Transverse flux electrical machine with segmented core stator

A transverse flux electrical machine, comprising:

• a first element having an axis and magnets disposed along said first element at a uniform radial distance from said axis, angularly adjacent ones of said magnets having magnetic polarizations of opposite directions;
• a second element concentrically mounted to said first element for relative rotation to one another, said first and said second elements being radially spaced with an air gap, said second element comprising:
• a plurality of magnetic cores annularly disposed along said second element, each one of said cores comprising:
• a U-shaped part defining an interior area, a first end and a second end, said U-shaped part being disposed such that said first end and said second end face said air gap and that a segment of a magnetic flux circulating in said U-shaped part is substantially parallel to said axis, said U-shaped part being made of a pile of substantially planar magnetic metal sheets;
• a first magnetic foot assembled to said first end such that said first magnetic foot is contiguous to said air gap to define a first magnetic pole, said first magnetic foot and said U-shaped part being made of different materials;
• a second magnetic pole at said second end and contiguous to said air gap;
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• wherein said first magnetic foot is shaped such that it angularly deviates a magnetic flux circulating in said U-shaped part so that said first magnetic pole and said second magnetic pole are angularly offset from one another with respect to said axis;
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• an electrical conductor coil disposed in said interior area of all of the U-shaped parts.