Axial gap motor and vehicle

Abstract

A mobile body includes axial gap motors, a multiplexing mechanism, an abnormality detection mechanism, and a blocking mechanism. The axial gap motors generate driving power to be supplied to at least one wheel. The multiplexing mechanism multiplexes the axial gap motors and couples the axial gap motors to the at least one wheel of the mobile body. The abnormality detection mechanism detects an abnormality in the axial gap motors. In a case where the abnormality is detected in a certain axial gap motor of the multiplexed axial gap motors, the blocking mechanism blocks supplying of driving power from the certain axial gap motor independently of the multiplexed axial gap motors other than the certain axial gap motor, and maintains supplying of driving power to the at least one wheel from the multiplexed axial gap motors other than the certain axial gap motor.

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