PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRIC MOTOR

摘要

An electric motor is described, of the type that includes a rotor with permanent magnets and a stator with electromagnets, which operates at high efficiency to produce a high ratio of mechanical power output to electrical power input. During rotor rotation in a first direction (74, Fig. 5), a first magnet (44A') moves away from a position of alignment with the core of a "last" electromagnet (46A), while a second permanent magnet (44B') moves toward a position of alignment with the core of a "next" electromagnet (46C) which it is approaching. The last electromagnet (46A) is energized in a direction to negate attraction of its core (50) for the first permanent magnet (44A'). The next electromagnet (46C) is not substantially energized, so the attraction of the second magnet for the next electromagnet (46C) is due primarily to attraction of their cores in the absence of energization of the next electromagnet. Thus, most electrical power supplied to the electromagnets are to negate attraction between a permanent magnet and the last electromagnet which the permanent magnet is moving away from. This allows most motor output torque to arise from the attraction of permanent magnets for the cores of unenergized electromagnets that the permanent magnets are approaching.