ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE OPERATING METHOD

To provide a rotary electric machine in which deterioration of the maintainability is prevented, and noise or vibration is suppressed.SOLUTION: A rotary electric machine includes: a main body having a first rotation shaft; a brake mechanism mounted on a second rotation shaft configured to rotate following the rotation of the first rotation shaft, and applying the power for stopping the rotation of the second rotation shaft onto the second rotation shaft; and a magnetic decelerator comprising a first rotor having a first magnetic body and configured to rotate in interlock with the second rotation shaft, and a second rotor having a second magnetic body with a more number of poles than the first magnetic body and configured to transmit the power to the first rotation shaft.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 【課題】メンテナンス性の悪化を防止し、騒音または振動を抑制する回転電機を得る。【解決手段】第１の回転軸を有する本体、第１の回転軸の回転に追従して回転する第２の回転軸に取り付けられ、この第２の回転軸の回転を停止させる動力を当該第２の回転軸に負荷するブレーキ機構、第１の磁性体を持つとともに、第２の回転軸に連動して回転する第１の回転子と、第１の磁性体の極数より極数の多い第２の磁性体を持ち、第１の回転軸に動力を伝達する第２の回転子と、を有する磁気減速機、を備えるようにした。【選択図】 図６