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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 27, 2015
Applicant:

Electric Torque Machines Inc., Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Thomas F Janecek, Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Tyler Williams, Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Morgan Conklin, Flagstaff, AZ (US);

John Dyer, Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Electric Torque Machines Inc., Flagstaff, AZ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 25/08 (2006.01); H02K 1/14 (2006.01); H02K 3/32 (2006.01); H02K 7/14 (2006.01); H02K 15/02 (2006.01); H02K 21/14 (2006.01); H02K 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/088 (2013.01); F04D 25/0606 (2013.01); F04D 25/082 (2013.01); H02K 1/145 (2013.01); H02K 3/325 (2013.01); H02K 7/14 (2013.01); H02K 15/022 (2013.01); H02K 21/145 (2013.01); H02K 21/227 (2013.01); H02K 2213/03 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49009 (2015.01);
Abstract

A high efficiency transverse flux motor fan utilizes a transverse flux motor that can provide torque to drive fan blades at a reduced weight over conventional induction and brushless DC motors. A fan incorporating a transverse flux motor may be a residential ceiling fan or high volume low speed fan. Transverse flux motors are ideal for these applications as they have a higher efficiency at low revolutions per minute. A transverse flux motor may have a stator utilizing a ring shaped lamina that has extending members that form a coil channel. A lamina may be a unitary piece of material that is formed from a sheet of metal, thereby providing a very lightweight stator assembly. An exemplary fan may provide an airflow efficiency of more than about 236 L/s*W, (500 CFM/watt), an essential airflow density of more than about 2.36 L/s*g, (5 CFM/gram) and a power density of about 150 W/kg or more.


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