An electricity generator using a six-segment rotating flux switch, a 2×2 switching sequence with four magnetic flux switch sites, and a unique magnetic circuit design, all of which together alternate the magnetic flux from a stationary permanent magnet through a stationary magnetic segment around which is wound a pickup coil thereby inducing electricity in the pickup coil. Both the vector direction and the scalar value of the magnetic flux are alternated within the stationary magnetic segment resulting in a high power output of AC electricity.

An electricity generator using a six-segment rotating flux switch, a 2×2 switching sequence with four magnetic flux switch sites, and a unique magnetic circuit design, all of which together alternate the magnetic flux from a stationary permanent magnet through a stationary magnetic segment around which is wound a pickup coil thereby inducing electricity in the pickup coil. Both the vector direction and the scalar value of the magnetic flux are alternated within the stationary magnetic segment resulting in a high power output of AC electricity.

A stator core including field slots housing field windings and armature slots housing armature windings is provided. Permanent magnets are housed in the respective armature slots. Field windings face to the permanent magnets directly or via the stator core on the outer and inner circumferential sides. A coil end of one of the armature windings straddles the predetermined one of the field slots and passes over the axial end face of each of the permanent magnets in the corresponding one of the field slots over which the coil end straddles.

A parallel magnetic circuit motor includes a rotor without magnets and a stator with magnets. The stator has stator poles with windings. The windings are energized on a first plurality of stator poles with current in a same first direction and the windings are energized on a second plurality of stator poles with current in a same second direction opposite the same first direction.

An electromagnetic generator comprises one or more flux assembly having at least one coil and at least one magnetic field source separated by a gap. An interference drum has a sidewall at least partially positioned inside the gap and comprising at least one magnetic field permeable zone and at least one magnetic field impermeable zone. The interference drum is movable relative to the at least one coil and to the at least one magnetic field source to alternatively position the at least one magnetic field permeable zone and the at least one magnetic field impermeable zone of the sidewall inside the gap. When the interference drum is moved, magnetic flux is created in the coil, and induces electrical current to flow into the coil. The coil may be connected to an external circuit, such that the electrical current may flow through the external circuit.

An electromagnetic generator comprises one or more flux assembly having at least one coil and at least one magnetic field source separated by a gap. An interference drum has a sidewall at least partially positioned inside the gap and comprising at least one magnetic field permeable zone and at least one magnetic field impermeable zone. The interference drum is movable relative to the at least one coil and to the at least one magnetic field source to alternatively position the at least one magnetic field permeable zone and the at least one magnetic field impermeable zone of the sidewall inside the gap. When the interference drum is moved, magnetic flux is created in the coil, and induces electrical current to flow into the coil. The coil may be connected to an external circuit, such that the electrical current may flow through the external circuit.

Provided is an actuator that achieves a high energy efficiency at a low speed while having a compact configuration. The actuator includes a stator and a rotor. The stator has a disk, a pillar including a permanent magnet, and a coil wound around the pillar. The rotor is provided movably along an outer edge of the disk with the rotor being in contact with the outer edge of the disk. The coil is configured to form, through energization of the coil, a magnetic circuit that passes through the disk, the pillar, and the rotor. The disk includes a first part and a second part that are disposed alternately along the outer edge of the disk, in which the first part has a first magnetic permeability and the second part has a second magnetic permeability that is higher than the first magnetic permeability.

A single stack transverse flux machine includes a rotor assembly having an internal rotor disc with a rotor shaft extending from and rotating with the internal rotor disc, and a rotor ring having a plurality of stator poles interleaved with a plurality of interpoles. The plurality of stator poles and the plurality of interpoles are radially disposed around the internal rotor disc. Each stator pole has a plurality of core components spaced apart from one another. Primary magnets are interposed between the plurality of core components. The machine also includes a stator assembly with a plurality of shaped cores, each shaped core having a base with a plurality of legs with a corresponding gap therebetween. Each leg has a winding, and the shaped cores are positioned so that each leg is juxtaposed with a corresponding one of the plurality of core components and has an air gap therebetween.

A single stack transverse flux machine includes a rotor assembly having an internal rotor disc with a rotor shaft extending from and rotating with the internal rotor disc, and a rotor ring having a plurality of stator poles interleaved with a plurality of interpoles. The plurality of stator poles and the plurality of interpoles are radially disposed around the internal rotor disc. Each stator pole has a plurality of core components spaced apart from one another. Primary magnets are interposed between the plurality of core components. The machine also includes a stator assembly with a plurality of shaped cores, each shaped core having a base with a plurality of legs with a corresponding gap therebetween. Each leg has a winding, and the shaped cores are positioned so that each leg is juxtaposed with a corresponding one of the plurality of core components and has an air gap therebetween.

A parallel magnetic circuit motor includes a rotor without magnets and a stator with magnets. The stator has stator poles with windings. The windings are energized on a first plurality of stator poles with current in a same first direction and the windings are energized on a second plurality of stator poles with current in a same second direction opposite the same first direction.