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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
William E. Martin, Greenville, SC (US);
Robert McElveen, Anderson, SC (US);
Nicolas Frank, Greer, SC (US);
ABB SCHWEIZ AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments describe a partially caged rotor for use in an interior permanent magnet motor and techniques for fabricating thereof. In some embodiments, a caged rotor includes: a rotor core having a shaft; a rotor cage comprising a plurality of conductor bars; and a plurality of permanent magnets at least partially disposed inside a plurality of mounting holes of the core, the plurality of permanent magnets and the plurality of mounting holes forming a plurality of cavities inside the core; wherein each conductor bar is disposed at a respective cavity of the plurality of cavities such that the plurality of conductor bars is of a number greater or equal to 8 and less or equal to 64.