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US 11,777,386 B2Granted
System and method for an electric motor/generator with a multi-layer stator/rotor assembly
AssigneeLinear Labs, Inc.
InventorFred E. Hunstable
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved electric motor/generator including a toroidal magnetic cylinder centered on the longitudinal axis, and a coil assembly including a first coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder, and a second coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder.
Claims20
A system for an electric motor comprising:
- a toroidal magnetic cylinder arranged about a motor axis, the toroidal magnetic cylinder formed by:
- an outer cylindrical magnetic wall;
- an inner cylindrical magnetic wall concentrically positioned within the outer cylindrical magnetic wall;
- a first side magnetic wall positioned adjacent to one end of the outer cylindrical magnetic wall and to one end of the inner cylindrical magnetic wall;
- a second side magnetic wall positioned adjacent to an opposing end of the outer cylindrical magnetic wall and to an opposing end of the inner cylindrical magnetic wall;
- and
- a coil assembly including:
- a first coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder, the first coil assembly support comprising a first circular core centered on the motor axis, and a first circular indention formed on a first side of the first circular core;
- a second coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder, the second coil assembly support comprising a second circular core centered on the motor axis, and a second circular indention formed on a second side of the second circular core facing the first side of the first circular core to form a cavity;
- and
- a set of coils angularly arranged about the first circular core and the second circular core;
- and
- a locking disc:
- arranged about the motor axis;
- nested within the cavity of the coil assembly;
- coupling the first coil assembly support to the second coil assembly support;
- and
- comprising a shaft coaxial the motor axis and extending outwardly from the toroidal magnetic cylinder.
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A system for an electric motor comprising:
- a coil assembly:
- comprising:
- a first set of windings radially arranged about a motor axis;
- and
- a second set of windings, opposite the first set of windings, radially arranged about the motor axis;
- defining an inner radial facet, an outer radial facet, a first axial facet, and a second axial facet opposite the first axial facet;
- and
- defining a cavity interposed between the first set of windings and the second set of windings;
- a locking disc:
- nested within the cavity of the coil assembly;
- coupling the first set of windings to the second set of windings;
- and
- comprising a shaft coaxial with the motor axis coupled to the locking disc;
- a set of magnetic elements:
- encompassing the inner radial facet, the outer radial facet, the first axial facet, and the second axial facet of the coil assembly;
- defining a radial magnetic tunnel about the motor axis;
- and
- configured to generate a flux density distribution focused toward the coil assembly;
- and
- a controller configured to drive current through the first set of windings and the second set of windings to generate a magnetic field tunnel that sequentially and magnetically couples the set of magnetic elements contained within the support structure to rotate the coil assembly.
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A system for an electric motor comprising:
- an upper coil support:
- comprising a first set of windings radially arranged about a motor axis;
- defining a first cavity inset from a first face of the first coil support;
- a lower coil support:
- comprising a second set of windings, aligned with the first set of windings, arranged about the motor axis;
- and
- defining a second cavity inset from a second face of the second coil support cooperating with the first cavity of the first coil support to define a pocket;
- a locking disc:
- nested within the pocket formed by the upper coil support and the lower coil support;
- coupling the first set of windings to the second set of windings;
- and
- comprising a shaft coaxial with the motor axis coupled to the locking disc;
- a set of magnetic elements:
- encompassing an inner radial facet, an outer radial facet, a first axial facet, and a second axial facet of the coil assembly;
- defining a radial magnetic tunnel about the motor axis;
- and
- configured to generate a flux density distribution focused toward the coil assembly;
- and
- a controller configured to drive current through the first set of windings and the second set of windings to generate a magnetic field tunnel that sequentially and magnetically couples the set of magnetic elements contained within the support structure to rotate the coil assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.