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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Xinyu Zhou, Troy, MI (US);
Sinisa Jurkovic, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Qiang Niu, Novi, MI (US);
Khwaja M. Rahman, Troy, MI (US);
Xu Han, Novi, MI (US);
John C. Morgante, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xinyu Zhou, Troy, MI (US);
Sinisa Jurkovic, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Qiang Niu, Novi, MI (US);
Khwaja M. Rahman, Troy, MI (US);
Xu Han, Novi, MI (US);
John C. Morgante, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/27 (2006.01); H02K 11/02 (2006.01); H02K 21/12 (2006.01); H02K 29/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 21/12 (2013.01); H02K 1/27 (2013.01); H02K 1/276 (2013.01); H02K 29/03 (2013.01); H02K 11/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor for a permanent magnet electric machine includes an axis of rotation, an outer surface, and a cross-section orthogonal to the axis of rotation with a non-circular contour of the outer surface defined by a plurality of radii angularly distributed around the axis of rotation.