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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald Burt Kliman, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Charles Michael Stephens, Patterson, NY (US);
Patrick Lee Jansen, Alplaus, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/14 ; H02K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/14 ; H02K 1/00 ;
Abstract
An axial flux machine includes a rotatable shaft; at least one rotor disk coupled to the rotatable shaft; at least one permanent magnet supported by the at least one rotor disk; at least one stator extension positioned in parallel with the at least one rotor disk; at least two molded iron pole elements attached to the at least one stator extension and facing the at least one permanent magnet; and at least two electrical coils, each wrapped around a respective one of the at least two molded iron pole elements.