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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Khwaja M. Rahman, Troy, MI (US);
Edward L. Kaiser, Orion, MI (US);
Matthew D. Laba, Oakland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Khwaja M. Rahman, Troy, MI (US);
Edward L. Kaiser, Orion, MI (US);
Matthew D. Laba, Oakland, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/27 (2006.01); H02K 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An internal permanent magnet machine ('IPM machine') of the type used, for example, with traction motors and hybrid electric vehicles, includes a rotor with an additional air barrier provided above the first magnet barrier in the same rotor slot. Each magnet only fills a portion of each cavity, thereby defining the air barriers. The added air barrier above the permanent magnet of the first layer acts as a barrier to the first layer magnet and lowers the magnet flux.