Abstract: An example assembly includes a main housing having an internal chamber therein; an electric motor disposed in the internal chamber of the main housing and comprising (i) a stator that is fixedly-positioned in the internal chamber of the main housing, and (ii) a motor rotor positioned within the stator and rotatable relative to the stator; a hydraulic pump positioned in the main housing, at least partially within the motor rotor of the electric motor, wherein the hydraulic pump is configured to receive fluid from an inlet port and provide fluid flow to an outlet port, wherein the hydraulic pump comprises a pump drive shaft rotatably-coupled to the motor rotor of the electric motor; and a plurality of cooling fluid channels formed in the main housing and configured to allow fluid to circulate through the main housing to cool the main housing.

Abstract: An example vehicle comprises: (i) a source of direct current power, (ii) at least one electronically-commutated electric motor configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle, and (iii) a voltage bus connecting the source of direct current power with the electronically-commutated electric motor.

Abstract: An example vehicle comprises: (i) a source of direct current power, (ii) at least one electronically-commutated electric motor configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle, and (iii) a voltage bus connecting the source of direct current power with the electronically-commutated electric motor.

Abstract: An example vehicle comprises: (i) at least one electric generator that can be electronically-commutated or passively rectified, (ii) at least one electronically-commutated electric motor configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle, (iii) a voltage bus connecting the electric generator with the electronically-commutated electric motor, and (iv) means of controlling voltage level of the voltage bus.

Abstract: An example electric motor includes a housing, a stator fixed relative to the housing, a rotor, a brake assembly, a first bearing, and a second bearing. The rotor has a hub portion, a cylindrical portion, and a disk portion. The hub portion of the rotor has a first end, a second end, and a through hole therethrough. The brake assembly is fixed relative to the housing and configured to selectively couple the disk portion of the rotor to the housing. The first bearing is mounted between the first end of the hub portion of the rotor and the disk portion of the rotor. The second bearing is mounted between the second end of the hub portion of the rotor and the disk portion of the rotor.

Abstract: An electrical device and servo motor that includes a stator having a plurality of poles, wherein each pole includes a first surface and a second surface; the first surface and the second surface are spaced apart and have a pair of slots defined between the first surface and the second surface on respective sides of each pole. The pair of slots is configured to receive at least one winding, and each pole further includes a cooling tube coupled to the first surface, wherein the cooling tube is at least partially encompassed within the first surface.

Abstract: A cooling system for an electric motor is equipped with cooling tubes for transporting a cooling fluid, the tubes are installed within the slots along with the motor winding. The cooling tubes make direct contact with the windings of the motor through a thermal conductive coating that is also electrically insulating. In one embodiment of the invention the cooling tubes are made from a hollow copper tube that is coated with Kapton® (polyimide).

Abstract: A stator wound resolver comprising: a stator and a rotor aligned on an axis; the stator having a plurality of teeth with input and output windings disposed on some or all of the teeth, the input and output windings exhibiting a mutual inductance characteristic that varies as a function of position of the rotor about the axis; the input winding being connectable to a drive signal and the output windings being disposed on the teeth such that output signals induced in the output windings correspond to position of the rotor; the rotor being attachable to a position changing means, the rotor comprising at least two axially spaced rotor pieces that are offset from each other by a stagger angle such that a portion of harmonic distortion produced by one of the rotor pieces is reduced by complementary harmonic distortion produced by another of the rotor pieces.

Abstract: A rotational position transducer comprising a rotor having annularly spaced teeth and a stator with a pole face configuration comprising annularly spaced teeth opposing the rotor teeth. One or more pole windings are energized by an alternate current source, and one or more output voltages induced in pole windings are produced with components having a characteristic which varies as a function of the angular position of the rotor relative to the stator. The output voltages may be either amplitude or phase modulated as a function of rotor position. The transducer may be combined with a stepping motor having an identical pole configuration.