Synchronous reluctance machine with a new rotor topology

摘要

A synchronous reluctance machine (10) that has a stator (11) and a rotor shaft (59) operationally disposed within the confines of the stator (11). Laminations (18 to 29, 39) are axially stacked to form boat shaped segments. A plurality of selected boat shaped segments form a selected number of rotor poles (14, 15, 16, 17) about the rotor shaft and a plurality of support bars (30, 43, 44) disposed intermittently between the boat shaped segments. Each segment of lamination is boat shaped with angular acuity facing towards the stator.