US 11,870,368 B2
Electrostatic motor
Ryan Knippel, Madison, WI (US); William D. Butrymowicz, Madison, WI (US); and Baoyun Ge, Madison, WI (US)
Assigned to C-Motive Technologies, Inc., Middleton, WI (US)
Filed by C-Motive Technologies, Inc., Madison, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/234,520.
Application 17/234,520 is a continuation of application No. 17/141,145, filed on Jan. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/956,821, filed on Jan. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/956,830, filed on Jan. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0242805 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. H02N 1/00 (2006.01); H02N 2/12 (2006.01); H02N 2/14 (2006.01)
CPC H02N 1/006 (2013.01) [H02N 1/002 (2013.01); H02N 1/004 (2013.01); H02N 2/12 (2013.01); H02N 2/14 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a rotor stage of an electrostatic machine, the rotor stage comprising:
a rotor plate comprising a plurality of rotor electrodes positioned on a first side of the rotor plate;
at least one rotor via comprising an electrical connection between the first side of the rotor plate and a second side of the rotor plate;
a rotor power distribution board positioned on the second side of the rotor plate, the rotor power distribution board comprising:
at least one rotor power distribution bus on a first side of the rotor power distribution board;
at least one rotor power coupling perforation; and
wherein a second side of the rotor power distribution board faces the second side of the rotor plate; and
a rotor electrical coupling circuit structured to electrically couple the at least one rotor power distribution bus to at least a portion of the plurality of rotor electrodes, wherein the rotor electrical coupling circuit extends through the at least one rotor via and the at least one power coupling perforation; and
a stator stage of the electrostatic machine, the stator stage comprising:
a stator plate comprising a plurality of stator electrodes positioned on a first side of the stator plate;
at least one stator via comprising an electrical connection between the first side of the stator plate and a second side of the stator plate;
a stator power distribution board positioned on the second side of the stator plate, the stator power distribution board comprising:
at least one stator power distribution bus on a first side of the stator power distribution board;
at least one stator power coupling perforation; and
wherein a second side of the stator power distribution board faces the second side of the stator plate; and
a stator electrical coupling circuit structured to electrically couple the at least one stator power distribution bus to at least a portion of the plurality of stator electrodes, wherein the stator electrical coupling circuit extends through the at least one stator via and the at least one stator power coupling perforation.