Axial Field Electric Motor and Method
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1. An electric motor comprising:
- a rotor mounted for rotation;
a plurality of axial flux permanent magnets carried by said rotor, said plurality of axial flux permanent magnets oriented such that an associated magnetic flux produced thereby is at least substantially axially oriented and said plurality of axial flux permanent magnets positioned around said rotor with alternating orientations of flux direction such that a flux direction of adjacent magnets is at least substantially axially oriented but opposite in direction;
a plurality of radial flux permanent magnets carried by said rotor, said plurality of radial flux permanent magnets oriented such that an associated magnetic flux produced thereby is at least substantially radially oriented and said plurality of radial flux permanent magnets positioned around said rotor with alternating orientations of flux direction such that a flux direction of adjacent magnets is at least substantially radially oriented but opposite in direction;
a first axial stator and a second axial stator, said first axial stator and said second axial stator positioned on axially opposite sides of said plurality of axial flux permanent magnets, said first axial stator and said second axial stator comprising a plurality of axial stator windings oriented for interacting with said plurality of axial flux permanent magnets; and
a radial stator positioned radially around said rotor, said radial stator comprising a plurality of radial stator windings oriented for interacting with said plurality of radial flux permanent magnets.
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Abstract
A hybrid field, brushless, permanent magnet electric motor utilizing a rotor with two sets of permanent magnets oriented such that the flux produced by the two sets of magnets is perpendicular to each other. A plurality of axial flux permanent magnets are positioned radially interiorly of a plurality of radial flux permanent magnets. Axial stators interact with the axial flux permanent magnets. A radially positioned stator interacts with radial flux permanent magnets. In one configuration, an electronic feedback system is created that magnetically clamps and holds the hybrid rotor in its axially centrally aligned position, thereby reducing axial vibrations.
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1. An electric motor comprising:
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a rotor mounted for rotation; a plurality of axial flux permanent magnets carried by said rotor, said plurality of axial flux permanent magnets oriented such that an associated magnetic flux produced thereby is at least substantially axially oriented and said plurality of axial flux permanent magnets positioned around said rotor with alternating orientations of flux direction such that a flux direction of adjacent magnets is at least substantially axially oriented but opposite in direction; a plurality of radial flux permanent magnets carried by said rotor, said plurality of radial flux permanent magnets oriented such that an associated magnetic flux produced thereby is at least substantially radially oriented and said plurality of radial flux permanent magnets positioned around said rotor with alternating orientations of flux direction such that a flux direction of adjacent magnets is at least substantially radially oriented but opposite in direction; a first axial stator and a second axial stator, said first axial stator and said second axial stator positioned on axially opposite sides of said plurality of axial flux permanent magnets, said first axial stator and said second axial stator comprising a plurality of axial stator windings oriented for interacting with said plurality of axial flux permanent magnets; and a radial stator positioned radially around said rotor, said radial stator comprising a plurality of radial stator windings oriented for interacting with said plurality of radial flux permanent magnets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for making an electric motor comprising:
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mounting a rotor in a motor housing for rotation therein; mounting on the rotor a plurality of axial flux permanent magnets oriented such that an associated magnetic flux produced thereby is at least substantially axially oriented; mounting on the rotor a plurality of radial flux permanent magnets oriented such that an associated magnetic flux produced thereby is at least substantially radially oriented and positioning the plurality of radial flux permanent magnets on the rotor radially outwardly from the plurality of axial flux permanent magnets; mounting to the motor housing a first axial stator and a second axial stator on axially opposite sides of the plurality of axial flux permanent magnets and the providing the first axial stator and the second axial stator with a plurality of axial stator windings oriented for interacting with the plurality of axial flux permanent magnets; and mounting to the motor housing a radial stator positioned radially around the rotor and providing the radial stator with a plurality of radial stator windings for interacting with the plurality of radial flux permanent magnets. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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