Patent ID: 9093874
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H02K

Abstract:
1. A field pole member for electrodynamic machines, the field pole member comprising: a plurality of magnetic flux conductors forming at least a field pole core, the plurality of magnetic flux conductors including laminations affixed to each other; a first sculpted pole face at a first end of said field pole member having an elongated shape, said field pole member including the field pole core; and a second sculpted pole face at a second end of said field pole member having said elongated shape, said first sculpted pole face and said second sculpted pole face being disposed at opposite ends of said field pole member in an axial direction extending lengthwise along said elongated shape, wherein the laminations extend from the first sculpted pole face to the second sculpted pole face and wherein said elongated shape has an axial length and a radial length, wherein the axial length is larger than the radial length.