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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Cahya Harianto, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Scott Sudhoff, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Cahya Harianto, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Scott Sudhoff, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A reluctance machine is disclosed. The reluctance machine includes a stationary member including a housing, a plurality of windings disposed in the housing, a plurality of electrical connections each electrical connection coupled to a corresponding winding of the plurality of windings, and a plurality of teeth coupled to the housing, a rotating member having a center including a mechanical coupling member formed about the center, and a plurality of outwardly protruding poles centrally located within the stationary member each outwardly protruding pole having a continuous outer surface adjacent to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth, wherein each outer surface of each outwardly protruding pole having a first portion being a first distance away from the center and a second portion being a second distance away from the center.