US Patent 10218232 High speed electric machine

An electric machine is provided which includes a rotor disk extending along a radial direction and having a rotor flange attached to or formed integrally with the rotor disk and extending substantially along the axial direction. A plurality of rotor magnets are mounted on the rotor disk and positioned against the rotor flange. The electric machine includes a stator assembly including a tracking tooth in magnetic flux communication with the rotor magnets across an air gap. The stator assembly further includes an actuator operable with the tracking tooth to move the tracking tooth along the radial direction to adjust a height of the air gap.