Abstract: A stator or rotor for an electric machine such as a motor or generator comprising: at least one ring formed of a plurality of pole segments, wherein each pole segment comprises an arcuate base and at least one magnetisable pole extending radially from the arcuate base; and at least one end cap comprising, or consisting essentially of a non-conductive material.

Abstract: An electric machine which includes a magnetically inducible core (60), at least three elongated first, second and third current carrying conductors (64-66) passing through a respective aperture (68) through the core, a first end (15, 69) of the first conductor and a first end of the second conductor are electrically connected by a first bridging member (8) located on a first side of the core, a second end of the second conductor and a second end of the third conductor are electrically connected by a second bridging member (8) located on a second side of the core (FIGS. 4, 5).

Abstract: An electric machine including at least one magnetically inducible structure (2), said structure comprising at least two magnetically inducible portions (3, 4), at least one said portion being of laminar construction (3) and at least another said portion being non-laminar in construction (4), the laminar portion having greater mechanical strength than the non-laminar portion.

Abstract: An electric machine which includes a magnetically inducible core (60), at least three elongated first, second and third current carrying conductors (64-66) passing through a respective aperture (68) through the core, a first end (15, 69) of the first conductor and a first end of the second conductor are electrically connected by a first bridging member (8) located on a first side of the core, a second end of the second conductor and a second end of the third conductor are electrically connected by a second bridging member (8) located on a second side of the core (FIGS. 4, 5).