A rotor for a rotary electric machine and having: a plurality of permanent magnets, which are axially oriented and are arranged beside one another around a rotations axis so as to form a closed ring; a support cylinder, which has an outer surface, on which the permanent magnets rest, and a central cavity; and two half-shafts, which are independent of and separate from one another and are singularly inserted in opposite ends of the central cavity of the support cylinder so as to form one single block with the support cylinder. The permanent magnets are circumferentially arranged one following the other according to a Halbach array so as to nullify the magnetic field radially on the inside of the permanent magnets and so as to maximize the magnetic field radially on the outside of the permanent magnets.

A rotor for a rotary electric machine and having: a plurality of permanent magnets, which are axially oriented and are arranged beside one another around a rotations axis so as to form a closed ring; a support cylinder, which has an outer surface, on which the permanent magnets rest, and a central cavity; and two half-shafts, which are independent of and separate from one another and are singularly inserted in opposite ends of the central cavity of the support cylinder so as to form one single block with the support cylinder. The permanent magnets are circumferentially arranged one following the other according to a Halbach array so as to nullify the magnetic field radially on the inside of the permanent magnets and so as to maximize the magnetic field radially on the outside of the permanent magnets.

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.

Modified magnetic levitation system for flying vehicle Modified magnetic levitation system for flying vehicle includes a propeller system (11, 12, 13), an axial levitation system (101, 102), radial levitation system (part of 201), rotary propulsion system (part of 201) and passive magnetic bearing system (301). An axial levitation system includes plurality of halbach array pairs connected on rotor and special short circuited coil windings connected on stator. A propulsion mechanism (part of 201) is provided for rotating rotor along the centre axis. Radial levitation and propulsion system (201) includes halbach arrays (53) located at outer circumference of rotor and interweaved active and passive coil windings (43) located at inner circumference of stator. Passive magnetic bearing system (301) includes parts of rotor and stator around centre axis of the system. Passive magnetic bearing (PMB) is utilized to levitate rotor at rest, below lift-off speed, and start and end condition of rotations.

Modified magnetic levitation system for flying vehicle Modified magnetic levitation system for flying vehicle includes a propeller system (11, 12, 13), an axial levitation system (101, 102), radial levitation system (part of 201), rotary propulsion system (part of 201) and passive magnetic bearing system (301). An axial levitation system includes plurality of halbach array pairs connected on rotor and special short circuited coil windings connected on stator. A propulsion mechanism (part of 201) is provided for rotating rotor along the centre axis. Radial levitation and propulsion system (201) includes halbach arrays (53) located at outer circumference of rotor and interweaved active and passive coil windings (43) located at inner circumference of stator. Passive magnetic bearing system (301) includes parts of rotor and stator around centre axis of the system. Passive magnetic bearing (PMB) is utilized to levitate rotor at rest, below lift-off speed, and start and end condition of rotations.

There is disclosed a motor (100) comprising: a stator (120), comprising a core (122) and a plurality of windings (124); and a rotor (140), comprising a plurality of permanent magnets (150, 152, 154), wherein a first portion of the magnets (150, 152) is disposed on two axial rotor portions (142, 144) in close proximity to two respective axial sides of the windings (124), and a second portion of the magnets (154) is disposed on a radial rotor portion (146) in close proximity to a radial side of the windings (124), and wherein energising the windings (124) causes a torque to be applied to the rotor (140) via said two axial rotor portions (144, 144) and said radial rotor portion (146).

A radial flux rotary electric machine having an exterior-rotor configuration is shown. The machine has a permanent-magnet rotor comprising permanent magnets in a Halbach array, and an air-cored stator interior to the rotor having teeth defining tapered slots and distributed windings around the teeth to form coils in a double-layer arrangement, the windings being comprised of a plurality of phase windings. For each tooth T having a slot S1 on one side thereof and a slot S2 on another side thereof, a coil side C1 of a phase winding is arranged to occupy a radially inner layer of the slot S1 and a coil side C2 of the same phase winding is arranged to occupy a radially outer layer of the slot S2, wherein the coil side C1 has a smaller circumferential dimension and a larger radial dimension than the coil side C2.

A dual-rotor machine comprising a dual rotor support structure rotatably connected to a frame. A stationary stator is disposed between the rotors and is fixed to the frame. An inner rotor and outer rotor, each comprising a permanent magnet Halbach array, are coaxially disposed with the stator and are rotable about the stator. In this configuration, the inner rotor channels its magnetic flux to its outside, while the outer rotor channels its magnetic flux to its inside. The magnetic flux density at the stator for the dual-rotor machine can be as high as 2 Tesla or higher for high-grade neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet material, and the stored magnetic energy for conversion to mechanical or electrical energy available to the stator may be at least 0.5 kJ/m. The rotor Halbach arrays may comprise monolithic permanent magnets with continuously variable magnetic field direction.

A multi-phase armature winding is made up of winding segments. Each of the winding segments includes a pair of straight sections extending straight in an axial direction of the armature winding and connecting sections which are located on axially opposed end sides of the armature winding. The connecting sections are bent and connect the straight sections together in a circumferential direction of the armature winding. The winding segment is produced by winding a conductor wire member a plurality of times. The conductor wire member is made of a bundle of wires. Each of the straight sections occupies the whole of a coil side and portions of coil ends of the winding segment. Each of the straight sections has holding portions arranged at least in coil end portions thereof. The holding portions work to tighten the wires together.

A motor includes a stator and a rotor, the rotor includes a frame coupled to a rotation shaft and a magnet fixed to the frame, with a direction from the stator toward the rotor as a first direction, the magnet includes a plurality of lower part main pole magnets having a magnetization direction in the first direction and pluralities of lower part second rightward sub-magnets and lower part second leftward sub-magnets having a magnetization direction in a direction different from the first direction, the lower part main pole magnet includes a lower part first upward main magnet placed at a negative side in the first direction and a lower part second upward main magnet fixed to the frame, when the magnet is seen along the first direction, the lower part first upward main magnet and the lower part second rightward sub-magnet and lower part second leftward sub-magnet partially overlap.