摘要 |
Described is a novel design for a disc-type variable reluctance rotating machine. The rotating machine, preferably used as a motor, is brushless and in the preferred form comprises a plurality of stator sections supported by a frame. A shaft is rotatably journaled in the frame structure and the stator sections are separated from one another by a plurality of rotor assemblies attached to the shaft for rotation therewith. The stator sections each have a helically wound coil surrounding the shaft and a plurality of inner and outer inserts made from magnetic material. The rotor assemblies also have inserts made from magnetic material to form a flux path around the stator coils. The rotating machine of the invention may be operated as an AC synchronous machine or as a pulsed current variable speed machine.
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