Tri-motor

An electric motor, comprising:

• a stator;
• and
• a rotor that is rotatable with respect to the stator;
• wherein one of the stator and the rotor includes a plurality of magnets, and the other of the stator and the rotor includes a plurality of conductive windings that are operatively associated with the plurality of magnets to produce torque in the rotor;
• wherein a plurality of sets of the magnets and the windings are operatively associated as a plurality of submotors, each submotor including a portion of the stator and a portion of the rotor, and a plurality of phases of each submotor each include a group of the windings and the magnets of the respective submotor;
• and
• wherein the plurality of submotors have a same number of phases, and the windings within a same phase of the plurality of submotors are electrically connected in series.

An electric motor, comprising:

• a stator;
• a rotor that is rotatable with respect to the stator;
• wherein one of the stator and the rotor includes a plurality of magnets, and the other of the stator and the rotor includes a plurality of conductive windings that are operatively associated with the plurality of magnets to produce torque in the rotor;
• and
• wherein a plurality of phases of each submotor each include a group of the windings and the magnets;
• and
• wherein a commutator electronically connected, and configured to direct a flow of current, to each of the conductive windings, the commutator including a plurality of switches, wherein each switch includes a positive position and a negative position.