Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
318558000 | MISCELLANEOUS | 23 |
20090039818 | DRIVE SYSTEM - A drive system for a shaft of a machine is described, which includes a control device, a drive controller and at least one input receiving input signals and at least one output supplying output signals. The drive controller includes drive controller firmware which stores linkable functional control elements. The control device enables both logical combination of individual inputs and/or outputs and/or internal states and parameterization and/or configuration of the functional control elements. The drive controller and the control device in the drive system are synchronized, with the drive controller operating as master. A drive system therefore has Programmed Logic Controller (PLC) functionality. | 02-12-2009 |
20090315496 | DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN MOTORS - A method for transferring existing data from a source motor to a target motor includes retrieving the existing data from the source motor, optionally converting the existing data into a new format, and at least one of storing, erasing, writing, overwriting, or replacing software and/or data on the target motor such that the existing data is stored on the target motor in a format compatible with the target motor. | 12-24-2009 |
20090315497 | DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN MOTORS - A method for transferring existing data from a source motor to a target motor includes retrieving the existing data from the source motor, optionally converting the existing data into a new format, and at least one of storing, erasing, writing, overwriting, or replacing software and/or data on the target motor such that the existing data is stored on the target motor in a format compatible with the target motor. | 12-24-2009 |
20090315498 | DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN MOTORS - A method for transferring existing data from a source motor to a target motor includes retrieving the existing data from the source motor, optionally converting the existing data into a new format, and at least one of storing, erasing, writing, overwriting, or replacing software and/or data on the target motor such that the existing data is stored on the target motor in a format compatible with the target motor. | 12-24-2009 |
20100039058 | POWER DRIVE OF ELECTRIC MOTOR - Some embodiment of the present disclosure provide an electric motor comprising a power drive configured to supply electric power to different components of the motor that operate with different power inputs. The motor is configured to transform the electric power into mechanical work to perform on a load. The electric motor is configured to be used as a pump or a blower in a HVAC system. The electric motor includes a first power source connected to and supplying an electric power to the windings of the motor, a second power source connected to and supplying an electric power to a logic circuit configured to control operation of the motor, a third power source connected to and supplying an electric power to an external device that is configured to be connected to the motor and not enclosed in a housing, and a housing enclosing the first, second, and third power source. Another embodiment of the disclosure provides a method of supplying power in an electric motor, wherein the method includes providing a motor comprising windings, a logic circuit, an external power outlet accessible from outside a housing of the motor. The method further includes supplying a first electric power to the windings, supplying an electric power to the logic circuit, and supplying a third electric power to the external power outlet. | 02-18-2010 |
20100052592 | Dynamoelectric Machine Assemblies Operable With Serial Communication Signals And PWM Control Signals - A dynamoelectric machine assembly for connection to a system controller. The assembly includes at least one input contact for receiving a control signal from the system controller and a processor coupled to the input contact. The processor is configured to operate the assembly in a pulse width modulation (PWM) mode when the control signal is a PWM control signal and to operate the assembly in a serial mode when the control signal is a serial communication signal. | 03-04-2010 |
20100123420 | MOTOR CONTROLLER HAVING INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURATIONS - A motor drive is provided that includes a control circuit or board and a one or more functional circuits or option boards coupled to the control board, and a profile that includes a configuration for the option board. A method of operating a motor drive that includes loading a profile for a option board coupled to a control board of the controller, wherein the profile comprises a configuration for the option board. A tangible machine-readable medium implementing the method is also provided. | 05-20-2010 |
20100194326 | HVAC ACTUATOR WITH INTERNAL HEATING - An HVAC actuator configured to function in cold environments by providing a supplemental current component to an HVAC actuator in order to generate supplemental heat to warm the HVAC actuator. | 08-05-2010 |
20100253273 | ELASTIC ROTARY ACTUATOR, PARTICULARLY FOR ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An actuator and a method for controlling the actuator are described. The actuator comprises: an output member rotatable around an axis of rotation; an input member rotatable around the axis and connected for rotation with the output member via a plurality of cylindrical helical springs; a motor assembly arranged to drive the input member to rotate around the axis of rotation; first and second sensors for detecting the angular position of the input member and the relative angular position between the input member and the output member; and an electronic control unit arranged to determine a desired angular velocity of the input member on the basis of a desired value for the impedance of the actuator and to control the motor assembly on the basis of the error between the desired angular velocity of the input member and the angular velocity of the input member. | 10-07-2010 |
20110298408 | MOTOR, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CLUSTER CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - A motor, including: a stator, a rotor, and a motor controller. The motor controller is connected to a network interface circuit (NIC). The motor can be directly connected to a network, which makes it possible for technicians to facilitate remote control, debugging, remote diagnosis, and troubleshooting. The motor is easy to be identified, and features improved functions, wider application range, and more convenient use. | 12-08-2011 |
20120007535 | INVERTER TYPE MOTOR DRIVE - It is presented an inverter type motor drive device for feeding three phase AC electric power to an electric motor, the inverter type motor drive device comprising: an insulated metal substrate board on which, for each of the three phases, a plurality of power switches are mounted in straight lines in switch assemblies along a first direction, wherein two switch assemblies are assigned for each phase; a printed circuit board on which a plurality of capacitors are mounted, wherein the printed circuit board is essentially parallel to the insulated metal substrate board; and two DC power input terminals mounted on the printed circuit board. The motor drive device is characterised in that the inverter type motor drive device further comprises three AC power output terminals mounted on the insulated metal substrate board, wherein each of the three AC power output terminals extend through the printed circuit board while avoiding galvanic contact with the printed circuit board, and each of the three AC power output terminals comprise an elongated AC busbar mounted to the insulated metal substrate board, wherein a longitudinal direction of the AC busbar extends along the first direction; and each of the two DC power input terminals comprise an input DC busbar, wherein the input DC busbar extends along the first direction. | 01-12-2012 |
20120056571 | ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a drive system comprising a liquid-cooling electric machine ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120242270 | MOTOR DRIVING CIRCUIT AND MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM - A motor driving circuit controls a driving of a motor based on communications with an external microcomputer. The motor driving circuit includes an AD converter that A/D converts an analog signal responsive to a motor current flowing through the motor and outputs a first digital signal resulting from the A/D conversion. The motor driving circuit includes a number-of-revolutions information producing circuit that outputs a second digital signal responsive to the number of revolutions of the motor based on the first digital signal output from the AD converter. The motor driving circuit includes an input/output circuit that outputs the second digital signal to the microcomputer. The number-of-revolutions information producing circuit sets a period of the second digital signal at a value associated with the number of revolutions of the motor and sets a duty cycle of the second digital signal at a value associated with information on the driving of the motor. | 09-27-2012 |
20120293104 | MOTOR CONTROLLER HAVING INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS CONFIGURATIONS - A motor drive is provided that includes a control circuit or board and a one or more functional circuits or option boards coupled to the control board, and a profile that includes a configuration for the option board. A method of operating a motor drive that includes loading a profile for a option board coupled to a control board of the controller, wherein the profile comprises a configuration for the option board. A tangible machine-readable medium implementing the method is also provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20120299523 | MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, MOTOR APPARATUS AND MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEM - A motor driving device includes a communication path selection unit, to which operation command information for controlling driving of a motor is input in a serial data format or a parallel data format via a common input path, a communication unit which includes a serial interface unit for the serial data format and a parallel interface unit for the parallel data format, and outputs a control signal based on the operation command information input via the communication path selection unit, and a driving control unit which controls driving of the motor based on the control signal. The communication path selection unit selects between outputs path to the serial interface unit and the parallel interface unit, which corresponds to the data format of the input operation command information, and outputs the input operation command information to the serial interface unit or the parallel interface unit through the selected output path. | 11-29-2012 |
20130175967 | MOTOR CONTROLLER - A motor controller comprising multiple types of interfaces assigned automatically, including a mother circuit board and a daughter circuit board. The daughter circuit board is plugged into the mother circuit board to form electric connection. The mother circuit board has a power circuit, a microprocessor unit of the mother circuit board, a rotor position sensing unit, a power inverter unit, and an analog sensing unit. The daughter circuit board includes a signal interface circuit. The mother circuit board further has a serial digital communication unit. The signal interface circuit includes a microprocessor of the daughter circuit board, and a serial digital communication unit of the daughter circuit board. The microprocessor unit of the mother circuit board communicates with the microprocessor of the daughter circuit board via the serial digital communication unit of the mother circuit board and the serial digital communication unit of the daughter circuit board. | 07-11-2013 |
20130328515 | MOTOR DRIVE ADD-ON PRE-CHARGE CAPACITIVE MODULE AND METHOD - A method for pre-charging a motor drive system includes: pre-charging a motor drive through a motor DC bus where desired, pre-charging an add-on capacitive module through a resistor after a time delay, pre-charging the add-on capacitive module and bypassing the resistor, and disconnecting the add-on capacitive module from the motor DC bus when a fault condition has been detected. | 12-12-2013 |
20140009098 | INTERACTING COMPLEX ELECTRIC FIELDS AND STATIC ELECTRIC FIELDS TO EFFECT MOTION - Systems and methods of interacting complex electric fields and static electric fields to effect motion are disclosed. An example method includes producing an action force having a reaction force perpendicular to the action force by interacting a relative velocity electric field based on charge of a moving first charged object and a static charge on a second charged object in a different inertial frame of reference. Another example method includes producing an action force having a reaction force perpendicular to the action force by interacting an acceleration generated electric field based on acceleration of a first charged object and a static charge on a second charged object in a different inertial frame of reference. Another example method includes producing an action force having a reaction force perpendicular to the action force by interacting a scalar electric potential and static electric field. | 01-09-2014 |
20140009099 | METHOD OF PREHEATING A BRUSHLESS MOTOR - A method of preheating a brushless motor that includes sequentially energising and de-energising a phase winding over one or more drive periods. The phase winding is energised in the same direction throughout each drive period so as to lock a rotor of the motor at an aligned position. | 01-09-2014 |
20140265990 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - A system and a method of automatically determining an electric motor type are provided. An electric motor drive controller is configured to be coupled to an electric motor and to determine running parameters of the drive controller for the electric motor. The drive controller includes a memory device, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory device and to a user interface wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory device that cause the processor to automatically measure electrical characteristics of the electric motor, identify the electric motor using the measured electrical characteristics, load pre defined running parameters selected based on the identification into the memory device, and control an operation of the electric motor using the controller and the loaded running parameters. | 09-18-2014 |
20140292247 | System and Method for Serial Communication by an Electronic Circuit - A motor driver includes at least two terminals suitable for being coupled to a motor controller and to receive a motor command signal and transmit a motor status signal when the motor driver is controlling a motor. A serial data communication circuit may be configured to send and receive serial data over the at least two terminals when the at least two terminals are idle. | 10-02-2014 |
20170237385 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIPLE MOTOR CONTROL MODES IN A MOTOR DRIVE CONTROLLER | 08-17-2017 |
20220140759 | Method for Determining the Angle of the Rotor of an Electric Motor Control Unit and Vehicle - A method for determining the angle of the rotor of an electric motor includes receiving a first rotor position signal from a rotor position sensor by using a control unit, the first rotor position signal including a plurality of orders; determining the angular velocity of the electric motor at least by way of the first rotor position signal by using an angular velocity module of the control unit; determining a first base signal by way of the determined angular velocity and the first rotor position signal by using a first filter module of the control unit; and determining the angle of the rotor at least by way of the determined first base signal by using an angle module of the control unit. | 05-05-2022 |