Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
318400420 | Brushless motor open-loop control | 29 |
20090066279 | Thin sensorless multiphase DC motor for rotating display unit - A thin sensorless multiphase DC motor for rotating display unit comprises a flat stator, a flat magnetized rotor, an axle, a power source and multiphase electronic controller. The flat stator located parallel to the flat magnetized rotor and comprises circumferentially arrayed coils with magnetic axes parallel to the axle. The magnetized rotor comprises a display disk and located at the periphery of the display disk circumferentially arrayed permanent magnets with magnetic axes parallel to the magnetic axes of the coils. The electronic controller comprises logic elements, phase drivers and a frequency generator. | 03-12-2009 |
20090261766 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FED BY A CONSTANT VOLTAGE SUPPLY SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for controlling an electric motor ( | 10-22-2009 |
20100013423 | CONTROL CIRCUITRY OF CEILING FAN FOR CONTROLLING ROTATION DIRECTION AND SPEED - A control circuitry of a ceiling fan for controlling speed and direction of rotation of the ceiling fan includes a power switch, an electromagnetic interference reduction circuit connected to the power switch, a power frequency detecting circuit connected to the electromagnetic interference reduction circuit, a central processor connected to the power frequency detecting circuit, a motor driving circuit connected to the central processor and a brushless motor, a rectification and filter circuit connected to the electromagnetic interference reduction circuit and the motor driving circuit, and a power supply circuit connected to the power frequency detecting circuit and the central processor. When the power switch is operated, it will generate interruptions, and the central processor will sense these interruptions and determine which are commands for speed change and which are commands for direction change according to the time of the interruptions to control the brushless motor through the motor driving circuit. | 01-21-2010 |
20100127653 | FAN CONTROLLING CIRCUIT - A fan controlling circuit is provided. The fan controlling circuit includes an integral unit, an operational amplifier, and an output unit. The integral unit transforms pulse width modulation signals to voltages, and then the output unit outputs one of the pulse width modulation signals having a higher operation frequency according to the comparison result between the voltages. As the fan controlling circuit may be constituted with discrete elements and use a same voltage source as fans, the design cost and complexity are reduced. | 05-27-2010 |
20100148712 | Brushless Multiphase Self-Commutation (or BMSCC) And Related Invention - Brushless Multiphase Self-Commutation Control (or BMSCC), also known as Real Time Emulation Control (or RTLC), is a contact-less means for powering any electric apparatus with “conditioned” or “re-fabricated” multiphase electrical excitation that is synchronized to the movement of the electric apparatus. BMSCC inherently phase-locks the frequency of excitation to any speed or position of the electric apparatus being controlled by a natural electromagnetic processing means and as a result, the BMSCC is an Electromagnetic Self-Commutator. BMSCC should never be confused with any derivative of Field Oriented Control, which is the other means of conditioning speed-synchronized electrical excitation by iteratively performing “speed-variant-to-speed-invariant” transformations and frequency synthesis by the unnatural processing means of an electronic computer. The control flexibility of BMSCC realizes additional synergistic or complementary electric apparatus inventions as shown in the illustration. | 06-17-2010 |
20110025246 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - A converter and an inverter are connected via a clamp circuit. The converter performs commutation in accordance with any of a first commutation mode in which trapezoidal waves are compared with a carrier and a 120-degree conduction mode. A diode of the clamp circuit is short-circuited by a shorting switch. The shorting switch is rendered conductive when a power factor reduces or a power supply voltage reduces, and capacitors of the clamp circuit are connected in series between DC power supply lines. The converter performs commutation in accordance with the 120-degree conduction mode, not in accordance with the first commutation mode, while the shorting switch is conductive. | 02-03-2011 |
20110316465 | CONTROLLING METHOD OF SWITCHES OF SWITCHING ARMS, NOTABLY FOR CHARGING ACCUMULATION MEANS, AND CORRESPONDING CHARGING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for charging accumulation means via an external electrical network via at least a first (A) and a second (B) switching arm respectively comprising two switches ( | 12-29-2011 |
20120068650 | DRIVING DEVICE OF BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR FOR FAN AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A driving device of a brushless DC motor for a fan includes a protection circuit, a storage circuit, a control circuit and a bridge circuit. The protection circuit is electrically connected with an auxiliary power. The storage circuit electrically connected with the protection circuit receives the auxiliary power. The control circuit is electrically connected with the protection circuit and the storage circuit. The bridge circuit electrically connected with the control circuit has a first switching unit, a second switching unit, a third switching unit and a fourth switching unit. The first and second switching units are coupled with one end of a motor coil. The third switching unit and the fourth switching unit are coupled with the other end of the motor coil. The first switching unit is electrically connected with the third switching unit, and the second switching unit is electrically connected with the fourth switching unit. | 03-22-2012 |
20120206078 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR BASED ON DWELL - In a method of controlling speed of a brushless, direct current (BLDC) motor based on dwell, an indication of a desired speed of the BLDC motor is received. A dwell is determined based on a magnitude of a voltage corresponding to the indication of the desired speed. A pulse-width modulation (PWM) pulse having a pulse length corresponding to the determined dwell is applied to a stator of the BLDC motor to adjust a rotational speed of a rotor of the BLDC motor to the desired speed. | 08-16-2012 |
20120235617 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINES TO REDUCE CURRENT RIPPLE ON A DIRECT CURRENT BUS - The system comprises a first motor for applying rotational energy to a respective first wheel of the vehicle. A second motor is arranged for applying rotational energy to a respective second wheel of the vehicle. A first inverter is coupled to the first motor, where the first inverter is capable of receiving direct current electrical energy from the direct current bus. The first inverter is configured to provide a first group of alternating currents with a corresponding reference phase. A second inverter is coupled to the second motor. The second inverter is capable of receiving direct current electrical energy from the direct current bus. The second inverter is configured to provide a second group of alternating currents with a phase shift with respect to the reference phase, such that the phase shift is effective to reduce the direct current ripple on the direct current bus. | 09-20-2012 |
20120256576 | Control Unit For An Electric Motor, In Particular For A Fan Motor - The invention provides a control unit for at least one electric motor, wherein the control unit performs open-loop or closed-loop control of the motor speed of the electric motor in such a way that in the case of control values in specific ranges which are typical of a fault when the setpoint value is being predefined, such a fault being, for example, a line break, a voltage failure or a short circuit, the control unit drives the motor with a predefined setpoint value which differs from the current control value. | 10-11-2012 |
20120262101 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED MOTORS - A controller for varying the voltage provided to an electronically commutated motor includes a circuit configured to generate both a pulse voltage direct current output and a continuous direct current output. The circuit is configured to run the electronically commutated motor at an average speed that is below its minimum rated speed using the pulse voltage direct current. | 10-18-2012 |
20130002180 | SINGLE-PHASE BRUSHLESS MOTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT - A driving circuit for a single-phase-brushless motor includes a driving-signal-generating circuit to generate a driving signal for supplying, to a driving coil of the single-phase-brushless motor, first- and second-driving currents alternately with a de-energized period therebetween, an output circuit, and a zero-cross-detecting circuit. While measuring a driving cycle from a start of an energized period, during which the output circuit supplies the first- or the second-driving current to the driving coil, to a time when the zero-cross-detecting circuit detects a zero cross of an induced voltage, generated across the driving coil, during the de-energized period, the driving-signal-generating circuit determines a length of a subsequent energized period based on the measured driving cycle, when the zero-cross-detecting circuit detects the zero-cross, and the driving-signal-generating circuit determines a length of an immediately previous energized period as a length of a subsequent energized period, when the zero-cross-detecting circuit does not detect the zero-cross. | 01-03-2013 |
20130088180 | OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLE - A vehicular outside-mirror control method may improve durability of a motor by appropriately controlling the motor according to a condition of peripheral temperature so as to prevent the motor implementing a folding function of the outside mirror from being damaged and improve assembling workability and save costs of a vehicle by reducing the number of wires connected with the door while performing various functions to be implemented by the outside mirror. | 04-11-2013 |
20130119908 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING - One embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic control unit for electric power steering, including: a first board which is mounted with first surface-mount components; and only one second board which is mounted with second surface-mount components having larger allowable current capacities than the first surface-mount components, which have approximately the same components mounting area as the first board, and which is layered with the first board. | 05-16-2013 |
20130127386 | CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, IN PARTICULAR FORA FAN MOTOR - The invention provides a control unit for at least one electric motor, wherein the control unit performs open-loop or closed-loop control of the motor speed of the electric motor in such a way that in the case of control values in specific ranges which are typical of a fault when the setpoint value is being predefined, such a fault being, for example, a line break, a voltage failure or a short circuit, the control unit drives the motor with a predefined setpoint value which differs from the current control value. | 05-23-2013 |
20130147410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF A SYNCHRONOUS PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR, PARTICULARLY OVER A LONG CABLE IN A WELL - A synchronous permanent magnet motor is controlled independently of position sensing means by determining the system parameters including the motor impedance and back-emf and the cable impedance and supplying power according to a predefined voltage:frequency ratio which is determined based on said system parameters to provide a desired rate of acceleration determined by the supply voltage. | 06-13-2013 |
20130264985 | Fail-Safe Interface - Circuits arranged to produce first and second outputs produced by first and second switch-mode converters, respectively, wherein each switch-mode converter comprises a converter input, a converter output, a converter controller, a converter controller enable input arranged to provide power to the controller, and a semiconductor power switching device coupled between the converter input and the converter controller. A first output of the first converter and a second output of the second converter are each arranged to produce a voltage of higher magnitude than the voltage at the respective converter controller enable input and converter input when the converter controller is enabled. Methods of controlling first and second outputs from first and second switch-mode converters are also disclosed. | 10-10-2013 |
20140028231 | RANGE SWITCHOVER APPARATUS - When electric power supply is started, an initial driving operation is performed to switch over a power supply phase of a motor in open-loop control. Initial learning processing is performed to learn a phase deviation correction value for the power supply phase relative to a count value of a pulse signal of an encoder. As a restraint caused by a shape of a detent mechanism, the motor need be rotationally driven so that a detent lever does not move in a negative direction beyond a bottom position of a P-range in the initial driving operation. In a case of performing the initial learning processing in the P-range in consideration of this restraint, the initial learning processing is performed by setting a rotation direction of the motor. | 01-30-2014 |
20140062367 | DETECTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A detection control system includes a sensing unit, a control module and a driving module for a motor including a rotor and a stator. The sensing unit electrically connects the motor to sense a first and a second magnetic pole of the rotor cross a chip disposed between the rotor and the stator; a third magnetic pole is alternated to a forth magnetic pole of the stator to generate a sensing signal. A detection unit of the control module detects a kickback voltage value generated by a first current value changing to a second current value to calculate a minimum current value to generate a detecting signal. A timing unit receives the sensing and the detecting signal to calculate a first and a second period of time, and a discharging time. The driving module drives the rotor by receiving a control signal the control unit generates by controlling an alternating time. | 03-06-2014 |
20140084830 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE DRIVEN BY AN INVERTER - The invention relates to a method for operating an electrical machine ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140117905 | Rotor Control - A method arranged to control a motor for driving a load is disclosed. The motor and load form at least a part of a system and the motor comprises a stator arranged to produce a varying magnetic field responsive to an applied AC voltage and a rotor arranged to rotate responsive to the varying magnetic field produced by the stator, the rotor rotating at a speed synchronised to a frequency of the applied AC voltage. The method comprises receiving a target rotor speed, determining a voltage level for the applied AC voltage for producing a magnetic field having magnetic flux of sufficient magnitude to maintain the rotor in synchronisation with the frequency of the applied AC voltage when rotating at the target speed of rotation. The voltage level is determined in accordance with the target rotor speed and a model of the system. The model comprising a plurality of model elements, wherein one or more of the model elements is indicative of an effect of one or more parts of the system on rotation of the rotor when the speed of the rotor is constant and one or more of the model elements are indicative of an effect of one or more parts of the system on rotation of the rotor when the speed of the rotor is dynamic. The method further comprising applying the applied AC voltage to the stator at the determined voltage level and at a frequency required to provide the target rotor speed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140176033 | DRIVING CIRCUIT, DRIVING MODULE, AND MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS - There is provided a driving circuit including: a signal delay unit including a first delay unit delaying a high level input signal in a case in which an input signal has a high level, and a second delay unit delaying a low level input signal when the input signal has a low level; a signal output unit including first and second transistors connected to the first and second delay units and performing a switching operation under the control of the first and second delay units, respectively; and an output holding unit maintaining an output voltage at a level equal to that immediately before the first and second transistors are turned off, when the first and second transistors are simultaneously turned off. | 06-26-2014 |
20140239865 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR DEVICE CONTROLLED BY A CARRIER OF DC POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE POWER WIRES - A brushless motor device controlled by a carrier of DC positive and negative power wires comprises a controller. The controller outputs a positive DC wire for outputting a positive DC voltage and a negative DC wire for outputting a negative DC voltage. The positive and negative DC voltages include a carrier signal. The controller is connected to a driver which is applied to receive the carrier signal and control a rotating mode of a brushless DC motor according to the carrier signal. Therefore, the carrier signal allows the driver and the controller to be connected by the positive and negative DC wires and attains the object of transmitting the signal, thereby reducing the material of the signal wire and the manufacture cost. | 08-28-2014 |
20140265972 | Load Commutated Inverter Drive Systems for High Power Drive Applications - A load commutated inverter (LCI) drive system for a synchronous electrical machine is provided. The system may include a first supply bridge and a second supply bridge, each of which may include an alternating current to direct current (AC-to-DC) source side converter, a DC link circuit, and a DC-to-AC load side inverter. The system may include a controller for selectively controlling at least one of the first supply bridge and the second supply bridge by selective firings of SCRs. The electrical power outputted from the first supply bridge and the second supply bridge may be combined by an output delta-wye electric power transformer and supplied to the electrical machine. The LCI drive system may further include one or more input electric power transformers configured to supply an input electric power to the first supply bridge and the second supply bridge. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ROTOR SHAFT POSITION OF HIGH VOLTAGE PM AC SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES USING AUXILIARY WINDINGS - A system and method for determining rotor shaft position of high voltage permanent magnet AC synchronous machines using auxiliary windings utilizes a permanent magnet AC synchronous motor including a stator having a main set of coils and an auxiliary set of coils. A drive controller including a digital signal processor in communication with the motor utilizes a current and voltage measurements from the main and auxiliary coils to determine the position of the rotor shaft in a sensorless mode. | 09-18-2014 |
20140312820 | Apparatus for Differencing Comparator and Associated Methods - An apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC). The IC includes a differencing comparator. The differencing comparator receives a differential input signal. The differencing comparator compares the differential input signal to a threshold value. The differencing comparator includes a transconductance circuit coupled to receive the differential input signal and to provide a differential output signal. | 10-23-2014 |
20140340015 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR, EXTERNAL AC VOLTAGE SOURCE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - The present invention provides a brushless motor in which the voltage utilization ratio can be increased and the torque and output of the motor can thereby be increased, and also provides a drive method for a brushless motor. The brushless motor includes an armature constituted by an armature core having armature windings of a plurality of phases, and a field pole constituted by a field pole core having a plurality of permanent magnets. A voltage, in which at least a 5th order harmonic component is superimposed on a 1st order fundamental wave of a voltage under predetermined phase difference condition and amplitude condition in order to increase a 1st order fundamental wave peak of the applied voltage over an applied voltage peak, is applied to the armature windings. | 11-20-2014 |
20160118919 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASYNCHRONOUS PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR OPERATION - A method for implementing asynchronous operation of a permanent magnet motor (PMM) by detecting asynchronous operation of the PMM and creating cyclic variations in the PMM output using the asynchronous operation of the PMM. In another embodiment, an apparatus that comprises a microcontroller that obtains computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory medium that when executed by the microcontroller causes the apparatus to determine that a rotor shaft within a PMM is rotationally restricted and to vary a plurality of frequencies and a plurality of amplitude currents supplied to the monitor to produce a reverse impact on a downhole tool coupled to the PMM. | 04-28-2016 |