Full flux reversal variable reluctance machine

摘要

A full flux reversal variable reluctance machine is disclosed. The stator includes a plurality of poles and electrical windings surrounding a portion of the stator. The rotor comprises main and shunt components that have alternate sections of high and low magnetic permeability. The shunt and main components are magnetically isolated, and the sections of high and low magnetic permeability for one component are complementary to the sections on the other component. Variations in flux magnitude and direction are induced in the stator without reversing the flux direction in the rotor.