Switched reluctance motor and switched reluctance apparatus for hybrid vehicles
OwnerCharles Hampton Perryinventor
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Abstract
An improved hybrid drive apparatus with a switched reluctance hub motor. The switched reluctance motor eliminates any drag caused by the existing magnetic fields of the motors used in the prior art by turning off the magnetic fields when not being used. It also is cleaner and more efficient to operate, as any magnetic road dust or debris attracted during operation is dropped or repelled when the magnetic fields are turned off. An improved switched reluctance motor may be used, with a stator ring and rotor ring designed so that the low reluctance flux path does not pass through the full diameter of the rotor or rotor bars.
Claims16
A switched reluctance motor, comprising:
- a stator ring with an inner circumference;
- a plurality of stator poles located on the inner circumference, said stator poles actuated by magnetic coils to become electromagnets;
- a rotor ring with an outer circumference. said rotor ring located within said stator ring;
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- a plurality of rotor poles located on the outer circumference of the rotor, said rotor poles in close proximity to said stator poles;
- wherein a low reluctance magnetic flux path forms through pairs of stator poles and proximal rotor poles when said pairs of stator poles are actuated;
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- further wherein said low reluctance magnetic flux path forms through the section of said stator ring between said pair of stator poles and through the section of said rotor ring between said pair of rotor poles.
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