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A torque motor comprising a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, the rotor assembly including a permanent rotor magnet being diametrically oriented, and the stator assembly including a pair of upper and lower stator poles spaced circumferentially around the rotor assembly wherein the stator poles a

A torque motor comprising a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, the rotor assembly including a permanent rotor magnet being diametrically oriented, and the stator assembly including a pair of upper and lower stator poles spaced circumferentially around the rotor assembly wherein the stator poles are asymmetric in construction.

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1. A torque motor, comprising: a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, said rotor assembly including a permanent rotor magnet being diametrically oriented, and the stator assembly including a high density layer wound stator coil and a pair of upper and lower stator poles spaced circumferentially a

1. A torque motor, comprising: a rotor assembly and a stator assembly, said rotor assembly including a permanent rotor magnet being diametrically oriented, and the stator assembly including a high density layer wound stator coil and a pair of upper and lower stator poles spaced circumferentially around said rotor assembly, wherein said stator poles are asymmetric in widthwise construction. 2. The torque motor of claim 1, wherein said motor is a unidirectional and limited angle torque motor.3. The torque motor of claim 1 wherein upon application of a current to a stator coil, a turning torque in the motor is produced and one of said stator poles becomes a loaded pole and the other of said stator poles becomes an unloaded polo, and, wherein the loaded stator pole is larger in size than the unloaded stator pole.4. The torque motor of claim 3, wherein the unloaded pole has an unloaded polo width of about 20% to about 80% of a loaded pole width.5. The torque motor of claim 4, wherein the unloaded pole width is about 30% to about 60% of the loaded pole width.6. The torque motor of claim 5, wherein the unloaded pole width is about 35% to about 50% of the loaded polo width.7. The torque motor of claim 4, wherein the rotor assembly rotates over an angle of movement ranging from about 70° to about 90°.8. A unidirectional torque motor, comprising a rotor assembly comprising a permanent, diametrically oriented rotor magnet, and a stator assembly comprising a high density layer wound stator coil and a pair of stator poles spaced circumferentially around said rotor assembly, wherein one of said stator poles is sized larger in width than the other of said stator poles. 9. The torque motor of claim 8, wherein the other stator pole has a smaller polo width of about 20% to about 80% of a larger pole width of the larger stator pole.10. The torque motor of claim 9, wherein the smaller pole width is about 30% to about 60% of the larger pole width.11. The torque motor of claim 10, wherein the smaller pole width is about 35% to about 50% of the larger pole width.12. The torque motor of claim 8, wherein the rotor assembly rotates over an angle of movement ranging from about 70° to about 90°.13. A method of increasing the torque produced by a torque motor having a rotor assembly and a stator assembly including a high density layer wound stator coil, comprising disposing a greater amount of magnetic material in one stator pole width than in another stator pole. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the rotor assembly rotates over an angle of movement ranging from about 70° to about 90°.15. An automotive system comprising a valve having a valve element operably connected to a motor such dint upon application of a current to a stator assembly of the motor, a torque is applied over a limited angle of movement to open and close the valve element, wherein the motor farther comprises a rotor assembly, said rotor assembly including a permanent rotor magnet being diametrically oriented, and wherein the stator assembly includes a pair of upper and lower suitor poles spaced circumferentially around the rotor assembly, wherein the stator poles are asymmetric in widthwise construction. 16. The automotive system of claim 15, wherein the motor is a unidirectional and limited angle torque motor.17. The automotive system of claim 15, wherein the motor applies torque working against a return spring mechanism.18. An automobile Comprising the automotive system of claim 15.19. The automotive system of claim 15 wherein said suitor poles are asymmetric to address flux loading.