Patent ID: 7663283

Claim:
An electric machine, comprising: a stator having at least one stator pole, the at least one stator pole including a first leg and a second leg; a rotor having at least one rotor pole, wherein the rotor rotates relative to the stator, and the at least one rotor pole is configured to rotate between the first leg and the second leg of the at least one stator pole; a first coil disposed on the first leg such that most, if not all, of the first coil disposed on the first leg is spaced apart from a rotational axis of the rotor by a distance greater than or equal to a maximum radius of rotation of the at least one rotor pole; and wherein the at least one rotor pole and the at least one stator pole are configured such that a magnetic flux induced on the at least one rotor pole flows in a direction substantially parallel to a rotational axis of the rotor.