Patent ID: 6806611
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A staler for a rotating electrical machine, comprising:a stator core having an outer circumferential surface and an opening therethrough that forms an inner circumferential surface; at least two longitudinal slots formed in the inner circumferential surface of the stator core; and at least one stator coil having a first slot-insertion segment and a second slot-insertion segment interposed by a non-slot-insertion segment, the first and second slot-insertion segments extending parallel to one another in a first plane and inserted, one each, within a separate slot, the non-slot-insertion segment having non-twisted apex at a predetermined position thereon, and a first non-twisted segment and a second non-twisted segment interposed by a twisted segment, the first and second non-twisted segments each having a non-twisted section adjacent the first and second slot-insertion segments, respectively, wherein the twisted segment is twisted a predetermined number of degrees and includes at least a portion thereof that is bent at a predetermined angle relative to a second plane that is parallel to the first plane.