Planar Motor System With Increased Efficiency

A planar motor system comprising:

• a platen comprising:
• a planar surface;
• and
• a first planar motor component;
• a stage comprising a second planar motor component, wherein the stage, when driven, moves parallel to the planar surface of the platen along a first cardinal axis or along a second cardinal axis;
• and
• a drive system, wherein the drive system, when energized in a drive configuration, applies to the stage a first force and a second force, wherein:
• the first force has a first force magnitude and a first force direction;
• the first force direction is not parallel to the first cardinal axis;
• the first force direction is not parallel to the second cardinal axis;
• the second force has a second force magnitude and a second force direction;
• the second force direction is not parallel to the first cardinal axis;
• the second force direction is not parallel to the second cardinal axis;
• and
• a vector sum of the first force and the second force is parallel to the first cardinal axis.