| abstract |
An electromagnetic machine ( 1 ) comprises an electrical conductor vane ( 7 ) disposed between two magnetic arrays ( 3 ). The electrical conductor vane ( 7 ) comprises a plurality of electrically insulated conductors ( 35 ), wherein when the conductors ( 35 ) are disposed in magnetic fields produced by the magnetic arrays ( 3 ) and when current flows in the conductors ( 35 ), an electromagnetic force is induced to cause movement of the magnetic arrays ( 3 ) relative to the electrical conductor vane ( 7 ) and wherein the set of conductors ( 35 ) substantially fills the gap between the magnetic arrays ( 3 ) through which the magnetic fields pass. |