In some examples, a rotary electric machine includes a stator having a plurality of stator coils arranged in a circular pattern around a central opening configured for receiving a rotor. The rotary electric machine further includes a respective dedicated inverter circuit associated with each respective stator coil. For instance, each respective inverter circuit may be configured to convert direct current power to alternating current power to provide to the respective stator coil.

A magnet structure comprising a plurality of individual magnets in the form of an elongate block (4) having a length (4a) extending beyond the thickness of the magnet structure. The elongate block (4) is cylindrical or polyhedral in shape with at least one flat longitudinal face (4b) orientated towards a working surface of the magnet structure, the elongate block (4) having a line of magnetisation extending along its length. The individual magnets (4) being positioned at a distance from each other in the magnet structure in order to be electrically isolated from each other, the length (4a) of each block (4) being greater than the diameter of the flat longitudinal face (4b) for a cylindrical block (4) or with a larger diagonal (4c) connecting two apexes of said longitudinal face (4b) for a block (4) in the form of a polyhedron.

A magnet structure comprising a plurality of individual magnets in the form of an elongate block (4) having a length (4a) extending beyond the thickness of the magnet structure. The elongate block (4) is cylindrical or polyhedral in shape with at least one flat longitudinal face (4b) orientated towards a working surface of the magnet structure, the elongate block (4) having a line of magnetisation extending along its length. The individual magnets (4) being positioned at a distance from each other in the magnet structure in order to be electrically isolated from each other, the length (4a) of each block (4) being greater than the diameter of the flat longitudinal face (4b) for a cylindrical block (4) or with a larger diagonal (4c) connecting two apexes of said longitudinal face (4b) for a block (4) in the form of a polyhedron.

Disclosed in an embodiment are a rotor assembly and a motor including the same, the rotor assembly including: a rotor part; and a first cover including a first fixing plate for covering one side of the rotor part and a plurality of first vane parts protruding from the first fixing plate, wherein a first angle, which is formed by an imaginary line extending from an outer end of each of the first vane parts and a tangential line of a first imaginary circle, is greater than a second angle formed by an imaginary line extending from an inner end of each of the first vane parts and a tangential line of a second imaginary circle, centers of the first imaginary circle and the second imaginary circle are the same as a center of the first fixing plate, the tangential line of the first imaginary circle is a tangential line at a position at which the first imaginary circle and the outer end meet and the tangential line of the second imaginary circle is a tangential line at a position at which the second imaginary circle and the inner end meet.

Disclosed in an embodiment are a rotor assembly and a motor including the same, the rotor assembly including: a rotor part; and a first cover including a first fixing plate for covering one side of the rotor part and a plurality of first vane parts protruding from the first fixing plate, wherein a first angle, which is formed by an imaginary line extending from an outer end of each of the first vane parts and a tangential line of a first imaginary circle, is greater than a second angle formed by an imaginary line extending from an inner end of each of the first vane parts and a tangential line of a second imaginary circle, centers of the first imaginary circle and the second imaginary circle are the same as a center of the first fixing plate, the tangential line of the first imaginary circle is a tangential line at a position at which the first imaginary circle and the outer end meet and the tangential line of the second imaginary circle is a tangential line at a position at which the second imaginary circle and the inner end meet.

An electric motor for high speed operation use and a rotor which enables use of common parts with electric motors for low speed operation use and which thereby enables reduction of the manufacturing costs. The rotor is provided with a shaft, a rotor core which is fastened to the shaft at the outside in the radial direction and has a first end face at one end in the axial direction and a second end face at the other end in the axial direction, a plurality of conductors which are arranged at the rotor core, and a pair of end rings which are respectively arranged adjoining the first end face and the second end face and which short-circuit the plurality of conductors with each other. The shaft has an outer circumference, while the end rings have outer circumferences which are arranged concentrically with respect to the outer circumference of the shaft.

An electric motor for high speed operation use and a rotor which enables use of common parts with electric motors for low speed operation use and which thereby enables reduction of the manufacturing costs. The rotor is provided with a shaft, a rotor core which is fastened to the shaft at the outside in the radial direction and has a first end face at one end in the axial direction and a second end face at the other end in the axial direction, a plurality of conductors which are arranged at the rotor core, and a pair of end rings which are respectively arranged adjoining the first end face and the second end face and which short-circuit the plurality of conductors with each other. The shaft has an outer circumference, while the end rings have outer circumferences which are arranged concentrically with respect to the outer circumference of the shaft.

An insulator according to an embodiment includes a teeth cover portion and a crossover-wire guide portion. The crossover-wire guide portion includes a plurality of guide walls, a drawing groove, a drawing path, and a crossover-wire support portion. The plurality of the guide walls separate the crossover-wire portions of the coils and are capable of guiding the crossover-wire portions in the core circumferential direction. The drawing groove penetrates through all of the plurality of the guide walls in the core radial direction. The drawing path is disposed at a position away from the drawing groove in the core circumferential direction. The crossover-wire support portion changes a direction of the crossover-wire portion of the coil drawn out from the drawing groove, to be directed to the drawing path, and supports the crossover-wire portion.

A fan assembly having a reduced dimension formed by several modifications is described. The fan assembly includes a stator having stator coils positioned within a recessed portion of a pillow that receives the motor. The stator may include wire connections positioned between adjacent stator coils and designed to terminate wires of the stator coils. The wire terminations may be on a protrusion or a post positioned between adjacent stator coils, or alternatively, the wire terminations may be disposed on protruding features of a bushing. The protrusion may be formed from an electrically conductive material and electrically connected to a motor control circuit via a flexible printed circuit. In some embodiments, the protrusion is part of an electrically neutral stator bushing having several pins. Also, a gap region between the bushing and a flange feature is designed to improve an adhesive joint.

A fan assembly having a reduced dimension formed by several modifications is described. The fan assembly includes a stator having stator coils positioned within a recessed portion of a pillow that receives the motor. The stator may include wire connections positioned between adjacent stator coils and designed to terminate wires of the stator coils. The wire terminations may be on a protrusion or a post positioned between adjacent stator coils, or alternatively, the wire terminations may be disposed on protruding features of a bushing. The protrusion may be formed from an electrically conductive material and electrically connected to a motor control circuit via a flexible printed circuit. In some embodiments, the protrusion is part of an electrically neutral stator bushing having several pins. Also, a gap region between the bushing and a flange feature is designed to improve an adhesive joint.