Abstract: An axial flux motor with a modular design that can help to simplify manufacturing processes, The design also permits the use of various material types, such as mixed materials, rare earth containing, and rare earth free designs with high power density. The motor may include a rotor arranged in one or more rings and a stator arranged in one or more rings. The stator is positioned proximate to the rotor. The rotor, the stator, or both are formed of individual wedge segments to provide a modular design. The rotor and/or stator assemblies may include a structural bearing material mixed with magnetic materials.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a gapless medium voltage inductor. The inductor includes a magnetic core having an aperture extending therethrough, a bobbin comprising a first plate and a second plate, a spacer disposed within the aperture of the magnetic core, a longitudinal channel defined through the spacer, first plate, and second plate, and a coil extending through the longitudinal channel and wrapping around the core and the bobbin. The core is disposed between the first and second plates.

Abstract: A method of modifying a domain structure of a magnetic ribbon is provided. The method includes a combination of stress and magnetic field annealing the magnetic ribbon in order to generate a desired permeability along one or more axes of the magnetic ribbon.

Abstract: A transformer includes a core formed of at least one MANC alloy. The MANC alloy has a predefined permeability.

Abstract: A method includes producing an amorphous precursor to a nanocomposite, performing devitrification of the amorphous precursor, forming, based on the devitrification, the nanocomposite comprising an induced magnetic anisotropy, and for a first portion of the nanocomposite, determining a desired value of a magnetic permeability of the first portion, tuning, based on the desired value, the induced magnetic anisotropy for the first portion, and adjusting, based on the tuning of the induced magnetic anisotropy of the first portion, a first magnetic permeability value of the first portion of the nanocomposite, wherein the first magnetic permeability value is different from a second magnetic permeability value for a second portion of the nanocomposite.

Abstract: A method of thermally processing a material with a thermal processing system includes providing a material for treating in an in-line thermal process to a heating system, providing a force to the material at a portion of the material configured to be heated by the heating system, adjusting the heating system to a specified temperature value, and heating the portion of the material to the specified temperature value while the portion of the material is under the force to change a magnetic property in the portion of the material. The heating system is moveable from a first position that is away from a path of the material through the in-line thermal process to a second position in which the heating system is configured to heat the portion of the material to the specified temperature value. The heating system can include induction-based heating.