Brushless electro-mechanical machine

An electromotive machine comprising:

• (a) a stator assembly including at least one electromagnet module, the electromagnet module comprising at least four electromagnetic members, each of the electromagnetic members having a slot, the electromagnetic members arranged side by side wherein the slots are aligned with each other;
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• (b) a rotor assembly comprising a rotary member having a periphery, the rotary member including a plurality of permanent magnet members arranged along the periphery side by side in alternating north-south polarities;
• wherein the electromagnetic members are spaced not to exceed 15° apart as measured between radial lines extending from a center of the rotary member through a center of each electromagnetic member, and wherein the permanent magnet members are spaced not to exceed 10° apart as measured between radial lines extending from a center of the rotary member through a center of each permanent magnet member.

A self-starting electromotor, comprising:

• (a) a stator assembly comprising a plurality of electromagnetic members, each of the electromagnetic members having a core providing a magnetic path and including a slot, wherein the electromagnetic members are arranged side by side, wherein the slots are aligned with each other;
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• (b) a rotor assembly comprising a rotary member having a periphery, the rotary member including a plurality of permanent magnet members arranged along the periphery side by side in alternating north-south polarities;
• wherein the electromagnetic members and permanent magnet members are arranged so that for every two electromagnetic members there are three permanent magnet members, wherein the electromagnetic members are selectively energized so that the electromotor is self starting.