A switched reluctance motor having a stator with a plurality of radially oriented stator poles. Windings for three phases are wound about the stator poles wherein a stator pole of a first phase is disposed circumferentially between a winding and an associated stator pole of a second phase and a winding...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6028385?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6028385 - Switched reluctance motor