Claims
- 1. A fluid pump comprising:
a motor including:
a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles and at least one phase winding; and a rotor having a plurality of magnetic vanes for electromagnetically interacting with the plurality of magnetic poles, and a fluid carrying channel between adjacent magnetic vanes.
- 2. The fluid pump of claim 1, wherein the stator and the rotor each include a plurality of layers including magnetic material.
- 3. The fluid pump of claim 2, wherein the plurality of magnetic vanes each have a curved shape for propelling the fluid.
- 4. The fluid pump of claim 3, wherein each layer of the rotor is offset relative to an adjacent layer to form the curved shape of each magnetic vane.
- 5. The fluid pump of claim 1, wherein the plurality of magnetic vanes are axially aligned relative to one another.
- 6. The fluid pump of claim 1, wherein each magnetic vane includes a face width and a base width, wherein the face width is less than the base width.
- 7. The fluid pump of claim 1, wherein the plurality of magnetic vanes propel the fluid axially along the rotor.
- 8. The fluid pump of claim 1, wherein the magnetic poles are axially aligned relative to one another.
- 9. The fluid pump of claim 1, wherein the stator further comprises a plurality of winding channels between adjacent magnetic poles, each winding channel including means for allowing fluid flow therethrough.
- 10. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising a set of axial blade structures extending from the rotor.
- 11. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising an inlet housing for directing fluid to the motor, the inlet housing including an outer annulus structure having a passage therethrough, and a nose structure in the passage coupled to the outer annulus by a plurality of vane structures.
- 12. The fluid pump of claim 11, wherein each vane structure has one of a straight airfoil and a cambered shape.
- 13. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising a motor housing for enclosing the motor.
- 14. The fluid pump of claim 13, further comprising means for passing the phase winding through the housing to an electronic controller.
- 15. The fluid pump of claim 1, wherein the stator further comprises at least one bearing seat, each bearing seat for holding a rotor bearing for rotatably supporting the rotor.
- 16. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising an outlet housing for directing fluid from the motor, wherein the outlet housing includes an outer annulus structure having a passage therethrough and a tail structure in the passage, the tail structure coupled to the outer annulus structure by a plurality of vane structures, each vane structure having a curved shape.
- 17. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising a flow inducer attached at an inlet end of the rotor.
- 18. The fluid pump of claim 17, further comprising a flow impeller attached between the flow inducer structure and the rotor.
- 19. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising a flow impeller attached at an inlet end of the rotor.
- 20. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising a first flow impeller attached at an outlet end of the rotor.
- 21. The fluid pump of claim 20, further comprising a flow inducer attached at an inlet end of the rotor.
- 22. The fluid pump of claim 21, further comprising a second flow impeller attached between the flow inducer structure and the rotor.
- 23. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of cooling channels extending through the stator, wherein the plurality of cooling channels communicate with fluid flow and allow fluid flow through the stator.
- 24. The fluid pump of claim 1, further comprising at least two adjacent rotors, wherein magnetic vanes of one rotor mesh with fluid carrying channels of the other rotor.
- 25. The fluid pump of claim 24, wherein the at least two rotors counterrotate with respect to one another and move fluid tangentially around an outer diameter of each of the at least two rotors.
- 26. A fluid pump/generator device comprising:
a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles and at least one phase winding; and a rotor having a plurality of magnetic vanes for electromagnetically interacting with the plurality of magnetic poles, and a fluid carrying channel between adjacent magnetic vanes.
- 27. The fluid pump/generator device of claim 26, wherein the plurality of magnetic vanes and the plurality of magnetic poles each include a plurality of layers of magnetic material.
- 28. A method of pumping fluid, the method comprising the steps of:
directing fluid into a rotor of a motor; and propelling the fluid using a plurality of magnetic vanes on the rotor, each magnetic vane being angled relative to an axial direction.
- 29. The method of claim 28, further comprising the step of enhancing flow and pressure by coupling a flow impelling structure and a flow inducing structures to the rotor.
- 30. A rotor for a fluid pump/generator, the rotor comprising:
a plurality of magnetic layers having a plurality of magnetic vanes formed in an exterior surface thereof; and a plurality of fluid carrying channels between adjacent magnetic vanes.
- 31. A stator for a fluid pump/generator, the stator comprising:
a plurality of magnetic layers having a plurality of magnetic poles formed in an exterior surface thereof; and a plurality of winding channels between adjacent magnetic poles, each winding channel allowing fluid flow therethrough.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/482,403, filed Jun. 25, 2003, under 35 U.S.C. 119(e).
Provisional Applications (1)
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60482403 |
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