摘要 |
<p>A permanent magnet electric machine includes a stator with salient stator poles. A rotor (16) includes two or more axial rotor sections (72,74) that are rotationally offset by an offset angle equal to the cogging angle divided by the number of axial rotor sections. The axial rotor sections include rotor poles with permanent magnets (40). In one embodiment, the permanent magnet electric machine has a 12/10 slot/pole combination. The permanent magnets have a magnet dimension angle between 31 and 35 degrees. An air gap ratio of the electric machine is between 1.35 and 2.5. A slot opening ratio of the electric machine is less than or equal to one. In another embodiment, the permanent magnet electric machine has an 18/12 slot/pole combination. The permanent magnets have a magnet dimension angle that is between 25 and 28 degrees. An air gap ratio of the electric machine is between 1.35 and 2.5. A slot opening ratio of the electric machine is less than or equal to one.</p> |