CPC H02K 21/16 (2013.01) [H02K 1/28 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); H02K 16/00 (2013.01); H02K 2213/03 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An electric motor comprising
a motor shaft;
a rotor assembly comprising:
a plurality of concentric rotors operably attached to the motor shaft, each concentric rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets;
at least some of the plurality of permanent magnets having different magnetic properties;
a stator assembly comprising:
a plurality of concentric stators, each concentric stator having a plurality of pairs of stator coils;
at least some of the plurality of stator coils having different coil properties;
wherein a radius of a first concentric stator is different than a radius of a second concentric stator; and
a controller allocating electrical current to the plurality of pairs of stator coils, thereby causing rotation of the motor shaft.
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