, the first and second magnet temperatures can be estimated more accurately.

Drive control apparatus for rotating electric machines and vehicle

The temperature of a stator coil is measured by a temperature sensor (), amplified by a stator coil temperature amplifier (), and transmitted to a vehicle control section (). Further, motor cooling oil () for cooling the outer periphery of the stator cools the stator coil () along an end coil section of the stator coil (). The temperature of the motor cooling oil raised by the stator coil () is measured by a temperature sensor () and transmitted also to the vehicle control section () via a motor cooling oil temperature amplifier (). The vehicle control section () estimates the temperature of a rotor magnet based on a thermal model (relationship between temperature, a heat production amount, and heat resistance) of the motor cooling oil, the stator coil, and the rotor magnet by using the motor cooling oil temperature and the stator coil temperature as input values and sends a control instruction to a motor control section ().

Motor control device, control method, and control program

A rotating electric machine includes a stator having a plurality of winding phases formed by distributed winding, a rotor having a plurality of magnetic poles and an outer circumference facing the stator, a first groove formed in the outer circumference of the rotor, a second groove formed in a position opposite to reference magnetic poles closest to the first groove, of the magnetic poles, with respect to the first groove, and a protrusion positioned between the first groove and the second groove and defined by the first and second grooves, and a ratio of a width half the width of the protrusion in a circumferential direction of the rotor to a width of the first groove and the second groove in the circumferential direction of the rotor is not smaller than 0.37 and not greater than 6.

Rotating electric machine

First and second connection mechanisms electrically connect power cables extending in the same direction to first and second electric motor neighboring to each other in the extending direction of the power cables, respectively. The first connection mechanism of the first electric motor is arranged in a radially outer portion, and the second connection mechanism of the second electric motor is arranged in a space between the electric motors. Since both the connection mechanisms are located on the opposite sides of a joint surface between the first and second casings accommodating the first and second motors, respectively, the first and second connection mechanisms can be components on the first and second casing sides, respectively. This structure can prevent increase in size in a rotation axis direction, and can improve assembly workability for the motors.

Motor module

A power transmission unit includes an electric motor including a rotor arranged on an inner circumference of a stator and concentrically with the stator and a transmission mechanism for transmitting power. A portion of a predetermined constructional element of the transmission mechanism protrudes toward the stator or the rotor side coaxially with the stator or the rotor. The rotor is loosely fitted onto an outer circumferential face of the protruding portion, and a clearance is created between an outer circumferential face of the protruding portion and an inner circumferential face of the rotor into which a guide sleeve for guiding the rotor in an axial direction is inserted. The structure improves a convenience in assembling the rotor of the electric motor of the power transmission unit including the electric motor and transmission mechanism.

Power transmission device and method of assembling the same

A circular wire with a circular cross section is wound on a coil reel. When a winding-form motor rotates a winding form, the circular wire is pulled and drawn from the coil reel. Rectangular forming rollers press the circular wire, so that a rectangular wire with a rectangular cross section is formed. The rectangular wire is directly wound on the winding form to be formed into a rectangular-wire coil. Because forming rectangular wire and winding on the winding form are carried out in a sequence of contiguous processes, a separate process for removing torsion set of the rectangular wire is unnecessary. The rectangular-wire coil can be formed from inexpensive circular material wire by a simple and low-cost apparatus. It is also possible and preferable to make dimensions and a shape of the rectangular wire variable by controlling clearance widths between the forming rollers and tension acting on the rectangular wire that has passed through the rollers.

Method for manufacturing a rectangular-wire coil

A rotor piece has a plurality of holes Each hole holds therein a plurality of substantially divided permanent magnets that are arranged in a circumferential direction. Therefore, each permanent magnet is small and the flow passage of eddy currents becomes narrow, so that the magnitude of eddy currents becomes small. The total eddy currents in all the permanent magnets is also reduced, so that the eddy current loss can be reduced and the heat generation of the motor can be reduced. Adjacent ones of the substantially divided permanent magnets may be interconnected at portions thereof. One or more of the substantially divided permanent magnets in one or more holes may be ferrite magnets, with other permanent magnets being rare-earth magnets.

Permanent magnet motor

Apparatus for manufacturing a rectangular-wire coil

A stator of a dynamo-electric machine which is capable of raising the space factor in each slot and which can easily be assembled incorporates first coil pieces, each of which has a width at the lower portion of the slot being smaller than the width at the upper portion of two slots; and second coil pieces arranged to be fitted to teeth adjacent to the tooth to which the first coil piece is fitted so as to be inserted into the empty space for filling the space. The first and second coil pieces are alternately inserted into the slots of the stator core. The empty space in the slot formed after the first coil piece has been inserted has sides extending parallel with the adjacent tooth or is gradually widened toward the upper portion of the slot. Therefore, the second coil piece can easily be inserted into the slot without interference with another member. Thus, the slots can be filled with the second coil pieces so that the space factor can be raised.

Stator of dynamo-electric machine

A power output apparatus 20 implements a smooth switching between the connection of a rotor-rotating shaft 38 of an assist motor 40 with a crankshaft 56 of an engine 50 and the connection of the rotor-rotating shaft 38 of the assist motor 40 with a drive shaft 22, and enables the power output from the engine 50 to be output to the drive shaft 22 with a high efficiency. The power output from the engine 50 is converted to a desired power by a clutch motor 30 having rotors 31 and 33 respectively linked with the crankshaft 56 and the drive shaft 22 and by the assist motor 40 connected to either the crankshaft 56 or the drive shaft 22 via a first clutch 45 and a second clutch 46, and is output to the drive shaft 22. The connection of the assist motor 40 is switched in the state where both the clutches 45 and 46 are set in ON position, when the revolving speed of the engine 50 is made coincident with the revolving speed of the drive shaft 22. This effectively reduces a variation in torque output to the drive shaft 22 in the course of the switching operation and enables the power to be output to the drive shaft 22 even in the course of the switching operation.

Power output apparatus and method of regulating power

A stator core for a motor in which a member with rounded edges is used to prevent the electrical breakdown of the winding of a coil which may occur at a slot edge therein. End plates 18 are disposed on ends of the stator core 10 formed of laminated magnetic steel plates 12. Each of the end plates 18 has substantially the same pattern as each magnetic steel plate 1, viewed from the axis of the motor. The elongate surface 18a of the end plate 18 continues smoothly from the inner surface 16a of each of slots 16 to the rounded edge surface 18b. The rounded edge surface extends smoothly from the elongate surface 18a to the end surface 18c of the end plate 18. This structure can eliminate sharp edges from the fringe of the slot 16, thus preventing the electrical breakdown of a coated conductor 22 in the coil which may occur at the edges.

Stator for electric motor

Directional electromagnetic steel plates are laminated, and a plurality of stator and rotor core segments are produced by generating into an approximate U-shape so as to provide a U-shaped cross section of the lamination. The direction of high magnetic permeability of the directional electromagnetic steel plates is aligned during lamination with the direction along said U-shape. The side portions of the U-shape adjoin each other and are arranged along the circumference to produce the stator and rotor cores. As the electromagnetic steel plates are laminated, fluctuation in the components in the circumferential direction of the magnetic flux within the magnetic poles and salient poles can be reduced, and iron loss can thus be lowered. In addition, the direction of high magnetic permeability of the directional electromagnetic steel plates coincides with the direction of the magnetic flux creating a much stronger magnetic flux.

Reluctance motor having magnetic poles formed by laminating steel plates

The present invention provides a magnets containing-type motor that minimizes a cogging torque without lowering its output. In a magnets containing-type motor where permanent magnets are set in magnetic pole elements of a rotor, the dimensions of each magnetic pole element are determined to satisfy predetermined relations according to a variety of numerical elements of the motor. In accordance with a concrete arrangement, the dimensions of each magnetic pole element are determined, so as to enable either one of a magnetic pole element opening angle L2 and an equivalent magnetic pole element opening angle L3 to be expressed as (n+z).multidot.Pp+x.multidot.(g/R)+y.multidot.(gp/R), based on a predetermined relation between a parameter (t2-t1)/g and a predetermined threshold value. In this equation, gp denotes a length of a space between adjoining teeth; Pp denotes a central angular pitch of teeth; R denotes a radius of an inner face of a stator; g denotes an interval between the stator and the rotor; t2 denotes a thickness of a magnetic pole circumferential portion; t1 denotes a thickness of a magnetic pole element side portion; n denotes an arbitrary natural number; and x, y, and z are real numbers that satisfy -0.6.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.6, 0.3.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.5, and -0.06.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.-0.04.

Magnets containing-type alternating-current motor and method of

In a method for manufacturing a stator of a motor, when an angular line is used to increase the occupancy rate of line members for coil pieces inserted into slots, not-slot-inserted parts project from a stator core. This results in enlarging the size of a stator, and damaging coatings via interference between a coil piece and other parts. In order to solve these problems, an angular line is first wound a predetermined times. Then, slot-inserted parts (a coil side) are separately clamped, and one of them is rotated by 180 degrees in a direction perpendicular to the winding direction, so that twisted parts are formed on coil ends. The coil sides are sequentially inserted into predetermined slots while maintaining respective twisted parts substantially parallel to each other, until a stator is completed.

Manufacturing method for stator of motor

A power output apparatus (20) of the present invention includes a clutch motor (30), an assist motor (40), and a controller (80) for controlling the clutch motor (30) and the assist motor (40). The clutch motor (30) includes an outer rotor (32) linked with a crankshaft (56) of a gasoline engine (50) and an inner rotor (34) connecting with a drive shaft (22). The assist motor (40) includes a rotor (42) connecting with the drive shaft (22). A control CPU (90) of the controller (80) controls a first driving circuit (91) to enable the clutch motor (30) to carry out the regenerative operation. The clutch motor (30) accordingly regenerates energy corresponding to a slip between the outer rotor (32) and the inner rotor (34) as electric power. The control CPU (90) then controls a second driving circuit (92) to enable the assist motor (40) to carry out the power operation with the electric power regenerated by the clutch motor (30), thereby rotating the drive shaft (22) in the reverse of the rotation of the crankshaft (56). The power output apparatus (20) of the invention thus constructed can transmit or utilize the power generated by the gasoline engine (50) at a high efficiency and enable the drive shaft (22) to rotate in the reverse of the rotation of the crankshaft (56).

Power output apparatus and method of controlling the same

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Aichi-ken, Japan

Tetsuya Miura