Rotary electric machine having a permanent magnet stator and permanent magnet rotor

A power assisting and regenerating rotary electric machine disposed between a vehicle engine and a torque transmission mechanism connected coaxially with a crankshaft at a back of said vehicle engine, said rotary electric machine comprising:

• a housing;
• a stator fixed to said housing, said stator including a stator core having a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface and a stator winding having a set of multi-phase windings wound on said stator;
• a controller for controlling current supplied to said stator winding according to vehicle conditions thereby operating the rotary electric machine under a prescribed condition;
• a rotor including an outer rotor portion having an inner surface electro-magnetically connected to said radially outer surface of said stator and an inner rotor portion having an outer surface electro-magnetically connected to said radially inner surface of said stator;
• a bowl member disposed between the crank shaft and the torque transmission mechanism, said bowl member including an inner cylinder portion supporting a radially inner side of said inner rotor portion and connected to the crank shaft, an outer cylinder portion supporting a radially outer side of said outer rotor portion and an annular portion connecting said inner cylinder portion and outer cylinder portion, said annular portion being connected to the torque transmission mechanism.