Abstract: A self-excited brushless machine with compensated field windings includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor Includes a field winding secured to the rotor, an auxiliary winding secured to the rotor, and an energy converter associated with the rotor and configured to convert current between the field winding and the auxiliary winding. The stator includes a multiphase winding. The self-excited brushless machine uses a first current to generate a first magnetomotive force on a stator of the machine, and uses a second current to generate a second magnetomotive force. A third current is induced on auxiliary windings of a rotor of the machine using the second magnetomotive force. A rotor field winding of the machine is excited with the induced currents of the auxiliary windings.

Abstract: A heatsink for an electric motor, the heatsink comprising a heat spreader configured to be placed in proximity to a winding of the electric motor, a channel formed through the heat spreader and comprising a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, and a surface feature formed into a back face of the heat spreader that faces the winding and is configured to reduce eddy currents induced in the heatsink.

Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator having a stator winding disposed thereon. A rotor is electromagnetically exposed to the stator. A field winding and an induction winding are disposed on the rotor. A rectifier is electrically coupled to the induction winding and the field winding. Upon application of a voltage to the stator winding, the stator winding produces a first rotating magnetic field and a second rotating magnetic field that has a different spatial frequency than the first rotating magnetic field. The first rotating magnetic field interacts asynchronously with the induction winding to produce an alternating current in the induction winding. The rectifier changes the alternating current to a direct current that is supplied to the field winding. The field winding interacts synchronously with the second rotating magnetic field.

Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator having a stator winding disposed thereon. A rotor is electromagnetically exposed to the stator. A field winding and an induction winding are disposed on the rotor. A rectifier is electrically coupled to the induction winding and the field winding. Upon application of a voltage to the stator winding, the stator winding produces a first rotating magnetic field and a second rotating magnetic field that has a different spatial frequency than the first rotating magnetic field. The first rotating magnetic field interacts asynchronously with the induction winding to produce an alternating current in the induction winding. The rectifier changes the alternating current to a direct current that is supplied to the field winding. The field winding interacts synchronously with the second rotating magnetic field.