Electric motor

An electric motor, comprising:

• a longitudinally extended stator having a cylindrical tubular contour, said stator having a plurality of permanent magnets disposed on an inner surface thereof in angular spaced relation with respect to a central axis extending in a longitudinal direction, said plurality of permanent magnets each being separated one from another by a respective one of a plurality of silicon steel members to define a plurality of permanent magnetic poles;
• an armature disposed within a central bore of said stator for rotation about said central axis, said armature including:
• a. a plurality of pole segments equally spaced about said central axis;
• b. a plurality of coils, each of said coils being wound on a respective one of said plurality of pole segments;
• c. a commutator having a M number of conductive contact members, where M is defined by three times a number of permanent magnet poles of said stator, each of said plurality of coils being electrically coupled on opposing ends thereof to a distinct pair of said conductive contact members, said plurality of coils defining N number of coils where N equals one half M;
• and,
• a plurality of pairs of brushes secured to said stator for electrical contact with respective pairs of said conductive contact members of said commutator, whereby a predetermined number of said plurality of coils are independently and simultaneously energized to contribute to a torque output of said motor.