US Patent 6882077 Stator winding having cascaded end loops

An alternator stator having cascaded end loop segments includes a multi-phase stator winding that is adapted to be placed in a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially-extending core slots in a surface of a stator core. The stator winding includes a plurality of straight segments alternately connected at the first and second ends of the stator core by a plurality of end loop segments to form the winding. The end loop segments include first and second sloped portions meeting at an apex portion. Each of the end loop segments includes a radial outward adjustment and a radial inward adjustment and forms a cascaded winding pattern.