A radial stator includes a stator core, and the stator core includes a stator outer ring. M magnetic poles are arranged on an inner circumferential wall of the stator outer ring, and are evenly distributed along the inner circumferential wall of the stator outer ring. The M magnetic poles include M.sub.1 magnetic poles arranged along the inner circumferential wall of the stator outer ring and M.sub.2 magnetic poles arranged along the inner circumferential wall of the stator outer ring; M≥2, M.sub.1≥1, and M.sub.2≥1; the M.sub.1 magnetic poles and the M.sub.2 magnetic poles are arranged on two sides of the stator outer ring with respect to a radial direction thereof, respectively; each of the M.sub.1 magnetic poles is provided with a first winding; and each of the M.sub.2 magnetic poles is provided with a second winding; and a coil turn N.sub.1 of the first winding is greater or less than a coil turn N.sub.2 of the second winding.

An electric motor system includes a drive shaft, first and second magnetic bearing portions facing each other and supporting the drive shaft, an electric motor to rotate the drive shaft, and a gap detection unit to detect a position of the drive shaft During rotation of the drive shaft, greater external force acts, on average, on the drive shaft in a first direction than in a second direction. The first and second direction extend from the second and first magnetic bearing portions to the first and second magnetic bearing portion. The first and second magnetic bearing portions produce first and second magnetic forces on the drive shaft in the first and second directions. A magnitude of the second magnetic force is greater than a magnitude of the first magnetic force. The gap detection unit is arranged closer to the second magnetic bearing portion than to the first magnetic bearing portion.

An electric motor system includes a drive shaft, first and second magnetic bearing portions facing each other and supporting the drive shaft, an electric motor to rotate the drive shaft, and a gap detection unit to detect a position of the drive shaft During rotation of the drive shaft, greater external force acts, on average, on the drive shaft in a first direction than in a second direction. The first and second direction extend from the second and first magnetic bearing portions to the first and second magnetic bearing portion. The first and second magnetic bearing portions produce first and second magnetic forces on the drive shaft in the first and second directions. A magnitude of the second magnetic force is greater than a magnitude of the first magnetic force. The gap detection unit is arranged closer to the second magnetic bearing portion than to the first magnetic bearing portion.

The stator includes a stator core, a support electric wire formed by one or more conductive wires, and a drive electric wire formed by one or more conductive wires. The stator core includes an annular shaped back yoke and a plurality of teeth on an inner periphery of the back yoke. The support electric wire is disposed so as to pass through a plurality of slots respectively formed between the teeth, and forms a winding portion that generates an electromagnetic force for supporting the rotor in a non-contact manner by being energized. The drive electric wire is disposed so as to pass through the plurality of slots, and forms a winding portion that generates an electromagnetic force for rotating the rotor by being energized. A cross-sectional area per conductive wire of the support electric wire differs from a cross-sectional area per conductive wire of the drive electric wire.

A tool includes a device including a housing and a rotor, the rotor to rotate about a longitudinal axis, and an axial gap generator including a stator assembly positioned adjacent to the rotor. The axial gap generator generates a voltage signal as a function of a gap spacing between the stator assembly and the rotor, the gap spacing being parallel to the longitudinal axis.

A vertical magnetic transmission assembly includes a shelf, a transmission shaft, multiple magnetic modules and a weight. The shelf has multiple boards disposed along a longitudinal direction of the shelf. The magnetic modules are respectively mounted in multiple through holes formed in the boards. The transmission shaft with the weight rotates along the longitudinal direction of the shelf without friction by magnetic force between the magnetic modules and the magnets of transmission shaft. Therefore, the rotation speed or the torsion of the transmission shaft will be increased in use. An energy-saving generator is further combined with the vertical magnetic transmission assembly to reduce the energy loss in the energy transfer process and to save energy.

A machine learning device learns a control condition for a magnetic bearing device that includes a magnetic bearing having a plurality of electromagnets that apply an electromagnetic force to a shaft. The machine learning device includes a learning unit, a state variable acquisition unit, an evaluation data acquisition unit, and an updating unit. The state variable acquisition unit acquires a state variable including at least one parameter correlating with a position of the shaft. The evaluation data acquisition unit acquires evaluation data including at least one parameter selected from a measured value of the position of the shaft, a target value of the position of the shaft, and a parameter correlating with a deviation from the target value. The updating unit updates a learning state of the learning unit by using the evaluation data. The learning unit learns the control condition in accordance with an output of the updating unit.

A vapor compression system including a motor having a housing and a shaft having an axis, the shaft urgable into rotational movement by the motor for powering a system component. A primary bearing and a secondary bearing are positioned in the housing for rotatably supporting the shaft, the primary bearing rotatably supporting the shaft during normal system operation. A first bearing stop and a second bearing stop are positioned on opposite sides of the secondary bearing for transmitting axial forces generated along the shaft for reaction by the motor housing during abnormal system operation. At least a portion of corresponding surfaces of each of the first bearing stop and the second bearing stop facing the secondary bearing have a protective overlying layer of material applied thereto.

A non-contact steering device includes one or more magnetic rotors positioned near a metal strip. Each rotor includes one or more permanent magnets and rotates to impart a changing magnetic field on the metal strip passing nearby. The magnetic rotors can rotate around an axis of rotation that is parallel to the longitudinal direction of travel of the metal strip. The magnetic rotors can be positioned to impart forces on the strip in any combination of laterally, vertically, or longitudinally. A control mechanism can control the rotor speed, rotor direction, vertical position of the rotors, vertical spacing between rotors, and/or lateral position of the rotors. In some cases, the control mechanism can be coupled to sensors, such as a light curtain and a laser distance sensor, in order to provide closed loop feedback control of a metal strip passing through the non-contact magnetic rotor steering device.

A vapor compression system including a motor having a housing and a shaft having an axis, the shaft urgable into rotational movement by the motor for powering a system component. A primary bearing and a secondary bearing are positioned in the housing for rotatably supporting the shaft, the primary bearing rotatably supporting the shaft during normal system operation. A first bearing stop and a second bearing stop are positioned on opposite sides of the secondary bearing for transmitting axial forces generated along the shaft for reaction by the motor housing during abnormal system operation. At least a portion of corresponding surfaces of each of the first bearing stop and the second bearing stop facing the secondary bearing have a protective overlying layer of material applied thereto.