Axial flux switched reluctance and inductance state machine systems, devices, and methods

A method for operating an axial flux switched reluctance motor including a stator assembly arranged to generate a rotating electromagnetic field in response to a control signal and a rotor assembly, positioned adjacent to the stator assembly, arranged to rotate in response to the rotating electromagnetic field, the stator assembly including a plurality of salient stator poles and each of the plurality of salient stator poles comprising a coil wound normal to an axis of rotation of the rotor assembly,

• wherein a controller that controls the axial flux switched reluctance motors comprises a processor, a plurality of transformers respectively electrically connected to the plurality of stator poles, and a plurality of switches respectively electrically connected to the plurality of transformers, and the plurality of switches are controllable by the processor;
• and
• the method comprising:
• when a given switch from the plurality of switches is controlled by the processor to close, providing the control signal, which comprises an electrical signal, to a corresponding transformer from the plurality of transformers to store magnetic energy in a corresponding primary winding of the corresponding transformer;
• when the given switch is controlled by the processor to open, discharging an electrical current from a corresponding secondary winding of the corresponding transformer to a corresponding coil from the plurality of the stator poles;
• detecting, via a sensor, an angular position of the rotor assembly;
• outputting, by the sensor, sensor data based on the angular position of the rotor assembly;
• and
• receiving the sensor data and adjusting the control signal based on the angular position of the rotor assembly to adjust a speed of rotation of the rotor assembly.

An electric vehicle comprising:

• a power storage including at least one battery, the power storage arranged to output stored energy as an output DC electrical signal;
• and
• an axial flux switched reluctance motor including:
• a stator assembly arranged to generate a rotating electromagnetic field in response to a control signal, wherein the stator assembly includes a plurality of salient stator poles, each of the plurality of stator poles including a coil wound normal to an axis of rotation of a rotor assembly;
• the rotor assembly, positioned adjacent to the stator assembly, arranged to rotate in response to the rotating electromagnetic field about the axis of rotation;
• a first sensor arranged to detect an angular position of the rotor assembly and output first sensor data based on the angular position of the rotor assembly;
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• a controller comprising a processor, a plurality of transformers respectively electrically connected to the plurality of stator poles, and a plurality of switches respectively electrically connected to the plurality of transformers, and the plurality of switches are controllable by the processor;
• wherein, when a given switch from the plurality of switches is controlled by the processor to close, the control signal, which comprises an electrical signal, is provided to a corresponding transformer from the plurality of transformers to store magnetic energy in a corresponding primary winding of the corresponding transformer,
• when the given switch is controlled by the processor to open, an electrical current is discharged from a corresponding secondary winding of the corresponding transformer to a corresponding coil from the plurality of the stator poles, and
• wherein the controller is arranged to receive the first sensor data and adjust the control signal based on the angular position of the rotor assembly to adjust a speed of rotation of the rotor assembly.