Patent ID: 7098566
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: H02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrical machine with an axis of rotation between a magnetic field element ( 102 / 103 FIG. 1 , FIG. 9 ) with a plurality of pairs of poles, each pair of poles arranged to provide a substantially axial magnetic field between members of said pairs of poles in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of said electrical machine, and wherein said plurality of pairs of poles are arranged to be around a circle about the axis of rotation of said electrical machine, and wherein said magnetic field element is supported by a first support element; and at least one internally self braced toroidal wound element ( such that relative movement of the pairs of poles of said magnetic field element cause their magnetic field relative to the working segments in the at least one would element to generate an electromotive force across the working segments, and conversely such that when there is an electromotive force applied to the ends of the working segments, the induced current in the working segments and thereby in the magnetic field of the magnetic field element, create a force on the magnetic field element to cause its relative movement in a predetermined direction of rotation.