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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Bart Dean Hibbs, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Bang Xuan Phan, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bart Dean Hibbs, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Bang Xuan Phan, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, unknown;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 1/27 (2006.01); H02K 21/12 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02K 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 21/12 (2013.01); H02K 1/27 (2013.01); H02K 7/1838 (2013.01); Y02E 10/725 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one possible embodiment, a magnet array for a motor is provided which has an array of permanent magnets being arranged such that flux from the permanent magnets reinforce on one side of the array and substantially cancel on an opposite side of the array, the array further includes flux concentrators located at poles on the reinforcing side of the array.