Hybrid Traction Motor Rotors for Diesel-Electric Locomotives

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20160359399A1
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14729828

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A traction motor may comprise a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted within the stator. The rotor may include a cylindrical core having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of receiving holes extending through the cylindrical core. The rotor may further include a plurality of copper bars each inserted in a respective one of the receiving holes of the cylindrical core and having terminal ends extending beyond the top surface and the bottom surface of the cylindrical core. The rotor may further include aluminum end rings cast around the terminal ends of the copper bars. The traction motor may have a size and power range suitable for use with a diesel-electric locomotive.

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ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL INC9301 W 55TH STREET LAGRANGE IL 60525

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Spry, Thomas D Sugar Grove, US 1 0

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