Apparatus (200) for use as a motor or generator, comprising: a first part (210); a second part (230) movable relative to the first part (210) and spaced from the first part (210) by an air gap (260); and a plurality of spaced activatable magnet elements (220) provided on the first part (210), each activatable magnet element (220) being operative when activated by application of an electric current thereto to direct a magnetic field across the air gap (260) towards the second part (230); wherein each activatable magnet element (220) comprises: a pole piece (222) defining an air-gap facing surface (223A, 223B), the pole piece (222) comprising: a first limb (224A); a second limb (224B); and a coil-winding section (224C) positioned between the first and second limbs (224A, 224B); a permanent magnet arrangement (225) provided between the first and second limbs 224A, 224B) of the pole piece; and an electrically conductive coil (226) wound around the coil-winding section (224C) of the pole piece, wherein the electrically conductive coil (226) is operative to generate a magnetic flux oriented to oppose the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet arrangement (225); characterised in that the pole piece (222) further comprises a parallel flux path section (224D) extending in parallel to the coil-winding section (224C) operative to allow magnetic flux from the permanent magnet arrangement (225) to flow in parallel to the coil-winding section (224C).

A magnetic geared rotary electric machine is provided with: a casing; a stator including a stator core, a coil, and a plurality of stator magnets; a first rotor including a plurality of pole pieces provided inside the stator; and a second rotor including a rotor core provided inside the first rotor and a plurality of rotor magnets provided in the rotor core, wherein the stator core includes a back yoke and a plurality of teeth protruding radially inward from the back yoke and provided at intervals in the circumferential direction, a plurality of the stator magnets are attached to radially inner end portions of the teeth in the circumferential direction, and the stator magnets are attached to the stator core so that a first portion of the tooth to which the stator magnets are attached is allowed to separate from a second portion of the stator core.

A stator for a wind turbine generator is provided, the stator including a first end plate and a second end plate spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the wind turbine generator, and a reinforcement structure shaped as a plate and arranged between, and fixed to the first end plate and the second end plate, wherein the reinforcement structure is configured for coupling the first end plate and the second end plate, such that a force is transmissible between the first end plate and the second end plate.

Provide are a stator, a rotor, and a rotating electrical machine that reduce cogging or ripple due to a gap between core divided sections. The stator comprises a plurality of core divided sections each having a cutout part extending along an. axial direction, and a plurality of pins provided for each of the core divisions adjacent to each. other and press- fit into pin press-fit holes formed by the cutout parts facing each. other. The plurality of core divided. sections are divided from each other at division surfaces each consisting of four or more constituent surfaces extending along the axial direction, the constituent surfaces including the three surfaces of a first surface closest to a magnetic gap part, a second surface second closest to the magnetic gap part after the first surface, and a farthest surface farthest from. the magnetic gap part. A pin press-fit surface that is one of the constituent surfaces other than the first surface and the second surface and provided with the cutout part has a normal direction oriented in an out-of-plane direction of the first surface or an out-of-plane direction of the second surface.

A stator core assembly for an axial flux electric motor for an automobile includes a cylindrical outer case that defines a central axis, and a plurality of segmented core sections spaced circumferentially around the central axis within the outer case, each of the segmented core sections including a lamination stack and a sleeve, the lamination stack being positioned within the sleeve and the sleeve being formed from a soft magnetic composite material, the sleeve of each of the plurality of segmented core sections including a first axial end having a pole shoe formed thereon and a second axial end having a pole shoe formed thereon, the pole shoes formed on the first and second axial ends of the sleeve of each of the plurality of segmented core sections including a radially outward surface having an arcuate shape that corresponds to and contacts the radially inward surface of the outer case.

An axial flux electric motor for an automobile includes a stator assembly, and a rotor assembly, the rotor assembly including a plurality of lamination blocks arranged in an annular pattern, a plurality of conductive wedges, one conductive wedge being positioned between each adjacent pair of lamination blocks, the plurality of lamination blocks and the plurality of conductive wedges defining a rotor core disk having an inner diameter and outer diameter and opposing axial faces, and a plurality of permanent magnets attached to one of the opposing axial faces of the rotor core disk.

An electric vehicle with magnetic induction power generating device includes an vehicle body, at least one battery pack installed inside the vehicle body, at least one power generation device electrically coupled to the at least one battery pack for providing electricity, a transmission device placed between the battery pack and the power generating device, and at least one motor for driving the electric vehicle, wherein the at least one power generating device can be coupled to at least one free-running wheel of the vehicle for converting a rotating energy of the at least one free-running wheel into electricity.

An electric vehicle with magnetic induction power generating device includes an vehicle body, at least one battery pack installed inside the vehicle body, at least one power generation device electrically coupled to the at least one battery pack for providing electricity, a transmission device placed between the battery pack and the power generating device, and at least one motor for driving the electric vehicle, wherein the at least one power generating device can be coupled to at least one free-running wheel of the vehicle for converting a rotating energy of the at least one free-running wheel into electricity.

A two degree-of-freedom brushless DC motor includes a stator, a rotor, a plurality of distributed stator windings, and a stator voice coil winding. The stator includes an inner stator structure and a plurality of arc-shaped stator poles. The inner stator structure includes a main body and a plurality of spokes that are spaced apart from each other to define a plurality of stator slots. Each arc-shaped stator pole is connected to a different one of the spokes. The rotor is spaced apart from the stator, includes a plurality of magnets, and is configured to rotate about a plurality of perpendicular axes. The distributed stator windings are wound around the plurality of spokes and extend through the stator slots. The stator voice coil winding is wound around the outer surfaces of the arc-shaped stator poles. The arc-shape and spacing of the stator poles define the stator as being spherically shaped.

A claw-pole motor having a rotor assembly orientated about a longitudinal axis, a stator assembly having a first plurality of stator teeth and a second plurality of stator teeth orientated radially about the longitudinal axis and extending axially in opposite directions to each other and alternating about the longitudinal axis, a first gap in the stator assembly orientated about the longitudinal axis, a second gap orientated about the longitudinal axis and extending both axially and radially between the first plurality of stator teeth and the second plurality of stator teeth, first electromagnetic windings disposed in the first gap and second electromagnetic windings disposed in the second gap, the first and second windings configured to be selectively energized to exert a torque on the rotor assembly.