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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Song He, Troy, MI (US);
John M. Lorentz, Plymouth, MI (US);
Edward L. Kaiser, Orion, MI (US);
Ronald Buchholz, Casco, MI (US);
Valerie Wu, Plymouth, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric motor includes a stator having a stator core constructed from a ferromagnetic material and having an external stator surface. The stator core includes a stator core body and a plurality of stator teeth extending therefrom. The plurality of stator teeth define conductor slots therebetween. The stator also includes a plurality of stator conductors arranged within the conductor slots. The stator additionally includes a slot liner arranged within each conductor slot and surrounding the corresponding stator conductors. A first gap is established between each stator conductor and the corresponding slot liner, and a second gap is established between each slot liner and the neighboring stator teeth. A predetermined amount of varnish arranged within the first and second gaps to limit an amount of open space within the first and second gaps that is free from the varnish and regulate viscous damping of the electric motor.