Flux machine

A flux machine comprising:

• a rotor having a first electrical core-coil assembly and a second electrical core-coil assembly, the first electrical core-coil assembly including a first core and a first coil, the first core including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the first core defining a first groove and a second groove parallel to the first groove, the second portion of the first core defining a third groove perpendicular to the first groove and the second groove, the first groove, the second groove, and the third groove each defining a base and two opposing sidewalls facing each other, the first coil being at least partially disposed within the first groove, the second groove, and the third groove, and the first core being at least partially disposed within the first coil, the second electrical core-coil assembly including a second core and a second coil, the second core including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the second core defining a fourth groove and a fifth groove parallel to the fourth groove, the second portion of the second core defining a sixth groove perpendicular to the fourth groove and the fifth groove, the fourth groove, the fifth groove, and the sixth groove each defining a base and two opposing sidewalls facing each other, the second coil being at least partially disposed within the fourth groove, and fifth groove, and the sixth groove, and the second core being at least partially disposed within the second coil, the first core and the second core being separate and distinct from each other;
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• a stator having a first set of magnets and a second set of magnets, the first set of magnets including a first magnet, a second magnet, and a third magnet, the second set of magnets including a fourth magnet, a fifth magnet, and a sixth magnet,
• the first set of magnets being configured to be positioned adjacent to the first electrical core-coil assembly such that a first pole face of the first magnet, the second magnet, and the third magnet faces toward the first electrical core-coil assembly,
• the second set of magnets being configured to be positioned adjacent to the second electrical core-coil assembly such that a second pole face of the fourth magnet, the fifth magnet, and the sixth magnet face toward the second electrical core-coil assembly,
• wherein (i) the first pole face of the first magnet and the second magnet face toward each other, and the first pole face of the third magnet is perpendicular to the first pole face of the first magnet and the second magnet, and (ii) the second pole face of the fourth magnet and the fifth magnet face toward each other, and the second pole face of the sixth magnet is perpendicular to the second pole face of the fourth magnet and the fifth magnet, the first pole face having a different polarity than the second pole face.

A flux machine comprising:

• a rotor having a plurality of electrical core-coil assemblies, each of the plurality of electrical core-coil assemblies including a core and a corresponding coil, each core including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of each core defining a first channel and a second channel parallel to the first channel, the second portion of each core defining a third channel perpendicular to the first channel and the second channel, the first channel, the second channel, and the third channel each having a generally U-shaped cross-section with a base and two opposing sidewalls, the two opposing sidewalls facing each other, each core being at least partially disposed within its corresponding coil such that each corresponding coil is at least partially disposed within the first channel, the second channel, and the third channel, each core being separate and distinct from all of the other cores of the plurality of electrical core-coil assemblies;
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• a stator having a plurality of sets of magnets, each of the plurality of sets of magnets including a first magnet, a second magnet, and a third magnet, wherein a first of the plurality of sets of magnets is configured to be positioned adjacent to a first one of the plurality of electrical core-coil assemblies such that the first magnet is configured to direct flux toward a first side of the coil of the first one of the plurality of electrical core-coil assemblies, the second magnet is configured to direct flux toward a second opposing side of the coil of the first one of the plurality of electrical core-coil assemblies, and the third magnet is configured to direct flux toward a third side of the coil of the first one of the plurality of electrical core-coil assemblies.