An axial gap motor includes a rotor, a first stator, a second stator, a stator moving unit, and a rotor vibration detector. The rotor is supported by a rotation shaft. The first stator faces the rotor with a predetermined gap in a longitudinal direction of the rotation shaft. The second stator faces the first stator with the rotor being disposed therebetween. The second stator is disposed on an opposite side to the first stator. The second stator faces the rotor with a predetermined gap. The stator moving unit is configured to change a relative position between the first stator and the second stator in a circumferential direction of the rotation shaft. The rotor vibration detector is configured to detect a vibration state of the rotor. The stator moving unit is configured to rotate at least one of the first stator or the second stator with respect to the other around an axis according to a change in the vibration state of the rotor.

Aircraft landing gears include at least one wheel, an electric taxiing system including an electric taxiing motor, brakes capable of slowing down or stopping the rotation of the wheel, and a cooling system for cooling the electric taxiing motor and the brakes. The cooling system includes ventilation means capable of mixing a first air flow originating from the brakes and a second air flow originating from outside the landing gear and of ventilating the electric taxiing motor with a mixture of the two air flows.

An electrical machine comprising: at least one stator, at least one module, the at least one module comprising at least one electromagnetic coil and at least one switch, the at least one module being attached to the at least one stator; at least one rotor with a plurality of magnets attached to the at least one rotor, an integrated electrical differential coupled to at least one of the rotors, the at least one integrated electrical differential permitting the at least one rotor to output at least two rotational outputs to corresponding shafts, wherein the at least two rotational outputs are able to move the shafts at different rotational velocities to one another. The electrical machine is configured to fit into a housing, and that can be retrofitted into a conventional vehicle by replacing the mechanical differential.

A drive system for a rail vehicle includes a plurality of drive motors. The drive motors include at least one permanent magnet motor and at least one asynchronous motor and/or at least one reluctance motor. A rail vehicle having wheelsets, each of which includes two oppositely disposed wheels and which are driven at least partially by the drive system, is also provided.

A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. One system includes a server in communication with the device of each of a plurality of electrically motorized wheels, the server operable to track a position of each of the electrically motorized wheels and communicate the position thereof to a transportation network.

There are presented various embodiments disclosed in this application, including methods and systems of arranging permanent magnets to switch from a first configuration designed for a first torque output to a second configuration designed for a second torque output.

A rotary electric machine is disposed coaxially with an input member more toward a first side in an axial direction than a first gear that meshes with a second gear. A third gear rotates integrally with second and fourth gears that mesh with third gear more toward second side in axial direction than first and second gears. An axis of a counter gear mechanism is below axis of rotary electric machine and axis of differential gear mechanism. An inverter device more toward first side in axial direction than fourth gear and above axis of differential gear mechanism while that inverter device overlaps fourth gear as seen in axial direction. A specific portion of inverter device is between rotary electric machine and fourth gear in axial direction, such hat specific portion overlaps counter gear mechanism as seen in up-down direction and overlaps rotary electric machine as seen in axial direction.

A battery assembly for an electric vehicle is provided that includes a housing, one or more battery units, and a mounting system. The one or more battery units are disposed within the housing. The mounting system is disposed adjacent to a top surface, e.g., on a planar top surface or within an upwardly oriented concavity. The mounting system has a frame member bracket and a housing bracket system. The housing bracket system includes a housing bracket, a load member and a vibration isolator. The housing bracket is configured to be coupled to the frame member bracket. The load member has a first portion disposed adjacent to an upper surface and a second portion disposed along a lateral portion of the housing. The vibration isolator is disposed between the load member and the housing bracket. The vibration isolator is configured to reduce load transmission from the frame member of the vehicle to the housing.

A control system for a vehicle having a first wheel arranged to be driven by a first electric motor and a second wheel arranged to be driven by a second electric motor, wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are transversely located on the vehicle relative to each other, the control system comprising a first controller associated with the first electric motor and a second controller associated with the second electric motor, wherein the first controller includes means for estimating a first power value for the power applied to the second wheel by the second electric motor when the second electric motor is placed in a first motor configuration and means for estimating a second power value for the power applied to the second wheel by the second electric motor when the second electric motor is placed in a second motor configuration, wherein upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition the first controller is arranged to determine a first power differential between the power being applied to the first wheel by the first electric motor and the first power value and a second power differential between the power being applied to the first wheel by the first electric motor and the second power value, wherein if the first controller determines that if either the first power differential or the second power differential is greater than a predetermined value the first controller is arranged to adjust the torque generated by the first electric motor or if both the first power differential and the second power differential are less than a predetermined value the first controller is arranged to maintain the torque generated by the first electric motor.

An inverter is disposed adjacent to a motor. The inverter includes a plurality of power modules, a smoothing capacitor, and busbars connecting the power modules and the smoothing capacitor. The plurality of power modules are disposed to be arranged along the periphery of the smoothing capacitor. The smoothing capacitor is disposed at a central portion of the inverter and also disposed in the inner portion of the inverter such that the smoothing capacitor and each of the power modules are arranged on the same plane.