Patent ID: 6326715
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
A stator for an automotive alternator comprising:a stator core having a number of slots; anda polyphase stator winding installed in said slots,said stator winding being constructed by joining a number of segments of an electric conductor, said stator winding comprising:a second coil-end portion formed at a first axial end of said stator core, said second coil-end portion being constituted by turn portions of said segments; anda first coil-end portion formed at a second axial end of said stator core, said first coil-end portion being constructed by joining end portions of said segments so as to form a lap winding,each phase of said stator winding being constructed by forming a bridging connection between first and second winding sub-portions each constituting two turns of a lap winding per circumnavigation of said stator core, andsaid segments of each phase of said stator winding constituting a bridging connection connecting portion between said first and second winding sub-portions, a lead point, and a neutral point being disposed in a portion extending over a pitch of two magnetic poles of a selected coil-end portion selected from said first and second coil-end portions.