An apparatus for treating a respiratory disorder in a patient includes a power supply, a first power supply circuit coupled to the power supply, a pressure generator to generate a flow of air, a transducer to generate a flow signal representing a property of the flow of air, and motor power supply circuitry. The motor power supply circuitry includes: a motor controller to control operation of a motor in the pressure generator based on the flow signal; one or more storage elements to store energy generated by motor deceleration; an energy dissipation circuit to dissipate a portion the energy generated by the deceleration of the motor; and an energy transfer circuit to couple the one or more storage elements to the first power supply circuit and transfer the energy generated by motor deceleration and/or the energy stored by the one or more storage elements to the first power supply circuit.

An apparatus for treating a respiratory disorder in a patient includes a power supply, a first power supply circuit coupled to the power supply, a pressure generator to generate a flow of air, a transducer to generate a flow signal representing a property of the flow of air, and motor power supply circuitry. The motor power supply circuitry includes: a motor controller to control operation of a motor in the pressure generator based on the flow signal; one or more storage elements to store energy generated by motor deceleration; an energy dissipation circuit to dissipate a portion the energy generated by the deceleration of the motor; and an energy transfer circuit to couple the one or more storage elements to the first power supply circuit and transfer the energy generated by motor deceleration and/or the energy stored by the one or more storage elements to the first power supply circuit.

A mixing device with a stirring element includes a container (3) for receiving fluids and/or solids, at least one rotatable stirring element (100) for mixing the fluids and/or solids, at least one bearing element for the support of the stirring element (100). The stirring element (100) has at least one non-permanently magnetized element (118) so that the stirring element (100) can be put in a rotational movement by externally induced reluctance forces. A drive device having at least two pair of coils (208) through which current flows also is provided. A mixing device system includes the mixing device and the drive device. A method also is provided for driving a stirring element in a mixing device.

An electric centrifugal pump having a motor housing, a pump head, a containment shell, and a rotor assembly consisting of a pump impeller and a permanent magnet rotor, wherein the pump head with the containment shell defines a wet chamber, in which the rotor assembly is arranged rotationally around a longitudinal motor axis, the containment shell with the motor housing defines a dry chamber, in which a wound stator is arranged, and the permanent magnet rotor is arranged within the stator and a hollow-cylindrical region of the containment shell. Particle accumulations in the region between the containment shell and the permanent magnet rotor cannot occur or can only occur to a very minor extent and that the consequences of impurities in the wet chamber are reduced in order to prevent premature wear or a blockage of the centrifugal pump.

An electric motor comprising a stator having a stator cavity with an axis extending in a longitudinal direction, said stator cavity having a stator inlet for receiving a fluid and a stator outlet for discharging said fluid, a rotor arranged inside the stator cavity and rotatable around said axis, a tubular sleeve, arranged between the stator and the rotor, coaxial with said axis, and attached to the stator through attachment members. The tubular sleeve is spaced from the stator by a first tubular gap, and from the rotor by a second tubular gap, the first tubular gap extends along the longitudinal direction between a first gap inlet and a first gap outlet, the second tubular gap extends along the longitudinal direction between a second gap inlet and a second gap outlet, the first and second gap inlets are in direct fluid communication with the stator inlet, and the first and second gap outlets are in direct fluid communication with the stator outlet, such that the fluid entering the stator cavity at said stator inlet divides into a first fluid flow and a second fluid flow respectively flowing through the first tubular gap and the second tubular gap and exiting the stator cavity at said stator outlet, the tubular sleeve is made of a thermal insulating material, thereby thermally insulating the first tubular gap from the second tubular gap.

A pump for a water-conducting appliance, the pump having an electric motor comprising: a rotor comprising a ferrite body with at least four magnetic poles, wherein the ferrite body has a lateral-circumferential magnetization; and a stator comprising a pole chain made of a stack of a plurality of straight transformer sheets and rounded to a circular configuration by bending the stacked transformer sheets, wherein the pole chain has a plurality of pole portions each comprising a pole tooth; and a plurality of winding cores attached to the respective pole teeth for accommodating coils of a three-phase winding comprising wires; wherein the wires of respective phases of the three-phase winding are routed spatially separated from each other and without mutual contact at an axial end surface of the pole chain between and along adjacent winding cores around the pole chain; and wherein the wires are supported and guided such that their positions relative to the pole chain are substantially maintained when the pole chain is rounded from its straight configuration to its circular configuration.

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a canned electrical rotating machine or liquid pump. The machine or pump may include a can made of a first material. The first material comprises, at least in a proportion of more than 50% by weight, a composite material with high-modulus or ultrahigh-modulus (HM/UHM) carbon fiber reinforcement.

A device for transmitting rotational motions without contact may include an inner rotor with at least one inner-rotor magnet and an outer rotor with at least one outer-rotor magnet. The inner rotor and the outer rotor are magnetically coupled to one another and rotatable along a rotation direction about a common axis of rotation. The at least one inner-rotor magnet and/or the at least one outer-rotor magnet may have a magnetization that is at least one of diametric, radial, and lateral. The at least one inner-rotor magnet may have a different type of magnetization than the at least one outer-rotor magnet.

An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, and an air conditioner are provided. The outdoor unit has a housing and a draught fan. The housing is provided with a first air exchange port and a second air exchange port. The draught fan is arranged in the housing and located between the first air exchange port and the second air exchange port. The draught fan has an electric motor, a first fan, and a second fan. The electric motor has two rotors which rotate independently of each other, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft connected to the two rotors respectively. The first output shaft and the second output shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the first fan and the second fan for driving the first fan and the second fan to rotate independently of each other.

An outdoor unit for an air conditioner, and an air conditioner are provided. The outdoor unit has a housing and a draught fan. The housing is provided with a first air exchange port and a second air exchange port. The draught fan is arranged in the housing and located between the first air exchange port and the second air exchange port. The draught fan has an electric motor, a first fan, and a second fan. The electric motor has two rotors which rotate independently of each other, and a first output shaft and a second output shaft connected to the two rotors respectively. The first output shaft and the second output shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the first fan and the second fan for driving the first fan and the second fan to rotate independently of each other.