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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Fort Wright, KY (US);
Mohamed Osama, Garching, DE;
Christopher Charles Glynn, Clearwater Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 21/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2024.01); B64D 31/00 (2024.01); F01D 15/10 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02K 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 21/027 (2013.01); B64D 27/02 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 31/00 (2013.01); F01D 15/10 (2013.01); H02K 7/1823 (2013.01); H02K 21/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric machine is provided. The electric machine defines a centerline and includes: a stator assembly; a rotor assembly rotatable relative to the stator assembly about the centerline; and an actuator coupled to the rotor assembly, the stator assembly, or both for moving the rotor assembly, the stator assembly, or both along the centerline between a first position and a second position, the rotor assembly positioned closer to the stator assembly when in the first position than when in the second position.