Abstract: A motor/generator housed in an annular space formed between an engine side wall and a crank pulley fixed to an end of a crank shaft includes a stator supported on the engine side wall and a rotor supported on the inner surface of a peripheral wall of the pulley. Air is introduced into the annular space via an air inlet passage by means of cooling fan blades formed on a side wall of the crank pulley, and coils are cooled by passing the air through air passages formed between adjacent coils. The entrance of an air gap between the stator and the rotor is shielded by means of shields provided on bobbins so as to prevent any foreign matter from entering the air gap.

Abstract: Improvements to wind turbines for electrical power generation, incorporating a blade (4) rotor for harnessing the action of the wind, which consists of a hub (3) prolonged at the rear with an extension (7) that constitutes the assembly shaft for the rotating action with respect to the body (1) of the wind turbine, with the hub (3) and the aforementioned extension (7) forming the shaft constituting a single manufactured piece, with regard to which the blades (4) are arranged in a yaw rotary assembly that is operated by means of respective hydraulic cylinders (20).

Abstract: A permanent magnet motor assembly for use in a flywheel is disclosed, including a rotor, a stator, and a coil positioned in the stator. One or more magnets is attached to the rotor such that magnetic field lines are directed radially toward the coil for generating torque and thus driving the motor. A shield covers the magnet, preventing the magnetic flux lines from impacting a plate on the stator and causing excess heat and energy losses. The shield can be a cup or a snap-fit ring preferably made of magnetic steel which directs stray magnetic flux lines toward the rotor to be converted into useful work.