Flux-switching magnetic machine

A flux-switching magnetic machine comprising a drive element and a driven element, the drive element being configured to generate a composite magnetic field comprising a fixed component and a variable component, the fixed component of the magnetic field being generated by a sequence of spaced fixed field members disposed on said drive element and the variable magnetic field being generated by a sequence of spaced armature windings disposed on said drive element, the driven element having a plurality of magnetisable portions configured to be coupled to the composite magnetic field generated by the drive element, such that the driven element moves in response to changes in the composite magnetic field generated by the drive element, wherein the number of fixed field members is greater than the number of armature windings.