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Apparatus for commutation of an electric motor

Assignee: Platt Saco Lowell Corp
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Filing: 1991-08-30
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Granted: 1992-09-15
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Expires: 2011-08-30
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Abstract

Abstract A variable reluctance motor having improved means for detecting the relative position of the rotor and stator during rotation of the rotor whereby signals may be employed to commutate the motor, comprising sensed means on the rotor including four sets of elements, each set located within an arcuate length of 90° and each set having two sensed portions with leading edges in the direction of rotation being separated by alternating arcuate lengths of 30° and 60°. Sensing means comprising two sensors arcuately separated by 30° times n wherein n is 1, 2, 4, or 5 are located adjacent the path of rotation of the sensed elements. In a preferred embodiment, the sensed means is a permanent ring magnet having unequal alternating arcuate North and South pole lengths, and the sensing means are two Hall effect sensors. Commutation of a three-phase motor having four rotor poles and six stator poles can thus be effected with the use of only two sensors.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jesse C. Frye
  • 👤 Scott G. Bradshaw

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 18:44
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P6/00; H02P6/14; H02P6/16; H02K; H02K29/00; H02K29/06; H02K29/08; H02P25/00; H02P25/02; H02P25/08; H02P25/092; H02P25/0925

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 174 words
In a three-phase variable reluctance motor having a rotor with 4 rotor poles, a stator with 6 stator poles, windings on each of the stator poles, sensed means disposed around the axis of rotation of the rotor and fixed for rotation with the rotor and rotor poles, sensing means stationary with the stator and adjacent the path of movement of the rotor to detect the rotor sensed means and to provide an indicating signal of the position of the rotor poles relative to the stator poles; the improvement therein wherein said sensed means comprises 4 sets of elements, each set located within an arcuate length of 90°, each of the sets having two sensed portions, each sensed portion having a leading edge in the direction of rotation, with the leading edges of all the sensed portions of the sets being separated by consistently alternating arcuate lengths of 30° and 60°, and said sensing means comprises 2 sensors, the sensors being arcuately separated by 30° times n, wherein n is 1, 2, 4, or 5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 174 words
In a three-phase variable reluctance motor having a rotor with 4 rotor poles, a stator with 6 stator poles, windings on each of the stator poles, sensed means disposed around the axis of rotation of the rotor and fixed for rotation with the rotor and rotor poles, sensing means stationary with the stator and adjacent the path of movement of the rotor to detect the rotor sensed means and to provide an indicating signal of the position of the rotor poles relative to the stator poles; the improvement therein wherein said sensed means comprises 4 sets of elements, each set located within an arcuate length of 90°, each of the sets having two sensed portions, each sensed portion having a leading edge in the direction of rotation, with the leading edges of all the sensed portions of the sets being separated by consistently alternating arcuate lengths of 30° and 60°, and said sensing means comprises 2 sensors, the sensors being arcuately separated by 30° times n, wherein n is 1, 2, 4, or 5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The motor as defined in claim 1 wherein said sensed means comprises magnetic means, and said sensing means comprises Hall effect sensors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 35 words
The motor as defined in claim 2 wherein said magnetic means comprises a ring magnet having four sets of alternating North and South poles mounted for rotational movement with the rotor about the rotor axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 53 words
A motor as defined in claim 3 wherein said North and South poles are of unequal length, and wherein the longer of the North or South poles of the magnet each has an arcuate length of 60° and the shorter of the North or South poles each has an arcuate length of 30°.

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