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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Rodwan T. Adra, Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Rodwan T. Adra, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 15/04 (2006.01); H02K 3/14 (2006.01); H02K 3/18 (2006.01); H02K 3/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 3/14 (2013.01); H02K 3/18 (2013.01); H02K 15/0457 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49009 (2015.01);
Abstract
A rotary electric machine includes a stator having an open slot configuration and a plurality of stator poles with a coil positioned about each stator pole. Each coil has a plurality of electrically conductive wires defining a group of wires and the group of wires is wrapped generally around a stator pole to define a plurality of turns. At least a portion of the group of wires is twisted, and the portion of the group of wires has between approximately 1 and 5 twists per turn. A method of fabricating a stator assembly is also disclosed.