An electromagnetic motor/generator comprising a flux assembly having at least one coil and at least one magnetic field source separated by a first gap and a second gap and an interference drum which is movable relative to the at least one coil and to the at least one magnetic field source to alternatively position at least one first magnetically permeable section and at least one second magnetically permeable section inside the first and second gaps.

A piston compressor, comprising at least one piston compressor element (3) that is provided with a housing (8) with a compression chamber (13) in which a piston (10) is arranged movably back and forth in an axial direction (X-X′) between an upper dead point and a lower dead point by means of a drive shaft (5) driven by a rotary motor (6), and in which between this drive shaft (5) and the piston (10), a kinematic transmission (20) is provided for the primary drive of the piston (10), characterized in that the piston (10) is provided with a complementary drive (25) in the form of an electromagnetic linear drive.

An apparatus includes a load, a lever that is coupled to the load, and an electric motor that is coupled to the lever for driving the lever in oscillatory, rotary motion about a pivot axis. The electric motor includes an armature and a stator. The armature is coupled to the lever and includes a permanent magnet. The stator defines an air gap within which the armature is disposed. The stator is configured for creating magnetic flux across the air gap for the permanent magnet to interact with, thereby to drive motion of the load. The electric motor is configured such that substantially no detent forces (a/k/a cogging forces) are generated between the stator and the permanent magnet as the lever is driven by the motor.

A drive apparatus for an electric bike includes a hollow housing body, an internal ring gear fixed to the housing body, and a main shaft. At least two motor units are mounted in the housing body. Each motor unit includes a support bracket and a number of motors mounted on the support bracket. Each motor drives the internal gear through a transmission mechanism to rotate the housing body about the main shaft. The motors share one controller. Peaks of the motor cogging torque can be staggered.

Alternator/starters and methods for providing electrical power to a vehicle and rotating an engine are disclosed. In one example, the alternator/starter provides a differential action whereby torque on an input side of the alternator may be maintained while speed of an output side of the alternator may be varied. The alternator/starter includes two armature windings and two field windings.

Control of alternator/starters for providing electrical power to a vehicle and rotating an engine is disclosed. In one example, the alternator/starter provides a differential action whereby torque on an input side of the alternator may be maintained while speed of an output side of the alternator may be varied. The alternator/starter includes two armature windings and two field windings.

Control of alternator/starters for providing electrical power to a vehicle and rotating an engine is disclosed. In one example, the alternator/starter provides a differential action whereby torque on an input side of the alternator may be maintained while speed of an output side of the alternator may be varied. The alternator/starter includes two armature windings and two field windings.

In order to provide a transport device that includes a planar motor, which gives greater flexibility in the movement of the transport units, at least two planar motors have opposing transport planes, wherein provided on the transport plane of a first planar motor is at least one first transport unit, which is connected, by a connecting unit, to at least one second transport unit provided on the transport plane of a second planar motor.

The invention relates to an electric machine, comprising a first rotor (1), a second rotor (2), and a common stator (3), wherein the rotors (1, 2) are disposed axially to each other and are set up for different rotary speeds and/or direction of rotation.

The invention relates to an electric machine, comprising a first rotor (1), a second rotor (2), and a common stator (3), wherein the rotors (1, 2) are disposed axially to each other and are set up for different rotary speeds and/or direction of rotation.