Rotor with interconnectable coils units, electric drive machine and motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12244190-B2
Application number	US-202217983979-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2022
Priority date	Nov 10, 2021
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

Abstract

A rotor for an electrically excited drive machine includes: a coil per rotor pole with, in each case, one first energizable coil unit, and a rotor core for holding the coils of the rotor poles. The coils have, in each case, at least one second energizable coil unit per rotor pole. The rotor has an interconnecting unit which is designed to interconnect the at least two coil units per coil in a manner which is dependent on an operating point of the electric drive machine in order to set the number of windings of the coil, and in order to electrically connect the coils of the rotor poles for configuring a rotor winding with an overall number of windings which is dependent on the numbers of windings of the coils.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotor for an electrically excited drive machine, comprising:
a coil per rotor pole with, in each case, one first energizable coil unit; and
a rotor core for holding the coils of the rotor poles, wherein
the coils have, in each case, at least one second energizable coil unit per rotor pole, and
the rotor has an interconnecting unit configured to interconnect the first and second coil units per coil in a manner which is dependent on an operating point of the electric drive machine in order to set the number of windings of the coil, and in order to electrically connect the coils of the rotor poles for configuring a rotor winding with an overall number of windings which is dependent on the numbers of windings of the coils,

wherein the coil units in each case have a feed line and a return line which are connected to the interconnecting unit, and of which, in a manner dependent on an interconnection state, provided by the interconnecting unit, of the coil units, one of the feed lines configures an input connector and one of the return lines configures an output connector of the respective coil,
wherein the interconnecting unit is configured to:
in order to interconnect the first and second coil units per coil, connect the feed line of the one coil unit of the coil to the return line of the other coil unit of the same coil, the respective other feed line configuring the input connector of the coil, and the respective other return line configuring the output connector of the coil; and
in order to interconnect the coils, electrically connect all apart from one output connector and all apart from one input connector to the rotor winding, the unconnected input connector and the unconnected output connector configuring an overall input connector and an overall output connector of the rotor winding.

2. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second coil units of a coil are arranged so as to lie radially next to one another on a pole shank of the rotor core.

3. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotor comprises a contact ring module which, in order to energize the rotor winding, is electrically connected to the overall input connector and the overall output connector, and/or is connected to control lines of switching units within the interconnecting unit in order to actuate the switching units.

4. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second coil units are configured as shaped rod coil units.

5. The rotor according to claim 4 , wherein
the shaped rod coil units comprise, per rotor pole:
in each case, two packs with longitudinal shaped rods which are arranged in pole gaps in order to configure axial coil conductor portions of the coil units, and
in each case, two packs with transverse shaped rods which are arranged on the axially opposite end sides of the rotor core in order to configure end-side coil conductor portions, and are connected to the longitudinal shaped rods.

6. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second coil units are configured as shaped rod coil units.

7. The rotor according to claim 6 , wherein
the interconnecting unit has a housing which is connected to a rotor shaft of the rotor, and has, further, four connector shaped rods per coil, which connector shaped rods are arranged in regions within the housing and in regions outside the housing and, in order to configure the feed lines and the return lines, are connected to respective coil starts and coil ends of the shaped rod coil units.

8. The rotor according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and second coil units are configured as wound wire coil units.

9. An electrically excited drive machine, comprising:
a stator; and
a rotor according to claim 1 ,
wherein the rotor is mounted rotatably with regard to the stator.

10. A motor vehicle comprising at least one electrically excited drive machine according to claim 9 .

11. A rotor for an electrically excited drive machine, comprising:
a coil per rotor pole with, in each case, one first energizable coil unit; and
a rotor core for holding the coils of the rotor poles, wherein
the coils have, in each case, at least one second energizable coil unit per rotor pole, and
the rotor has an interconnecting unit configured to interconnect the first and second coil units per coil in a manner which is dependent on an operating point of the electric drive machine in order to set the number of windings of the coil, and in order to electrically connect the coils of the rotor poles for configuring a rotor winding with an overall number of windings which is dependent on the numbers of windings of the coils,

wherein the first and second coil units are configured as shaped rod coil units, and
wherein the shaped rod coil units comprise, per rotor pole:
in each case, two packs with longitudinal shaped rods which are arranged in pole gaps in order to configure axial coil conductor portions of the coil units, and
in each case, two packs with transverse shaped rods which are arranged on the axially opposite end sides of the rotor core in order to configure end-side coil conductor portions, and are connected to the longitudinal shaped rods.

12. The rotor according to claim 11 , wherein
the first and second coil units of a coil are arranged so as to lie radially next to one another on a pole shank of the rotor core.

13. The rotor according to claim 11 , wherein
the coil units in each case have a feed line and a return line which are connected to the interconnecting unit, and of which, in a manner dependent on an interconnection state, provided by the interconnecting unit, of the coil units, one of the feed lines configures an input connector and one of the return lines configures an output connector of the respective coil.

14. The rotor according to claim 13 , wherein
the interconnecting unit is configured to, in order to interconnect the first and second coil units per coil, connect the feed line of the one coil unit of the coil to the return line of the other coil unit of the same coil, the respective other feed line configuring the input connector of the coil, and the respective other return line configuring the output connector of the coil.

15. The rotor according to claim 13 , wherein
the interconnecting unit has a housing which is connected to a rotor shaft of the rotor, and has, further, four connector shaped rods per coil, which connector shaped rods are arranged in regions within the housing and in regions outside the housing and, in order to configure the feed lines and the return lines, are connected to respective coil starts and coil ends of the shaped rod coil units.

16. The rotor according to claim 11 , wherein
the rotor comprises a contact ring module which, in order to energize the rotor winding, is electrically connected to the overall input connector and the overall output connector, and/or is connected to control lines of switching units within the interconnecting unit in order to actuate the switching units.

17. A rotor for an electrically excited drive machine, comprising:
a coil per rotor pole with, in each case, one first energizable coil unit; and
a rotor core for holding the coils of the rotor poles, wherein
the coils have, in each case, at least one second energizable coil unit per rotor pole, and
the rotor has an interconnecting unit configured to interconnect the first and second coil units per coil in a manner which is dependent on an operating point of the electric drive machine in order to set the number of windings of the coil, and in

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Borchardt Norman
• Schmidt Robert

Classifications

• H02K3/18 Primary

  Windings for salient poles · CPC title

• H02K1/265

  Shape, form or location of the slots · CPC title

• H02K11/30

  Structural association with control circuits or drive circuits · CPC title

• H02P25/022

  Synchronous motors (H02P25/064 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02P25/18

  with arrangements for switching the windings, e.g. with mechanical switches or relays · CPC title