Patent ID: 9472987
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H02K

Claim Text:
1. In combination with an electric submersible pump system of the type wherein an induction motor is provided to operate a multi-stage centrifugal pump so as to turn the centrifugal pump, wherein the induction motor includes a stator frame and at least one slot in the stator frame, the stator windings improvement comprising: a squircle-shaped magnet wire windingly inserted into the at least one slot to create a winding configuration, the magnet wire comprising: wherein a slot fill percentage of the at least one slot in the stator frame containing the squircle-shaped magnet wire in the winding configuration is at least 10% greater than a slot fill percentage of the at least one slot containing a round wire of about the same diameter in the winding configuration.