[Problem]

An object of the present invention is to provide the motor which is possible to obtain the skew effect within the rotor gap surface by arranging the respective magnetic pole pitches at imbalance positions without causing the increasing of the magnet machining cost and the rotor assembly time, and the electric power steering apparatus equipped with the motor and a vehicle.

[Means for Solving the Problem]

The present invention is a motor that has a skew effect within a rotor gap surface of a mechanical angle one-cycle, wherein a rotor magnetic pole comprises plural magnetic salient pole portions by means of magnetic material, an N-pole and an S-pole magnets are alternately arranged on a rotor surface between the magnetic salient pole portions, and magnetic pole pitches of an electrical angle one-cycle, which comprise the magnetic salient pole portions and the N-pole and the S-pole magnets, are unevenly arranged.

A permanent-magnet three-phase duplex motor is provided with two systems, namely a system that includes a first three-phase winding and a first inverter circuit, and a system that includes a second three-phase winding and a second inverter circuit, and a controlling apparatus is configured such that when one system fails, the controlling apparatus stops operation of the inverter circuit of the failed system, and controls operation of the inverter circuit of the normal system to increase the driving current that is supplied from the inverter circuit of the normal system, and the first three-phase winding and the second three-phase winding are configured such that magnetic fields that act on the permanent magnets in a demagnetizing direction when the increased driving current is supplied from the inverter circuit of the normal system are equal to magnetic fields that normally act on the permanent magnets in the demagnetizing direction.

A rotor of a motor capable of simplifying a manufacturing process and improving precision. The rotor includes a screw type of ball spindle, and a nut spindle that surrounds the ball spindle, is screwed onto the ball spindle, and has magnets attached to an outer circumferential surface thereof.

An) electric machine with variable torque generation having a tunable Halbach array configuration. The electric machine includes a magnet assembly for generating a magnetic field. The magnet assembly includes a plurality of fixed magnets disposed in a ring arrangement so that fixed magnets having a north pole faced toward the rotor or stator are alternated with fixed magnets having a south pole faced toward the rotor or stator, a plurality of rotatable magnets disposed within a respective slot formed between two adjacent fixed magnets, a drive assembly for turning the rotatable magnets within the slots to vary the magnetic field generated by the magnet assembly in the rotor or stator, the drive assembly configured to turn the rotatable magnets between a first position wherein the magnetic field in the rotor or stator is augmented and a second position wherein the magnetic field in the rotor or stator is cancelled.

An) electric machine with variable torque generation having a tunable Halbach array configuration. The electric machine includes a magnet assembly for generating a magnetic field. The magnet assembly includes a plurality of fixed magnets disposed in a ring arrangement so that fixed magnets having a north pole faced toward the rotor or stator are alternated with fixed magnets having a south pole faced toward the rotor or stator, a plurality of rotatable magnets disposed within a respective slot formed between two adjacent fixed magnets, a drive assembly for turning the rotatable magnets within the slots to vary the magnetic field generated by the magnet assembly in the rotor or stator, the drive assembly configured to turn the rotatable magnets between a first position wherein the magnetic field in the rotor or stator is augmented and a second position wherein the magnetic field in the rotor or stator is cancelled.

Provided is a rotating electric machine in which stator coils can be easily inserted into slots while the effect of improving the output performance by a magnet yoke portion is enhanced. The rotating electric machine includes: a stator including a stator core having a plurality of slots, stator coils, and stator magnet, the stator coil and the stator magnet being inserted in each of the plurality of slots; a first rotor; and a second rotor. The stator core has a magnet yoke portion between the stator coil and the stator magnet, and is composed of a first stator core, and a second stator core having the magnet yoke portion.

A rotor assembly for a turbomachine having a permanent magnet electric motor that defines an axis of rotation includes a jacket member. The rotor assembly also includes a magnet member that is received within the jacket member. The magnet member has a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end that are separated along the axis of rotation. The rotor assembly also includes a first shaft structure that is attached to the first longitudinal end and a second shaft structure that is attached to the second longitudinal end. The magnet member is solitary and unitary and has a solid core

A rotor assembly for a turbomachine having a permanent magnet electric motor that defines an axis of rotation includes a jacket member. The rotor assembly also includes a magnet member that is received within the jacket member. The magnet member has a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end that are separated along the axis of rotation. The rotor assembly also includes a first shaft structure that is attached to the first longitudinal end and a second shaft structure that is attached to the second longitudinal end. The magnet member is solitary and unitary and has a solid core

A method for reducing stress concentration on a rotor sleeve during balance cutting comprising: providing an axial protrusion to an outer diameter of a first end cap and a second end cap of a rotor assembly; and radially cutting at least one of the sleeve or the axial protrusion to balance the rotor assembly.

A rotor for an electric motor includes a rotor core having a radius and a peripheral outer surface. The rotor further includes at least one air deflector element associated with the peripheral outer surface. The at least one air deflector element has at least one slope arranged at a predetermined angle to the radius. The at least one air deflector element is designed to deflect an air flow which occurs during a rotation of the rotor and flows along the peripheral outer surface counter to a direction of rotation of the rotor, at least partially in a flow direction oriented at least approximately perpendicularly to the peripheral outer surface.