Linear magnetic motor/generator
First Claim
1. A linear magnetic motor/generator, comprising:
- axially moveable actuator means having three portions;
permanent magnet means including a plurality of pairs of transverse and symmetrical magnets substantially aligned radially and transversely with a common axis and equidistantly spaced around and separated from a first portion of said actuator means, thereby defining a first magnetic flux path passing through said first portion of said axially moveable actuator means;
another permanent magnet means including another plurality of pairs of transverse and symmetrical magnets substantially aligned radially and transversely with said common axis and equidistantly spaced around and separated from a second portion of said actuator means thereby defining a second magnetic flux path passing through said second portion of said axially moveable actuator means;
a plurality of magnetically soft end pieces arranged in a plurality of arrays defining a gap between said end pieces and said actuator whereby facing pairs of said end pieces in adjacent arrays are coupled across opposite ends of said pluralities of permanent magnets; and
coil means defining a third magnetic path passing through a third portion of said axially moveable actuator means and selectively modulating magnetic flux flowing in said first and second magnetic flux paths for supplying an axial force to said axially moveable actuator means.
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Abstract
A linear magnetic motor/generator (10) is disclosed which uses magnetic flux to provide mechanical motion or electrical energy. The linear magnetic motor/generator (10) includes an axially movable actuator mechanism (12). A permanent magnet mechanism (14) defines a first magnetic flux path (16) which passes through a first end portion (18) of actuator mechanism (12). Another permanent magnet mechanism (20) defines a second magnetic flux path (22) which passes through a second end portion (24) of actuator mechanism (12). A drive coil (26) defines a third magnetic flux path (28) passing through a third central portion (30) of actuator mechanism (12). Drive coil (26) selectively adds magnetic flux to and subtracts magnetic flux from magnetic flux flowing in the first and second magnetic flux paths (16) and (22), respectively, for supplying an axial force to the actuator mechanism (12).
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1. A linear magnetic motor/generator, comprising:
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axially moveable actuator means having three portions; permanent magnet means including a plurality of pairs of transverse and symmetrical magnets substantially aligned radially and transversely with a common axis and equidistantly spaced around and separated from a first portion of said actuator means, thereby defining a first magnetic flux path passing through said first portion of said axially moveable actuator means; another permanent magnet means including another plurality of pairs of transverse and symmetrical magnets substantially aligned radially and transversely with said common axis and equidistantly spaced around and separated from a second portion of said actuator means thereby defining a second magnetic flux path passing through said second portion of said axially moveable actuator means; a plurality of magnetically soft end pieces arranged in a plurality of arrays defining a gap between said end pieces and said actuator whereby facing pairs of said end pieces in adjacent arrays are coupled across opposite ends of said pluralities of permanent magnets; and coil means defining a third magnetic path passing through a third portion of said axially moveable actuator means and selectively modulating magnetic flux flowing in said first and second magnetic flux paths for supplying an axial force to said axially moveable actuator means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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