Motor/generator system and method

An electromagnetic motor/generator, comprising:

• a plurality of flux assemblies each having at least one coil and at least one magnetic field source separated by a first gap and a second gap, the plurality of flux assemblies spaced apart from each other and connected by a non-ferrous and non-electrically conductive material;
• an interference drum having an axis, the interference drum including a first rotor plate constructed of a magnetically impermeable material, the first rotor plate having a first outward facing surface and a first inward facing surface, a second rotor plate constructed of a magnetically impermeable material, the second rotor plate having a second outward facing surface and a second inward facing surface, a hub connecting the first rotor plate and the second rotor plate in a spaced apart relationship with the first inward facing surface of the first rotor plate and the second inward facing surface of the second rotor plate facing each other, at least one first magnetically permeable section attached to the first inward facing surface of the first rotor plate, and at least one second magnetically permeable section attached to the second inward facing surface of the second rotor plate, the at least one first magnetically permeable section and the at least one second magnetically permeable section arranged substantially directly opposite each other;
• wherein the interference drum is movable through a circular path relative to the at least one coil and to the at least one magnetic field source of the plurality of flux assemblies to position the at least one first magnetic field permeable section and the at least one second magnetic field permeable section inside the first and second gaps of at least one of the plurality of flux assemblies at substantially a same instant in time;
• and
• wherein the plurality of flux assemblies are stationary.