Brushless electromechanical machine
US7432623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K2201/15
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electromechanical machine having a stator and a rotor, the stator including at least one stator module of N toroid shaped electromagnets, the electromagnets arranged along an arc a predetermined distance apart defining a stator arc length. Each of the electromagnets has at least one gap. The rotor includes a disc adapted to pass through the at least one gap. The disc includes a plurality of permanent magnets spaced side by side about a periphery thereof and arranged so as to have alternating north-south polarities. The permanent magnets are sized and spaced such that within the stator arc length the ratio of permanent magnets to electromagnets is N+1 to N, where N is the number of electrical excitation phases applied to the electromagnets.
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