A planetary gear system, comprising: a non-fixed annular gear configured to rotate about a primary rotation axis; a non-fixed sun gear positioned within the non-fixed annular gear and configured to rotate about the primary rotation axis; a compound planet gear operatively positioned between and meshed with the non-fixed annular gear and the non-fixed sun gear, wherein the compound planet gear includes a larger planet gear stage having a larger pitch diameter and a smaller planet gear stage fixed to the larger planet gear stage and having a smaller pitch diameter less than the larger pitch diameter, wherein one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage is operatively meshed with the non-fixed sun gear, and wherein one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage is operatively meshed with the non-fixed annular gear; and a fixed gear having a central axis coaxial with the primary rotation axis, wherein the fixed gear is one of: a fixed sun gear operatively meshed with one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage; and a fixed annular gear operatively meshed with one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage; wherein the compound planet gear further includes a smallest planet gear stage having a smallest pitch diameter less than the smaller pitch diameter; wherein one of: (i) the non-fixed sun gear is a first non-fixed sun gear and the planetary gear system further comprises a second non-fixed sun gear configured to rotate about the primary rotation axis and operatively meshed with the smallest planet gear stage; and (ii) the non-fixed annular gear is a first non-fixed annular gear and the planetary gear system further comprises a second non-fixed annular gear configured to rotate about the primary rotation axis and operatively meshed with smallest planet gear stage. a non-fixed annular gear configured to rotate about a primary rotation axis; a non-fixed sun gear positioned within the non-fixed annular gear and configured to rotate about the primary rotation axis; a compound planet gear operatively positioned between and meshed with the non-fixed annular gear and the non-fixed sun gear, wherein the compound planet gear includes a larger planet gear stage having a larger pitch diameter and a smaller planet gear stage fixed to the larger planet gear stage and having a smaller pitch diameter less than the larger pitch diameter, wherein one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage is operatively meshed with the non-fixed sun gear, and wherein one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage is operatively meshed with the non-fixed annular gear; and a fixed gear having a central axis coaxial with the primary rotation axis, wherein the fixed gear is one of: a fixed sun gear operatively meshed with one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage; and a fixed annular gear operatively meshed with one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage; a fixed sun gear operatively meshed with one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage; and a fixed annular gear operatively meshed with one of the larger planet gear stage and the smaller planet gear stage; wherein the compound planet gear further includes a smallest planet gear stage having a smallest pitch diameter less than the smaller pitch diameter; wherein one of: (i) the non-fixed sun gear is a first non-fixed sun gear and the planetary gear system further comprises a second non-fixed sun gear configured to rotate about the primary rotation axis and operatively meshed with the smallest planet gear stage; and (ii) the non-fixed annular gear is a first non-fixed annular gear and the planetary gear system further comprises a second non-fixed annular gear configured to rotate about the primary rotation axis and operatively meshed with smallest planet gear stage. (i) the non-fixed sun gear is a first non-fixed sun gear and the planetary gear system further comprises a second non-fixed sun gear configured to rotate about the primary rotation axis and operatively meshed with the smallest planet gear stage; and (ii) the non-fixed annular gear is a first non-fixed annular gear and the planetary gear system further comprises a second non-fixed annular gear configured to rotate about the primary rotation axis and operatively meshed with smallest planet gear stage.