Axial brushless motor generator

An axial brushless motor and generator having a forward end and an aft end, and having a rotor capable of rotation around a shaft, and a stator having a case defining an exterior gas path of said motor from said forward end to said aft end, and a plurality of radially disposed vanes extending generally between said case frame and said shaft for directing a working fluid, comprising:

• a plurality of blades radially disposed around said rotor for compressing said fluid having an outer ring disposed proximate a radially outward portion of said blades and an inner ring disposed proximate a radially inward portion of said blades, said blades comprised of a non-metallic, non-conductive, non-magnetic material, and said outer ring having a forward face having a bearing surface thereon and an aft face having a bearing surface thereon;
• a plurality of magnetic elements secured to said outer ring having their magnetic fields oriented parallel to the axis of rotation of said rotor;
• at least one electromagnetic stator hoop having a plurality of electromagnetic elements secured at a plurality of points around said hoop such that said electromagnetic elements of said stator hoop and said electromagnetic elements disposed in said outer ring electromagnetically interact to drive said rotor;
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• a controller having a three phase power output to supply electrical power to said stator hoop electromagnetic elements.