High speed axial air gap motor

An axial air gap motor, comprising:

• a planar rotor having a pattern of permanent magnetic portions;
• and
• a stator disposed proximate to a planar face of the rotor with an axial air gap therebetween, the stator having a planar stator housing containing and supporting a set of side-by-side forcer coils, the forcer coils being operable to induce motion of the rotor by magnetic interaction therewith, the stator housing being configured and operative to provide heat transfer from the forcer coils to a separate stator mounting structure while minimizing eddy currents and associated effects in the stator housing,
• where the planar rotor is constructed and arranged to rotate about an axis of rotation,
• wherein the planar stator housing and the set of side-by-side forcer coils extend along a plane that passes perpendicularly through the axis of rotation,
• wherein the planar stator housing includes:
• an electrically non-conductive coil housing portion constructed and arranged to house the set of side-by-side forcer coils, and
• a distinct metallic mounting portion coupled with the electrically non-conductive coil housing portion, the distinct metallic mounting portion being constructed and arranged to attach the stator to the stator mounting structure, and
• wherein the electrically non-conductive coil housing portion and the distinct metallic mounting portion extend along the plane that passes perpendicularly through the axis of rotation.