This guy has been working on this for some time. Interesting magnet setup. Like a custom halbach setup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzQY30GQIk
Mags
This is reminiscent of Kohei Minato, Takahashi and so on
http://www.cheniere.org/misc/wankel.htm
I'm not sure they ever worked.
That video has been discussed here.
https://overunity.com/18451/new-russian-selfrunning-permanent-magnet-motor/
Carroll