A flat-type effect module includes a first flat motor and an effect wheel assembly. The first flat motor has a first stator to generate a magnetic field when energized, and a first rotor arranged outside the first stator in a sleeving mode. The effect wheel assembly is fixed to the first rotor, and the effect wheel assembly includes a wheel body for generating a light effect which is provided with effect areas for intercepting a light beam to change the color and/or shape thereof. According to the present invention, no rotating shaft, such as the traditional rotating shaft motor has, exists on the first flat motor, the effect wheel assembly in the present invention is directly fixed to the first rotor, so that the height of the rotating shaft can be reduced and more effect elements can be arranged.

A flywheel system includes a fixture providing a base and a stator, rotor having a cavity to receive the stator, a generator/motor module having a plurality of permanent magnets mechanically coupled to the rotor and an active magnetic bearing module. The active magnetic bearing module includes a plurality of magnetizable elements mechanically coupled to or integrated in the rotor, and a plurality of electromagnets mechanically coupled to a shaft and configured to magnetically couple with the plurality of first magnetizable elements to actively stabilize the rotor relative to the fixture. The windings of the generator/motor module are arranged around the rotation axis of the rotor at a first distance from the rotation axis of the rotor, the electromagnets of the active magnetic bearing module are arranged around the rotation axis of the rotor at a second distance, and the first distance is greater than or equal to the second distance.

This electromagnetic device includes: two movable parts movable in parallel or antiparallel to each other; and a stator core arranged with two surfaces thereof respectively opposed to the two movable parts. At least part of the stator core is formed by stacking thin sheets in a movable direction of the movable parts and is retained with tensile stress applied thereto in a direction parallel to the two surfaces opposed to the movable parts and perpendicular to the movable direction of the movable parts.

A motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor can rotate about a central axis extending in an axial direction. The stator includes a stator core having an annular shape surrounding the central axis. The rotor includes a cylindrical portion, a first plate portion, a second plate portion, and a hole. The cylindrical portion is arranged on a radially outer side with respect to the stator and extends in the axial direction. The first plate portion is arranged on a first axial side with respect to the stator, and expands radially inward from a first axial end of the cylindrical portion. The second plate portion is arranged on a second axial side with respect to the stator, and expands radially inward from a second axial end of the cylindrical portion. The hole penetrates at least one of the cylindrical portion, the first plate portion, and the second plate portion.

A motor device includes a stator assembly including a first magnetic coil including first windings wound around an outer face and an inner face of a first support and in a central-axis direction thereof; and a second magnetic coil including second windings wound around a surface of a second support inside or outside the first support and in a circumferential direction thereof; and a rotor assembly including a plurality of first permanent magnets; and a plurality of second permanent magnets including first and second extending magnets magnetized in an opposite direction to a magnetized direction of the first permanent magnets, wherein each of the first and second extending magnets has a length greater than each of the first permanent magnets, wherein the first and second extending magnets are respectively disposed in a first end area and a second end area opposite to each other of the rotor assembly.

A power apparatus, power assembly, energy assembly or energy apparatus that stores and disperses energy, the power assembly including: (1) a first and second energy object that experiences movement so as to store kinetic energy in the energy object, the energy object including a magnet assembly through which electrons are driven resulting in electric output from the magnet assembly, and the electric output dependent on experienced EMF (electro-motive force) that is experienced by the magnet assembly. The power assembly can include a switch assembly adapted to perform switching to switch between a first arrangement in which the first positive output is connected to the second positive output, and a second arrangement in which the first positive output is connected to the first negative output, and such second arrangement provides increased energy output relative to the first arrangement. A flip assembly can be provided that performs flipping of output energy.

A magnet unit includes a plurality of arc-shaped magnets arranged in a circumferential direction and a magnet holder to which the magnets are secured. Each of the magnets has arc-shaped easy axes of magnetization which extend more parallel to the d-axis in a region close to the d-axis than those in a region close to the q-axis. The easy axes of magnetization define arc-shaped magnetic paths extending therealong. The magnets are arranged to be separate from each other across the d-axis or the q-axis. Each of the magnets has a q-axis end surface facing in the circumferential direction and placed in surface-to-surface contact with that of the circumferentially adjacent magnet. Each of the magnets has an armature-remote peripheral surface which faces away from the armature. Each of the armature-remote peripheral surfaces facing an attachment surface of the magnet holder through a clearance which is filled with a resin adhesive.

A flywheel system includes a rotor configured to rotate about a rotation axis. The flywheel system further includes a fixture and an active magnetic bearing module for actively stabilizing the rotor relative to the fixture. The active magnetic bearing module includes a plurality of first magnetizable elements mechanically coupled to or integrated in the rotor, and a plurality of electromagnets mechanically coupled to the fixture and configured to magnetically couple with the plurality of first magnetizable elements to actively stabilize the rotor relative to the fixture. Each of the first magnetizable elements is farther than each of the electromagnets from the rotation axis.

There is provided an alternating current generator for a vehicle, including: a rotor (1), a flywheel (3), and main magnets (4) and auxiliary magnets (5) alternately arranged; and a stator (2). Each of the main magnets (4) is magnetized to an N-pole and an S-pole in a radial direction, whereas the main magnets (4) are arranged so that the main magnets (4) adjacent to each other through corresponding one of the auxiliary magnets (5) therebetween are magnetized to have opposite polarity patterns. Each of the auxiliary magnets (5) is magnetized to the N-pole and the S-pole in the circumferential direction, whereas the auxiliary magnets (5) are arranged so that the auxiliary magnets (5) adjacent to each other through corresponding one of the main magnets (4) therebetween are magnetized to have opposite polarity patterns.

In a rotary electric device for a power working machine capable of being braked by a brake mechanism, a cover having a bottomed cylindrical shape and covering a yoke of the device, includes: a cover cylindrical portion concentrically surrounding an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical portion of the yoke with an annular clearance therebetween, and having an outer peripheral surface with which a brake shoe is capable of being placed in pressure contact; and a cover bottom wall portion continuous to one end of the cover cylindrical portion, and connected to a bottom wall portion of the yoke. A ventilation clearance communicating with the annular clearance is formed between the bottom wall portion and the cover bottom wall portion. Vent holes communicating the ventilation clearance with an outside of the yoke are provided through the bottom wall portion and the cover bottom wall portion.