Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a motor generally comprise a motor shell, a drive unit, a motor electronics assembly configured to operate the drive unit, and a shaft coupled to the drive unit. The drive unit may comprise an axial design configured to increase the efficiency of the system. The motor may be totally enclosed, the shaft may be sealed using a labyrinth seal, and the motor electronics assembly may be contained within the motor shell. The motor may comprise shapes and materials to promote cooling by air flow and thermal conduction. The motor may further comprise a touch-sensitive interface, may operate at high speed in response to a signal, and may provide a single location for the connection of all inputs. A motor according to the present invention may have improved operating characteristics.

Abstract: A device for axially magnetized electrical machines, especially motors, having a rotor with permanent magnets and a stator with a series of windings on iron cores. The stator comprises a support pin (17), which is integrated or joined with a protruding flange (20), which works as a support for cores (21, 22) with and without windings, which forms teeth. There are at least between some of the cores (21, 22) arranged support elements (25), which are fixed to the hub (18) of the stator.

Abstract: A slow moving electrical machine includes an annular set of windings on iron cores of laminated sheets or pressed iron powder, and a corresponding annular set of permanent magnets, the windings being concentrated, and the iron cores having windings being arranged alternatingly with iron cores without windings. The machine has a number of grooves between the cores which is different from a number of poles of the permanent magnets, the number of grooves s and the number of poles p being defined by |s−p|=2*m and s=12*n*m, where n and m are natural numbers. The machine is constructed and arranged for three phase operation, with serial connection of adjacent windings within a group, with 2*m groups of windings per phase, and with serial or parallel connection of groups of windings.