The present invention relates to an electric machine. The electric machine can comprise a stator and at least two rotors movably mounted relative thereto.
Electric machines can be operated as a motor or as a generator. The stator can comprise an electrical winding in slots, which is formed from an electrically conductive material, and, for example, has the shape of a rod. The electrical winding is connected to a power supply unit, which can be multiphase.
The electrical winding in the stator defines the shape of the rotating field, a magnetic field which is generated, during operation of the electric machine, by an energization of the electrical winding in the stator. The rotating field is temporally varying, so that a torque can be generated in the rotors. The rotating field can be decomposed into its harmonic components by means of a Fourier analysis. Here, the ordinal number of a harmonic component of the rotating field corresponds to a number of pole pairs of the stator. The number of pole pairs of the stator and of the rotor must be the same for synchronous rotors so that a torque is generated in the rotor during operation of the electric machine. In an asynchronous rotor, multiple harmonic components of the rotating field can generate a torque in the rotor.
If, in a vehicle with an electric machine, for example a left and a right wheel are to rotate at different rotating speeds and are to afford different forward feed motion, two separate electric machines with two converters are thus required. More space in the vehicle and more energy is thus required in order to generate different rotating speeds and torques of two wheels.
An object to be achieved lies in disclosing an electric machine which can be operated efficiently.
The object is achieved by the subject-matter of the independent claim. Advantageous configurations and developments are specified in the dependent claims.
According to at least one embodiment, the electric machine comprises a stator, which comprises at least two slots, in which at least one electrically conductive rod is located, respectively. The stator can comprise one or multiple stator sheets, in which the slots are formed. Preferably, the stator comprises a plurality of slots. The electrically conductive rods can be subdivided into sub-rods or comprise multiple rods, and can, for example, be formed with copper or aluminum. The electrically conductive rods can, on a first side of the stator, be electrically conductively connected with one another, for example via a short-circuit ring. The electrically conductive rods are thus connected with one another at one end such that they form a short-circuit.
According to at least one embodiment, the electric machine comprises at least two rotors movably mounted relative to the stator. The stator and the at least two rotors can be adjacent to an air gap. The rotors can be arranged in the stator or around the stator. A combination of rotors in the stator and around the stator is also possible. The at least two rotors can, for example, comprise a synchronous or asynchronous rotor or a combination of both.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, the at least two electrically conductive rods form an electrical winding of the stator and are configured to be supplied with a respective own electrical phase by a power supply unit. The stator can thus be constructed in a manner similar to a squirrel cage rotor, wherein a short-circuit ring is only arranged on the first side of the stator. On the second side of the stator, the rods are connected to a power supply unit. The rods in the slots can thus be applied with an individual phase and an individual magnetomotive force per slot. Magnetomotive force, in this case, means that, for example, in each rod of the winding, currents with different frequencies and amplitudes can be superimposed. It is thus possible that the stator can simultaneously generate multiple different rotating fields. The different rotating fields can, for example, comprise different numbers of pole pairs. Furthermore, it is possible to change the rotating fields through a change of the energization of the rods during operation of the electric machine.
As the electrical winding, in the stator, is adapted to simultaneously generate multiple rotating fields with different numbers of pole pairs, the at least two rotors of the electric machine can be driven independently of one another. Only the one stator and a converter are required to that end. An independent actuation of at least two rotors in an electric machine with a stator can, for example, be advantageous in vehicles if two wheels rotate with different rotating speeds or are to produce different torques. This can, for example, be advantageous when cornering. Furthermore, the at least two rotors can be adapted for a different operation and can be actuated as needed. For example, one rotor can be adapted for fast driving and another rotor can be adapted for slow driving. In this case, no second stator and no second converter are needed, in order to drive at least two rotors of the electric machine. The electric machine can thus be operated more efficiently.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, the at least two rotors comprise different numbers of pole pairs. The number of the poles in a rotor can, for example, be specified by the number of poles in the rotor generated by permanent magnets. The number of pole pairs in the rotor thus corresponds to half of the number of poles in the rotor. As the at least two rotors have different numbers of pole pairs, they interact with different rotating fields of the stator. That means, for each rotor, a respective own rotating field of the stator generates a torque in the respective rotor. For synchronous rotors, permanently or externally excited, and reluctance rotors, a torque is only generated in the rotor if the number of pole pairs of the stator and of the rotor match. For asynchronous rotors, for example squirrel cage rotors, it is also possible that a rotor interacts with multiple rotating fields of the stator.
According to at least one embodiment, the electric machine comprises a stator and at least two rotors movably mounted relative to the stator, wherein at least two electrically conductive rods, in slots in the stator, form an electric winding of the stator, and the rods are configured to be supplied with a respective own electrical phase from a power supply unit, respectively, and the at least two rotors have different numbers of pole pairs.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, the stator is designed to generate at least two rotating fields with different numbers of pole pairs, wherein the at least two rotating fields are assigned, respectively, to one of the at least two rotors. The electric machine can further be designed to generate rotating fields with different frequencies, amplitudes and phase shifts. Due to the energization of the rods of the electrical winding, at least one rotating field is generated. By the separate supplying of the rods by the power supply unit, it is possible to generate further rotating fields, for example with a different rotating speed. That means multiple rotating fields of the stator can be superimposed. A rotating field is assigned to a rotor if the rotor interacts with the rotating field, this means, if a torque is generated in the rotor by the respective rotating field.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, the stator is adapted to generate at least one rotating field for the at least two rotors, respectively, in that in at least one of the electrically conductive rods in the stator, at least two currents with different frequencies are superimposed. Superimposing currents with different frequencies can mean that a current with a first frequency for generating a first rotating field, and a current with a second frequency for generating a second rotating field are superimposed in a rod of the electrical winding. The first and the second rotating fields can comprise different numbers of pole pairs. The currents can be superimposed in one or in multiple rods of the electrical winding. An example of the superimposing of currents in the rods of the electrical winding is provided in the description of the Figures. In the superimposing of currents in the rods of the electrical winding, it is possible, that the amplitudes of the currents are dynamically adapted. Furthermore, it is possible that the different rotating fields are phase-shifted to one another.
To generate a rotating speed of a rotor, the rods of the electrical winding can respectively be energized in such a manner that the frequency f of the current is associated with the rotating speed n as follows:
n=f/p, (1)
wherein p is the number of pole pairs. In order to generate a rotating field, the currents in the rods are phase-shifted to one another, namely by
φ=2πp/m, (2)
wherein m represents the number of the phases with which the respective rotating field is generated.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, at least one first electrically conductive rod of the electrical winding is adapted to exclusively generate a first rotating field, and at least one second electrically conductive rod of the electrical winding is adapted to exclusively generate a second rotating field. That means that the rods of the electrical winding can be supplied separately by the power supply unit. Preferably, a plurality of first electrically conductive rods of the electrical winding is adapted to exclusively generate a first rotating field, and a plurality of second electrically conductive rods of the electrical winding is adapted to exclusively generate a second rotating field. In the rods in which exclusively one rotating field is generated, no currents with different frequencies are thus superimposed. The rods of the electrical winding can thus be divided in order to generate the different rotating fields. It is also possible to generate more than two rotating fields. For example, the rods of the electrical winding can be alternatingly divided to generate two rotating fields. A different division of the rods is also possible, however.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, a first number of electrically conductive rods of the electrical winding is adapted to generate a first rotating field, and a second number of electrically conductive rods of the electrical winding is adapted to generate a second rotating field. It is furthermore possible, with a different number of rods, to generate more than two rotating fields.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, not each of the electrically conductive rods contributes to the generating of one or multiple rotating fields. It is thus possible that rods of the electrical winding are deactivated.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, at least one rotor is adapted to interact only with one rotating field of the stator. That means that at least one rotor of the at least two rotors is a synchronous rotor. That means a torque is only generated in the synchronous rotor if the number of pole pairs of the rotor and of the stator match. That means the rotor and the stator only interact with each other in this case.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, the at least two rotors are arranged on at least two coaxial shafts so that the at least two rotors can rotate independently of each other. In this case, coaxial means that the at least two rotors can rotate around a common axis. Here, the at least two shafts can, for example, be a solid and at least one hollow shaft. The torque can then be transmitted, for example via gear stages, similarly to double-clutch transmissions, onto drive axles, to the wheels of a vehicle. That means that the at least two rotors can rotate independently of one another if different rotating fields are set for the rotors, in the stator.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, the at least two rotors are arranged torque proof on a shaft. That means that the at least two rotors can only rotate simultaneously, with the same rotating speed. This is advantageous, for example, in case the different rotors are designed to be operated efficiently for different situations. For example, a first rotor can be designed efficiently for a quick acceleration of a vehicle, and a second rotor efficiently for a slow and constant driving. Here, both rotors can be actuated simultaneously, or it is possible to select one of the rotors. For example, a synchronous and an asynchronous rotor can be arranged on the shaft.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, at least one first rotor is an external rotor and/or at least one second rotor is an internal rotor. An external rotor is arranged around the stator, and an internal rotor is arranged in the stator. Combinations of internal and external rotors are furthermore possible.
According to at least one embodiment of the electric machine, the at least two rotors have different lengths along a connecting axis. It is thus possible to produce a stronger and a weaker partial drive. It is furthermore possible to combine different rotors with one another, which, for example, are designed for different operating modes, such as, for example, fast or slow driving and acceleration. Moreover, a shorter rotor can be used with a torque vectoring unit for a differential gear. Here, different torques are exerted on two wheels of a vehicle, for example. The shorter rotor, in this case, does not act directly upon a wheel of the vehicle, but rather on the differential, in order to contribute to the generating of the different torques.
According to at least one embodiment, the electric machine comprises at least one, or a combination of the following rotors:
It is thus also possible that the electric machine comprises a combination of several of the mentioned rotors.
The electric machine can, for example, comprise two squirrel cage rotors, that is asynchronous rotors, which interact with the same first number of pole pairs of the stator. Here, it is possible that the electrically conductive rods comprise a different cant, for both squirrel cage rotors, respectively, in the slots of the squirrel cage rotors. It is thus possible that a first squirrel cage rotor additionally interacts with a second number of pole pairs of the stator, and a second squirrel cage rotor additionally interacts with a third number of pole pairs of the stator. The rotating field of the stator can be set such that the rotating speed of the rotating field is over-synchronous with the second number of pole pairs, and the rotating speed of the rotating field is sub-synchronous with the third number of the pole pairs. Consequently, the torque on the first squirrel cage rotor is increased, and the torque on the second squirrel cage rotor is weakened, so that the electric machine can be used as a differential gearing.
The electric machine described here is further explained in conjunction with exemplary embodiments and the associated figures below.
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It is furthermore possible, with this stator 11, to drive two rotors 15, 27 with different numbers of pole pairs p, namely five and seven. Advantageously, the rotors 15 are synchronous rotors, permanently or externally excited, which respectively only interact with one number of pole pairs p of the stator 11. The two rotors 15, 27 can be adapted as internal or external rotors 24, 25. The two rotors 15, 27 can thus rotate at different rotating speeds n, depending on selected current frequency f. The rotating speed n is specified by the current frequency f and the number of pole pairs p of the respective rotor 15:
n=f/p. (1)
However, it is not possible to change the number of pole pairs p of the stator 11 without changing the electric winding 14.
The magnetic poles are generated through permanent magnets 23 in the second rotor 27 as well. The number of pole pairs p of the second rotor 27 amounts to four.
It is advantageous to arrange two rotors 15, 27 on one shaft 18 if, for example, the first rotor 15 is adapted to be efficient for a fast acceleration of a vehicle, and the second rotor 27 is adapted to be efficient for slow and constant driving. Here, both rotors 15, 27 can be simultaneously actuated, or it is possible to select one of the rotors 15, 27.
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Further examples for the dividing up of the phases for generating two different rotating fields are that the first rotating field is generated by the phases 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the second rotating field is generated by the phases 5, 6, 7, and 8, or that the first rotating field is generated by the phases 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and the second rotating field is generated by the phases 6, 7, 8.
Generally, for each rod k, the individual current Ix, in the event of two rotating fields A, B, is specified by the following equation:
I
k
=C
k,A sin(2πfA+(k−1)(φA)+Ck,B sin(2πfB+(k−1)φB), (3)
with k=1 . . . m and m refers to the number of phases. The amplitudes of the respective current portions can be regulated via the pre-factors Ck. In the example in
C
A=[1 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0] and CB=[0 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 0].
The current for each phase can also be specified for more than two rotating fields.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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102016117911.6 | Sep 2016 | DE | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/EP2017/073651 | 9/19/2017 | WO | 00 |