An electric motor comprises a stator presenting a first surface. A rotor is rotatable relative to the stator. The rotor presents a rotor raceway disposed in spaced relationship with the first surface of the stator. The first surface of the stator defines a plurality of slots in spaced relationship with one another to define a plurality of spaced teeth between the slots. At least one electrical conductor is disposed in each of the slots and configured to selectively create a moving magnetic field for acting upon the rotor for providing rotational movement of the rotor. A portion of the at least one electrical conductor extends substantially into radial alignment with, or past the first surface of the stator to at least partially define a stator raceway of the stator for engaging the rotor raceway of the rotor during relative radial movement between the rotor and the stator.

An insulator according to an embodiment is attached to teeth extending from one side surface in a radial direction of a ring-shaped stator core in the radial direction. The insulator ensures insulation between the teeth and a rectangular wire wound around the teeth with a number of windings. The insulator includes an end-surface cover portion, two side-surface cover portions, a first wall portion, a second wall portion, a protruding-stripe portion, and a recess. The end-surface cover portion covers an end surface of the teeth in an axial direction. The two side-surface cover portions cover both side surfaces of the teeth in a circumferential direction. At one side-surface cover portion of the two side-surface cover portions, a first winding of the rectangular wire is disposed, the rectangular wire is wound around the teeth with a number of windings, and the protruding-stripe portion and the recess are formed.

A stator assembly has coils in a distributed winding configuration. A poly-phase switched reluctance motor assembly may include a stator assembly with multiple coils in a distributed winding configuration. The stator assembly may have a central bore into which a rotor assembly having multiple poles is received and configured to rotate. A method of controlling a switched reluctance motor may include at least three phases wherein during each conduction period a first phase is energized with negative direction current, a second phase is energized with positive current and there is at least one non-energized phase. During each commutation period either the first phase or second phase switches off to a non-energized state and one of the non-energized phases switches on to an energized state with the same direction current as the first or second phase that was switched off. The switched reluctance motor may include a distributed winding configuration.

A stator assembly has coils in a distributed winding configuration. A poly-phase switched reluctance motor assembly may include a stator assembly with multiple coils in a distributed winding configuration. The stator assembly may have a central bore into which a rotor assembly having multiple poles is received and configured to rotate. A method of controlling a switched reluctance motor may include at least three phases wherein during each conduction period a first phase is energized with negative direction current, a second phase is energized with positive current and there is at least one non-energized phase. During each commutation period either the first phase or second phase switches off to a non-energized state and one of the non-energized phases switches on to an energized state with the same direction current as the first or second phase that was switched off. The switched reluctance motor may include a distributed winding configuration.

A power tool (1; 90) includes a motor (17) having a stator (18) and a rotor (19). The stator (18) includes front and rear insulators (21, 22) respectively disposed forward and rearward of a stator core (20) in an axial direction thereof. At least six coils (23) are respectively wound on the stator (18) such that the coils (23) are wound through the front and rear insulators (21, 22). Winding wires (23a) respectively electrically connect circumferentially-adjacent pairs of the coils (23). A short circuiting device (25) short circuits respective pairs of windings (23a) that are located diagonally or diametrically across from one another.

A power tool (1; 90) includes a motor (17) having a stator (18) and a rotor (19). The stator (18) includes front and rear insulators (21, 22) respectively disposed forward and rearward of a stator core (20) in an axial direction thereof. At least six coils (23) are respectively wound on the stator (18) such that the coils (23) are wound through the front and rear insulators (21, 22). Winding wires (23a) respectively electrically connect circumferentially-adjacent pairs of the coils (23). A short circuiting device (25) short circuits respective pairs of windings (23a) that are located diagonally or diametrically across from one another.

To obtain a rotating electric machine capable of downsizing the rotating electric machine in an axial direction and in a radial direction. A first inner-peripheral-side terminal includes a first conductor-exposed portion and a second inner-peripheral-side terminal includes a second conductor-exposed portion opposed to the first conductor-exposed portion. An opposing portion being a portion, at which the first conductor-exposed portion and the second conductor-exposed portion are opposed to each other, extends in a radial direction, and at least a part of the opposing portion of the first conductor-exposed portion and the second conductor-exposed portion is arranged on an inner side in the radial direction compared to the first outer-peripheral-side terminal and the second outer-peripheral-side terminal.

To obtain a rotating electric machine capable of downsizing the rotating electric machine in an axial direction and in a radial direction. A first inner-peripheral-side terminal includes a first conductor-exposed portion and a second inner-peripheral-side terminal includes a second conductor-exposed portion opposed to the first conductor-exposed portion. An opposing portion being a portion, at which the first conductor-exposed portion and the second conductor-exposed portion are opposed to each other, extends in a radial direction, and at least a part of the opposing portion of the first conductor-exposed portion and the second conductor-exposed portion is arranged on an inner side in the radial direction compared to the first outer-peripheral-side terminal and the second outer-peripheral-side terminal.

An electric machine comprising a first and a second three-phase winding and comprising a stator formed of a cylindrical yoke made of a soft ferromagnetic material extended radially by a set of teeth, a portion of the set of teeth bearing the windings, the windings being distinct from one another, the first three-phase winding being connected in a delta configuration, the second three-phase winding being connected in a star configuration.

An electric machine comprising a first and a second three-phase winding and comprising a stator formed of a cylindrical yoke made of a soft ferromagnetic material extended radially by a set of teeth, a portion of the set of teeth bearing the windings, the windings being distinct from one another, the first three-phase winding being connected in a delta configuration, the second three-phase winding being connected in a star configuration.