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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Ronald John Krefta, Noblesville, IN (US);
Frederick B. Reiter, Jr., Cicero, IN (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid electrical machine having a permanent magnetic rotor field in addition to an electrically excited rotor field is disclosed. The generator rotor ( ) has two opposing claw segments ( ) mounted at opposite ends of a rotor shaft ( ). A third, center claw segment ( ) is mounted on the rotor shaft between the first and second claw segments. A first wound field coil ( ) is mounted on the rotor shaft between the first and third claw segments, and a second wound field coil ( ) is mounted between the second and third claw segments. One or more permanent magnets ( ) may be provided about the periphery of the first, second, and/or third claw segments.