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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Ludovic Chretien, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Rachele B. Cocks, Huntington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ludovic Chretien, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Rachele B. Cocks, Huntington, IN (US);
Assignee:
RBC Manufacturing Corporation, Wausau, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing leakage currents in an electric machine is described. The method includes positioning a plurality of leakage current shields between windings and teeth of a stator, and coupling at least one of the plurality of leakage current shields to a reference point, wherein an electric potential at the reference point is not earth ground.