Claw pole brushless synchronous machine

A claw pole synchronous machine comprising:

• a housing defining a first magnetic flux path through a first ferromagnetic disk and interfaced with a first DC excitation coil, and defining a second magnetic flux path through a second ferromagnetic disk and interfaced with a second DC excitation coil;
• a rotor being rotatable relative to the housing and having a first plurality of claw poles circumferentially alternating with a second plurality of claw poles, the plurality of first claw poles being axially overlapping with the second plurality of claw poles, wherein the rotor comprises a first ferromagnetic disk, the first plurality of claw poles extending axially from a radially outer edge of the first ferromagnetic disk, and a second ferromagnetic disk, coaxial with the first ferromagnetic disk, the second plurality of claw poles extending from a radially outer edge of the second ferromagnetic disk;
• at least two DC excitation coils fixed relative to said housing and configured to provide a magnetic field to the rotor;
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• a stator fixed to the housing being in operable communication with the rotor.

A method for generating electricity in a synchronous machine comprising:

• generating a first DC excitation field using a first DC excitation coil, the first DC excitation coil being stationary relative to a housing;
• generating a second DC excitation field using a second DC excitation coil, the second DC excitation field opposing the first DC excitation field, and the second DC excitation coil being stationary relative to the housing;
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• interfacing a claw pole rotor assembly with the first and second DC excitation fields using a first end bell and a second end bell of a synchronous machine to direct the first and second DC excitation fields to a corresponding rotor disk of the claw pole rotor assembly.