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US 8,264,314 B2Granted
Magnetic arrays with increased magnetic flux
AssigneeStream Power, Inc.
InventorPat Sankar
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Abstract
The embodiments of the invention generally relate to a novel magnet arrangement to further enhance the performance of the array. The new arrangement of magnets (for example, five configurations) can result in significantly much higher percentage gain in magnetic flux with respect to the largest magnetic flux of a component magnet, as compared to Halbach array configurations.
Claims8
A three magnet by magnet array, comprising:
- a center magnet block having a first array of three magnets, the center magnet block having an equivalent north pole, wherein a center magnet of the center magnet block comprises a north pole pointing in a z-direction, and wherein a first and second side magnets of the center magnet block comprise north poles pointing along an x-axis toward the center magnet of the center magnet block;
- a first magnet block having a second array of three magnets, the first magnet block having an equivalent north pole pointing into said center magnet block in a first y-direction;
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- a second magnet block having a third array of three magnets, the second magnet block having an equivalent north pole pointing into said center magnet block in a second y-direction,
- wherein said center magnet block is sandwiched between and coupled to said first magnet block and said second magnet block to form three magnet three magnet array, wherein the three magnet by three magnet array generates increased magnetic flux and comprises an equivalent north pole pointing in the z-direction that is perpendicular to the x-axis of said north poles of said first and second magnet blocks, wherein the equivalent north pole of the three magnet by three magnet array is pointing in a substantially same direction of said equivalent north pole of said center magnet block.
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