The present disclosure to electromagnetically-controlled magnetic cycloidal gear assemblies and methods of operating same. In one example embodiment, such an assembly includes a stator that is concentric with respect to a primary axis of the assembly, and that includes a plurality of first magnetic devices, where each of those devices includes a respective electromagnet. Also, the assembly includes an input shaft that includes an offset cam, a cycloid mounted at least indirectly upon the offset cam, and an output hub. The cycloid is eccentric with respect to the primary axis and includes a plurality of second magnetic devices, and the output hub is at least indirectly rotationally coupled to the cycloid. The assembly also includes a controller coupled to each of the electromagnets by way of one or more linkages, and configured to govern at least one electric current that is passed through at least one of the electromagnets.

A magnetic coupling assembly includes a rotatable male coupling member, a rotatable female coupling member, a static separation member, a first channel, a second channel, a third channel, and a magnetic coupling section of the static separation member, wherein the magnetic coupling section is a section of the static separation member. The rotatable female coupling member and the rotatable male coupling member are rotatably coupled by magnets through the magnetic coupling section. The first channel, the second channel, and the third channel contain fluid forced to flow through the first, second, and third channels for cooling and rotodynamic stabilization.

An improved liquid cooled apparatus for transferring large torques magnetically with a primary rotary member and a secondary rotary member as is set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 7,294,947. The primary rotary member has permanent magnets, the secondary rotary member with electro-conductive materials. Both of said rotors being encased in a liquid tight casing enclosure and said rotors both being liquid cooled to allow for power transfers in excess of 260 KW and 1000 ft.lb torque.

In some embodiments, the present invention may include, for example, systems, devices, and methods for power generation using a permanent magnet and/or an electro magnet installed on a twisted band wheel or wheels and/or installed on stationary discs and plates. Due to magnetic field forces for example between the stationary discs and the twisted band, the twisted band may be driven to move (e.g., rotate), rotation of the twisted band is optionally transferred by an axle to a generator.

The present invention relates to an actuator system with a magnetic lead screw, comprises a magnetic rotor and a translator cylinder, the translator cylinder comprises a magnetic stator, the translator cylinder has a closed first end and a second end confined by a lid, the lid having a shaft opening for a shaft coupled to the magnetic rotor, wherein the magnetic rotor, when inserted in the translator cylinder, is arranged to translate a linear movement of the translator cylinder into a rotational movement of the magnetic rotor by using magnetic flux interacting between the magnetic stator and the magnetic rotor, said rotational movements is being transferred through a shaft, the lid with a shaft opening arranged for receiving the shaft, wherein the shaft is arranged to make both the linear and the rotational movement in the shaft opening, the lid being arranged for confining the second end of the translator cylinder, the translator cylinder confined by the lid forms, when divided by the magnetic rotor, a first chamber with a first volume and a second chamber with a second volume, wherein the first volume and the second volume changes as a function of the linear movement. The invention also relates to a method of operating an actuator system with a magnetic lead screw.

A permanent magnet speed governor having a fixed magnetic gap. The permanent magnet speed governor has an outer magnetic rotor connected to a drive shaft and an inner magnetic rotor connected to a driven shaft, at least one outer permanent magnet being evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of the inner circumferential surface of the outer magnetic rotor, at least one inner permanent magnet being evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface of the inner magnetic rotor, two magnetic pole sides of the inner permanent magnet being respectively fixed to an iron yoke, another two sides each being provided with a magnetically conductive body, one end of the inner magnetic rotor being provided with a magnetic circuit regulator used for moving each magnetically conductive body along the axial direction. Adoption of the fixed magnetic gap structure reduces the difficulty of assembly.

A coaxial shaft system includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft. The inner shaft includes a first plurality of magnets. An outer shaft is located coaxially around at least a portion of the inner shaft. The outer shaft includes a second plurality of magnets. The second plurality of magnets faces towards the first plurality of magnets. A support system supports the inner shaft and the outer shaft so that the inner shaft does not come into physical contact with the outer shaft. A number and location of the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets are configured so that for every magnet in the first plurality of magnets there is a corresponding magnet in the second plurality of magnets that together form a closely proximate magnetically attractive pair that have opposite poles in close proximity.

An apparatus is provided comprising a flywheel (112) for storing kinetic energy and an electrical machine (190) mechanically coupled to the flywheel and arranged for conversion between mechanical and electrical energy. The apparatus is arranged for transferring energy between the flywheel and a vehicle transmission via a variable ratio transmission (182). The electrical machine is coupled to the flywheel via a disconnect clutch which comprises a magnetic coupling (116).

A blending appliance includes a housing with a jar receiving area defined between an upper housing and a support base. A blender jar includes a base portion and a receptacle portion, and is configured to be laterally received within the jar receiving area of the housing. A magnetic coupling system includes an upper magnetic coupler disposed in the base portion of the blender jar and a lower magnetic coupler disposed in the support base of the housing. The upper and lower magnetic couplers are magnetically coupled to one another for driving a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar. A brake mechanism is disposed on the upper magnetic coupler and is configured to stop rotation of the upper magnetic coupler when the blender jar is removed from the jar receiving area.

The present invention relates to a non-contact no-load power transmission device which can transmit power in a non-contact no-load state by using a magnetic-to-nonmagnetic structure. For this purpose, provided is a non-contact no-load power transmission device characterized by operating in a non-contact manner and comprising: a first disc unit 10 coupled to one of a power shaft or a load shaft and having a magnetic body on one side surface; and a second disc unit 20 coupled to the power shaft or the load shaft that corresponds to the first disc unit 10 and formed of a nonmagnetic body that attracts the magnetic body.