Title:
ELECTRIC MACHINE COMPRISING TWO ROTORS AND THREE BEARINGS, A SINGLE ONE OF WHICH IS ARRANGED BETWEEN THE TWO ROTORS, ALONG THE AXIS OF ROTATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/107775
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electric machine comprising two rotors and at least two bearings, a single one of which is arranged between the two rotors, along the axis of rotation. Said electric machine (10) comprises: - at least one stator (14, 18), - a shaft (22) rotatable about an axis of rotation (X), - two separate rotors (16, 20), each one secured to the shaft (22), - three bearings (24, 26, 28) for supporting the two rotors (16, 20) and the shaft (22). A single bearing (28) is arranged between the two rotors (16, 20), along the axis of rotation (X).
Inventors:
GALMICHE CHRISTOPHE (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2013/050752
Publication Date:
November 14, 2013
Filing Date:
January 16, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LTD (GB)
International Classes:
H02K16/02; H02K5/16; H02K16/00
Foreign References:
| DE102006038576A1 | 2008-04-24 | |||
| US4644207A | 1987-02-17 | |||
| DE102008037707A1 | 2010-02-18 | |||
| GB783249A | 1957-09-18 | |||
| DE29621850U1 | 1997-02-27 |
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