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Speed control of a D.C. electric motor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-04-07
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Granted: 1982-08-24
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Expires: 2001-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A novel stator assembly, D.C. electric motor, and method of controlling the speed of the motor is described. The stator assembly includes a pair of field poles, each having a field coil wound around a shank portion, and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around the field pole legs defining a face portion of the field poles. The field poles also have a core portion which provides a magnetic path between the shank and face portion. This core portion permits the magnetic flux in the field poles to shift across the face portion when one or more of the field control coils are energized magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by the field coils. The speed of the motor may be controlled by energizing the field control coils and controlling their polarity with respect to the field coils. A motor controller for the motor according to the present invention is also described, and is particularly useful in an electric vehicle application.
Inventors
- 👤 Stirling A. McInnis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:32
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P7/00; H02P7/06; H02P7/18; H02P7/20; H02K; H02K23/00; H02K23/02; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A stator assembly for a D.C. electric motor, comprising: a yoke member; at least one pair of opposing field pole members, each having a shank portion mounted to said yoke member, a face portion defined by a plurality of field pole leg members extending radially inwardly to form a bore for receiving an armature, and a core portion interposed radially between said shank portion and said face portion for providing a magnetic path between said shank portion and said face portion; a field coil wound around said shank portion of each of said field pole members; and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around said field pole leg members of each of said field pole members.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A stator assembly for a D.C. electric motor, comprising: a yoke member; at least one pair of opposing field pole members, each having a shank portion mounted to said yoke member, a face portion defined by a plurality of field pole leg members extending radially inwardly to form a bore for receiving an armature, and a core portion interposed radially between said shank portion and said face portion for providing a magnetic path between said shank portion and said face portion; a field coil wound around said shank portion of each of said field pole members; and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around said field pole leg members of each of said field pole members.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
The stator assembly according to claim 1, wherein said core portion of said field pole members has sufficient radial depth to permit the magnetic flux in said field pole members to shift across said face portion when one or more of said field control coils are energized magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils, such that said magnetic flux generated by said field coils is shifted away from said subtractively energized field control coil(s) and concentrated in a predetermined portion of said field pole face portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The stator assembly according to claims 2 or 4, wherein said field pole leg members define slots for receiving said field control coils.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The stator assembly according to claim 3, wherein each of said field pole members includes at least three field control coils.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The stator assembly according to claim 4, wherein said slots comprise an outer slot at each end of said field pole members and at least two inner slots interposed between said outer slots, said inner slots being longer in radial depth than said outer slots.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The stator assembly according to claim 5, wherein said three field control coils comprise an outer field control coil at each end of said field pole members and an inner field control coil disposed generally between and extending radially outwardly from said outer field control coils.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The stator assembly according to claim 5, wherein each of said field pole members includes seven field control coils, comprising two outer field control coils and five inner field control coils.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The stator assembly according to claim 7, wherein said slots comprise two outer slots and six inner slots.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The stator assembly according to claim 8, wherein three of said inner field control coils are disposed radially outwardly from said remaining field control coils.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The stator assembly according to claim 4, wherein said stator assembly includes two pairs of opposing field pole members.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
195 words
An improved D.C. electric motor of the type having an armature, a commutator, a yoke member, and a brush assembly, wherein the improvement comprises: at least one pair of opposing field pole members, each having a shank portion mounted to said yoke member, a face portion defined by a plurality of field pole leg members extending radially inwardly to form a bore for receiving said armature, and a core portion for providing a magnetic path between said shank portion and said face portion; a field coil wound around said shank portion of each of said field pole members; and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around said field pole leg members of each of said field pole members, said field control coils being operable to shift the magnetic flux generated by said field coils across said face portions when one or more of said field control coils are energized magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils, such that the magnetic field generated by said field coils is shifted away from said subtractively energized field control coil(s) and concentrated over a predeterminable portion of said field pole face portions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
195 words
An improved D.C. electric motor of the type having an armature, a commutator, a yoke member, and a brush assembly, wherein the improvement comprises: at least one pair of opposing field pole members, each having a shank portion mounted to said yoke member, a face portion defined by a plurality of field pole leg members extending radially inwardly to form a bore for receiving said armature, and a core portion for providing a magnetic path between said shank portion and said face portion; a field coil wound around said shank portion of each of said field pole members; and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around said field pole leg members of each of said field pole members, said field control coils being operable to shift the magnetic flux generated by said field coils across said face portions when one or more of said field control coils are energized magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils, such that the magnetic field generated by said field coils is shifted away from said subtractively energized field control coil(s) and concentrated over a predeterminable portion of said field pole face portions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 11, wherein said field control coils are energized by a D.C. power source in a predetermined sequence for controlling the speed of said D.C. electric motor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 12, wherein one or more of said field control coils are energized by said D.C. power source magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils for increasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 12, wherein one or more of said field control coils are energized by said D.C. power source magnetically additive to the flux generated by said field coils for decreasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
61 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 13, wherein the energization of one or more of said field control coils, in each of said field pole members, magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils shifts the resulting magnetic flux across said face portion of said field pole members, thereby decreasing the counter E.M.F. generated by said armature.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 15, wherein said field pole leg members define slots for receiving said field control coils.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 16, wherein each of said field pole members includes at least three field control coils.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 17, wherein said slots comprise an outer slot at each end of said field pole members and at least two inner slots interposed between said outer slots, said inner slots being longer in radial depth than said outer slots.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
48 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 18, wherein said three field control coils comprise an outer field control coil at each end of said field pole members and an inner field control coil disposed generally between and extending radially outwardly from said outer field control coils.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 18, wherein each of said field pole members includes seven field control coils, comprising two outer field control coils and five inner field control coils.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 20, wherein said slots comprise two outer slots and six inner slots.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 21, wherein three of said inner field control coils are disposed radially outwardly from said remaining field control coils.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 17, wherein said D.C. electric motor includes two pairs of opposing field pole members.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improved D.C. electric motor according to claim 15, wherein said D.C. motor comprises a propulsion motor in an electric vehicle.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
239 words
A method of controlling the speed of a D.C. electric motor having a yoke, an armature, a pair of opposing field poles, each of said field poles including a shank portion mounted to said yoke, a face portion defined by a plurality of field pole legs extending radially inwardly to form a bore for receiving said armature, and a core portion for providing a magnetic path between said shank portion and said face portion, a field coil wound around said shank portion of each of said field poles, and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around said field pole legs of each of said field poles, comprising the steps of: (a) energizing one or more of said field control coils magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils for increasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor by causing the magnetic flux generated by said field coils to shift across said face portions such that the magnetic flux generated by said field coils is shifted away from said subtractively energized field control coil(s) and concentrated over a predeterminable portion of said field pole face portions; (b) de-energizing said subtractively energized field control coil(s) for decreasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor; and (c) energizing one or more of said field control coils magnetically additive to the flux generated by said field coils for further decreasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
239 words
A method of controlling the speed of a D.C. electric motor having a yoke, an armature, a pair of opposing field poles, each of said field poles including a shank portion mounted to said yoke, a face portion defined by a plurality of field pole legs extending radially inwardly to form a bore for receiving said armature, and a core portion for providing a magnetic path between said shank portion and said face portion, a field coil wound around said shank portion of each of said field poles, and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around said field pole legs of each of said field poles, comprising the steps of: (a) energizing one or more of said field control coils magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils for increasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor by causing the magnetic flux generated by said field coils to shift across said face portions such that the magnetic flux generated by said field coils is shifted away from said subtractively energized field control coil(s) and concentrated over a predeterminable portion of said field pole face portions; (b) de-energizing said subtractively energized field control coil(s) for decreasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor; and (c) energizing one or more of said field control coils magnetically additive to the flux generated by said field coils for further decreasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 25, wherein energizing one or more of said field control coils, in each of said field poles, magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils causes a decrease in the counter E.M.F. generated by said armature by reducing the number of active turns in said armature.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 26, wherein said field control coils are energized in a predetermined sequence to provide graduations in the speed of said D.C. electric motor.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
258 words
A method of variably controlling the speed of a D.C. electric motor having a yoke, an armature, a pair of opposing field poles, each of said field poles including a shank portion mounted to said yoke, a face portion defined by a plurality of field pole legs extending radially inwardly to form a bore for receiving said armature, and a core portion for providing a magnetic path between said shank portion and said face portion, a field coil wound around said shank portion of each of said field poles, and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around said field pole legs of each of said field poles, coprising the steps of: (a) energizing all of said field control coils magnetically additive to the flux generated by said field coils at a starting condition to produce a first speed; (b) de-energizing said field control coils in a predetermined sequence for providing gradual increases in the speed of said D.C. electric motor from said starting condition to produce other speeds differing from said first speed; (c) energizing said field control coils magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils in a predetermined sequence for further increasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor; (d) de-energizing said subtractively energized field control coils in a predetermined sequence for providing gradual decreases in the speed of said D.C. electric motor; and (e) energizing said field control coils magnetically additive to the flux generated by said field coils for further decreasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
258 words
A method of variably controlling the speed of a D.C. electric motor having a yoke, an armature, a pair of opposing field poles, each of said field poles including a shank portion mounted to said yoke, a face portion defined by a plurality of field pole legs extending radially inwardly to form a bore for receiving said armature, and a core portion for providing a magnetic path between said shank portion and said face portion, a field coil wound around said shank portion of each of said field poles, and a plurality of separately excitable field control coils wound individually around said field pole legs of each of said field poles, coprising the steps of: (a) energizing all of said field control coils magnetically additive to the flux generated by said field coils at a starting condition to produce a first speed; (b) de-energizing said field control coils in a predetermined sequence for providing gradual increases in the speed of said D.C. electric motor from said starting condition to produce other speeds differing from said first speed; (c) energizing said field control coils magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils in a predetermined sequence for further increasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor; (d) de-energizing said subtractively energized field control coils in a predetermined sequence for providing gradual decreases in the speed of said D.C. electric motor; and (e) energizing said field control coils magnetically additive to the flux generated by said field coils for further decreasing the speed of said D.C. electric motor.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 28, wherein said energizing of said field control coils magnetically subtractive to the flux generated by said field coils shifts the resulting magnetic flux across said face portion of said field poles, causing a decrease in the counter E.M.F. generated by said armature by reducing the number of active turns in said armature.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 29, wherein said D.C. electric motor provides at least three field control coils.
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