Integral motor propulsor unit for water vehicles

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1990-08-23

1993-06-15

Cain, David

Electrical generator or motor structure

Dynamoelectric

Rotary

384398, 384 97, H02K 516

Patent

active

052202313

ABSTRACT:
The submersible propulsor unit of the invention comprises a cylindrical shroud having a water inlet and a water outlet, a propeller having a hub rotatably mounted within the shroud on a shaft, and an electric motor for driving the propeller that includes a rotor mounted around the periphery of the propeller, and a stator circumscribing the shroud, and a bearing assembly that includes means for circulating ambient water around the bearing surfaces to both lubricate and cool them. A stationary cover is detachably secured over the bearing assembly on the water inlet end of the shaft to provide easy access to the bearings in the bearing assembly. The vane members that concentrically mount the shaft within the interior of the shroud are all connected on the downstream side of the propeller to reduce the cavitation and resulting noise when the propeller rotates. The magnetization of the rotor is provided by a plurality of permanent magnets for both improved efficiency, and lower noise. A squirrel cage structure formed from damper bars and conductive wedges is integrated over the magnets of the rotor to assist in the starting of the motor, as well as to insulate the magnets from harmonic currents that could act to de-magnetize them.

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Brochure of Jastram-Werke GmbH KG entitled "Jastram Forschung--From the Idea to the Marketable Product" dated Aug. 1988.

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