Unmanned Rail Vehicle And Method Of Determining Its Position

    公开(公告)号:US20220266882A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17597049

    申请日:2020-06-12

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: An unmanned rail vehicle for surveillance, inspection and/or maintenance of an infrastructure, the infrastructure including a rail structure with a rail, the unmanned rail vehicle being movable along the rail and the unmanned rail vehicle including a first position sensor system configured for measuring, by interaction with the rail structure, first position data indicative of a position of the unmanned rail vehicle along the rail, a second position sensor system configured for measuring, by interaction with the rail structure, second position data indicative of a position of the unmanned rail vehicle along the rail, a position determining unit configured for receiving and combining first and second position data to determine the position of the unmanned rail vehicle along the rail.

    MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20250167645A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US18516794

    申请日:2023-11-21

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a rotor for a permanent magnet (PM) motor is provided. The system includes a mold configured to receive a rotor body including a plurality of rotor teeth and defining one or more rotor cavities and a plurality of electromagnetic coils including a plurality of magnetic cores, each of the plurality of magnetic cores configured to align with a respective one of the plurality of rotor teeth, and a plurality of electromagnetic windings. The system further includes a controller configured to, after the rotor body is positioned within the mold, close the mold, after closing the mold, excite the plurality of electromagnetic coils, inject a magnetic material into the one or more rotor cavities, wherein the excited electromagnetic coils align the magnetic material into a desired magnetic orientation prior to solidification of the magnetic material, de-energize the plurality of electromagnetic coils.

    OUTER ROTOR ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20250158487A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-15

    申请号:US18507972

    申请日:2023-11-13

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: An outer rotor electric motor assembly for industrial applications is provided. The outer rotor electric motor assembly includes a stator including a stator core defining a cavity, and a rotor including a wall and one or more magnets aligned along the wall. The wall is positioned outside the stator. The rotor further includes a first cover coupled with the wall and one or more fins positioned on the first cover, wherein the one or more fins are received in the cavity.

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