HIGH-SPEED PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR AND GENERATOR WITH LOW-LOSS METAL ROTOR

摘要

An electric machine is provided including a rotor having a plurality of magnets retained on the rotor. The plurality of magnets are retained via a sleeve. The sleeve is retained via a band. The band includes a stacked plurality of washer laminations. Each of the plurality of washer laminations is electrically insulated from an adjacent washer lamination.