公开(公告)号：US20240364172A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18652712

申请日：2024-05-01

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable ,  Michael Van Steenburg ,  Andrei V. Popov

IPC: H02K3/47 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K11/30 ,  H02K15/00 ,  H02K15/095 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K21/12 ,  H02K21/14

CPC classification number: H02K3/47 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K3/522 ,  H02K11/30 ,  H02K15/0062 ,  H02K15/095 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K21/12 ,  H02K21/145 ,  H02K2201/12 ,  H02K2203/12 ,  H02K2211/03

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an electric machine where the stator is a coil assembly and the rotor is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel or where the rotor is a coil assembly and the stator is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel.

公开(公告)号：US12095394B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17562570

申请日：2021-12-27

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Andrei Popov ,  Michael Van Steenburg ,  Fred Hunstable

IPC: H02K17/16 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K19/10 ,  H02K21/26 ,  H02P25/08

CPC classification number: H02P25/08 ,  H02K1/145 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K17/165 ,  H02K19/103 ,  H02K21/26 ,  H02K2201/12

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an induction machine having a rotor comprising a plurality of rotor core assemblies configured to form a toroidal magnetic torque tunnel having at least a first inductive tunnel segment and a second inductive tunnel segment and a stator having a plurality of coils configured to form a coil winding assembly, the coil winding assembly positioned within the toroidal magnetic torque tunnel, such that at least one of the plurality of coils is surrounded by the first inductive tunnel segment or the second inductive tunnel segment, alternatively the rotor may be the coil winding assembly and the stator may be the toroidal magnetic torque tunnel.

公开(公告)号：US11967866B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17375863

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K3/04 ,  H02K1/02 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K1/17 ,  H02K1/276 ,  H02K1/278 ,  H02K3/12 ,  H02K21/24

CPC classification number: H02K1/278 ,  H02K1/02 ,  H02K1/2773 ,  H02K3/12 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K1/148 ,  H02K1/17 ,  H02K3/04 ,  H02K2213/03

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved multi-tunnel motor and controller for an electric motor, where the motor controller is able to dynamically modify the number of phases and pole count of the electric machine in order to reduce the torque output and increase speed.

公开(公告)号：US11777386B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17678770

申请日：2022-02-23

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K21/24 ,  H02K21/22 ,  H02K3/18 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K1/2796

CPC classification number: H02K21/227 ,  H02K1/145 ,  H02K1/2796 ,  H02K3/18 ,  H02K3/525 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K2201/12

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved electric motor/generator including a toroidal magnetic cylinder centered on the longitudinal axis, and a coil assembly including a first coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder, and a second coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder.

公开(公告)号：US20230006523A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17678770

申请日：2022-02-23

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K21/22 ,  H02K3/18 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K16/02

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved electric motor/generator including a toroidal magnetic cylinder centered on the longitudinal axis, and a coil assembly including a first coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder, and a second coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder.

公开(公告)号：US20220123625A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17513486

申请日：2021-10-28

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K7/075 ,  H02K35/04

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may include a method of producing mechanical power by moving a coil coupled to a shaft partially into a magnetic cylinder having a magnetic end cap containing a plurality of stacked magnetic forces, changing the magnetic polarity of the shaft, moving the coil out of the magnetic cylinder. In other embodiments, there is an electric motor apparatus comprising a magnetic cylinder, a coil coupled to a shaft, and a means for reversing the magnetic polarity of the shaft.

公开(公告)号：US11277062B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US16997281

申请日：2020-08-19

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H02K21/24 ,  H02K21/22 ,  H02K3/18 ,  H02K3/52 ,  H02K1/14 ,  H02K16/02

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a new and improved electric motor/generator including a toroidal magnetic cylinder centered on the longitudinal axis, and a coil assembly including a first coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder, and a second coil assembly support positioned within the toroidal magnetic cylinder.

公开(公告)号：US20210066984A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17003855

申请日：2020-08-26

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable ,  Michael Van Steenburg ,  Andrei V. Popov

IPC: H02K3/47 ,  H02K16/02 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K21/12

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for Torque Tunnel Halbach Array electric machines having a rotor comprising a plurality of rotor assemblies configured to form a magnetic torque tunnel having at least a first magnetic pole tunnel segment and a second magnetic pole tunnel segment, each of the rotor assemblies having a plurality of flux shaping Halbach Arrays configured to focus the Flux Density Distribution in the magnetic torque tunnel and a stator having a plurality of coils configured to form a coil winding assembly, the coil winding assembly positioned within the magnetic torque tunnel, such that at least one of the plurality of coils is surrounded by the first magnetic pole tunnel segment or the second magnetic pole tunnel segment, alternatively the rotor may be the coil winding assembly and the stator may be the magnetic torque tunnel.

公开(公告)号：US20210044191A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16988494

申请日：2020-08-07

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable ,  Abla Hariri ,  Erik Hatch

IPC: H02K35/02 ,  H02K1/20 ,  B60G17/06

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a linear machine having a magnetic torque tunnel stator comprising an outer core assembly formed of a plurality of exterior permanent magnets couple to the inside retaining wall of a tube, where adjacent exterior permanent magnets are separated by an exterior ring spacer of ferromagnetic material, and an interior core assembly having a plurality of interior permanent magnets coupled to the outside wall of a central core, where adjacent interior permanent magnets are separated by an interior ring spacer of ferromagnetic material, the magnetic poles of the exterior and interior permanent magnets configured to face each other, and a coil winding assembly armature configured to be slidably positioned within the magnetic torque tunnel of the stator.

公开(公告)号：US20200275211A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16776640

申请日：2020-01-30

Applicant: Linear Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Fred E. Hunstable

IPC: H04R9/02 ,  H04R9/06

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is described a new transducer, and in particular an improved system and method for producing linear motion for a transducer such as used in voice coils converting from an electrical input to a mechanical linear motion input.