Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A variable reluctance type AC servo motor comprising: a stator having a plurality of salient poles, each said stator salient pole having a substantially rectangular surface area; a rotor having a plurality of salient poles opposing said stator salient poles, each said rotor salient pole having a surface area opposing said stator salient poles shaped such that, upon rotation of said rotor, the surface area of each rotor salient pole opposing a stator salient pole varies continuously in a sinusoidal manner; and means for applying AC singe wave excitation currents to windings of said stator poles; wherein the number of m of phases of excitation currents is at least 3, the number of poles of said rotor is an integer n and the number of poles of said stator is r·m, n being a whole multiple of the number r but not a whole multiple of r·m; and wherein the m phase currents have a period Hz equal to twice a period of fluctuation of magnetic permeance caused by rotation of the rotor, and a conductance phase between adjoining stator poles is shifted 2n π/(r·m) at each phase of magnetic permeance fluctuation, whereby torque ripple is eliminated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A variable reluctance type AC servo motor comprising: a stator having a plurality of salient poles, each said stator salient pole having a substantially rectangular surface area; a rotor having a plurality of salient poles opposing said stator salient poles, each said rotor salient pole having a surface area opposing said stator salient poles shaped such that, upon rotation of said rotor, the surface area of each rotor salient pole opposing a stator salient pole varies continuously in a sinusoidal manner; and means for applying AC singe wave excitation currents to windings of said stator poles; wherein the number of m of phases of excitation currents is at least 3, the number of poles of said rotor is an integer n and the number of poles of said stator is r·m, n being a whole multiple of the number r but not a whole multiple of r·m; and wherein the m phase currents have a period Hz equal to twice a period of fluctuation of magnetic permeance caused by rotation of the rotor, and a conductance phase between adjoining stator poles is shifted 2n π/(r·m) at each phase of magnetic permeance fluctuation, whereby torque ripple is eliminated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
A variable reluctance type AC servo motor according to claim 1, wherein the number n of said rotor salient poles is equal to at least the number m of phases, sinusoidal variation of surface area of a rotor salient pole opposing the stator salient pole has a pitch dimension RP in a circumferential direction of said rotor, and each stator salient pole has a dimension in a circumferential direction equal to RP 2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
91 words
A variable reluctance type AC servo motor according to claim 1, wherein said rotor is constructed of a plurality of superposed identical plate members, each of which plate members is formed with a number n of angularly equi-spaced projecting portions of equal width in a circumferential direction, and wherein adjacent said plate members are skewed with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction said rotor such that said projecting portions form said rotor salient poles wherein a surface area opposing each stator salient pole varies sinusoidally as said rotor rotates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
90 words
A variable reluctance type AC servo motor according to claim 2, wherein said rotor is constructed of a plurality of superposed identical plate members, each of which plate members is formed with a number n of angularly equi-spaced projecting portions of equal width in the circumferential direction, and wherein adjacent plate members are skewed with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction of said rotor such that said projecting portions form said rotor salient poles wherein a surface area opposing each stator salient varies sinuosidally as said rotor rotates.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A variable reluctance type AC servo motor according to claim 3, wherein said motor includes a plurality of said rotors arranged longitudinally of said rotor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A variable reluctance type AC servo motor according to claim 4, wherein said motor includes a plurality of said rotors arranged longitudinally of said motor.