Patent ID: 8878406
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A stator comprising: a stator core including a plurality of slot segments; a plurality of stator winding conductors arranged in select ones of the plurality of slot segments; one or more jumper conductors interconnecting select ones of the plurality of stator winding conductors to form one or more stator windings; one or more common conductors connected to at least one of the stator winding conductors; one or more phase conductors connected to corresponding ones of the one or more stator windings; and a composite sleeve provided on at least one of the one or more jumper conductors, one or more common conductors, and the one or more phase conductors, the composite sleeve including a first sleeve, and a second sleeve positioned about the first sleeve, one of the first and second sleeves being formed from a compressed amide synthetic fiber, the first and second sleeves cooperating to provide protection for the conductor from external elements.