Tim Wescott fired this volley in
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Also, it was suggested that since the poles could be re-written as the
motor ran, there could be theoretically non-integer numbers of poles
around the rotor, as they could be dynamically printed to match the
required speed.

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Did I forget the actual name of this class of motor?

Sounds wacky; I've never heard of it.


I remember that. It came out as an article in Popular Science or Popular
Mechanics somewhere between the 60s and 90s, though I cannot put my
mental finger on when.

I don't think the concept ever made it to production, but the prototypes
seemed to work.

LLoyd